ditto on the backlight stand. that is the 2 piece extension i use with the telescopic baby, only mine is the manfrotto unit. the backlight stand, 3 piece folding base and 2 part extension is the ideal compact stage mic stand.
give credit where it's due ... i was tipped to this combo by ted gak's ultimate extension pole thread a year or so ago .... it just took awhile to find the 5/8" F><F adapter. i'm bad on links, but it is in the B&H light stand fittings page, a manfrotto product, but it didn't turn up in a search - just keep scanning the list