How I Met Your Grandfather

Over 40 years ago, my best friend, Karen, wanted to go on a temple trip to Washington D.C. from New York.  She was friends with Bill (grandpa) so she arranged for Bill to drive.  It was on a Friday evening after work and I wasn't up to the 5 hour trip ahead and I told her that I didn't want to go.  She wouldn't hear of it.  She insisted that I had to go to sit up in the front seat with Bill so that she could sit in the back seat with Doug, a cadet from West Point Military Academy.  So, being a good friend, I went.

Back in the day we didn't have Spotify or iTunes.  Instead Bill had an 8-track player in his car.  Eight-tracks were big, almost like a VHS (video tape) if you know what that is.  Playing on the 8-track player were Beatles love songs.  Do you know who the Beatles are?  They were the most popular Rock N Roll band ever!

The whole 5 hours to Washington, D.C. Bill and I sang songs, laughed and talked.  We had so much fun.  That's pretty much it.  We've been together ever since!  Did I mention it was over 40 years ago.