i observed the coffee meet was very sucessful! i noted an entire family showing up- husband, wife, and kids, to show their support for us. I noted the girls with the high school project on OC mentioned in a thread here were in attendance, 3 of the Madison 5 were able to get together having not seen each other since the event, a number of t-shirts were sold, and i hope new memberships recieved. I saw many new faces, and as always it was good to see all my friends, and be in the company of like minded law abiding citizens. i did also note the Madison police didn't show up, i found that refreshing. The StarBuckians paid us little mind, and the staff was warm and friendly.
added on edit; I carried precious, my hi point .40, and am looking into a better self defense firearm, size is of no consequence to me.
The other thing I got a kick out of, there were several people who just walked up to us and started asking questions about what was going on, why are we carrying, etc. They must have been so afraid to just walk up and start a friendly conversation!