Stilks: The True Story of the Hardest Bouncer in Britain
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When Stilks was a kid growing up in London, he was so poor that he had to go out hunting pigeons for his family's supper. Now he has risen to become one of the most famous club doorman. This autobiography includes anecdotesnbsp;such as the night he saved Sid Vicious from murder, and how he has been shot with both guns and crossbows. Even Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean once said that Stilks was always the best man to have behind you in a ruck.
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