I know you know all the players on stage, their names, what they look like and what they do. But Mr. LD, they all look like ants to us hundreds of feet away. We will be good little peeps and use our scopes, but we need a little help. You might know them, but we don’t…It’s usually a no-brainer to hit the head singer or headliner. Downstage center, right? But every one else is pot luck. Please let us know what instrument, what it looks like (a guitar at hundreds of feet away could be a bass, lead or…?). You told us the home position. What you often forget to tell us is that the guitar player moves around on stage, changes clothes and takes a hat on and off. Or he moves cross stage and plays a keyboard on this one number. The more landmarks we have make the spot op’s life a lot easier when we lose our guys. Let us know when there is a costume or color change on clothing. Remember, they look like ants to us at this distance. “Spot 2, you’re looking for the guy currently located downstage right with the red guitar and the hat on.” It’s incredibly helpful, especially if they move in the dark and we have to relocate them for a pick-up.
—Bob Ursdevenicz, from “Focus on Fundamentals,” PLSN, June 2016
