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[zencat]

My Opening Night DAD Odyssey or The Amazing Mr. Axworthy
by zencat

In 1987, I went to the Royal Premiere of The Living Daylights in London. I sat three rows behind Prince Charles and Lady Diana and all the filmmakers and stars. Afterwards, I met Timothy Dalton and rode a limo through London. It was the greatest Bond opening night experience of my life.

Until 11.22.02. And it

[RayBros007]

Good Lord!!! Zencat, what do you do for a living??? You really seem to be livin' the high life over in Cali;)...

[zencat]

It's Bryce who's livin' the high life. I was just lucky enough to be invited.

[Bryce (003)]

*Bryce wakes up...bearded and a true mess...Caption reads: "14 hours later"*

My hangover has a bit of that "Korean prison" feel to it;)

Zencat, you are truly welcome. It was a blast right down to my last pint and farewell hug to Sonia.

I guess for the 50th anni. I'll have to take everyone to London.

The party did wind down nicely at the Casa....Including some company in the form of an exotic young lady in our group.

My night ended with my bow tie being untied for me and the lights were dimmed in my bedroom. A sip from a glass of Dom '90, and the soft smell of perfume.....and a beautiful (although equally dishelvled) woman asleep in my arms....at around 4:30am.....I recall thinking to myself,

"The end of the Die Another Day premiere, but John Bryce will return for Bond 21"

Thank you for the lovely review Zencat. Consider yourself on the "Bryce VIP list" for life;)

Quite a night. Compared to it, the Intl. Meetup should be a snap.

[ray t]

good on ya, zencat

bryce seems to be THE MAN

alas, my dear wife told me to take off the tux (too much overkill from her perspective) before heading off for our "civilized" evening of fine dining and bond.

however, i did take the opportunity to play the title songs from LALD, FEYO, TSWLM, AVTAK, DAD and (appropriatley enough given the theme of the movie) DAF in my 1999 BMW 3 Series (sport package, titanium silver on black, snow tires for good measure) to set the mood before arriving at the restaurant for our 6:30 reservation and the 9:30 show.

nothing like your evening of good old james bonding...wish i had been there

who knows i just might have to make my way down to Southern Cal for bond 21 if i get to know u guys through these forums over the next 2-3 years;)

fingers crossed

[Bryce (003)]

There's always room for one more Ray...

[Alexborn007]

High school students fare differently I'm afraid.

I had been in a dentist's chair all day, hoping I'd make the 4:10 showtime. Low and behold, I did. I would have a blast if I went to a formal event like that decked out in a Tux. Although, I'd have to think of a decent alternative to a martini. I was thinking of doing that for the Saturday viewing with friends, but showing up in suits at Universal's Cineplex would have been slightly misplaced. They gave us cool Omega watch brocheures though, beautiful watch.

[ray t]

Originally posted by Bryce (003)
There's always room for one more Ray...

as the saying goes:

HAVE MONEY, WILL TRAVEL

i'll have to take you up on the offer, old boy. My wife's best friend lives in san diego so, when the time comes, ill send them there while i hang out in LA.

[Bryce (003)]

Just let Zencat or I know, and we'll have the martini's chilled and waiting.

[ray t]

cant wait...lets hope its 2004 or, at the latest, may/early summer 2005.

[Bryce (003)]

Christmas '05 would be fine by me;)

[Bryce (003)]

The hits just keep on coming......

I have yet to confirm this, but we we're apparently "caught on tape" by a local news crew.

I'm still tracking this lead down.....

[walther]

Oh boy, this I gotta see...

[Bryce (003)]

Alas, we won't be making the evening news or CNN.

There apparently was a news crew covering some other story in Santa Monica on Friday who took note of our group arrival, but never followed up on us.

However, several people were shooting pics and video of the night. I should have the DVD's ready by January. Pics soon folks.

You'll see Bryce and Zencat decked out though.

[Bryce (003)]

Just had to make a post on this (yet again) this morning.

On Friday, I was treated to 40 years of Bond.

This morning, all of you are treated to 35 years of Bryce. I'm ready for another 35 if not 70. Not a bad weekend.

Special notice goes out to our own lovely Xenobia who burned up the phone lines (and probably her long distance bill) with me for 3+ hours last night. Thank you my dear. It was grand. She gets special credit for being the first to sing "Happy Birthday" shortly after midnight (my time - which meant it was after 3am her time!) Thanks Luv! I hope you got some sleep.

Hope everyone has a great day....I know I am already;)

[zencat]

Happy Birthday, Bryce!

[Bryce (003)]

Thanks my friend....What a weekend, eh?

Still up for dinner soon? We both have to celebrate....

I know a great restaurant in Karachi....

[stromberg]

Well, well, this sounds like you guys had a great weekend. Glad to hear about it. Hope we'll all get to see a few pictures of it.

And, of course, congrats on your 35th, Bryce!

[ray t]

yes happy birthday, young man:)

[Xenobia]

Sleep, who needs sleep when chatting with an angel?????

Happy birthday again my love.

And yes...I definately need to see Bond movies with a new crew of people.

-- Xenobia

[Bryce (003)]

The first of many pics from the DAD opening bash.

As you can see, I was having a lousy night.....

More to come....

[Bryce (003)]

Everyone showed up...including my own Doctor Evil...

Xenobia - Don't let the drool short out your keyboard;)

[Bryce (003)]

Left to right -

For those of you that may have heard of him, meet the (in)famous Simon Templar, Bryce, and the man who shares my hairbrush - My own Felix.

More to follow.

[zencat]

Great pics, Bryce! I look forward to more.

[C. Tounes]

LOL man ! Show us one of Zencat !

[Double-Oh-Zero]

I officially vote for Bryce to be the next Bond after Brosnan. All in favour?

What?! No X-Ray Specs to go along with the attire?:eek: Only kidding. Excellent stuff, Bryce. I hope you do the same thing when we all get together in London. I will definitely want to be on your list! And a happy belated birthday, too.

[Bryce (003)]

Originally posted by Double-Oh-Zero
I officially vote for Bryce to be the next Bond after Brosnan.

Thanks for the vote! Hmmm.....

Pierce does one more..say by 2005....

I'll be nearly 38....Need to darken the hair a bit...Less martini's-more sit-ups...

Tell Michael & Barbara I'll pay for my own screen test.

What?! No X-Ray Specs to go along with the attire?

Actually, the one pair Zencat snuck out of Q Branch we're being passed around by the lads quite a bit given all the ladies....Mind you, it was PURELY for security reasons....

None we're armed but all were packing;)

Thanks for the nomination 00-Zero

[Kara Milovy]

Oh damn Oh damn Oh damn!

You know, I never think I live on the wrong coast -- until I read this! Wow.

And zencat, my son and I stayed in our seats to see "James Bond Will Return." We were the last ones in the theater but we weren't going anywhere until we saw it. It's only right.

[zencat]

Originally posted by Kara Milovy
And zencat, my son and I stayed in our seats to see "James Bond Will Return." We were the last ones in the theater but we weren't going anywhere until we  saw it. It's only right.

Excellent Kara! You and your son are true fans.

[Bryce (003)]

Just had to re-read this again.....

What a fun night.

Thanks again for the review Zencat;)