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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Murdock wrote:
    Ah that's a very respectable trade (I would say that seeing as I work in the industry) ;-)

    Yep every little bit helps. I'm very excited. Hopefully i'll get it. :)
    Good luck to you, mate! :)
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    Tracy wrote:
    Hulk Hogan 60 today......

    What a star from my childhood! Happy birthday!
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    Ice cream van just pulled into my street playing the Bond theme. Never heard that from an ice cream van in all my 37 years. Sounded like something from an 8-Bit computer!
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Oh, wow. Really?! 007 is everywhere, that's great to see. I'll keep my ears to the ground now.
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    Ice cream van just pulled into my street playing the Bond theme. Never heard that from an ice cream van in all my 37 years. Sounded like something from an 8-Bit computer!

    Send him round my neck of the woods! Would love to see and hear that! Does he handbrake turn around corners?!!! :)) :-bd
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Ice cream van just pulled into my street playing the Bond theme. Never heard that from an ice cream van in all my 37 years. Sounded like something from an 8-Bit computer!

    That's awesome! I was having a rough shift at work a few days ago when Shirley Bassey came on over the radio signing Goldfinger and for a moment everything was all better. :)
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    RogueAgent wrote:
    Ice cream van just pulled into my street playing the Bond theme. Never heard that from an ice cream van in all my 37 years. Sounded like something from an 8-Bit computer!

    Send him round my neck of the woods! Would love to see and hear that! Does he handbrake turn around corners?!!! :)) :-bd

    No, but I do believe he knows how to a-woo the ladies ;-)
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    You guys all hear Bond music come on at cool times. The only time I ever hear Bond music on the radio is when a station is playing 80s hits, and then A View to a Kill comes on. And only A View to a Kill, not All Time High, or The Living Daylights (my favorite of the 80s Bond themes).
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    This is pointless Bond-not-Bond related crap I know but, I was travelling back from Leeds to North Yorkshire yesterday evening and I passed nearby a village called Dalton (near Thirsk). There is another village not far from that, in between Middlesbrough and Redcar, called Lazenby. I am now on the lookout for the other villages named Connery, Moore, Brosnan and Craig ;-)
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
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    This is pointless Bond-not-Bond related crap I know but, I was travelling back from Leeds to North Yorkshire yesterday evening and I passed nearby a village called Dalton (near Thirsk). There is another village not far from that, in between Middlesbrough and Redcar, called Lazenby. I am now on the lookout for the other villages named Connery, Moore, Brosnan and Craig ;-)

    That's nice! Out of them all, I wouldn't never have guessed there was a place called Lazenby.

    Now try this for coincidence. My grandfather shares his birthday with Connery and my father with Craig, my mother's birthday is exactly 2 months before Brosnan and one of my school friends is a birthday girl the same day as Moore /:)
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    Sandy wrote:
    This is pointless Bond-not-Bond related crap I know but, I was travelling back from Leeds to North Yorkshire yesterday evening and I passed nearby a village called Dalton (near Thirsk). There is another village not far from that, in between Middlesbrough and Redcar, called Lazenby. I am now on the lookout for the other villages named Connery, Moore, Brosnan and Craig ;-)

    That's nice! Out of them all, I wouldn't never have guessed there was a place called Lazenby.

    Now try this for coincidence. My grandfather shares his birthday with Connery and my father with Craig, my mother's birthday is exactly 2 months before Brosnan and one of my school friends is a birthday girl the same day as Moore /:)

    Yeah I'm kind of guessing it's the sort of place where you don't stay too long before you decide it's time to move on and leave it all behind only to regret so later on :-)
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    Sandy wrote:
    This is pointless Bond-not-Bond related crap I know but, I was travelling back from Leeds to North Yorkshire yesterday evening and I passed nearby a village called Dalton (near Thirsk). There is another village not far from that, in between Middlesbrough and Redcar, called Lazenby. I am now on the lookout for the other villages named Connery, Moore, Brosnan and Craig ;-)

    That's nice! Out of them all, I wouldn't never have guessed there was a place called Lazenby.

    Now try this for coincidence. My grandfather shares his birthday with Connery and my father with Craig, my mother's birthday is exactly 2 months before Brosnan and one of my school friends is a birthday girl the same day as Moore /:)

    Yeah I'm kind of guessing it's the sort of place where you don't stay too long before you decide it's time to move on and leave it all behind only to regret so later on :-)

    You probably only visit Dalton twice, and it's probably pretty bleak each time.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    There is no thread for this, so I'll put it here.

    Adele has a role in next year's film The Secret Service.

    A few Bond connections there.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Samuel001 wrote:
    There is no thread for this, so I'll put it here.

    Adele has a role in next year's film The Secret Service.

    A few Bond connections there.

    Interesting. Thanks for the update, @Samuel001.

  • edited August 2013 Posts: 23
    Elton John as well !. ;;)
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    Over and over Ric Flair gets his a** kicked financially in divorces , why can't he learn that getting married only causes trouble for him :/

    I think Flair , Hogan & Taker should retire , Taker did an interview recently with Houston newspaper and he wants to continue a few more yrs , unfortunately I fear his body might pull the plug on that.....maybe he should do like Edge and retire before he gets seriously hurt ? (can't blame him for doing Manias , they pay a crapload of $$$)
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    I don't mind Hogan and Undertaker staying on, but Ric Flair should definitely retire. The man's looked 80 years old for the past 30 years.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Man vs ladder, live on TV:

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    Samuel001 wrote:
    Man vs ladder, live on TV:


    Saw this last night. Absolutely brilliant! :))
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    I do not know how the presenter kept a straight face, I couldn't. I'm still laughing, I know I shouldn't but that was funny!
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    40th anniversary Enter the Dragon today !
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    de Niro 70 today.......

    Now I've got the whole cast of Deer Hunter (de Niro & Walken resumes , Savage contract , Cazale & Streep sigs)
  • Tracy wrote:
    Over and over Ric Flair gets his a** kicked financially in divorces , why can't he learn that getting married only causes trouble for him :/

    I think Flair, Hogan & Taker should retire, Taker did an interview recently with Houston newspaper and he wants to continue a few more yrs, unfortunately I fear his body might pull the plug on that.....maybe he should do like Edge and retire before he gets seriously hurt ? (can't blame him for doing Manias , they pay a crapload of $$$)

    Nice to read that there is another wrestling fan out there. I was a fan when Bruno was champ as a little kid, and once has a part time wrestling video business and made some nice extra cash on the side before my kids were born. Got to know a lot of people in the biz back then. Everything I'll say next is the absolute truth from personal experience, and Hogan fans may be insulted when they read about their hero and the truth behind the legend.

    Flair has been officially retired for well over a year now as far as wrestling goes. But he's still revered as the greatest wrestler of all time for many, and can still be very valuable in front of the camera as he can still talk the talk and the fans go crazy every time he makes an appearance on WWE TV. Consider that on his last full time run in 2008, at the age of 59, he was wrestling as well as anyone on the entire roster, including guys 35 years younger than he. No one in wrestling history has been that good for that long. He's been a personal friend and mentor to many greats that came after him and since retired, HHH and Shawm Michaels among his closest friends and most ardent supporters. Ric has been unlucky in marriage, no question, but then Ric could never keep it in his pants regardless of commitment when it came to a beautiful and willing woman, so there you go. I got to know him pretty well on a first name basis in the 1980's and 1990's, and let me tell you, you couldn't find a more generous and good hearted human being, especially when it comes to children. Grown-ups too. Many a night Ric bought drinks for a crowded bar and spoke kindly to anyone who approached him. He lost his son Reid a few months ago, and I know he's going through a very rough time right now. I can't imagine.

    Taker is now divorced from his wife Sara, she of his neck tattoo, and married to former WWE diva Michelle McCool. I only met him once when he was going by the name of "Mean" Mark Callous in the old NWA/WCW back in early 1989 just before he went with the WWF. Mark really is his name, and he seemed like a nice enough fellow. Now he's pretty much a novelty act, he is physically beat up and really can't go full time as a regular character, but on a limited basis he is still a valuable commodity that sells tickets whenever he appears. Unlike Edge and Arn Anderson, he can have the odd match or two once a year and not risk being permanently crippled, so why not. He can still bring it and was a great worker in his prime.

    Hogan, well, he was one of the worst in-ring wrestlers I've ever seen since he got his big push thanks to Rocky III. He wasn't exactly a great worker even when that end of things was his focus. All show, and no go like that if you understand the business. He was much more passionate about his fame and all the money than being a wrestler in the sense of enjoying that end of his job and working hard to get better at it. And not exactly a good human being either. I only crossed paths with him a few times, as he wasn't the type who socialized with fans and often he retreated right to his room which was what those who didn't want to be bothered did. I'll never forget the one thing I saw that convinced me his kid friendly gimmick was exactly that, all show. This is a true story. I saw a kid that I knew personally, who was wheelchair bound, approach him and try to spend some time. He barely got acknowledged, let alone a pic or an autograph. Flair bought that same kid $300 worth of X-mas presents. And never took any credit for it with anyone. The only reason I know this is because I knew the kid and his mother told me that on the side.

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    True but I never dwell on the bad stuff , to counter point your neg Hogan story I heard he once sgd for 40 mins straight and almost missed his flight , if that ain't a nice gesture then I dunno what is......there's always a bad side to every person though.

    I can live with that Warrior doesn't like the biz , he still entertained the kids.......who knew what he was like when we were kids ;)

    (it's like Chris Lee getting fed up with playing Dracula , it was just a job for him)

    In his first marriage Taker was a notorious cheater , not something he's proud of now but I guess he was young and dumb (but then again many wrestlers cheated)

    He's not so dumb when it comes to his money though , I understand he earned decent when it came to real estate (pre-finance crisis anyway) , also Harley Davidsons are good investments should he consider selling some in the future.

    I understand that fans who have met Hogan at cons have described him as nice (but then again he's paid to do them , still he could be foul mooded like Honky Tonk Man)
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    Tracy wrote:
    True but I never dwell on the bad stuff , to counter point your neg Hogan story I heard he once sgd for 40 mins straight and almost missed his flight , if that ain't a nice gesture then I dunno what is......there's always a bad side to every person though.

    I can live with that Warrior doesn't like the biz , he still entertained the kids.......who knew what he was like when we were kids ;)

    (it's like Chris Lee getting fed up with playing Dracula , it was just a job for him)

    In his first marriage Taker was a notorious cheater , not something he's proud of now but I guess he was young and dumb (but then again many wrestlers cheated)

    He's not so dumb when it comes to his money though , I understand he earned decent when it came to real estate (pre-finance crisis anyway) , also Harley Davidsons are good investments should he consider selling some in the future.

    I understand that fans who have met Hogan at cons have described him as nice (but then again he's paid to do them , still he could be foul mooded like Honky Tonk Man)

    I don't know the bolded means, but if it means signed autographs, that was decent of him unless he thought he had nowhere else to hide out. I'm sure he has his good side. But most stories and people's thoughts about him in the industry are far more kind to Flair when it comes to reputation and deed.
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    Rolv Wesenlund RIP (he played the socially inept troublemaker Fleksnes , Fleksnes is a stereotypical Norwegian).......Fleksnes is a very famous comedic character in Norway , Sweden & Denmark.
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    "The one and only , Arnold Schwarzenegger !" (quote Mr Olympia judge , '75)
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    This guy is currently my new personal hero ^:)^

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23869462
  • [The Hollywood Reporter]  In 2005, a 30-something actor on the precipice of superstardom began prepping for a lead feature role that required ample spotlight on his abs.

    The actor met with the film’s trainer and outlined the performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone (HGH), he already had been taking. The trainer, a firm believer that a chiseled physique should be achieved naturally, recused himself from working with the actor.

    “He told me that HGH made him feel like nothing else ever made him feel,” recalls the trainer, who declined to be identified out of respect for trainer/trainee confidentiality. “He was basically addicted. I told him to find another trainer. He did.”

    That actor, now an A-lister who continues to cash in on his impressive torso, is just one of Hollywood’s growing list of stars who turn to injectable HGH and other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) amid the ever-competitive world of looking great at any age.

    Actor:

    Role:

    Film:


  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    [The Hollywood Reporter]  In 2005, a 30-something actor on the precipice of superstardom began prepping for a lead feature role that required ample spotlight on his abs.

    The actor met with the film’s trainer and outlined the performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone (HGH), he already had been taking. The trainer, a firm believer that a chiseled physique should be achieved naturally, recused himself from working with the actor.

    “He told me that HGH made him feel like nothing else ever made him feel,” recalls the trainer, who declined to be identified out of respect for trainer/trainee confidentiality. “He was basically addicted. I told him to find another trainer. He did.”

    That actor, now an A-lister who continues to cash in on his impressive torso, is just one of Hollywood’s growing list of stars who turn to injectable HGH and other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) amid the ever-competitive world of looking great at any age.

    Actor:

    Role:

    Film:


    I certainly hope that isn't referring to Daniel Craig during his preparation for Casino Royale.
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