After playing around with my Zendrum ZX for a couple months now, I'm ready to go public with performances. In the process of setting up the ZX, I realized how useful it would be to have a template for recording the MIDI note mappings and what they trigger. For one setup I might be using my Alesis DM5 module and the Standard Set.
A marimba/xylophone MIDI controller for playing virtual instruments
Found this thread on Create Digital Noise with links to several configurations for securing your laptop during stage performances. Contains two great pictures of uses of the V-Stand.