The Power of Perseverance with Kevin Tuohy Part I
Release Date: 08/27/2019
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info_outlineKevin Tuohy is a founding partner and shoe shiner at the Shoeshine Guild. This is a company that he founded in 1996 by shining shoes at conventions and special events. He took on a partner and recruited friends to work with him. This company offers a retro experience along with a great shoe shine. The shiners are in huge demand and are also expert swing dancers in this retro industry. Kevin has a common bond with his founding crew, because they were all recovering alcoholics.
In this entertaining and moving episode, Kevin talks about his upbringing in New York in the 1970s, and belonging to different gangs on the East and West coast. He talks about his Irish upbringing, moving to San Francisco when he was a teenager, joining the Army at 17, and how he began drinking and then was struck by sobriety. This powerful episode will induce tears of laughter and tears of emotion as Kevin shares his story. We broke this episode into two parts. This part is Kevin’s story up until he decided to get sober.
Show Notes:
- [07:36] Kevin is Andre's next door neighbor.
- [08:20] Kevin got sober in 1998.
- [11:30] He is up for a small business award at the Irish Echo.
- [12:03] When he was 16, his family moved to San Francisco. Young Kevin didn't like it there. He was in a gang in New York and then joined a gang in San Francisco.
- [15:21] The first time Kevin got drunk was in California in 1977.
- [17:44] He went to the Fame school in Harlem. He didn't like it. Kevin wanted to be a comic book artist. He then started hanging out with the kids and drinking all day. He was 13.
- [22:37] His gang member friends were mostly children of Black Panthers.
- [23:46] One of Kevin's friends encouraged him to join the Army. He went to Germany and began to see the world. He was 17. He also just began drinking. He jumped out of helicopters and was a machine gunner.
- [27:28] After 32 months, his tour was done.
- [28:45] Kevin shares how he got stabbed and made the mistake of messing with a catheter in the hospital.
- [29:36] He was 20 when he returned to the States. After a Tijuana trip gone bad, it may have been time to talk about getting sober.
- [32:21] Kevin knew something was wrong and tried a process suggested by his sister where he had a white light spiritual experience. This is when he heard a voice say he had a problem with drugs and alcohol.
- [33:48] This is when he decided that he wanted to be sober.
- [34:37] It was like a switch. He was struck sober and hasn't had a drink in 30 years.
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