Connecting with the designer of C++

Last August I came across the personal website of Bjarne Stroustrup, the designer and original implementor of the C++ programming language. I am a pretty big fan of his and it was great to read the articles and FAQ on his personal web site.
http://www.stroustrup.com/

I was surprised to see his email listed so I wrote him a quick message:

Hi Bjarne,

I found your homepage today and wanted to let you know how
much I enjoy the C++ language.  I own your book (which I've read
through many times) , "The C++ Programming Language", and I really
enjoy programming in C++.

This might be an odd request, but would I be able to get an
autographed photo of you?  I would proudly display this in my office
everyday, especially if it had a silly line like "Brian, you'll never
be as good as me at C++ but thanks for buying my book - Bjarne".

I'm a 26 year old software engineer and my entire career was founded
on the knowledge I gained by becoming an expert at C++.  If you were
up for that, it would mean a lot.  If not, that's OK too.  Thanks for
everything

Brian

About a week later I was checking the mail and noticed a large envelope from TAMU…