You won’t find this item in any fancy-schmancy iPod accessory catalogue: it’s a home-made job.  But it’s just the ticket for high-tech protestors.  The crew at Let Freedom Reign turned out in force to heckle taunt dis greet Al Gore in Calgary yesterday evening, and they were prepared!

I wanted to be able to share some of the song parodies that I’ve got on my i-pod because, as we all know, I’m a giver. And what better way of doing that than adding a speaker? I checked out the little i-pod accessories they offered-up in the stores and they all sucked. Nothing went near loud enough.

Enter a little ingenuity, a patch cord, a soldering iron and a megaphone.

Click for larger viewNow the audio from my i-pod can be heard up to 2 blocks away. I’ll be testing it, with restraint, when we’re protesting Al Gore this evening. On the play list: “Stop Global Whining”, “Smokin’ SUV Fumes” and “Al Gore’s Travlin’ Global Warmin’ Show”.

I’ll bet that iPod sounds swell after being fed through a microphone.  Whatever, as long as the message gets across.

You can hear those kickin’ songs here (scroll down a bit).  They’re really good!

Here’s a report from the scene of the massive anti-Gore demo, complete with a photo of the desperadoes.  Keep up the good work, men.

h/t: Darcey at Dust My Broom

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