The Agony & The Ecstasy

Just heard an old Black Grape tune on the radio and was reminded of a brilliant documentary I saw on BBC3 last week. Richard Macer had spent 8 months with Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays fame (or should that be infamy?). He came across as a real tragic hero - the best bit was when he set his hand on fire on his birthday as a party trick, not realising that lighter fluid was a bit stronger than the aerosols he used to use - he nearly went up like a bonfire, but didn't feel a thing 'cos it takes about a week for any messages to get from body to brain these days. I hope they repeat it. Definitely Top Telly. Kx