Man, I'm glad I found this forum!
I'm planning on getting my new rig into a show in a couple of weeks, that allows audio taping, but was looking for a stealth tripod that had a small enough footprint to use up in the stands of a show. A traditional camera tripod just doesn't look the same as a mic stand.
I did manage to get my old beheemoth Sony hi8 camera into Redrocks a few years ago, but I didn't know I would make in, so I didn't have a tripod, and had to hold the damn thing all night. Man, I was sore! I did get good results by pointing it at the pro-shot video screens, as they were half the distance to focus in on - less shake! And hell, why not use their video system? I paid for the ticket.