Here’s an interesting snippet a friend sent about the upcoming Sir Roger Moore/Rosamund Pike event in October.

Pike from Die Another Day will be reading as Honeychile Rider of Ian Fleming’s Dr. No as part of the centenary celebration.

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Vic Flick’s new book just arrived in my mail box and looks good so far!

I am reprinting an excerpt from my liner notes for James Bond NOW, one of Vic’s 007 tribute albums including original works and covers of Bond’s best…

Vic Flick: An Appreciation

Every frustrated guitarist has at some point in their lives practiced “air guitar” in front of a mirror or brandished a cricket bat or tennis racket as a means of emulating an axe-wielding great. Of that, I am certain. We’ve all done it; myself included.

Before I began to string a few chords together, there was only one record I ever wanted to “accompany”…the John Barry Seven’s legendary recording of “The James Bond Theme.” Me, I wanted to play like Vic Flick. In fact, when I “played” my note perfect rendition, I was Vic Flick, transported back in time to Abbey Road Studios, circa 1962, where I was leading a full orchestra into recording history. For me, “The James Bond Theme” is the definitive guitar-based instrumental bar none and the most famous film theme of all time.

As such, Vic Flick’s contribution to the success of the Bond series should never be underestimated and, remains, to this day, as vital as Maurice Bender’s opening title sequences and as innovative as “Q’s” gadgetry. Can you imagine a Bond film without its trademark theme? I thought not. This compilation is, therefore, a fitting tribute to a consummate professional and much underrated talent, whose elegant style has graced more hits than you would ever thinkpossible.

Yes, Vic Flick is the Sean Connery of the electric guitar. Accept no impostors.

—Pete Walker is co-author of “John Barry: A Life In Music”

Download Vic Flick’s James Bond NOW

Get Vic’s New Autobiography

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Got another snippet for my files. Still sounds rough, but there could be potential there. Not sure if Quantum of Solace features this style of hiphop/Caribbean swing style.
Quantum of Solace Snippet 2?

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From the Airline Biz blog:
For its September issue, Air & Space magazine asked pilots to rank the coolest aircraft from the James Bond 007 movies. The magazine has compiled a list of nine aircraft as the coolest of the cool.
Here’s the list:
Wallis WA-116 “Little Nellie” Autogyro
Bede BD-5J Acrostar Micro-jet
Lockheed L1329 JetStar
The Space Shuttle
British [...]

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Don’t Bond fans light candles and throw confetti?

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Boxwish has a feature on CR gadgetry and goodies, from the Sony Ericsson K790 phone to the famous blue swim trunks. Yummy photos, but a confusing interface if you want to know how to buy.

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AskMen.com is having a contest where you can vote for the 49 Most Influential Men of 2008. Daniel Craig is a nominee in the Actor category.
Go vote. If the link doesn’t work, it’s because they want you to watch their stupid advertising. Go to the main AskMen page, then click the Top 49 Men of [...]

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Originally announced to be released on November 7, the new US release date is a week later, November 14:
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) — Sony Corp. moved the release of the new James Bond film back a week to Nov. 14, following Time Warner Inc.’s decision to delay the next Harry Potter film until July.
The later [...]

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This is a clever commercial–Sean Connery for RAS.

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Nice story on IMDb today, excerpted from Roger Moore’s new memoir.
[Moore] admits a spectacular smash scene in Live and Let Die was actually a terrifying stunt gone wrong.
He explains, “I did quite a few run-throughs to practice and, whilst banking on one such run, the engine cut out. I had no steering! I therefore [...]

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