The Birth of Bromagination

Around four months ago, Brian and I were working as electricians at the same data center here in Sacramento. Our futures at the company were unclear as there had been several layoffs the previous year and it didn't seem as though there was much left to build. Things were slow and often our bosses would give us a look that meant "make yourself scarce," knowing that we were out of work to do.

Although we had worked for the same company, Brian and I worked on different crews and rarely worked together on projects. In fact, it wan't until my last three months at the company that him and I were assigned to a big project together in which we were able to work side-by-side. Because we all sensed that the end (of our careers at the data center) was near, we often discussed what we would do if we got laid off.

Brian was discussing with me how he was putting in efforts to make a completely mobile rig for his music setup (keyboard, amp, etc) that would allow him to travel anywhere and make music. He was telling me how he dreamed of hiking to majestic locations to write, perform, and record songs inspired by the locations themselves. His talks reminded me of a book I had read called Vagabonding, by Rolf Potts which I had learned of through another book called The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss. In Vagabonding, Potts describes just how easy and affordable it is to travel the world.

At some point during these months, Brian added me to his Google Play account which allowed me access to all the music I could ever want. I had never opened Google Music and when I did I saw there was an entire section for podcasts. I was an avid podcast listener when they first became popular, but had somehow forgot how great they were. I began looking through them and when I looked at the Top Chart category, there was Tim Ferriss! I scrolled through his podcast episodes and as I looked, sure enough there was a two-part episode with none other than Rolf Potts. Excitedly, I forwarded Brian the link.

A few days later, Brian had downloaded the audio book for The 4-Hour Workweek and was super pumped about it. It fueled our conversations for weeks to come.

In our premier episode, we will discuss the catalyst - the event that spawned the idea that is Bromagination. You'll get to know a little about us as people, what we hope you the listener will get from the podcast, and why we feel Bromagination should be shared with everyone.

So mark your calendar. On January 2, 2017, we'll be uploading the premier of The Bromagination Podcast!