Do you Remember Richard Blade?

So I went to a friends 50th birthday party Saturday night.  The DJ they had hired for this great affair was Richard Blade.  For those of you who don't remember him, read below, He has quite a history.  So Being the music whore I am I just had to know how many songs Richard had in his library.  The answer? over 38k.  WOW!  I love it and am also very jealous.  He told me he could play anything from Frank Sinatra to Lady Ga Ga. So with all that music he defiantly has the the tools to be a music icon but what is his he like as a  fellow human?  Well that's the greatest part.  He is very down to earth, allot of fun and best of all seems to have a true passion for his trade.  My husband and I were watching him and no matter the song being played he was either dancing in spot or singing.   That passion is easily recognized by any fellow music lover.  So after truly enjoying his 80's themed play list for the night Richard really made by night by letting me hear a few of his favorite jazz picks on his headphones.  Not bad picks either for an 80's icon.  He then showed me his setup and all the amazing things he can do with it.  Was very interesting, and again, "Jealous". You can hire Richard for your party so look him up on http://www.richardblade.com/  and  read on for a little Richard Blade History.

Blade worked as a DJ "The Young Dick Sheppard" in the United Kingdom and Europe before moving to Los Angeles and starting work as a DJ there in 1982. He took a new name from the Sci-Fi film, Blade Runner.
Within a few months of working in Los Angeles, Blade had become the #1 Arbitron-rated radio personality on the West Coast, and in 1982, he began to host a weekly television program on KCAL-TV called "MV3," which later became "Video One."
In 1984 Richard created, produced and hosted "VideoBeat" for KTLA. The weekly series ran for two years.
Blade also worked as an actor in the 80's, appearing in Square Pegs, Hunter, Divorce Court, as contestant Dick Sheppard from England on the television game show Card Sharks, and in other programs.
Between 1991 and 2003, Blade hosted several music-related television programs, including "America's Top Ten", which he took over from Casey Kasem. He hosted several "Flashback" radio programs on KROQ, and was a frequent host at Los Angeles dance clubs on their KROQ Nights, including the famous Palace Theatre in Hollywood. He appeared on the cover of a six-volume set of 80's music compilations called Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites.
In 1998 Richard wrote for the UPN TV Sci-Fi series "7 Days" including writing the second season's finale "The Cure".
In April 2000, Blade moved to St Maarten in the Caribbean and took a two-year break from the industry to work on several writing projects.[1]
Returning to Los Angeles in 2002, Blade returned to his career in radio and television.
In June, 2003, he consulted for MTV Networks on the television program "Bands Reunited", then worked for VH1 as a writer and producer on both seasons of the series.
In 2004, he returned to radio on Los Angeles station KYSR (Star 98.7), originally as host of a Saturday night "Totally 80's" program and short features in the afternoon drive-time period. In 2006, when the station became more 90's and current-based, the Saturday night program ended.
Today he has gained a national audience in North America where he is a host for the Sirius Satellite Radio channel First Wave, a 1980s New Wave Music channel. He hosts his own signature show "First Wave Rewind". He also hosts a twice-daily short feature on Sirius' The Big 80's channel called "Behind The Big '80s". Recently, Blade has taken over for Ray Rossi on The Pulse on weekends.
In April 2006 Richard co-starred with Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer in a movie he wrote called "Long Lost Son". The film, which was shot on location in the Caribbean, premiered on Lifetime in August 2006. He currently has a TV series he created being edited for airing on Animal Planet in 2007 called "My New Wild Life".
In August 2007, Blade made an appearance on the reality show "Rock of Love" featuring Poison lead singer Bret Michaels.