The Blades
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Origin | Ringsend |
|---|---|
| Ireland | |
| Past members | Pat Larkin; Laurence Cleary |
| Albums | The Last Man in Europe |
| Modernised | |
| Genres | New Wave |
| Power Pop | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Members | Paul Cleary |
| Record labels | Reekus Records |
| Career start | Ringsend, Ireland |
| Songs | SongsDownmarketThose Were the Days · 1985 Ghost of a ChanceThose Were the Days · 1985 The Last Man in EuropeThose Were the Days · 1985 View 25+ more |
| List | DownmarketThose Were the Days · 1985 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2272572 |
About The Blades
The Blades are an Irish new wave band who formed in the late 1970s in the South Dublin neighbourhood of Ringsend, with Paul Cleary on bass and vocals, his brother Laurence on guitar and friend Pat Larkin on drums.
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Woman, 99, realises dream of facing circus knife thrower
A 99-year-old woman has achieved her lifelong dream of having knives thrown at her during a live circus show.
Annie Duplock, from Sharnford, Leicestershire, stepped into The Ring to brave The Blades before a cheering crowd in Coventry on Friday.
The former circus worker, who celebrates her centenary in three months, was part of The Grand finale of the Zippo Circus show.
Afterwards She Said she had " really enjoyed" The Experience .
Supported by a walking aid, Ms Duplock took her place in front of a board as blades were hurled at her by a professional knife thrower.
She had persuaded Her Daughter to ask her former boss, circus founder Martin Burton, To Let her take part.
Mr Burton said: " Annie worked for me 30 years ago, putting up posters.
" She was 70 years old then and she is 100 years old this August. "
He told The Audience his former employee had seen The Show The Night before and asked to be part of the nerve-shredding spectacle for her 100th birthday treat.
After The Performance , She Said : " I've always wanted to have knives thrown at me!
" I'm ready for The Next one. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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