Calum Best...

[ummmm]

Growing up with an alcoholic? Didn't he grow up in America while George was in England.

I know it wouldn't be nice for him but that's not really growing up with an alcoholic...that's seeing an alcoholic a couple of times a year.

[ummmm]

Now he's pretending to understand alcoholics. He's doing a documentary about it. I hope there's a backlash from people who had no choice but to live in the same house as an alcoholic. Ones who spent the benefit money on booze and the kids had to go without food. The boy hasn't got a clue..

[pericat]

he must have done nearly every type of reality show going so this is the next step - had george any other kids or is he the only one ?

[4getmenot]

Only one that is known about, but maybe others

http://www.allinlondo...index.php?news_id=616

[rinkins]

Too true ummmm, I could be one of them!

[ummmm]

He's the only one milking the name. It's weird typing this as I have a massive framed picture of George Best on the living room wall...I think he's looking at me..lol

[ummmm]

I don't support ManU btw...I got it for Ginger last Christmas.

[pericat]

rinks - do you mean you lived with an alcoholic ? sorry if i picked this up wrong

[dothawkes31]

What is he on ? I mean show wise? I haven't put the TV on yet. I adored George Best when i was 12/13 and even wrote an essay about him in my English lesson at school. I only saw him play the once at Goodison. Anyway, all the comments above are right, the son has lived off his father's name and destructive personality for long enough, he should get a proper job.

[ummmm]

He was on 'This Morning'

[rinkins]

Indeed I did Peri, until I was 6 and my Mum left him. He's still an alcoholic though - just 400 miles away.

[ummmm]

Was he nasty with it?

[mccfluff]

he is fit though, sorry in shallow mode

ummmm i sympathise i have been through it with my mother!

[ummmm]

But that's my point mccfluff. He didn't. He was living in America with his mother. Quite comfortably by all accounts.

[rinkins]

I don't think he ever got physical, danced to Brown Sugar and passed out and shouted a lot. But basically he just got totally paralytic and spent all our money on drink. Mum has told me more recently, my brother probably got the brunt of it more than me as he was 13 and more aware of what was going on.

When he gets drunk these days I get a phonecall and he repeats himself a lot.

[ummmm]

So how is Calum Best qualified to make a documentary on alcoholism? You lived with it...he didn't. He was also well taken care of.

The picture of George I have on the wall has the quote....

'I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered'

[mccfluff]

he doesn't have to be qualified ummm, he may not of lived with the day to day reality of living with an alchoholic but he did see his father die through alchoholism so to a lesser or greater extent you can't deny he was affected by his fathers behaviour. Perhaps not the same way you or peri or myself have but isn't that the nature of such ilnness'es they are personal and effect everyone differently.

[ummmm]

It's a nice one Vibra. I wouldn't have bought it other wise.

[mccfluff]

sorry Rinky not peri