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  1. dome

    Dome is an Australian colloquialism for followspot.
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    New Followspots

    This. :) They also have internal frost, a very cool feature.
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    Design led wash for cyc

    What's wrong with good old four cell Selecon Lui units? RGBA, then color mix (and you can still create chases for rainbows etc.) Selecon Lighting - Lui Cyc
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    M-Word Happenings

    I said it once. The movers all reset midshow. Never trying it again. :P
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    Cleaning Paint Brushes

    A good soak in mineral turpentine will often revive a dead brush as well.
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    Gaff's Disneyland Report/World of Color show

    Disney's World of ColorAbsolutely amazing. Not just lighting related.They're using MA2 as well, with 'moving head' water jets which have RGB LEDs in them (focused at about 3 degrees to individually light the jet). The main screen requires 12 double stacked Christie projectors.Info gleaned...
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    Source 4 or Shakespeare

    Had to do this the other day, finally. Didn't go as smoothly as you mention... ended up just having to put on safety goggles and attack it with a big screwdriver and a hammer to smash it out. It wasn't all that easy getting the new one in either, the copper coil kept moving to where it wasn't...
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    Design Reefer Madness

    Hmm, I'm getting the urge to spec breakup hemp for all shows now...
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    Punting on the EOS

    I wouldn't mind some pictures of your desk setup if you get the chance, Steve.
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    Installs Assistive Listening System that does not sound like crap.

    We just replaced our induction loop with a FM system. Induction loop wasn't working very strongly (only hit the first few rows), was interfering with guitar amplifiers and just being a general PITA. The new FM system has been much better received (though I can't tell you what gear it is; I don't...
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    Microphones Steel Magnolias, getting hair wet.

    We've had Steel Magnolias tour our venue as a pro show. As said above - actors were not individually mic-ed, but they projected and there were hidden/subtle microphones on stage.
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    Customer Service/Gel Swatchbooks

    If you have even the slightest relationship with your dealer, they'll send you one for free. Online pay for orders are just to stop people who are abusing the system.
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    Black or other Boots

    I wear Blundstone 751s and I love them. Black, capped, and they look casual (since boots don't suit me). I got mine from RSEA. (Australia/New Zealand wide)
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    Free Motion Backgrounds for Worship Houses

    Link Figure this might be useful for a few of you - not sure if they've sent out their 500 DVD maximum yet though.
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    Mixers/Consoles Please Help, Senior Research Paper

    Observations from a 800 seat that sees from primary school shows with teachers operating, to pro shows touring their own operator and sometimes board - it depends. 'Community' shows with operators that have little to no mixing experience travel much better on an analogue board than digital -...
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