How Far Do You Go?

Ok, let's face it, how far do you go in order to make your dreams come true? Well for me it was a trip that I wanted to take, but didn't know how to actually start. I was sitting in my house shortly after I became legally disabled and thought, "I'm not ready to give up yet, how can I keep going?". That's when I decided to start my journey into internet radio. After working 30 years in the business, how hard could it be, right?! After sitting down at my computer and researching what I needed, both technically and financially, it was a no brainer to just say.. GO! So, I did, starting out what was known at the time as "Scooba's Place Internet Radio." It was a play on a nickname that was given to me by my parents at an early age. I kept this station going for a while even though listenership was bleak and didn't seem to increase any. It took me 6 months just to built the music library and set up the software. Feeling defeated, I looked at my wife and said "Maybe this isn't what I'm supposed to be doing." So, I rebranded the station to Outhouse Radio. Yeah, I know, it's a funny name, but I named it after an Outhouse we had at camp in Vermont that fell apart when my uncle used it. The branding was incredible. Everything came to me in my sleep. I hit the pavement trying to get sponsors, which ended up working, and slowly but shurely people started buying ads. I knew I wasn't going to get much, but every little bit helped. When my wife and I decided we were going to move back to Pennsylvania in the spring of 2026, we ended up selling Outhouse Radio to a group who really had no idea about radio, but were willing to learn. Needless to say, their business faltered and I was notified they were selling all the equipment. Man, I wanted it back so bad. It took me everything I had to start the Outhouse, and my wife and I aren't living high on the hog. We would need all the help we could get to come up with the $3,000 needed to purchase it. It was my dream, my passion, my desire. It was the only thing that kept me out of depression. After selling Outhouse, I had started Rebound Radio Live because I was falling into depression again with nothing to do. It's great, and I love it, but my studio just isn't there. I was working off a plastic banquet table with a couple computers that loved to work when they wanted to, and with a mixing board that was anything but fantastic. How far would you go? For me, to the ends of the earth. Never give up your dreams!