Launch an AppleScript via keyboard

Is there a simple utility that will cause a keystroke (e.g. F5) to launch an AppleScript seen under the menu bar's AS icon ?
And I'm setting up a new machine and can't find the thing that puts the AS logo in the menu bar. Where is that ?

Is there a simple utility that will cause a keystroke (e.g. F5) to launch an AppleScript seen under the menu bar's AS icon ?
I use [FastScripts|http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts> (free for up to 10 keyboard shortcuts).
And I'm setting up a new machine and can't find the thing that puts the AS logo in the menu bar. Where is that ?
There's a "Show Script menu in menu bar" checkbox in the General panel of the AppleScript Editor's Preferences.

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