Re: talkative audiences/gas masks

[John McIntyre <mcintyre@pa.msu.edu>]

Tim Nelson wrote:

> I did a show once as part of a trio where the
> keyboardist and I were concerned that we wouldn't be
> able to see our pedals/controls since the room was so
> dark in order for the film projections to show up. So
> one of us came up with the bright idea to wear
> head-mounted lighting; he had these glasses with
> little flashlights at the corners, and I had this
> strap-on miner's lantern-in-the-middle-of-my-forehead
> affair going on.
>
> After seeing pictures of it
> <http://www.ptsmc.org/sydneys_photos.htm> and
> realizing how unbelievably dorky we looked (even
> though I *was* wearing an ultra-cool LD t-shirt), I've
> retired the damn thing, although I think the other guy
> has continued to wear his...

I had a similar problem since I was doing live soundtracks for silent
movies.  I discovered some "rings" that contain an amber light.  According
to the ad, pilots used them in the Gulf War.  They worked fine.  I did use
the brighter lantern-in-the-middle-of-my-forehead for setting up.

John McIntyre
Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept
Michigan State University
mcintyre@pa.msu.edu