Sound Ordinance

31 Aug

According to an electronic sign on Lark Street, the City of Albany now has a sound ordinance for “loud, audible music” playing in cars. Not five minutes after I saw that sign, flashing lights came up behind me on Madison Avenue while I was blaring Gary Numan. I turned the music down at once and stopped at a red light with the officer behind me. When the light turned green, I slowly pulled over to the right. The officer passed by me and sped off down the hill. My heart rate slowed back down and then I just felt like an asshole. I couldn’t help thinking, however, how cool it would be to have a ticket for blasting “The Pleasure Principle.”