Total number of complete strangers who commented on the purple sparkly boots: 9. (And no. 6 was Eddie Izzard's big fuckin' bruiser of a bodyguard*, who correctly guessed that I had worn them on purpose for the occasion. Heh.)
*the crowd at the stage door was very well-behaved, so all he had to do was stand there, but I guess one never knows.
*the crowd at the stage door was very well-behaved, so all he had to do was stand there, but I guess one never knows.