he had done, like, a farrah fawcett lookalike contest, or a john travolta lookalike contest. >> i got he said, "i have an idea for something. and i'd like to talk to you about it." and i said, "what is this about?" and he said, "well, this is about male dancers." i said, "dancers. what kind of dancers?" he said, "male strippers." i said, "is this for, like, a gay joint or something like that?" he says, "no, no, no." he says, "i'll talk to you about it when i get there." >> he was the founder, or had the idea of chippendale's, which at the time was a great idea. >> and the fact that the chippendale dancers have the cuffs and collars that are exactly the same as the playboy bunnies came directly from paul. because dorothy was working as a bunny at the playboy club. >> paul was one of those kind of idiot savants. he knew what people liked. >> he was a pretty good promoter. and that was the only good idea that i ever heard him say. >> it was a monumental success. he had a gift. he had a lot of gifts. paul was not a soft banana. >> but also you have to understand that just having the idea