Recent content by Grommet

Thanks for all of your input. I think i have enough info to ask the appropriate questions when i talk to the rental company.

As being an all around person i get pulled into things such as "Hey we rented a sound system can you make it work for today?" And what gets rented is always a bit too small as far as the power it can put out. I'm want to for future events is force myself into the planing stages a say "we...

I ran one of spots for a touring concert and the LD was calling cues. Over the com he gave us a a speech of how the show will work. "The spots will always be on the lead vocals unless i say other wise. If he is sitting only light his torso. If he is standing light his whole body. If he...

In highschool a few actors came to rehearsal drunk. And they were the kind that were ditzy and gullible sober. The drama teacher and student director had a hay day with those two. It was great amusement for the rest of us. "can you do that scene again"

I built this 4' push broom for my baking job. It works great with cornmeal and flour.

But its ALWAYS easier if they bring there own stuff.

A while back we had a show come through and needed a speaker shelf and our producer hired some one to build it and do some other projects. The guy took some odd short cuts in building it. He made a metal shelf support but rather then to use the plywood that laying around for the shelf he...

the emcee is conoozling with the audiece so he ends up in front of the mains no matter what.The monitors on the stage facing the stage area have never been a problem.The feed back occurs once every 6-8 shows. so my record of keeping it away is pretty good. I, personally, have no problem...

I run sound for a weekly burlesque show inside a restaurant. The sound room is stage right attic that way i can pull curtains at the same time(long story on why that is) there is a 5 peice band with 3 mics. one emcee with 1 wireless mic. It self running after the first 5 minutes. I...

i have heard some crazy pre 9/11 stories. no post 9/11 stories.If it was the US government that lamp cord would have cost $138.00.

If all of their music is on CDs you could rip those on to your computer plugging that into the mixer. Set the computer volume to 50% and set the levels on the mixer before hand. That way if there are numbers that need a boost in volume that can be adjusted via laptop. this will give you...

Ah...so it must have been the U.S. Government. I saw some strings of x-mas lights going into a cube tap. This cube tap was suspended by the power cord and 3 lines of light strings duct taped together. It looked like that was not enough support to keep them plugged in so a butter...

I ASM'D a show in high school. The show had plastic prop guns. I was given a starting pistol with .22 caliber blanks to fire back stage. I was about 17 at the time. With a hunter education course under my belt. On one hand there is the minor with a firearm. the other option was to...

it took a year or so for my highschool to get a good crew after everyone left. at first i had 3 or so kids. they went away the next year. my best recruit i snagged before he entered highschool as he was my friend's little brother. currently the crew is Chris and his friends. they are...

Which National organization?