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I've often wondered why no one has tried MDO ply other than I don't think it comes thinner than 1/2 inch.. and is expensive. But it's the stuff that is made for outdoor signs... so it takes and holds paint. the "Medium density overlay" surface is smooth and impervious.edit... I just...

From Wikipedia. So which did you meet?In the early 1990s, Gallagher's younger brother Ron asked him for permission to perform shows using Gallagher's trademark Sledge-O-Matic routine. Leo granted his permission on the condition that Ron, who shared a strong likeness to Leo, and his manager...

So Well known there were two of him.. I was always fascinated by that story.

Or maybe the leaning tower of Pistoff

Looks like just a modified base for a standard off the shelf office chair.. And with that said.. It's gonna squeak, and Maestro will spear the perp with his baton. Concerto for Cello and blood on the stage.

I can remember very few instances of when and where I first heard a song... But Sept 1977 Moore Hall, Kansas State University second floor.. across the hall and 2 doors up. Probably on a Marantz amp.. heard the opening notes of "Black Cow" from Aja. as I walked by the open door, and I knew...

One thing that smoothed out our LED top lights was the Holographic lens material from ETC. Looks like diffusion gel, but you don't get the light loss. All I can say when I walk across the stage looking at the back of hand meter is WOW.

The other thing I do to to program my shows is to video a later rehearsal once things are more "fixed" and I can program colors transitions and areas to the video and not feel like I'm chasing my tail. I do it with a bare stage on a weekend, or even bring in my son to push set pieces around...

Dont forget that you can download the Nomad software to your pc and play with your show file at home and experiment away with the capabilities of the software. I'm 65... had to go from the etc 96 to the ion when I was about 55. Slightly steep learning curve, but now I loves me my magic sheet...

Cheap chinese movers, depending on how bright you need. So you don't use the move function.. They're cheap enough, change colors, go from open to various gobos.. What's not to like at 100 bucks a pop for a 90 watt LED fixture. I noticed SHEDS has some in the 375 watt LED 600 buck range if...

tinfoil reflector on bottom of bulb

Well I have a demo running in my basement now... Going to take it to the theater this weekend and post instructions and QR code for cast and crew to test and more importantly load test. Currently running a 3 slide powerpoint loop. (actually .pps file run on libre) All with free software...

The pi OS hooks run BT out well. Headset in is a problem Folks have gotten it to run on a dongle but you have to jump through a lot of hoops an hold your mouth just right. The newest version of the OS seems to possibly have solved that, but changes the method I’m using for WiFi access point...

II was thinking red, because that's usually the color of the LED displays for the reflected captioning in the movie theaters. But I can go with white on a black background. We do have amplification radio pack equipment, which is lightly used. We also through the same equipment second...

Those were my concerns as well, Which is why I went with reflected first,but it required issuing the chair mounted reflector and brief explanation of use, and our usher corps is volunteer and consists of many different people for the run. Direct projection would be my preferred method at this...