they'd have been raised by a single mother in long beach. their dad is around but not in any capacity that really matters. he's got a second family and a second wife, still talks to his sons occasionally but doesn't do much more than that. probably lives in northern california somewhere so there's distance and we don't have to worry about finding half siblings unless we choose to. mom is the free-spirited artist type who was always juggling odd jobs to keep them on their feet. she wasn't controlling and was usually pretty busy, so the boys had a lot of space to roam and sow their wild oats.