Paul “Stretch” Diethelm ’03 has had a long career in rock ‘n’ roll that has taken him from local St. Cloud stages to the White House and around the world. Here is a collection of photos from Stretch’s personal albums that provides a glimpse into his rock ‘n’ roll accomplishments.
Stretch's rock 'n' roll scrapbook
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“We were opening for the Stones in Houston or Dallas, somewhere in Texas , and there’s Billy Gibbons walking around backstage,” Diethelm recalls. Diethelm is primed to glean wisdom from the hall of fame guitarist and friend of the late Jimi Hendrix. “I could hardly get him veered off of African native artifacts, like spears and shields. He was way into that stuff at this point.”
