Coz, so that old dude is Jr's Dad? Or Jr's Granddad? You hang with your wife's ex?
The guy on the left is Jr's dad. Dude, that's only the tip of the iceberg of what a strange situation we have.
Our house has a 4-car garage out back that was converted into a fully functioning and livable 1 bedroom apartment. Jr. and his dad live there while Mrs. C and I live in the house. Not the most ideal way to do things, but it gives the specific benefit of Jr. not having to spend his life going back and forth between two different homes. And despite my own petty and selfish wishes that Mrs. C. and I have a home all our own, where I can have her all to myself, I know that Jr. has to come first. I'm not gonna lie, I'm selfish and it isn't news to her or anyone else, but I make the sacrifices that need made for Jr.'s sake. So yeah, we see each other every day and we get along great. We all drink and hang out at the pool and such, pretty routinely.
Want to go further down the trail to WTF-ville? My first wife was the reason I moved to PA. I moved here and met her family. Her family just happened to include her brother and sister. Her brother is Junior's dad. Mrs. C. was her sister-in-law.
Time goes on, my wife and I split, around the same time that Mrs. C. and her ex start drifting apart. She and I have a lot in common, we get together, and the family eventually comes to understand and be okay with it. Except for my ex, of course, who never really liked Mrs. C. anyway.
Here's how mean and spiteful and hateful my ex is: After she and I split, her brother and sister chose me over her.
So yeah, it's a ridiculously convoluted story and it's hard to follow, but it somehow manages to work.
That's awesome! Early REO rocked the house. You Get What You Play For was required listening in my circle. I gotta admit, REO lost me when they started scoring hits with silly sappy shit, but I like to believe that they can still rock. I want to believe.
They put on a great show. I still think Keep On Lovin' You is a fantastic song.