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John McCain's father and grandfather, John Sidney McCain Jr. and Sr., were distinguished naval officers who rose to become four-star admirals.
One and sometimes two prominent performers are El Abuelo (the grandfather) and La Abuela (the grandmother), who act as leaders and also as clowns throughout the dance.
His grandfather saw it, of course, on the L . (Chicagoans, I have learned, tend to get into a snit about New York imports such as “El.”
Asked if he thought John Jr. had been different from the others, Talese replied: "Different in the sense that he wasn't a sexual predator, like his father, uncle and grandfather, nor addicted to drugs or alcohol, like other members of his family.
I found the following article by my grandfather, Professor Walter W. Skeat, among some of his papers.