up a mic stand for $1, and a couple of golf clubs for $2 (graphite, a 5 wood and an iron, not that it matters).
so i took them home, threw out the music holder part of the stand.....then i cut off the head of a golf club, and drilled a hole in the handle. voila. instant mic stand.you slide the club shaft onto the stand part and have a ~7 foot mic stand" (Garry Hodgson)