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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Happy birthday to Bond Director, Guy Hamilton -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Happy birthday to Bond Director, Guy Hamilton -{

    He's 92 now - what a trooper! Happy Birthday Guy! {[]
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Happy birthday Guy Hamilton -{
    YNWA 97
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Happy birthday to Bond Director, Guy Hamilton -{

    He's 92 now - what a trooper! Happy Birthday Guy! {[]

    I should live so long! Happy Birthday Mr. Hamilton! -{
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,774MI6 Agent
    Happy 50th Birthday to the film 'Goldfinger' -{
    Still one of the best {[]
    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Happy 50th Birthday to the film 'Goldfinger' -{
    Still one of the best {[]

    Indeed. Such a pity that Ian Fleming only saw the rushes for the film and did not live to see the phenomenal success of the film and the advent of Bondmania.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    {[] Happy birthday Goldfinger !!!!!!!!! :D
    Only got to see it on TV as a kid, but I found it amazing -{ even had
    The toy DB5 long before I knew about the film. :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    {[] Happy birthday Goldfinger !!!!!!!!! :D
    Only got to see it on TV as a kid, but I found it amazing -{ even had
    The toy DB5 long before I knew about the film. :))

    I'm sure that those were great times though, TP. :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Sadly, you can never go back, but I can still remember the excitement when
    Christmas or a big Bank holiday was coming up. Sitting almost glued to ITV
    During the ad breaks waiting for the big movie trailer, just to catch a glimpse
    Of whatever new Bond they'd be showing ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    Sadly, you can never go back, but I can still remember the excitement when
    Christmas or a big Bank holiday was coming up. Sitting almost glued to ITV
    During the ad breaks waiting for the big movie trailer, just to catch a glimpse
    Of whatever new Bond they'd be showing ! :))

    Yes, though I am a bit younger I had that feeling too watching Bond films in the 1990s. I used to take written notes of what happened so sad was I! And these were the days, kids, when Bond films were rarely on TV and it was probably all the better for it!
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) I used to think I was the Only one who ( this was before videos, yes I am that old :# ) used to
    tape the films off the TV ( Audio tape), then listen to them in my bedroom :)) , Although a few other
    members have said they did the same thing. :)) even ( Audio ) taping them in the cinema. {[]
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,644MI6 Agent
    edited September 2014
    :)) I used to think I was the Only one who ( this was before videos, yes I am that old :# ) used to
    tape the films off the TV ( Audio tape), then listen to them in my bedroom :)) , Although a few other
    members have said they did the same thing. :)) even ( Audio ) taping them in the cinema. {[]

    I audio taped TLD when it was shown on UTV in 1993 - I still have it. I was so silly back then I kept rewinding the cassette tape thinking it would record in the new but of course it just taped over it! I still have the recording along with my late Dad telling me to go to bed! I have the part where Bond fights Whitaker to the end credits preserved on a tape. :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :D , Yes I still have some of my tapes, and yes you can hear The likes of my Mun or Gran in the background
    even the sound of my Gran's old Chiming clock, every 15 blooming minutes. :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Sadly, you can never go back, but I can still remember the excitement when
    Christmas or a big Bank holiday was coming up. Sitting almost glued to ITV
    During the ad breaks waiting for the big movie trailer, just to catch a glimpse
    Of whatever new Bond they'd be showing ! :))

    My first Exposure to Bond during the late 90's was on ITV -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Happy 50th Birthday to the film 'Goldfinger' -{
    Still one of the best {[]

    The absolute best and the start of my Bond obsession. {[]
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,774MI6 Agent
    Happy 50th Birthday to the film 'Goldfinger' -{
    Still one of the best {[]

    The absolute best and the start of my Bond obsession. {[]

    That makes two us {[] saw it when it first came out, and what a Bond film to see at ten years old {[]
    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Happy 50th Birthday to the film 'Goldfinger' -{
    Still one of the best {[]

    The absolute best and the start of my Bond obsession. {[]

    That makes two us {[] saw it when it first came out, and what a Bond film to see at ten years old {[]

    Someone else here as old as me??? :o I was ten when I saw it too! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,774MI6 Agent

    The absolute best and the start of my Bond obsession. {[]

    That makes two us {[] saw it when it first came out, and what a Bond film to see at ten years old {[]

    Someone else here as old as me??? :o I was ten when I saw it too! :))

    Nice to know I am not the only geriatric on the forum :)) {[]
    I think Higgins is not that far behind us :D {:)
    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Makes me feel good, I'm one of the kids ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    I think Higgins is not that far behind us :D {:)

    Yes, but Barbel looks far older than all the 3 of us :D

    Must be the second part of Sex, Drugs and Rock'n Roll :)) :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 753MI6 Agent
    Happy Birthday Goldfinger!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent

    Nice article. It neatly sums up what I have been saying for 50 years! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I sometimes try and imagine what it must have been like for the old coggers
    On AJB, to have seen it for the first time, way, way back in the old days ! :)) :p
    Seriously as someone here pointed out Goldfinger actually started a whole new
    Film genre ! Not many movies get to do that. {[]
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I sometimes try and imagine what it must have been like for the old coggers
    On AJB, to have seen it for the first time, way, way back in the old days ! :)) :p
    Seriously as someone here pointed out Goldfinger actually started a whole new
    Film genre ! Not many movies get to do that. {[]

    I was a wonderful and memorable experience that has remained with me my entire life. Based on what I sometimes hear from younger folks, I'm guessing it was akin to what many youngsters felt the first time they saw Star Wars in theaters.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) yes I felt ten feet tall after watching Star Wars -{ and funnily enough
    I felt the same way after Indy, and the temple of doom . :)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I thought that was an old story and was later discredited as it emerged
    He had helped several Jewish families, as Goldfinger was going to be banned
    In Israel. ?
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I thought that was an old story and was later discredited as it emerged
    He had helped several Jewish families, as Goldfinger was going to be banned
    In Israel. ?

    I hadn't heard this particular rumor before.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I think sadly at that time under the Nazi rule, everyone had to join
    The Hitler youth or other organisations. You didn't have a choice ! :#
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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