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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Good to see another Geordie on the forums. Welcome aboard. :)
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

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  • Robbo88Robbo88 Newcastle, England.Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Good to see another Geordie on the forums. Welcome aboard. :)

    :)) thank you matey.
    "Sic Parvis Magna"
    "Greatness From Small Beginnings."
  • Mr SnowMr Snow Station "J" JamaicaPosts: 1,736MI6 Agent
    edited October 2015
    Hi everyone, my first post so this a good place to start despite having registered forever and a day ago.

    Anyway, to introduce myself; I’m old enough to know better but will most likely never grow up. My main interests are sport (playing and as a spectator), the beach, music (many genres), reading, scuba diving, movies that have a good dialogue; i.e. Dial M for Murder, horse racing and gambling (which goes hand in hand). I do like a bet but have never gambled at a Casino. As nice as it would be to play Baccarat and win, whisk Domino away, buy her a drink and hold her in my arms on the dance floor – I unfortunately have to give myself a reality check now and again:'(

    Enough drivel from me for the time being.

    Looking forward to chatting about all things James Bond (books, films, Bond girls, soundtracks, attire, who portrayed the best Bond etc) and also participating in the off topic section.
    "Everyone knows rock n' roll attained perfection in 1974; It's a scientific fact". - Homer J Simpson
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Welcome OGG007 -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Robbo88Robbo88 Newcastle, England.Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Welcome bud -{.
    "Sic Parvis Magna"
    "Greatness From Small Beginnings."
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,929Chief of Staff
    Welcome to AJB -{
    YNWA 97
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,102Chief of Staff
    Welcome from me, too! :)
  • TheBenIsNotEnoughTheBenIsNotEnough AustraliaPosts: 4MI6 Agent
    Hey guys! I was asked over in the 'Double Oz Seven' thread (http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/46013/double-oz-sevena-new-james-bond-podcast/) to introduce myself so given it's taken me weeks to get around to it I thought I would finally do it!

    I've loved the Bond films since I was around 10 when I first got to see Goldeneye and of course playing the N64 Goldeneye religiously with friends and my sister. From there on I started watching the films with my dad, seeing my first Bond film The World Is Not Enough in the cinema and everyone since. I remember gradually going through all the films throughout high school with help from my dad who would pick random ones to watch and then eventually falling in love with everything from the action, the gadgets, the humour and of course the girls. I spent a large portion of my time at high school recording all the films from DVD to VHS (I was cheap as a teenager and didn't have a DVD player!) so that I could keep them and I remember even doing a Grade 10 negotiated studies project on Bond where I created my own 'Bond Monopoly' and a big thick Bond encyclopaedia to go with it. I even remember dressing up as Bond for a year 6 book fair parade where we had to go dressed as our favourite characters from books.

    As I grew up I went on to appreciate the films and the universe even more and have always held it in my favourite film series. Earlier this year me and two friends who I podcast with on a few other shows decided to start up a James Bond podcast called 'Double Oz Seven' out of the pure love of the series. Slowly we're going through all the films and providing a retrospective of each film and a variety of other things which is expanding my knowledge of the Bond franchise even more and giving myself a new found appreciation for it, including films which I might not necessarily been too high on in the past.

    As for personal preferences, I won't go into too many as you'll hate me before I finish writing, but I'm a huge Brosnan fan and my favourite Bond film is easily TWINE and I will admit I'm a fan and defender of Die Another Day!

    Now with that bit of info feel free to hate on me more and I look forward to contributing more to the forum and bringing out more podcasts on Bond! :)
    I'm just a small headed man with limited means who lost a fight with a chicken
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Welcome to AJB, TBINE! {[] You'll find a refreshing lack of hate here :007) We look forward to your opinions and insights. Cheers! -{
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    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,929Chief of Staff
    Great to have you here, TBINE -{
    YNWA 97
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Welcome, TBINE. -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    good on yah mate ,the tentacles of the AJB octopus ,are really reaching further around the world ,welcome .perhaps one day Bond will have a chase/fight on the roof of the Opera house :D
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    A warm welcome to our newest members OGG007 and TheBenIsNotEnough! Great to have you on board - I hope you both enjoy your time on AJB! :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Robbo88Robbo88 Newcastle, England.Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Welcome TBINE -{
    "Sic Parvis Magna"
    "Greatness From Small Beginnings."
  • dick_mojodick_mojo Posts: 16MI6 Agent
    Hello all, I've been instructed by Barbel to introduce myself here. My name is Richard and I've been a Bond fanatic for at least as long as I can remember. My first ever Bond film I remember watching was The Living Daylights with Timothy Dalton, and even though the 80's was a great decade for a young boy to grow up in in terms of fantastic action films, the romance and adventure of TLD always stood out for me as something special.

    My favourite Bond films are the first 4 canonical ones, especially Thunderball and Dr. No.

    Sorry if I seem overly pessimistic about Daniel Craig. Casino Royale is actually up there in my top 5 Bond films and I think its pretty much perfect, but I never warmed to Craig's portayal itself per se of the character, and with his recent criticisms of the character, it has been too much for me to bear.

    I wrote an article about it 3 years ago when Skyfall came out, a few of you might be interested in reading it, although please forgive my political meanings, no offence intended to people who think differently than I.
    http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14489
  • Robbo88Robbo88 Newcastle, England.Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Welcome friend -{.
    "Sic Parvis Magna"
    "Greatness From Small Beginnings."
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    Hello everyone! I am from Canada. Am a long time Bond fan and looking forward to watching SPECTRE. Already booked ticket for Nov 6th :D
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,929Chief of Staff
    Welcome to AJB -{
    YNWA 97
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,102Chief of Staff
    Welcome aboard, and we hope you have a great time here!
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Cheers, am747! {[]
    Check out my Amazon author page! Mark Loeffelholz
    "I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
    "Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
  • am747am747 Posts: 720MI6 Agent
    Thanks! {[]
  • Robbo88Robbo88 Newcastle, England.Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Welcome am747.
    "Sic Parvis Magna"
    "Greatness From Small Beginnings."
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    Welcome am747 ,good to see we have a canuck her
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    as you can see im a fan of the maple leaf :)
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    am747 wrote:
    Hello everyone! I am from Canada. Am a long time Bond fan and looking forward to watching SPECTRE. Already booked ticket for Nov 6th :D

    Welcome fellow Canadian...whereabouts are you from...

    My parents live in Victoria, BC.... I/they emigrated to Canada, from the UK, when I was 18, but came home for a 6 month visit, 15 years ago :))

    I consider Canada just as much as home as the UK... and regularly go back home for hols.
    She's worth whatever chaos she brings to the table and you know it. ~ Mark Anthony
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    HI gang ,the day has finally arrived ,im off to CAPE VERDE tomorrow ,so I will be off air for a while ,im off to spread the good word of Bond :)) And Fleming didst sayeth unto him ,go forth in thy Aston Martin and smite the non believer with thyne PPK (chapter 7 verses 4_6 . :D see you soon
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,102Chief of Staff
    Have fun, as!
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    Well that week went quicker than a DB10 running on Nos, have left the balmy 33 degree heat of the Cape Verde islands behind to a freezing London . :# but glad to be back here on AJB .
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • antiamadeusantiamadeus Posts: 16MI6 Agent
    Hi! Just posted in the James Bond Films discussion. Been a big 007 fan since I saw Moonraker on ABC back in 1988, I think. I've very much enjoyed reading the posts here for the past year or so. AJB is one of the few repositories for intelligent comment still remaining on the Internet! I especially appreciate everyone's attempts to respect different opinions. After all, these are just movies.

    Of course, I remember that story about Rick Sylvester waiting several days to attempt the Union Jack parachute jump for TSWLM. According to Dana Broccoli, Cubby called him, thinking Sylvester was getting cold feet. He was going to tell him that it's "just a movie" and it wasn't worth getting hurt trying it. When I first heard that story, knowing how spectacular the results were, I was tempted to think, Well, it might be worth it....

    antiamadeus (Ian C. Bloom)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Welcome Antiamadeus -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    New members are always welcomed -{
    Moonraker, In my opinion, is a superb Bond Film, and one to always make me smile.
    Have you seen Spectre yet?
    Love to hear your thoughts on the new film.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
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