I'll Call You Right Back

This week I sat down with my cousin John Merranko. John & I have known each other forever obviously. In fact, some of my most memorable moments as a child have involved this kid and his brother, Peter. John grew up very differently than I did. He grew up in the Mountains near Seven Springs Resort and I grew up in a neighborhood in McKeesport. I wanted to have him on to talk about the differences with growing up in a big neighborhood compared to living on a 69 Acre farm like he did. We talk working hard on the farm his entire life even to this day and about all the stuff we used to do to keep us entertained as kids like Nerf Wars all over his property, Skateboarding, Not having the internet, and Playing 1 vs 1 paintball in his woods and how that even works. We also talk about his father who was a Narcotics Police Officer in Washington DC when it was the murder capital of the world and he tells me some awesome stories that his dad told him. Fascinating stuff for real. I loved talking to John. He's always go