Paul McCloud:  

Well, after graduation, I went to San Diego State College, majoring in Engineering. I spent two years in general ed classes, but decided engineering wasn't what I wanted to do, so I dropped out and attended LA Trade Tech in cabinetry. Ok, so that didn't float my boat either. I ended up with orange robes and a shaved head and ponytail, and joined the Hare Krishnas. I lived in temples all over the world, travelled in a motor home for years spreaing the movement. I spent 15 great years doing that until I finally got married in 1987. With no real marketable skills, I studied electronics to be a technian. When I couldn't find a job, I found employment tuning and repairing pianos. Since 1988 I've been dong that. I am still active with the Krishnas. I love to sing and play all the instruments. I do find time to do some hiking with friends, and occasionally take a vacation. My wife and I have no children, it just didn't happen. My wife is from New York, and works in Child Protective Services in adoptions. I have to say, I never thought I'd be where I am now. I'm a strict vegetarian, as a result of living in the Krishna temples. That was a big change for me. Before I joined, I used to smoke a lot of dope. That took a while to give up, but I found that the chanting made me feel so good I finally kicked the habit. Those of you who knew me back then will probably be surprised about all of this. Yeah, I was in a local church group in those high school years, so maybe there was some hint. But I had no interest in anything spiritual, really. I was the son of an engineer, so I was going in that direction. What killed my desire to do that was the overly ri...Expand for more