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Orlebar Brown: Introducing the quintessential James Bond swim series!

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007 DR. NO

This iconic beach scene from the first Bond film Dr. No is sure to inspire you to seek similar sunny adventures. You might spot the difference between the film and image: the blue shirt Sean Connery wore was hand-tinted orange to create more eye-catching promotional lobby cards.

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007 THUNDERBALL

This illustration from the Thunderball film poster features Sean Connery as Bond fighting off a SPECTRE agent. These underwater action scenes contributed to the film winning an Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and make for a perfect pair of swim shorts for all 007 enthusiasts.

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007 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE

We've used artwork depicting a stylised Bond coolly piloting an autogyro while being pursued by SPECTRE helicopters for a striking pair of shorts. In typical style, he appears cool, calm and collected—so much so that his hands aren’t even touching the steering.

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007 LIVE AND LET DIE

This memorable chase scene from Live And Let Die shows Bond using a Glastron GT150 speedboat to evade Dr. Kananga’s men, during which a world record was unintentionally set when the boat cleared 110 feet.

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In Memoriam: Lewis Gilbert (1920 - 2018)

Lewis Gilbert, the director of three Bond movies ("You Only Live Twice", 1967, "The Spy Who Loved Me", 1977 and "Moonraker", 1979) has passed away at the age of 97.

007 Travelers sends condolences to his family and friends.

Born: 6 March 1920, London, England.
Died: 23 February 2018, Monaco

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007 Drink: Jack Daniel's whiskey

Drink: Jack Daniel's whiskey
Bond book appearances: James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007 (1973), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), You Only Live Twice (1964)
Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top selling American whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 1956. Despite being the location of a major operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for purchase at stores or restaurants within the county. (Wikipedia)

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"Bond poured himself a stiff Jack Daniel's sourmash bourbon on the rocks and added some water. He walked over to the desk and took the right-hand of the three chairs that had been arranged in a semicircle facing the 'Capu'".

Ian Fleming: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963)

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In Memoriam: Karin Dor (22 February 1938 - 6 November 2017)

007 Travelers is sad to hear about the death of Karin Dor. She was a Bond girl Helga Brandt in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

Born: 22 February 1938 Wiesbaden, Germany
Died: 6 November 2017 Munich, Germany

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007 Event: Film & Comic Con Exeter (14-15 October 2017)

What: Film & Comic Con Exeter
Where: Westpoint Centre (Devon) Ltd, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, UK
When: 14-15 October 2017

Show opening times:
Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 9am to 6pm
Standard Entry Price: £8* from 11am
Early Entry Price: £15* from 9am

Special Bond star appearances:

John Rhys-Davies
General Pushkin in "The Living Daylights" (1987)

Appearing: Saturday & Sunday
Autograph Price: £25
Photo Shoot Price: £25

Shane Rimmer

Commander Carter in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Hawaii Radar operator (uncredited) in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

Tom (uncredited) in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)

Hamilton (voice, uncredited) in "Live and Let Die" (1973)

Appearing: Saturday
Autograph Price: £10
Photo Shoot Price: £10

Alan Harris
Man Firing Getto Blaster (uncredited) in "The Living Daylights" (1987)

Appearing: Saturday
Autograph Price: £10

Garrick Hagon
USS Wayne Crewman in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) 

Appearing: Sunday

Autograph Price: £10

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007 Drink: Sake

Drink: Sake
Bond movie appearance: You Only Live Twice (1967)
Bond book appearance:  You Only Live Twice (1964), The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002) 
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"We have a saying ‘It is the man who drinks the first flask of sake; then the second flask drinks the first; then it is the sake which drinks the man." (Tiger Tanaka)

Ian Fleming: "You Only Live Twice" (1964)


Sake (Japanese: 酒) (IPA: /ˈsɑːkɛ/ SAH-keh), also spelled saké, (IPA: /ˈsɑːkeɪ/ SAH-kay or /ˈsɑːki/ SAH-kee) also referred to as a Japanese rice wine, is made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Unlike wine, in which alcohol (ethanol) is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, typically grapes, sake is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol. (Wikipedia). Read more here

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007 Related book: You Only Live Twice 50th Anniversary GUIDE TO JAPAN

Book: You Only Live Twice 50th Anniversary GUIDE TO JAPAN
Author: Martijn Mulder
Pages: 170
Language: English

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In Memoriam: Sadanoyama, Jay Milligan and Mona Chong

The world of James Bond has also lost these people:

Who:

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Sadanoyama, (real name Shinmatsu Ichikawa), died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on 27th of April 2017, his family confirmed. He was 79. According to JSA officials, he had been in and out of hospital this year after suffering a heart stroke.

Sadanoyama was a real character in the movie "You Only Live Twice" (1967) Upon his arrival in Japan, Bond (Sean Connery) meets with the sumo wrestler Sadoyanama who gives him tickets to the match. He was played by himself.

Sources: An obituary in The Japan Times, James Bond Wikia

Who:

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Jay Milligan, the driving stunt supervisor of "The Man With the Golden Gun", died in March 2017.
Mulligan had helped to create a stunt where a car would do a full rotation between two ramps, landing right side up on the other side.

Source: Ecfair.org

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Who: Bond girl Mona Chong has passed away, she was one of Blofeld's Angels of Death, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), Mona Chong's character name was Chinese Girl.

Source: From Sweden With Love Facebook page

007 Event: Club James Bond 007 France 20 Years & The Spy Who Loved Me 40 Years (24 June 2017)

What: Club James Bond 007 France 20 Years & The Spy Who Loved Me 40 Years
Where: Paris, France
When: 24 June 2017
Tickets: 130 EUR









Special Bond star appearances:

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Caroline Munro
Naomi in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Valerie Leon as Lady in Bahamas in
"Never Say Never Again"
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Valerie Leon
Hotel Receptionist in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and Lady in Bahamas in "Never Say Never Again" (1983)

Shane Rimmer as Commander Carter in
"The Spy Who Loved Me"
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Shane Rimmer

Commander Carter in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977)

Hawaii Radar operator (uncredited) in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

Tom (uncredited) in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)

Hamilton (voice, uncredited) in "Live and Let Die" (1973)

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007 Event: 50th Anniversary screening (digital restoration) of the 1967 Bond film "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" (18 May 2017)

What: 50th Anniversary screening (digital restoration) of the 1967 Bond film "You Only Live Twice"
Where: Pickwick Theatre, 5 S Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
When: 18 May, 7:30pm (Intro and contests at 7pm)



"I'll be introducing this 50th Anniversary screening (digital restoration) of the 1967 Bond film "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" at the Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, IL on MAY 18, 7:30pm (Intro and contests at 7pm). Tickets available at here".

Raymond Benson

Ian Fleming Foundation board member Colin Clark will also be on hand to exhibit the Model 47 Bell Helicopter used in the film. Pre-show music on the theatre organ by Jay Warren begins at 6:30. First 100 patrons get a chance to win a tour of the James Bond vehicles facility overseen by the Ian Fleming Foundation.

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007 Item: Elät vain kahdesti (You Only Live Twice) VHS video

007 Item: Elät vain kahdesti (You Only Live Twice) VHS video

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007 Food: A pint of Jack Daniels and a double portion of eggs Benedict

Food: A pint of Jack Daniels and a double portion of eggs Benedict
Bond book appearance: You Only Live Twice (1964)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"To Bond's unspeakable relief, they put up that night at the smartest hotel in Kyoto, the Miyako. The comfortable bed, air-conditioning and Western-style lavatory on which one could actually sit were out of this world. Better still, Tiger said that unfortunately he had to dine with the Chief of Police of the prefecture and Bond ordered a pint of Jack Daniels and a double portion of eggs Benedict to be brought up to his room. Then, from the belated sense of duty, he watched "The Seven Detectives", a famous Japanese television series, failed to spot the villain, and went to bed and slept for twelve hours."

Ian Fleming: "You Only Live Twice" (1964)


Eggs Benedict is a traditional American brunch or breakfast dish that consists of two halves of an English muffin each of which is topped with Canadian bacon – or sometimes bacon – a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. The dish was first popularized in New York City. Many variations on the basic recipe are served.

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Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey and the top selling American whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown-Forman Corporation since 1956. Despite being the location of a major operational distillery, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore is a dry county, so the product is not available for purchase at stores or restaurants within the county.

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In Memoriam: Joe Powell

Joe Powell (21 March 1922 - 30 June 2016) has passed away.

Joe Powell, doubling for Sean Connery on the set of "The Man Who Would be King"
PHOTO CREDIT:PENELOPE REIFFER

Joe Powell, who has died aged 94, was known as the “daddy of British stuntmen” for the gut-wrenchingly high-risk feats he performed in classic adventure films such as "Where Eagles Dare" and "The Guns of Navarone".

For "The Man Who Would Be King", John Huston’s adaptation of a Rudyard Kipling story filmed in the Atlas mountains, Powell, doubling for Sean Connery, had to plunge 100 ft from a collapsed rope bridge into a perilous ravine: if he had missed the target area covered with boxes to cushion his fall, he would have plummeted a further 2,000 ft. The co-star Michael Caine walked away saying: “I’m not going to watch this one.” Huston was delighted, saying it was “the darnedest stunt I ever saw”.

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Source: The Telegraph

Photo: From the set of "The Man Who Would Be King": Penelope Reiffer


Joe Powell in James Bond movies:

Stunts (uncredited) in "Casino Royale" (1967)
Stunt rigger (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) in "You Only Live Twice" (1967)
Stunt double Blofeld (uncredited) in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969)
Stunt arranger in "A View to a Kill" (1985)

According to Movie-Dude.co.uk site Joe Powell acted also in "Casino Royale" (1967) having two roles: British Officer and Strong Man / Piper.

Joe Powell as British Officer in
"Casino Royale" (1967)
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Joe Powell as Strong Man / Piper in
"Casino Royale" (1967)
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