ANST - Court Herald Style

[Martin, Brian]

This is a hint I got from Tadhg Liath ... hie thee to the Container
Store.  (If thy town is so benighted as not to have one,
hie thee to Dallas or Austin or possibly other places, or cornerest
me at an event.)  There is a device called Beam and Read.  THey
keep it on the knick-knack towers near the registers.
It is a light that hangs around one's neck.  The lid with the bulb
flips up to turn it on, and you can adjust the angle so that
the charter is lit but nobody in the audience can see the light.
It is a wonder and a marvel and I hand them out like mad.
It's the true herald's friend.

Daniel de Lincoln
--
Tim McDaniel.   Reply to tmcd at crl.com; if that fail, 
tmcd at austin.ibm.com
is work account.  tmcd at tmcd.austin.tx.us ... is wrong tool.  Never use 
this.
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I have no problem with book lights like the ones described by Daniel 
as long as they can't be seen. I've seen heralds actually holding a 
flashlight while doing court and its just, well, wrong. Its mundane. I 
really hate terribly mundane sources of light at SCA events. A small 
light that the herald can hod behind the book is okay but not those 
big ones. When heralding in poorly lit areas, I will opt for a torch, 
candle or lantern every time. If non of those are available, I think 
that I'd rather recite the scrolls from memory rather than use a 
flashlight that can be seen by the audience. So there. :)

-Pendaran



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