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Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Being cool is obviously the most important thing, and comes way above being safer! Trackstanding and skidding will come in time.
@FatManOnAFixie It's nice to know I'm in good company. Your bike is a bit newer than mine though - mine's got the previous style of headbadge, plus the old school front light mount on the fork for extra dork points.
Learn to trackstand and skid. It makes riding fixed even more fun, safer and cool. All very important.