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007 Drink: Unnamed Scotch Whisky

Drink: Unnamed Scotch Whisky
Bond book appearance: Live and Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies
Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

Scotch whisky, often simply called Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland. Scotch whisky must be made in a manner specified by law.

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"Tanner poured three glasses of Scotch from a crystal decanter as M pressed a button. A panel next to Bond slid back, revealing a sophisticated communications board. She pressed another button and the privacy panel behind Bond’s head slid down, revealing Miss Moneypenny, sitting next to the driver. She was equipped with telephones and a laptop computer. Not only did M have a travelling office, Moneypenny had a travelling outer office.
“Evening, James,” Moneypenny said. Her red hair glistened in the sunlight.
“Evening, Moneypenny,” Bond said. He lifted his glass."
Raymond Benson: "Tomorrow Never Dies"



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In Memoriam: Geoffrey Holder

Geoffrey Richard Holder
(1 August 1930 - 5 October 2014)


He passed away in Manhattan, New York, of complications from pneumonia on October 5, 2014.



He was a henchman – Baron Samedi – in the Bond movie
"Live and Let Die" (1973).
Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC


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Bond villain: Dr. Kananga / Mr.Big

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Bond villain: Dr. Kananga / Mr.Big
007 Film: Live and Let Die (1973)
Actor: Yaphet Kotto


Mission:
Distribute world's largest cache of heroin into the United States, free of charge, in order drive all the other drug cartels out of business, increase the number of addicts, and give Kananga a monopoly on the heroin market.

Fate of the Bond villain:
Inflates and explodes after Bond forces a compressed-gas capsule down his throat.

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007 Book location: John F. Kennedy Airport / several books

Bond books: Live And Let Die (1954), Diamonds Are Forever (1956), Goldfinger (1959), "007 in New York" (1964), For Special Services (1982), "Blast from the Past" (1997)
Place and location in the book: John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport, New York, USA
Actual place and location: John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport, New York, USA
What happens here in the books: Bond arrives in New York.
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2012


"Bond arrived at Kennedy Airport mid-day and took a taxi into Manhattan. As it was a weekday, the city was alive with the energy that made New York the premiere cosmopolitan city. It was a sunny, unseasonably warm spring day, and the Manhattanites were out in force. Traffic was dense, horns were bellowing and endless swarms of pedestrians darted across intersections."

Raymond Benson: "Blast from the Past" 






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007 Video game: Live and Let Die (1988)

007 VIDEO GAME TITLE: Live and Let Die
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1988
DEVELOPER: Elite Systems
PLATFORM(S): Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
BOND LIKENESS: None

ABOUT

Live and Let Die is a video game adaptation of the 007 movie. It is a Boat racing game set on the Florida Everglades.


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007 Soundtrack: Live and Let Die (1973)

FILM: Live And Let Die (1973)
SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1973
SCORE COMPOSER: George Martin
TITLE SONG: "Live and Let Die"
COMPOSED BY: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
PERFORMED BY: Paul McCartney & Wings

Live and Let Die is the soundtrack to the eighth James Bond film of the same name.
Producers Saltzman and Albert Broccoli approached Paul McCartney to write the theme song and McCartney in turn asked Martin to record it for him. Impressed with the orchestration for the finished track, Saltzman and Broccoli considered Martin for the film’s score.

TRACK LISTING
The original soundtrack LP ended with track 14, James Bond theme. Except as noted, all tracks composed by George Martin.

  1. "Live and Let Die (Main Title)" (Paul and Linda McCartney) – Paul McCartney & Wings – (3:10)
  2. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Trad. Arr. Milton Batiste) / "New Second Line" (Milton Batiste)" – Harold A. "Duke" Dejan & The Olympia Brass Band – (2:13)
  3. "Bond Meets Solitaire" – (2:15)
  4. "Whisper Who Dares" –  (1:42)
  5. "Snakes Alive" – (2:24)
  6. "Baron Samedi's Dance of Death" (1:15)
  7. "San Monique" – (1:57)
  8. "Fillet of Soul – New Orleans/Live and Let Die/Fillet of Soul – Harlem" – B. J. Arnau – (3:17)
  9. "Bond Drops In" – (3:28)
  10. "If He Finds It, Kill Him" – (1:21)
  11. "Trespassers Will Be Eaten" – (2:45)
  12. "Solitaire Gets Her Cards" – (1:49)
  13. "Sacrifice" – (2:30)
  14. "James Bond Theme" (Monty Norman) – (1:28)
  15. "Gunbarrel/Snakebit"
  16. "Bond to New York"
  17. "San Monique (Alternate)"
  18. "Bond and Rosie"
  19. "The Lovers"
  20. "New Orleans"
  21. "Boat Chase"
  22. "Underground Lair"

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007 Book: Live and Let Die (1954)

Bond book: Live and Let Die
Author: Ian Fleming
Publication date: 5 April 1954

Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954, where the initial print run of 7,500 copies quickly sold out. As with Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was broadly well received by the critics. The novel was written at Fleming's 'Goldeneye' estate in Jamaica before Casino Royale was published and much of the background came from Fleming's own experiences of travel in the US and his knowledge of Jamaica itself.

The story centres on Bond's pursuit of an American criminal, Mr Big, who has links to the American criminal network, the world of voodoo and SMERSH, an arm of the Russian secret service, all of which are a threat to the West. Bond becomes involved in the US through Mr. Big's smuggling of 17th century gold coins from British territories in the Caribbean. Themes that run through the novel include the ongoing East-West struggle of the Cold War, race relations and friendship.

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007 Director: Guy Hamilton

Who: Guy Hamilton
Born: 16 September 1922, Paris, France

Guy Hamilton is an English film director.
Hamilton was born in Paris, France, where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films, including "The Fallen Idol" (1948) and "The Third Man" (1949), before turning to directing with his first film "The Ringer" in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films.


Guy Hamilton´s 007 production:

Director:
"Goldfinger" (1964)
"Diamonds Are Forever" (1971)
"Live and Let Die" (1973)
"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)



Miscellaneous crew:
“The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) (Director: pre-production – uncredited)

Other works:
DVD commentaries on the following James Bond films: ”Goldfinger” (1964), ”Diamonds Are Forever” (1971), ”Live and Let Die” (1973), ”The Man with the Golden Gun” (1974)


James Bond: 1964, 1971-74
Hamilton was one of many directors who turned down "Dr. No" (1962), but he entered the series after Terence Young's departure from "Goldfinger" (1964). He left during pre-production of "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).

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