Kyle Tequila

I'm back in Chicago, visiting my Uncle Rich, Ken's twin brother.

I'm back in Chicago, visiting my Uncle Rich, Ken's twin brother.

I am my father's son. We spent some time catching up and cracking jokes about my old man. What's the project again? So it's a podcast. So what's the deal? I can tell Rich is a bit hesitant to dig up the past like this. And I get it. From what I've been hearing, it's not like they had the happiest childhood.

I am my father's son. We spent some time catching up and cracking jokes about my old man. What's the project again? So it's a podcast. So what's the deal? I can tell Rich is a bit hesitant to dig up the past like this. And I get it. From what I've been hearing, it's not like they had the happiest childhood.

He tells me there was a joke in the family that Ken must have had a different father.

He tells me there was a joke in the family that Ken must have had a different father.

That's interesting. If you remember from episode one, Kenny was kicked out of his house by his mom for accusing her of having an affair, which she was, and which of course started off this whole chain of events that led to Ken joining the outfit in the first place. I ask Rich what he remembers.

That's interesting. If you remember from episode one, Kenny was kicked out of his house by his mom for accusing her of having an affair, which she was, and which of course started off this whole chain of events that led to Ken joining the outfit in the first place. I ask Rich what he remembers.

I loved my grandma Adele. She was the sweetest old woman you could ever meet. She loved science and history and Native American culture. The stories of her younger years are full of intrigue and adventure. She moved out to California in her late teens and was one of the first women ever to work at NASA. She then took a job in the FBI and was only one of a handful of women there.

I loved my grandma Adele. She was the sweetest old woman you could ever meet. She loved science and history and Native American culture. The stories of her younger years are full of intrigue and adventure. She moved out to California in her late teens and was one of the first women ever to work at NASA. She then took a job in the FBI and was only one of a handful of women there.

She was a trailblazer and painted beautiful landscapes inspired by all her travels that filled the walls of her home. She taught me how to play piano and to appreciate the wild beauty of nature. And to picture this saint of a woman pointing a gun at her teenage son is completely unbelievable to me. But if I've learned anything at this point, it's that nobody is exactly who you think they are.

She was a trailblazer and painted beautiful landscapes inspired by all her travels that filled the walls of her home. She taught me how to play piano and to appreciate the wild beauty of nature. And to picture this saint of a woman pointing a gun at her teenage son is completely unbelievable to me. But if I've learned anything at this point, it's that nobody is exactly who you think they are.

And apparently my sweet old grandma wasn't always so sweet.

And apparently my sweet old grandma wasn't always so sweet.

Okay, so if Grandma was some sort of fearless, knife-fighting street pirate, then I guess you can argue that a hot temper is just in our blood, and Ken was just a chip off the old block? Anything could set him off.

Okay, so if Grandma was some sort of fearless, knife-fighting street pirate, then I guess you can argue that a hot temper is just in our blood, and Ken was just a chip off the old block? Anything could set him off.

out of control could not stop him temper and until he got past that rage you couldn't stop him it's like he didn't even know what he was doing practically he tells me a few old stories like ken punching out a gym teacher in high school or stealing rich's car at 16 and disappearing for a week apparently driving it all the way to california

out of control could not stop him temper and until he got past that rage you couldn't stop him it's like he didn't even know what he was doing practically he tells me a few old stories like ken punching out a gym teacher in high school or stealing rich's car at 16 and disappearing for a week apparently driving it all the way to california

I'm beginning to doubt my dad's bully of the bullies claim.

I'm beginning to doubt my dad's bully of the bullies claim.