Music to Whose Ears?

The new guy on the beach is going to get lynched if he doesn't lose his radio.What planet do people like this live on? The 1980s called and they want their boombox back. Why in the world doesn't this guy use an iPod like all the other people destined for permanent hearing loss, especially since he comes to the beach alone? The ironic thing is that I actually have the same taste in music. But if I wanted to listen on the beach I would be plugged into my own iPod. The blue-shirt rent-a-cop told me it is entirely legal for him to play music on the beach, so long as it is not overly loud. And I do have to concede that he did lower the volume without (audible) objection when asked by us, the people next us, the people next to them... Long Beach should take a lesson from the LIRR, that model of sensitive service, which recently introduced quiet cars. Quiet beach has a nice ring to it... music to my ears.