007 - HBD!

[Doc Moose]

Today is 007 Day! Today is the birthday of Sean Connery, the best of all the actors in the James Bond movie series.
Connery was born on August 25,1930, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Happy birthday, 007!

Lots of great movies made by Sean.

1964 - James Bond - Goldfinger: title sequence

[thumper]

For me Sean Connery was the ONLY James Bond.

Goldfinger is amazing....one of my favorite movies.

I remember as a kid going to the '64-65 World's Fair in New York and seeing 007's iconic Aston Martin DB5.  They demonstrated all of the gadgets for the crowd....

Something I'll never forget.

[Oss]

remember that also thumper

remember the aqua car  We got a ride in it on land then in the lake and out again

looked like a sunbeam

was goldfinger the one where he could change the plate # or was that thunderball

[Doc Moose]

The Aston could change plate numbers

[Jabba]

Doc!!! How the hell are ya?

I miss you buddy.  Everything alright?

Jabba

[Doc Moose]

Doing fine, very busy summer that is keeping me occupied (family).  Not much time for  riding. 

[BigAl]

Well Happy Birthday Sean.

He is a helofa actor.

But that is the same reason they call me 0014.

Because I am Twice as Good as 007.

LOL

[thumper]

remember that also thumper

remember the aqua car  We got a ride in it on land then in the lake and out again

looked like a sunbeam

was goldfinger the one where he could change the plate # or was that thunderball

Hey Oss!

I lived in Pleasantville at the time.  Chrysler had built a small fleet of turbine cars that were not only at the Fair but driving the countryside.  I remember seeing a couple of them....what a thrill in 1965.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

[Oss]

Thumper great memories, Pleasantville is the next town southeast of Ossining

sorry Doc thread hijack in progress

here are the cars that went from land into water before the James Bond car did it
Water Cars at the 1964 New York World's Fair

and for those of who were not there this is some of the worlds fair

the mustang debut was there also, the uniroyal tire ferris wheel, and lots a great stuff  The fair ran for 2 years

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Remembered

[DIGGER]

on vacation in DC at the Spy Museum about 10 yrs ago they have the
AsTon I think.......it was one of his cars in his early movies that had all kinds of cool gadjets on it.

[bscrive]

About 9 years ago my wife and I went to our eye doctors for an appointment.  When I walked in I thought Sean Connery was sitting there.  I was thinking, what the hell is he doing here in Ottawa.  The guy saw my look and said something like 'I am not who you think I am'.  The guy even sounded like him, same accent.  He then told us that he was from the same town as Sean Connery but was not related and always got mistaken for him. No sh!t, I thought, you look and sound just like him.  I forget what the guy's name was but, all I could think of is that Sean Connery's father must have hopped the fence sometime or they were some how separated at birth.  Too many coincidences for these guys not to be related.  My eye doctor told me that he had been a patient of hers for sometime so, it definitely was not him but, he could be his double with no problems.

[The Anvil]

In that montage from the 64-65 World's Fair, is that the Carousel of Progress? Because that thing is at Disney in Orlando now. For some reason I really love that "ride" even though it's terribly dated.

[The Anvil]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel_of_Progress

[thumper]

Oss,

Are you riding the BPR next weekend?  Hope to see you there.