Transcription of THE SLIN GIN' SOUTHPAW FROM ST. ALBANS - …
1 THESLINGIN' ,PaulLaCrosswillgodownasoneofknifethrowi ng' boy,I madetheusualmistakes,suchastryingtothrow mypocketknifeandmymother'skitchenknives. 'I gravitatedtowardotherinterestsasI grewolderbut,inthe1980s, readeverybookI couldfindonthesubject, ' ,withafulltourofknifethrowingeventsbooke din1990, ,fromtheformerSovietUniontoNewZealand, ,LaCrossseemeddestinedforknife-throwing! ,Vermont, ,hesawa sportsshowfeaturinga knife-throwingandshootingactperformedbya ,heturnedit intoa ,rodeos,nightclubs,circuses, ,JapanforExpo'70,NewZealand,Canada, "TheTonightShow,"theMervGriffinandMikeDo uglastalkshows,the"Thrillseekers"hostedb yChuckConnors,the"What'sMyLine"and"ToTel lTheTruth"gameshows, "CircusoftheStars," (Above)LaCrosstakesaimwhilehisassistants pinsat120revolutionsperminuteonthe"Wheel ofDeath."Theveteranknifethrowerautograph edthispicturefortheauthor.(Left)LaCrossa ndoneofhisassistantsin frontofthe"WheelofDeath.
2 "Notethelumberjackaxesstuckin thepieceofwoodin theforegroundandthedouble-bladedaxesheld byhisassistant-twoofLaCross'sfavoritethr owingtools.(Below)DaughterPaula(left) ,LaCrossperformedin suchexoticlocalesasHawaii,JapanandNewZea land.(Left)PaulLaCrossandactressLindaBla irat the"Circusof theStars" "TheTonightShow" ' ,andhersatindressdroppedtoreveala ,somedonewhilethrowingtwoknivessimultane ously:.Whileblindfolded,hewouldthrow12fl amingknivesandtomahawksoutlininghisassis tant'sbodyfromupto30feetaway;.Choppingpo tatoesoffhisassistant'sbarethroatandneck witha Samuraisword;.Cuttingstripsofpaperfromhi sassistant'smouthwiththrownkniveswhilefa cingherandthen,withthehelpofAUGUST93a mirror,doingthesamestuntwithhisbacktothe target;.The"WheelofDeath":outliningthebo dyofhisassistantwiththrownknivesasshespu nhead-over-heelsat120revolutionsperminut eona woodenwheel(thisactwasbroughttotheUSAin1 938byJoeandHannahGibson).
3 Withhisassistantbehinda curtainconcealingherbodyandtheknifeboard ,LaCrosswouldthrowknivesthroughthecurtai n, 2-inchbullseyeat25feetwitha , ,a steadyhand,lotsofpracticeand,helaughed,a :hiswifeBea,daughtersPaulaandBetty,grand daughtersBonnie,TammyandKim, , ' ,therewasadoctorintheaudienceandBeawound upwithonlya 'sperformingdaysareovernowbutthethrillsa ndchillshe' bestofLaCrosswhenhewrote:-" ,rifles,lumbermanlong-handledaxes,bowsan darrowsand,bestofall,withhis16- unique."Theauthorisa 'sBolo(C) "long,31/."wideanda/,," 'sgroundwitha choppingedge,plusa (ex:3842189) ,hardrubberhandlehasa groovedgripanda "long, "HO>I<-MALjETE".# $ (D)EarlyModelPilot'sBolo-Identicaltotheb oloaboveexceptthesheathhasa metallinerrivetedintoittocoverthebladeti p.# $ 'sKnivesAllinbrandnewconditionwithstainl esssteel, (E)BlackHandledKnife-The5"longbladeisser ratedonbothsidestolIf," singlebevelgrindformsonesideoftheedge, groundlikea "long, # $ (F)GrayHandledKnife-Identicaltotheknifea boveexceptthehandleisgray.
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