Those were possibly the greatest pair of shoes one can get

Three other major cities? Are you counting Austin, that overgrown college town as a major city?

Are they Polish ?

No argument from this corner. I believe that he wakes up in the morning and makes a list of gory, crude and over-the-top ideas, shreds the list and pours milk over it, eats it, drops a hot one, then smears it on paper and collects a check.

Can't a badass hero/heroine still have a soft spot?

He expresses opinion only to produce piss and sh*t!

What he asked...