The great MI6 Community JAMES BOND Advent Calendar

4EverBonded

I am happy to be back, and I'd enjoy putting up some things for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th. Plus I know most of you will be busy then with family, friends, or events; and I won't be. Just me and my bottle of something delicious, Xmas music, books, and Bond films. I will check previous last 2 years to try not to duplicate what has been done recently, but I feel sure I will have some repetition; hope folks don't mind. Cheers! :))

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

4EverBonded wrote: »

I am happy to be back, and I'd enjoy putting up some things for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th. Plus I know most of you will be busy then with family, friends, or events; and I won't be. Just me and my bottle of something delicious, Xmas music, books, and Bond films. I will check previous last 2 years to try not to duplicate what has been done recently, but I feel sure I will have some repetition; hope folks don't mind. Cheers! :))

Excellent I will add you to the list, I think I have repeated a few things myself over the years, some Bond memory's are worth revisiting I can think of one Sir Roger memory immediately.

I have come up with an idea 💡 for something slightly different. My own comment 'thinking outside the box' made me think of a theme.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Just pick a date and I will add your name to the list and carry the list over to following pages, post anything James Bond, Christmas or Holiday season related during your selected day(s)

1st. @Fire_and_Ice_Returns
2nd. @RichardTheBruce
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9th. @Fire_and_Ice_Returns
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13th. @Agent_99
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24th. @4EverBonded
25th. @RichardTheBruce
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RichardTheBruce

4EverBonded wrote: »

I will check previous last 2 years to try not to duplicate what has been done recently, but I feel sure I will have some repetition; hope folks don't mind. Cheers! :))

Well that's tradition isn't it, @4EverBonded. Definitely some staples I want to see again.

4EverBonded

Thanks! I love, love, love Xmas so this will be fun for me. :-bd

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RichardTheBruce wrote: »

4EverBonded wrote: »

I will check previous last 2 years to try not to duplicate what has been done recently, but I feel sure I will have some repetition; hope folks don't mind. Cheers! :))

Well that's tradition isn't it, @4EverBonded. Definitely some staples I want to see again.

Whats day(s) shall I put you down for @RichardTheBruce

Agent_99

4EverBonded wrote: »

Thanks! I love, love, love Xmas so this will be fun for me. :-bd

Me too! I've started on the festive food already because why wait?

RichardTheBruce

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Whats day(s) shall I put you down for @RichardTheBruce

Thanks @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I think I have something for the 25th.

Also can I suggest if it appears a day may pass without a name assigned, it's open to the board to represent something.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RichardTheBruce wrote: »

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Whats day(s) shall I put you down for @RichardTheBruce

Thanks @Fire_and_Ice_Returns I think I have something for the 25th.

Also can I suggest if it appears a day may pass without a name assigned, it's open to the board to represent something.

Great stuff I will add you to the list.

Yeah good idea, I think a few of us including yourself filled in the gap days last year.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Bump... a couple of days to go until December, plenty of days available :)

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

I will get the bauble rolling...

DECEMBER 1st


Christmas is not Christmas without food and a drink or three, here are some James Bond themed selections, I may have to see if I can order some of the truffles...

James Bond Dry Martini Gourmet Popcorn



007 Dry Martini Truffles



Live and Let Fry



Looking at the Calorie count I will definitely be going with the Caviar or the Smoked Salmon (which I often have for breakfast).


Make your choice…

Champagne – James Bond’s royal flush
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/champagne-james-bonds-royal-flush

Agent_99

Wonderful, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns! Thoroughly in the festive mood now.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Agent_99 wrote: »

Wonderful, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns! Thoroughly in the festive mood now.

Thank you, you are very kind. :)

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Sir Roger Moore - "Once In Royal David's City" 1959

I post this every year now, it captures the spirit of simpler times for me.

RichardTheBruce

Christmas Past 1965.

AGENT 007 AND THE GREAT
CHRISTMAS CAPER
Last year’s war toys and brassiere-clad dolls seemed bad enough.
But now along comes James Bond to flash a startling array of
ingenious weapons and pose a bewildering moral dilemma for
parents
December 1 1965 EILEEN MORRIS

Click on: View Article Pages

LAST CHRISTMAS, the militant group calling itself the Voice of Women stirred up a national argument with an Appeal to Parents: “Have you noticed the increase in war toys each Christmas? It is time to call a halt — plastic hand grenades, land mines, booby traps, automatic guns, toy missiles, etc., the whole grisly collection must be repudiated. We, the buyers. make the ultimate decision."

See the complete article here:

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1965/12/1/agent-007-and-the-great-christmas-caper

[ --MORE-- ]

Check it out.

https://archive.macleans.ca/image/spread/19651201/11

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RichardTheBruce wrote: »

Christmas Past 1965.

AGENT 007 AND THE GREAT
CHRISTMAS CAPER
Last year’s war toys and brassiere-clad dolls seemed bad enough.
But now along comes James Bond to flash a startling array of
ingenious weapons and pose a bewildering moral dilemma for
parents
December 1 1965 EILEEN MORRIS

Click on: View Article Pages

LAST CHRISTMAS, the militant group calling itself the Voice of Women stirred up a national argument with an Appeal to Parents: “Have you noticed the increase in war toys each Christmas? It is time to call a halt — plastic hand grenades, land mines, booby traps, automatic guns, toy missiles, etc., the whole grisly collection must be repudiated. We, the buyers. make the ultimate decision."

See the complete article here:

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1965/12/1/agent-007-and-the-great-christmas-caper

[ --MORE-- ]

Check it out.

https://archive.macleans.ca/image/spread/19651201/11

Back in the 80's we had quite a selection of cap guns and plastic grenades.

I owned one or two sling shots I had a Pro Diablo and a Black Widow and also Rambo Knife for when I went climbing trees making tree houses...

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RichardTheBruce

https://twitter.com/007/status/1466391710494199808

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

RichardTheBruce wrote: »

https://twitter.com/007/status/1466391710494199808

Earlier than I thought, the Steel Book is appealing.

4EverBonded

Thanks, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns and @RichardTheBruce - enjoyed all of that!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Here we go, enjoying our annual Xmas Advent thread.
I saw nobody listed for today, so I'm just popping in these timely Xmas ads.
Some of us are still shopping, right? Well, here's some inspiration from Desmond & Roger ~

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4EverBonded

Ok, that worked; finally.

MERRY XMAS to all Bond fans! (source is Bondmovies.com from back in 2017)

4EverBonded

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season - today through New Year's ... cheers! B-)

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Thank you @4EverBonded I have never seen that Q advertisement before.

4EverBonded

Oh good! I figure everything I post has been done in the past. It's just nice to find new things from time to time. Cheers!

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

4EverBonded wrote: »

Oh good! I figure everything I post has been done in the past. It's just nice to find new things from time to time. Cheers!

I think Desmond did quite a few advertisements, though I don't recall that particular one.

Dwayne

I don’t have anything “real” to contribute, but this popped into my head earlier today (sorry folks):

“My Friend and I are here to buy the new “NO TIME TO DIE” Blu-Ray. I hear there are a lot of explosions at the end of this film, and - you know - I REALLY LIKE THAT!”

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Dwayne wrote: »

I don’t have anything “real” to contribute, but this popped into my head earlier today (sorry folks):

“My Friend and I are here to buy the new “NO TIME TO DIE” Blu-Ray. I hear there are a lot of explosions at the end of this film, and - you know - I REALLY LIKE THAT!”

That is funny.

Fire_and_Ice_Returns

Every James Bond Watch DN to SP

RichardTheBruce

Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »

Dwayne wrote: »

I don’t have anything “real” to contribute, but this popped into my head earlier today (sorry folks):

“My Friend and I are here to buy the new “NO TIME TO DIE” Blu-Ray. I hear there are a lot of explosions at the end of this film, and - you know - I REALLY LIKE THAT!”

That is funny.

Mmm there's a history.

Dark Horse Comics (1992) 11
https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?IID=4451241

Cover by Arthur Adams. This month Dark Horse Comics takes you from the bottom of the ocean to the jungles of Africa, from the pyramids of Egypt to the depths of outer space. This globe- (and galaxy-) spanning issue features the titanic might of Godzilla, King of the Monsters in part 2 of "Godzilla: Blast from the Past"; the savage fury of Predator in part 2 of "Predator: The Pride at Nghasa"; the limitless tenacity of James Bond, agent 007, in part 4 of "James Bond: Light of My Death"; and the fathomless cunning of Aliens in "Aliens: Taste" -- all wrapped up in a monstrous cover by Arthur Adams! FC. Cover price $2.50.

James Bond vs. Godzilla: Minisode 2

https://www.godzillavangelists.com/listen-here/2018/5/3/minisode-2-james-bond-vs-godzilla



GODZILLA vs KONG - and JAMES BOND - Who Would Win?

Agent_99

I know my day's not till Monday, but we've had a few blank days so I thought I'd do another Christmas gift roundup. (You are absolutely allowed to buy these as Christmas gifts for yourself; after all, I did.)

I’ve mentioned Heel Tread’s Bond car-themed socks before. You can now buy a pack of 4 with designs inspired by the Aston Martin DB-5 and Vantage, Lotus Esprit and AMC Hornet.



The Bond Lifestyle website IDed Bond’s tactical gloves from NTTD as the Mil-Tec Combat Touch. I got mine for £8, free P&P, from Militarykit.com - they’re brilliant for cycling.



Mark Mitchell (markmillustrator on Instagram) has some gorgeous Bond art in his Etsy shop ReelCultArt, including some great retro portraits inspired by Goldfinger and recreations of movie scenes in the style of the old newspaper comic strip. I ordered his Dalton strip and it came with a very lovely sketch too!



I think I posted Pierce’s bust from Legion Miniatures last year; this time it’s Tim. I couldn’t figure out how to buy from Legion Miniatures’ website but you can preorder from a company in Germany.



Finally, if you’re a fan of Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire, as seen in Skyfall, why not buy it on a print, face mask, umbrella or cushion from the National Gallery shop?