Direct download: Greenwich Village Idiot, May 22, 2005 (13.4MB MP3, 19:32)
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In this edition:
- Thanks to our good buddy Chap over at Chapomatic, we sample two different MREs (Meals, Ready to Eat) and offer some constructive criticism to the chefs behind the military's standard field rations.
- Over at the WFMU blog, general manager Ken has discovered that many programs are now being broadcast with "Descriptive Video Services" for the visually impaired, and we offer a snippet of a recent Simpsons episode with this supplemental audio track.
- We wish a happy birthday to Pete Townshend, who turned 60 this week.
- Music includes:
- "Getting Hungry," by the Beach Boys, from Smiley Smile
- "Instant Coffee Blues," by Guy Clark, from Old No. 1/Texas Cooking, also available on The Essential Guy Clark
- "Let My Love Open The Door," by birthday boy Pete Townshend, from Empty Glass, also available on The Best of Pete Townshend
- Blogs and articles referenced include:
- Chapomatic
- WFMU's "Beware of the Blog" - The Simpsons as described by WGBH
- enrevanche: The MRE Gourmet
- flickr: The MRE Gourmet (photoset)
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