Ok, thank you, that is what my friends have said as well, which is what inspired me to make this post and look in to it.
I have actually just gone ahead and paid for the last 2 years worth of a modern subscription out of ignorance and lazyness. But right now i honestly can't afford it. And i absolutely am an original "donation only" era user.
I still own and have access to every email address i could have possibly used to sign up. Im 99% sure i know which one it is and i can provide to support if necessary. Its so weird tho, because they are gmail accounts i never delete anything from, certainly nothing like this.... Yet i cant seem to find my registration email. Either its so old its been archived out of my gmail, or something weird happened.
I have what i think is my original registration key in a text file but its not working

. Which is weird and is what made me think my key doesn't work any more even tho i still have it saved, even if i cant find the original email it came in.
Idk guys. I can do whatever it takes to prove my case. I love and use subsonic constantly between me and my girlfriend, and im reliant on it at this point. Im hoping so hard this can get worked out.
Is there a more appropriate place i should be trying to deal with this? I didn't see any direct support contact info at first glance.
Thank you for your time.