Although the microphone supplied for the presentation could not be placed on a stand to allow for ambidextrous gesticulation, his Nineness managed to juggle the mike, the water bottle, and the coffee cup with great aplomb. Many came bearing gifts, such as URLs to blogs; one little boy made hommage with a color drawing.
Below is (at least a link to) a photo of yours truly with the AG (I haven't tried to link to an image here before, so in case it doesn't work, I've included the link as well). A store employee was kind enough to take the photo. The fashion color coordination was not planned, of course... Shocked
Thanks again, Author Guy!