There’s a lot to lose on a nine-hour pub crawl, like your dignity and money
And, for one man, his dead father’s ashes.
Stan Blade, a UK musician, had planned to take the remains of his late father — Stephen Jewitt, who died in 2011 — to all of their favorite places at Southend Pier in Essex, wanting to make a TikTok video of his final tour.
However, the day descended into chaos after he ran into some friends and was coerced into a drink at the pub — which ended in a lengthy bar bender, according to South West News Service.
Six cans of Stella and five pints of lager later, the 39-year-old stumbled home — and only realized he’d misplaced the grocery bag holding the wooden box with the ashes when his furious stepmother, Emma Hopkins, asked him where they were.
“I’ve f–king had those ashes for 12 years,” his dad’s fuming widow told him when he arrived back sans remains. “I told you not to take them to the seafront. All you want to do is do things on TikTok.”
In an ironic move, a panicked Blade rushed to TikTok to record an appeal for the public’s help in locating them.
Thankfully, the doting son didn’t have to wait long for a reunion, receiving a call from Essex police saying the ashes were handed in by a garbage man, who found them on top of a trash can — although without the shopping bag.
Blade said his pop had a great sense of humor and would be thrilled with the attention his lost ashes tale had received.
“My dad was a really funny bloke and he would have absolutely loved the idea of me riding a roller coaster with his ashes by my side,” he told Metro UK. “I just wanted to do something to pay tribute to that, as I haven’t visited my hometown in a while.”
He added that his stepmother has recovered from the ordeal as well.
“My step-mum has calmed down now, and eventually I think she will see the funny side,” he said.
“Me and my family are all very happy and grateful to get him back — and no more outings.”
