http://cptv.vo.llnwd.net/o2/ypmwebcontent/Betsy/Colin%20McEnroe%20Show%2007-25-2012.mp3
Here is life imitating the show. I live in a quiet neighborhood, but last night there was heavy construction nearby. I'm guessing a water main broke out on one of the main roads. It wasn't loud in my bedroom but it was audible, especially the beep-beep-beep noise of heavy equipment backing up. I fell asleep, but at 3:30 I was wide awake. There may have been several contributing factors, but the noise from the road crew was one of them.
So I got up and started reading The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want by Garret Keizer, who's a guest on the show today. And I was at the same time a living example of one of his central points - one of the greatest forms of wealth and power is the ability to control your own sound environment. I was a little less wealthy at the moment, but I was also thinking about the guys on the crew, running loud equipment at 3 in the morning. How powerless do they feel?
Leave your comments below, e-mail colin@wnpr.org or Tweet us @wnprcolin.
