Don's Grandpa Grappo Marconi
Grandpa started the very first barbershop in Hollerstown in 1932. Unfortunately men were into wearing their hair long back then and Grandpa had to file for personal bankrupcy. He lived in a cave in southern Ohio for 6 years before joining the French Foreign Legion where he served in Dononga, Rebeast, Slambamastan and Robomanuche.
My father was the second of nineteen children. Grandpa's older brother, Guglielmo Marconi, invented the predecessor to the radio. Guglielmo was the black sheep of the family because, as Grandpa used to say: "Il figlio di una femmina ha parlato giù a tutti nella famiglia." (I'll leave this translation to you.)
Grandpa always said: "Il segreto di un lungo e felice vita è un attivo sesso." (The secret of a long and happy life is an active sex life.) The man had a wonderful sense of humor. For that, all of us are thankful.
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