Lilian Maeve Veronica Savage international sex kitten was born on the steps of The Legs of Man public house Lime Street Liverpool on a policeman's overcoat. Her mother the lady wrestler Hell Cat Savage had no such luxuries as gas & air. She just bit down on the policeman's torch & recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale ale. Paul O' Grady shot to fame via his brilliant comic creation the blonde bombsite Lily Savage. In the first two parts of his bestselling & 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 & the rocky road to stardom. Paul pulls no punches in this tale of bar room brawls drunken escapades & liaisons dangereuses. & that's just backstage at the Panto. Along the way we stop off at some extremely dodgy pubs & clubs & meet a collection of exotic characters who made the world a louder brighter & more hilarious place. From the chaos of the Toxteth riots & the Vauxhall Tavern police raid to the mystery of who shot Skippy & the great chip pan fire of Victoria Mansions Paul emerges shaken but not stirred. Still Standing" will make you laugh & make you cry. Some of the stories might even make your hair curl. But it stands as a glorious tribute to absent friends & to a world which has now all but vanished."