Still Standing: The Savage Years

Author(s): Paul O'Grady

Gay Male & Bi Biography/Memoir

Lilian Maeve Veronica Savage, international sex kitten, was born on the steps of The Legs of Man public house, Lime Street, Liverpool on a policemanâe(tm)s overcoat. Her mother, the lady wrestler Hell Cat Savage, had no such luxuries as gas and air. She just bit down on the policemanâe(tm)s torch and recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale aleâe¦


Paul O'Grady shot to fame via his brilliant comic creation, the blonde bombsite Lily Savage. In the first two parts of his bestselling and critically acclaimed autobiography, Paul took us through his childhood in Birkenhead to his first, teetering steps on stage. Now, in Still Standing, for the first time, he brings us the no-holds-barred true story of Lily and the rocky road to stardomâe¦


Paul pulls no punches in this tale of bar room brawls, drunken escapades and liaisons dangereuses. And thatâe(tm)s just backstage at the Pantoâe¦ Along the way, we stop off at some extremely dodgy pubs and clubs, and meet a collection of exotic characters who made the world a louder, brighter and more hilarious place. From the chaos of the Toxteth riots and the Vauxhall Tavern police raid, to the mystery of who shot Skippy and the great chip pan fire of Victoria Mansions, Paul emerges shaken but not stirred.


Still Standing will make you laugh and make you cry. Some of the stories might even make your hair curl. But it stands as a glorious tribute to absent friends and to a world which has now all but vanished.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780857501028
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : 0.31
  • : April 2013
  • : 19.80 cmmm X 12.70 cmmm X 2.80 cmmm
  • : May 2013
  • : books

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  • : 432
  • : 791.45092
  • : en
  • : PAPERBACK
  • : Paul O'Grady