© by Gerald So | geraldso.blogspot.com | 5:45 A.M.
For the beginning of summer, Jennifer Lagier returns with "Ice Cream People":
New Five-Two t-shirts are available with the slogans "Mondays are a Crime" and "Catch Us On Twitter".
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Father's Day
© by Gerald So | geraldso.blogspot.com | 5:30 P.M.
There are moments even now I wish my father and I had had more in common. He was a doctor, but discouraged me from following him, not that I could have. He was a gardener and fisherman, but neither interested me.
Like these second thoughts, when he was near death from a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, my father told my mother he wished he'd spent more time with us. I wish he'd had more time, but when he was alive, I always felt he was present, despite all the time he worked.
In death, his quiet strength remains with me, and anything that kept us from seeing eye to eye no longer does.
There are moments even now I wish my father and I had had more in common. He was a doctor, but discouraged me from following him, not that I could have. He was a gardener and fisherman, but neither interested me.
Like these second thoughts, when he was near death from a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, my father told my mother he wished he'd spent more time with us. I wish he'd had more time, but when he was alive, I always felt he was present, despite all the time he worked.
In death, his quiet strength remains with me, and anything that kept us from seeing eye to eye no longer does.
Monday, June 15, 2015
James Bond Radio
© by Gerald So | geraldso.blogspot.com | 10:00 A.M.
James Bond Radio is one of my favorite podcasts, produced every Friday from the U.K. by Tom Sears and Chris Wright.
A few years my junior, Tom and Chris undoubtedly know more about Bond than I ever will. And as big a Bond fan as I am, their enthusiasm has given me new appreciation for the books and movies that weren't my favorites.
Here are my answers to their Quickfire Questions:
Favorite Bond Film?
Licence to Kill. Roger Moore's Bond films had become farce, and though I was expecting Pierce Brosnan to take over in the 80s, Timothy Dalton gave gritty performances needed to bring the character back to his roots. Plus, unlike Moore, Dalton did some of his own stunts. I like to say Dalton was Daniel Craig twenty years early. I like Licence to Kill particularly because Bond goes rogue.
Favorite Bond Book?
From Russia, With Love. It features Bond in his prime and puts his life at more risk than usual.
Favourite Bond Girl?
Tracy di Vicenzo, a.k.a. Mrs. James Bond. You can't do better than Diana Rigg in a Bond movie. Unfortunately, it's also hard to get worse than George Lazenby as Bond.
Favorite James Bond Actor?
Timothy Dalton. Connery is great, but he's enough fans' favorite.
Earliest Memory of Bond?
Watching one of the Moore films—probably Octopussy—on broadcast TV.
Bond location you’d love to visit?
Jamaica.
Favorite scene in the series?
The restroom shooting from the pre-credits sequence of Casino Royale.
Most Bondian thing you’ve ever done?
Jumped out of the way of a train, though I bumbled into its path to begin with, which wasn't very Bondian, so I'll say, "Crack one-liners."
James Bond Radio is one of my favorite podcasts, produced every Friday from the U.K. by Tom Sears and Chris Wright.
A few years my junior, Tom and Chris undoubtedly know more about Bond than I ever will. And as big a Bond fan as I am, their enthusiasm has given me new appreciation for the books and movies that weren't my favorites.
Here are my answers to their Quickfire Questions:
Favorite Bond Film?
Licence to Kill. Roger Moore's Bond films had become farce, and though I was expecting Pierce Brosnan to take over in the 80s, Timothy Dalton gave gritty performances needed to bring the character back to his roots. Plus, unlike Moore, Dalton did some of his own stunts. I like to say Dalton was Daniel Craig twenty years early. I like Licence to Kill particularly because Bond goes rogue.
Favorite Bond Book?
From Russia, With Love. It features Bond in his prime and puts his life at more risk than usual.
Favourite Bond Girl?
Tracy di Vicenzo, a.k.a. Mrs. James Bond. You can't do better than Diana Rigg in a Bond movie. Unfortunately, it's also hard to get worse than George Lazenby as Bond.
Favorite James Bond Actor?
Timothy Dalton. Connery is great, but he's enough fans' favorite.
Earliest Memory of Bond?
Watching one of the Moore films—probably Octopussy—on broadcast TV.
Bond location you’d love to visit?
Jamaica.
Favorite scene in the series?
The restroom shooting from the pre-credits sequence of Casino Royale.
Most Bondian thing you’ve ever done?
Jumped out of the way of a train, though I bumbled into its path to begin with, which wasn't very Bondian, so I'll say, "Crack one-liners."
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