Studio Pickpocket

This morning I have been asked to rig some FX mics for Waylon Wine’s Show, something which happens from time to time.  A pickpocketing magician is brought in to demonstrate how distraction techniques can be used to pickpocket the presenter.  For radio.

In my rush to rig a coincident pair of 414s I leave my mic cupboard keys on the side in the studio.  Later on, I search high and wide for them to no avail.  I am not very happy as they contain all my studio and truck keys.  Later that day, after making several enquiries, I receive an apologetic phone call from the editor.  He tells me that they have rematerialised in Waylon’s pockets.

The moral of the tale is: If you can help it, try not to work with hypnotists or magicians.  And if you have to, lock up your valuables first.

Really, you couldn’t make it up.  Could you?  Well, you could.  But I didn’t.