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it's always showtime for steven depaul
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By Jim Keogh
teven DePaul ’73 has known his share of famous people. He tuned guitars for Joni Mitchell, kept the books for Bruce Springsteen, and learned the secrets of making good television from “NYPD Blue” creator Steven Bochco. They all had an impact on him. But so did Joe Bailey. Bailey was a custodian at Clark in the 1960s and early ’70s when Atwood Hall throbbed and shook with the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, and James Brown. When DePaul arrived at Clark in the fall of ’68 and joined the Social Affairs Board, he helped stage shows in Atwood, and quickly discovered that Joe was the students’ best ally for making those productions hum. He gave them access to the lightboard and let them prowl the auditorium before and during the concerts. “Joe was a really great man,” DePaul remembers. “He put up with us, even when our eyes were dancing.” His experiences with both the Joe Baileys and the James Browns of the world helped nudge DePaul toward a career that gave him a front-row seat and a backstage pass to legendary music acts, and eventually led him into a career in television.
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Steven DePaul in the Tribeca section of New York.
