Is this possible - connect ipod to my macbook and play

This is one thing I always end up wanting/needing to do, but thanks to DRM I don't think it's possible. But maybe there is a third party hack.
I'm on the road with 2 ipods (mine and girlfriends). THey contain all my music. THey are synced with my Mac Pro at HOME. I am on the ROAD with my MacBook and iPods. I'm in a hotel and need to play ipod on speakers. There is no inputs on the stereo here and I don't want to lug around speaker every where I go.
I want to hook my Mac Pro synced iPods to my MacBook, sync TO the MacPro replicating what I have on there, and play. OR connect via USB/Firewire the two, and play on iPod but output top speakers on my MacBook.
How can I do this, what seems to me, a simple thing. Crimminy!
Thanks!

For the first issue, instead of jacking directly into the stereo with no jacks, how about an iPod FM transmitter that you can then play your iPod through any FM receiver?
As to the second question...
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=776996&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=805256&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
Patrick

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