<SNIP> The crowd cheered when Sting, nattily dressed in scuffed cognac-color boots, pinstripe pants and a shirt unbuttoned to expose a tuft of chest hair, strode onstage. "This is my first book signing," he said as camera flashes erupted. A man in the audience replied, "Don't worry, we'll be gentle." <SNIP> Sting, Sting, Sting, you know that's just not true.