{"id":32,"date":"2026-03-01T04:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T04:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealbrennanmccloud.com\/?p=32"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:12:30","slug":"about-brennan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therealbrennanmccloud.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/about-brennan\/","title":{"rendered":"About Brennan&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let&#8217;s gather a bit of background&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Brennan McCloud was born on April 23, 1992 to Christopher and Peggy McCloud in St. Louis County, MO.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He attended Rockwood Summit High School in fenton, MO. 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