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[Matt_13]

Nice to have you here Gardner. It's a great place to spend some time, and the best way to talk about something you like with people (more or less) similar to you. It's nice being able to engage with other fans rather than feeling like you're droning on to some disinterested third party. Anyway, welcome aboard and we all hope you enjoy your stay at CBn.

Absolutely! Thank you for the kind greeting! I completely understand you regarding the droning on to a disinterested third party... cough... my girlfriend... cough. She does try! I am still educating her on the world of Bond, and why the character is worthy of such great respect and admiration. She is learning and picking up fast. Ha! She still rolls her eyes and gives me a look every time Bond is in bed/kisses a girl. I doubt that will ever cease.

-Highest Regards

Yeah man I know how that is. My girlfriend is only just beginning to truly tolerate my love for the character (it's taken 4 years), and that's largely because I've stopped talking about it around her . Same reactions when watching the films too. Don't force it on her though, I learned that the hard way as I definitely went overkill with it in the early days. Still, there was some satisfaction when we were sitting in her room a few days ago staring at Facebook, and she made a comment about my "About Me" section being silly (my about me is the SMERSH dossier report of Bond from the novel From Russia with Love, and it's been that way ever since I got Facebook about 5 years ago). I told her that she didn't even know where it came from, and she immediately replied "It's on the back of the book." We both froze, stared at eachother for a moment, and then burst out laughing. "How the hell did you know that?" "I've been dating you for way too long" was her reply . Definitely a good idea keeping the bulk of your thoughts on here mate. Enjoy!

[Gt Munn]

Haha, always mate.

Great story!
I had a similar story happen to me this morning. This one she did all on her own. This morning my girlfriend was looking up the contact info for her Doctor, and typed in Dr. Patrica Fearing. She was surprised to find lots of images of Nurse Patrica Fearing from the beginning of Thunderball. She was very excited.

Mine is pretty open to my love of Bond though. Last year, she held a James Bond surprise party for my 23rd birthday. The fellas came in suits, the ladies in dresses, and many of them were dressed as other characters, such as Jaws, Oddjob, and Goldfinger. Great birthday!

[Andy Bond]

Andy here. I'm 19 and from jolly old England! Been a fan of Bond ever since I was was a kid. The first film I saw was Tomorrow Never Dies and I've recently started rewatching the films again, seems as it is the 50th anniversary year. Cheers!

[Messervy]

Welcome here!

[S K Y F A L L]

I've been a member since my first account BourneAgainBond which was more of a practice account to see if I would enjoy forums. I really enjoyed being part of the CBn community although I never found this thread and even thought about creating one in the support and suggest forums when I started to introduce myself. Anyway.

I'm Stephen, I'm 26 I'm from Ontario Canada. I've been a Bond fan since Goldeneye 64 came out and by the time DAD came out collected all them one by one on VHS. In high school a friend of mine's class volunteered at a library sorting and organizing books and my friend was able to collect for me all but 4 of the Ian Fleming novels, of which I've only read the first 7.

I've had several different jobs and went to college for a diploma in General Arts & Science which means I'm a, 'Jack of all trade and master of nothing.'

I grew up with the Brosnan films and liked them as I'm sure people growing up now love DC's Bond, so I'll always have a soft spot for him and even wasn't supportive of DC at first. Although I mean I couldn't imagine the producers picking someone we wouldn't like, I myself never even heard of DC and was hoping for someone I had heard of after a 5th Brosnan film thus my bias.

I always thought since
Connery and Lazenby together did 7 films
and Roger Moore did 7 films
Dalton and Brosnan together should have done 7 films

before starting a new set of another series of 7 Bond films with a new 007 actor.

Since I read that the producers want DC to do 8 films every 2 years until the 60th anniversary, its awaken a completely new and fresh excitement into me which lead me to join CBn.

If DC does 8 films they could release 4 box sets of 7 007 films and say "6 Bond's & 60 Years." I mean 7 is the magic number... 007.

[S K Y F A L L]

And to think I was going to make 'the magic #7' a thread, I'm glad I did not.

[elizabeth]

Welcome in, everybody!

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Greetings!
I'm Vesa, a Finnish male, in my early-to-mid-30's and I've been a Bond fan for 25 years. My introduction to all things Bondian was the 25th Anniversary Special which was shown on the finnish telly when The Living Daylights came - I was 8 - and it got me really interested and then my parents rented Goldfinger for me which got me hooked - so 2012 is the Silver Anniversary of fandom for me!

[Chief of SIS]

Welcome Vesa! I hope you enjoy posting here. I was also indoctrinated to Bond through the support of family at a young age. Kind of odd how that happens. Anyways, lovely to have you here.

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

My late father had seen most of the early Bonds in the late 60's so he recommended Goldfinger to me. He never was as much a fan as I am, but whenever there was a Bond on the telly he did watch. I'm soon a father and I will certainly do my best to indoctrinate my son on Bond!

[thecasinoroyale]

Welcome Vesa - "Happy landings, old boy!"

[S K Y F A L L]

WELCOME ABOARD

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Thank you!

[Messervy]

Mellow greetings to you!
TLD & GF: no better way to get started on Bond. Cheers!

[indy_chic]

Hi Everyone,

You all seem to be such a fun community so I had to sign up I am 24 and from the Australian countryside. I have been a huge 007 fan since I was a kid, my first Bond film was Licence to Kill and the character of Bond I found very interesting and so used to stay up late watching the older Bond films on tv whenever I could. Definitely one of my favourite childhood memories. Casino Royale is my favourite of the films and Daniel Craig is my favourite Bond. Definitely looking forward to Skyfall, it's nice to meet you all

[Dustin]

Welcome to CBn, indy_chic! Make yourself comfortable and enjoy the ride.

Edited by Dustin, 06 September 2012 - 05:29 AM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Welcome to the forum indy_chic! Love your Av by the way...!

Have to say already a Bond fan who took the route to finding 007 as I did, 'Licence To Kill' was my first Bond film I saw too - what a blistering introduction that was too! It was then I used to watch as many Bond films as possible on old videos my Grandad had, as it was he who got me into watching James Bond in the first place!


Hope you have fun on here, and join the 'Skyfall' excitement growing minute by minute!

[Messervy]

Welcome to the Bond zone, lad!

[elizabeth]

Welcome in, indy_chic! Always good to see more people in the 20s crowd.

[indy_chic]

Thanks for the welcome messages everyone!

I always felt a little odd being the only girl in my circle of friends who loves 007 so it's nice to see that there are some female members of the forum as well.

[Messervy]

Thanks for the welcome messages everyone! I always felt a little odd being the only girl in my circle of friends who loves 007 so it's nice to see that there are some female members of the forum as well.

Trust me, you won't be the only girl for long: I'm training my 4-year-old daughter to become a Bond fan...

[Chief of SIS]

Thanks for the welcome messages everyone!

I always felt a little odd being the only girl in my circle of friends who loves 007 so it's nice to see that there are some female members of the forum as well.

A misogynistic, violent, suave killer - what's not to love?

Welcome indy_chic, always a pleasure to have a variation in chromosomes.

[indy_chic]

Good luck with it Messervy! And thank you for the welcome Chief of SIS

[bey-columbo]

Hello there.

My name is Sylvain, I'm French and James Bond fan since almost five years.
In life, I am student in law and economics, I'm almost 21.

My vision of the character is quite open, but I stand a supporter of a quite tought Bond, so I prefer Craig comparing to Brosnan and Moore, but I consider Sean Connery higher than Craig.

Thanks for welcoming.

[Vauxhall]

Welcome Sylvain!

[Dustin]

Welcome! Do come in and make yourself comfortable.

Edited by Dustin, 13 October 2012 - 12:28 PM.

[thecasinoroyale]

"Welcome to the party, pal!"



Oh, sorry - wrong franchise...


"Welcome to my nuclear family!"

[bey-columbo]

Thanks for welcoming.

[Iceskater101]

Yeah I recently just joined these forums and they are awesome. I am such a huge James Bond fan!

[bey-columbo]

I have explored different sections of the forum, this is quite complete, and there are many fans from different countries, I like it.