Sure, Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey have especially — how do I say this politely? — devoted fans, but only one recent "American Idol" contestant has a following so hardcore that some have dedicated entire blog posts just to his shoe size.
Anoop Desai sent fans into a tizzy when he tweeted the size of his shoe in response to a question. His size — a fairly unremarkable 10.5, if you ask me — quickly turned into a talking point on "Idol" blogs and message boards. Yeah, I don't get it either.
So congrats Anoop! You win the prize for causing the weirdest subculture on the Internet since little kids started smoking Smarties.
But a simple blog won't cut it. An auspicious occasion like this one deserves something ... sartorial. My first instinct was to create custom-designed sneakers, but I have no idea how to go about doing that. So I relied on my fallback fashion: T-shirts! I created a limited edition one-of-a-kind tee and gave it to Anoop when we recently caught up at the "American Idols Live!" tour in Los Angeles.
It was the least I could do considering he had just given me free "air-grinding" lessons a couple minutes earlier.
And while I had him there, I figured maybe he could shed some light as to why he thinks his fans have a foot fixation. Turns out Anoop was just as perplexed as the rest of us. "It was really bizarre. Like, 'What's your shoe size?' 10.5! And then it just went from there," Desai laughed. But it's all good with 'Noop Dogg who added, "Yay fans!"
I wonder how big Adam Lambert's feet are? Yikes, I need a vacation.
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