Eeep. Somehow it didn't occur to me that Timothy was (1) shooting (2) wide angle video of the speeches. Otherwise I would have tried harder to keep my disheveled head and futile flashbulbs out of the shot.
@5 - that's what happens when you don't generate your expected amount of sound. See John Cage's 4′33″. If you want to control the sound during your allotted time, then follow the normal rules. If not, then don't.
Meh!