44.....and been growing up with the Bond series since I was a wee 6 or 7, right down to the drive-in Thunderball/YOLT double feature and having a James Bond lunchbox when they were NEW!
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,654MI6 Agent
Quoting SeansGal:
wow, so many young people! this is great.
I saw my first Bond at 15- DAF. I liked Bond
anyway! I fell in love with Sean Connery,
and found Bond through my aunt's collection
of Fleming novels until I could get a chance
to see the rest of the films.
I have actually JUST finally seen them all,
thanks to seeing AVTAK on Spike the other day!
I was jealous with my two older sisters because our grandparents brought them to watch DAF, but I was too young. They previously made the mistake of taking me to a western, which I could not sit quietly through...so no more movies with gramps and granny for a long long time!
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
Tee HeeCBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
I'll be 18 in a few weeks. Finally I will get my right to vote here in the U.S. I was very upset to have missed this latest election, although I am pleased with the results.
"My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."
I'm 36. Glad to see the median age of members at ajb isn't the same as another Bond site where it seems nobody is over 20. That particular site begins with the letter M & ends with a number but I don't want to give the name away.;)
FelixLeiter ♀Staffordshire or a pubPosts: 1,286MI6 Agent
edited February 2005
Been watching Bond since I was born!
I can't really remember how old I was. Maybe a couple of months! I can remember seeing a bit of Licence to Kill and Goldeneye when I was VERY young. Of course, they're a 12 and 15, so I didn't get to see all of them.
I got to see some of the PG ones when I was about 3 though.
007 Heaven would be on and my mom would be at work and my dad would be working in the dining room. I think the very first one I saw all the way through, was You Only Live Twice. I don't remember any of the film when i first watched it, but I remember the 007 sighn that came on at the break.
Ahhh... those were the days. Before homework...before detention...before more detention...and more detention...and more and more...
Somebody opened a thread like this one with exactly the same name What a co........! Unbelievable!
I am excited to know that there are still bond fans above 24
by the way I am only 21(99% ready to do valueble things with my life) almost 22 though
I'm 47. My father had all the books and I started reading them when I was quite young. They were considered rather risque back then and that intrigued me.
Quoting MizB:
I'm 47. My father had all the books and I started reading them when I was quite young. They were considered rather risque back then and that intrigued me.
MizB.
Same story as me, MizB, except it was my grandfather. Same age, too.
Quoting Barbel: Quoting MizB:
I'm 47. My father had all the books and I started reading them when I was quite young. They were considered rather risque back then and that intrigued me.
MizB.
Same story as me, MizB, except it was my grandfather. Same age, too.
That's my story too--and I'm older than both of you.The mysterious aura of notoriety surrounding Ian Fleming's novels made them immediately appealing to me.Seeing the original four movies in the years in which they were originally released and thus experiencing "Bondmania" firsthand only served to heighten my enthusiasm.:)
FelixLeiter ♀Staffordshire or a pubPosts: 1,286MI6 Agent
*makes lots of no offense signs* I was no where near born when the first Bond movies were released!
I started reading the Bond books last year on Christmas day. I hadn't asked for them but my auntie saw them so she knew I liked Bond and got them for me. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad she did - I've been glued to them ever since and just started FRWL. It's great so far.
*makes apologie for putting this here instead of in the right forum*
That's my story too--and I'm older than both of you.The mysterious aura of notoriety surrounding Ian Fleming's novels made them immediately appealing to me.Seeing the original four movies in the years in which they were originally released and thus experiencing "Bondmania" firsthand only served to heighten my enthusiasm.:)
And, like you, I read the Modesty Blaise books, too. Although I enjoyed them (at least till P O'D started to flag a bit towards the end of the series, IMHO) they didn't "spark" me in the same way. This may be veering off topic, but did you read Donald Hamilton and Len Deighton as well? I know you read Gardner (moving back to 007 territory).
FelixLeiter ♀Staffordshire or a pubPosts: 1,286MI6 Agent
Quoting Willie Garvin: Quoting Barbel: Quoting MizB:
I'm 47. My father had all the books and I started reading them when I was quite young. They were considered rather risque back then and that intrigued me.
MizB.
Same story as me, MizB, except it was my grandfather. Same age, too.
That's my story too--and I'm older than both of you.The mysterious aura of notoriety surrounding Ian Fleming's novels made them immediately appealing to me.Seeing the original four movies in the years in which they were originally released and thus experiencing "Bondmania" firsthand only served to heighten my enthusiasm.:)
I didn't get to see any of the movies until I was an adult! My Mom was quite conservative and religious and sort of ruled the roost when it came to the movies we saw. But once I saw Sean Connery in that tux, I was a goner . . .
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I was jealous with my two older sisters because our grandparents brought them to watch DAF, but I was too young. They previously made the mistake of taking me to a western, which I could not sit quietly through...so no more movies with gramps and granny for a long long time!
-Roger Moore
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I can't really remember how old I was. Maybe a couple of months! I can remember seeing a bit of Licence to Kill and Goldeneye when I was VERY young. Of course, they're a 12 and 15, so I didn't get to see all of them.
I got to see some of the PG ones when I was about 3 though.
007 Heaven would be on and my mom would be at work and my dad would be working in the dining room. I think the very first one I saw all the way through, was You Only Live Twice. I don't remember any of the film when i first watched it, but I remember the 007 sighn that came on at the break.
Ahhh... those were the days. Before homework...before detention...before more detention...and more detention...and more and more...
MM
I am excited to know that there are still bond fans above 24
by the way I am only 21(99% ready to do valueble things with my life) almost 22 though
MizB.
Same story as me, MizB, except it was my grandfather. Same age, too.
That's my story too--and I'm older than both of you.The mysterious aura of notoriety surrounding Ian Fleming's novels made them immediately appealing to me.Seeing the original four movies in the years in which they were originally released and thus experiencing "Bondmania" firsthand only served to heighten my enthusiasm.:)
I started reading the Bond books last year on Christmas day. I hadn't asked for them but my auntie saw them so she knew I liked Bond and got them for me. I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad she did - I've been glued to them ever since and just started FRWL. It's great so far.
*makes apologie for putting this here instead of in the right forum*
And, like you, I read the Modesty Blaise books, too. Although I enjoyed them (at least till P O'D started to flag a bit towards the end of the series, IMHO) they didn't "spark" me in the same way. This may be veering off topic, but did you read Donald Hamilton and Len Deighton as well? I know you read Gardner (moving back to 007 territory).
Naturally, but comparison shows his strengths even more prominently.
I didn't get to see any of the movies until I was an adult! My Mom was quite conservative and religious and sort of ruled the roost when it came to the movies we saw. But once I saw Sean Connery in that tux, I was a goner . . .
MizB