For anyone who hasn't read through the whole thread, I am not buying a Shure S15A... ever. Like I said, every single person who has one seems to hate it.
I bought an 8' light stand and a 54" Matthews telescoping extension. This rig gets up 12', but having such a lightweight base, it's a little shaky. It works though. For situations where you need something highly portable to get up only 8'-10', I think it's ideal.
On another note, trying to mount a pair of AKG 414's on a Shure A27M mount in any kind of a stereo configuration is proving near impossible. The 414 shockmounts are teh suck for this! I'm gonna try the cheapo pair of modded SPA MC1s next. If that's not working, I'll have to somehow acquire a pair of SDC mics.
Now I really hate myself for selling those 460s. Anyone going to Phish Miami got a pair of loaner SDCs for me? Otherwise I might just have to bring the stereo Royer instead. Probably not an ideal mic for these shows either, but my options are limited. If only I had tons of cash... I'd have bought a pair of those Nevatons last week.