hotsnack: I saw it on the radio

I don’t listen
to the radio. I don’t have a car, or a long commute to work, or a shower radio.
So my curiosity was piqued when I got the invite to go see Martha Stewart’s radio show on Sirius. The occasion was the launch of a new
series, "At Martha’s Table" featuring a
live interview with global super chef Jean Georges Vongerichten. The event took
place in the midtown lobby of Sirius Radio, a glass and chrome affair with lots
of LCD type schedule boards of what’s-playing-now. Conveniently, there’s a sort of glass aquarium
cum sound booth which was all set for the show. In true MS Living-style, there
was a baby grand piano with player, an announcer nattily dressed in a cream
linen suit, a table dressed in Martha green linens, floral arrangements, wine
and hors d’ouevers from Vong, and several photo and video-ographers. The
hour-long live broadcast was peppered with pre-recorded testimonials from
culinary notables like Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, and Cedric Vongerichten
(JGV’s son, a young chef) and calls from listeners. I tried to close my eyes or
look away, to listen without watching to try and approximate what it was like
for the listeners. While I can tune-out an over crowded subway car with my ipod,
I was unsuccessful in quashing the excitement reverberating off of all
that glass. It seems there’s a free online trial over at Sirius, which I may
activate if the "At Martha’s Table" rebroadcasts. I wondering if hearing radio
is as good as seeing it?