Blair saves man Commiting Suicide

Not Tony Blair (of course) but Lionel Blair. It seems he and Andy Carr had been filming on blackpool pier, when some asked for help saving some guy trying to chuck himself off the pier. Read the article here

I like to think that I probably inspired this moment of heroism. Bare with me, I (think) I can explain....

I met Lionel Blair once. He was appearing in some production at Malvern Theatres, and I was in the local branch of 'Bottoms Up' (oooer Missus) , an 'up market' offie (off licence) or Liquer Store if you're American, buying a four pack of cheap generic lager for a BBQ I was hosting later that day. Then low and behold, Mr Blair tap dances (not quite!) his way to the counter with a couple of bottles of champagne. I said hello to him and he acknowledged me. He probably was thinking "Oh my God, he isn't going to drink that muck, is he?? He must be some kind of suicidal case having to drink that cheap sh!t"

I like to think that after that meeting in Bottoms Up he went away experiencing a 'Dr Barnado's moment.' Dr Barnado started childrens homes in this country and one night had to turn away a red haired homeless boy called Jasper. Jasper died later that night for the want of a bed, and Barnado then held the principle of 'An Ever Open Door'

Anyway...Lionel, obviously wracked with guilt at leaving me to drink cheap sh!t lager, rescued that suicide case today, with the ghost of that poor b@stard he met in Bottoms Up in Malvern in the back of his mind.

Thats what I reckon anyway. You just dont get this kind of reporting on the BBC do you?