The Hills are Alive . . .

Dear Marjorie,

Will it be possible to use my iPod with the stereo system aboard the boat so that I can share my tunes with the group? Or should I bring along a small, cheap pair of computer speakers that could be donated to the boat when we depart?

What would the trip be without a least one rousing rendition of “Dancing Queen” with Mike?

Sincerely,

Dance Feverish in Gadsden

Dear Feverish,

Marjorie has been giving the whole music thing a lot of thought.

She doesn't know if your pod will plug directly into the boat's stereo system, but she has a device that will allow you to play your pod through any nearby FM radio. That should do the trick nicely if she can remember to pack it for you.

But Marjorie also suggests that everyone burn one CD of their party favorites and bring it with them. If everyone does this, your group would have something like 15 hours of music on hand, and would only be subjected to the dubious taste of any given member of the party for less than two hours.

The danger of the pod, as Marjorie has learned on long drives with friends, is that it can lead to musical tyranny and even the musical equivalent of waterboarding if your musical preferences seriously diverge from that of the podmaster's.

But Marjorie is well acquainted with your particular taste in music Feverish, and she trusts you to bring only the good stuff--so go ahead and pack that pod.

Audibly Yours,

Marjorie