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[delfloria]

If the publicity department was on the ball they would make a deal with you and publish these memoirs on the official CR site. These are wonderful slices of life on the set. Having been an extra on "Diamonds are Forever" they bring back fond memories.

[JimmyBond]

Like Qwerty, I too feel like a broken record here, but I really love your posts. Keep em coming! It's whetting my appetite for Casino Royale!

[erniecureo]

As I sat with the other extras waiting for the call, I looked around and smiled to myself. The incongruity of the scene made everything a bit surreal.

Beat up folding tables in an elegant baroque-style hotel ballroom. Men and women dressed to kill, playing cards or lying on benches, napping. And an American with a slight case of arrested development, sitting in the midst of it all, eight thousand miles from home.

Surrreal.

The crew was outside putting the final touches on the lighting for the casino, getting ready for the night

[Scamp]

Maybe someone could put you in contact with those in the know at Eon and they could include this very wonderful piece of prose in the "Making of..." book before it goes to press. I'd pay to read it!

[Whalltt]

I just finished reading this thread now, and only now I'm feeling what all you guys felt at the end of each part. Can't wait for the next one. Magnificent work Ernie. I sign below every compliment everyone here gave you. Its well deserved.

I'm crossing fingers for you to appear in the final cut of the film. You're not only a great writer, but also a great man, judging from the humbleness you show, in the face of such a fortunate accomplishment. An accomplishment that many (all) of us would pay fortunes to make.

Bring on the next installments.


Edit:
Here's an idea (that many of you probably had) to the mods: edit all Ernie's posts/chapters together, for future readings, in some part of the site.
This is too good to be lost down in threads arquives.

Edited by Whalltt, 18 August 2006 - 11:11 AM.

[Clopin]

Maybe someone could put you in contact with those in the know at Eon and they could include this very wonderful piece of prose in the "Making of..." book before it goes to press. I'd pay to read it!

Without any doubt, yes! I also would pay to read this.

Grant, this is awesome. The best part of every new day. I enjoy it more than any of these professional "blogs" at the official site.

[Scamp]

Just an note to the EON employee/s whose job it is to read CBN everyday/hour (allegedly) , as this masterpiece is proving to be such a big hit PLEASE make sure ernie makes it to the final cut. It will make his, and our, day! And he will always be able to say "I WAS THERE!".

[MystikTK]

Once again, another great read. I can't wait for the next chapter.

And for the record, this settles it: when Bond 22 begins filming, I'm positioning myself in very close proximity to it as Ernie's story has me seething with jealousy.

[DamnCoffee]

cool as always ernie

[Tuxedo]

Just an note to the EON employee/s whose job it is to read CBN everyday/hour (allegedly) , as this masterpiece is proving to be such a big hit PLEASE make sure ernie makes it to the final cut. It will make his, and our, day! And he will always be able to say "I WAS THERE!".

Scamp is right! Ernie deserves it!

[DamnCoffee]

Totally agree there Tux

[Double-0-Seven]

Great updates once again! Can't wait for the next part!

[Robert Watts]

You're a great story teller, please continue.

[Skudor]

Great stuff - thanks very much for posting it! You have some great story telling skills as well - if it had been me there would have been a five sentence post about how I was on the set of a Bondfilm!!!

Keep it coming - it's highly appreciated!!!!

[Qwerty]

Enjoyable read as always.

[erniecureo]

Okay, just a brief note to let you knoww part 9 will be up this evening, or tomorrow morning latest. Busy weekend, with many beers and subsequent hangovers. Throw in a friend's bachelor party, and a late night poker game (yes, it was Hold 'em, and no, I didn't win), and you have a situation not conducive to literary ramblings.

Thanks again for your kind words, and hang in there a little longer!

Best,
Grant

[DamnCoffee]

i will ernie cant wait 'till part 9 and get well soon

[Whalltt]

Okay, just a brief note to let you knoww part 9 will be up this evening, or tomorrow morning latest. Busy weekend, with many beers and subsequent hangovers. Throw in a friend's bachelor party, and a late night poker game (yes, it was Hold 'em, and no, I didn't win), and you have a situation not conducive to literary ramblings.

Thanks again for your kind words, and hang in there a little longer!

Best,
Grant

You bet I'll hang around! Can't wait for part 9.

"erniecureo will return..."

[Jericho_One]

Okay, just a brief note to let you knoww part 9 will be up this evening, or tomorrow morning latest. Busy weekend, with many beers and subsequent hangovers. Throw in a friend's bachelor party, and a late night poker game (yes, it was Hold 'em, and no, I didn't win), and you have a situation not conducive to literary ramblings.

Thanks again for your kind words, and hang in there a little longer!

Best,
Grant

Counting on it.

[mrweasley]

Great stories but hard to wait for the next one!

[JCRendle]

Aw, I'm going into withdrawal symptoms - I need my fix of erniecureo's experiences

[erniecureo]

Hello all! My blood alcohol level is back to normal, the hangover's gone, and the double-vision has merged back into a single image (albeit a slightly fuzzy one)! Apologies again for the delay, but we're in the home stretch...

As mentioned in my last dispatch, I had settled into a routine during the shooting: Show up, check in, eat dinner, change into my tuxedo, and wait to be called. Play cards, flirt with the ubiquitous beautiful Czech girls, stand outside and smoke while watching the crew set up. Go back in, play another game of hearts, maybe read some of my book. Get called for a scene, brush the lint off my lapel, check my tie in the mirror, and feel my pulse race as the director yells,

[JimmyBond]

Man you seem to do that with every entry, give us that little hook, so we go "Dang it! I want to know now!!!"


Keep up the good work

[Clopin]

Grant's production diaries are the written equivalent to a cliffhanger serial. You don't want to miss one and you can't wait to read the next one. Great stuff!

[stamper]

Eh Eh, I wouldn't have given a sod about my friends, and would have gone to the wrap party, what for even just getting a glimpse of 20mn of footage quite in advance to the release. Who cares about friends ? James Bond, man !

[spynovelfan]

Superb stuff. You should start working on a thriller - you've certainly got the Dan Brown cliffhanger thing down.

[Tuxedo]

Superb stuff. You should start working on a thriller - you've certainly got the Dan Brown cliffhanger thing down.

He should write Bond 22

Edited by Tuxedo, 23 August 2006 - 08:12 AM.

[Sn007py]

Is Jarda Daniel Craig's stuntman double too ?????

[MarcAngeDraco]

Thanks again, ernie...

Looking forward to the final installment...

[iexpectu2die]

These updates are excellent - I love the way that subcionsciously we're all really rooting for you to appear in the film!
You could certainly teach Yarborough a few things about interesting storytelling!