The spy who loved me. And you.
The Legacy of Sean Connery in Film and Surf Culture
Whilst the surf fan might be forgiven for thinking wave pools are dead after sitting through the tedium of Abu Dhabi, he or she would also be wrong. A recent study concluded that Wavegardens are wildly profitable, their owners each seeking to enhance holdings, now including the legendary James Bond’s son.
Yes, Surf Park Central has just announced that Jason Connery, his only child, has tossed an eye-watering £1 million investment into Lost Shore Surf Resort very near Edinburgh, Scotland, which opened recently.
According to the facility’s website, “Lost Shore is set within extensive grounds with luxury accommodation, waterfront bar, café and restaurant, surf schools, surf shop, The SurfSkate Academy and wellness treatments. This world-class facility will change the landscape of Scottish tourism and surfing, bringing an iconic sport to a new inland home. We welcome surfers and non-surfers alike, from first timers to developing Olympians of the future!”
Scotland’s JP Currie closer, in skill, to the developing Olympians than the first timers no doubt.
Back to Connery, though, he declared, “Lost Shore Surf Resort is an exciting and ambitious project that brings something truly special to Scotland. It offers incredible opportunities not only for sport and recreation but also for the local economy. (Founder) Andy Hadden’s vision for the resort is inspiring, and I am pleased to support a business that aligns with my passion for Scottish enterprise, sport, and culture. The early success of Lost Shore is a testament to the demand for an attraction like this, and I look forward to seeing its continued impact.”
Hadden added, “These funds will help us take the project to the next level.”
Very fine, but now we, here, must get down to the important work of deciding the greatest James Bond and the greatest James Bond film.
For my £1 million, Sean Connery is #1 Bond but The Spy Who Loved Me is a sneaky #1 film.
Have at me.
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I thought Chesty Bond was the best closely followed by Alan !
Hey @Chas. Is Huntington your beat or DR?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/02/19/chris-kluwe-arrest-maga-protest/79240528007
Always loved “A View to a Kill”
now dat’s relatable…Jost’s wife and Murray in Mexico~
need H2O conditions call Jen
They must be building this ‘resort’ with the same slave labour that the Arabs use if they think they’re gonna get much more than a few plywood and tin sheds around a kiddies pool for a million quid in Scotland.
Guessing there’s another 50+ equal (or greater) investors who aren’t the sons of famous actors…
beed milkers and/or egg layers
The gypsies are moving in. It’ll be great!
Roger Moore in Moonraker was the peak for me
inhabited Santa Barbara AP Worked at Tracor Aviation, Jetstream Bye-Bye~ dental plan and safety wires
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Jaws tops the baddie rankings too. Gotta factor that into the Roger Moore era
I GROUnDED A FLIGHT. metal shavings in the hydro luve magnetic capture area
Scotland lacks enough culture to need a wave park. Kinda sad Tbh…
NEDs and Irn Bru.
Oh, more deep culture there than anyone could ever know. Since the last Ice Age melted.
Best Bond – Tim Dalton, best bond movie – the living Daylights! The Bourne Identity basically neutered the Bond franchise.
Roger Moore then daylight
Octopussy
it’s what’s for dinner…
“There can be only one!”
George Lazenby nailed it but theres no going past Sean.
Casino Royale is pretty close to perfect. Bond aficionados usually put Thunderball at number one.
A harder question is which Bond is shittest. Some really tough competition for that title.
Roger Moore’s “Live and Let Die” came at the right time for me.
Yeah used to air drum to that track fun
https://youtu.be/wYQZHNwIUq8?si=17GVDGSAHxnr40Yp
…so good!
did DOGE cut off Playboy from corporate and down to the rigs and drill sites?
who needs magazines if there’s filipina maids to wash my jocks?
she;’ll never surf says our mama~
The misogyny GOAT, Roger Moore
And moonraker – bond goes scifi!
Daniel Craig, number one, Roger Moore, very close second.
Roger Moore, that’s what she said !
Xox
upon release of scientifica analysis . we’ll wait. stop.
70s era bond is way too camp. 80s era basically shit.
Daniel Craig was great even if he sleepwalked through his second and fourth films.
Danny way too short and muscled.
sign him~
The Italo of 007s?
007 answer to Tom Cruise
I wonder how much it cost to keep that fucker heated ??
Well, I wanted to book the kids in but they told me no under 12s because the water was too cold!
Thunderball, because sharks…..and shooting people with spearguns is cool.
“I think he got the point”,
but yeah, Spy Who Loved Me…excellent.
Moore played a very good Bond.
Chas 00-No-He-Didn’t treats Ashton Goggans like a martini, but shaken and stirred*.
*we all remember the beard stir to shaken about libation.
looking fwd to LAX for Oly’s…live or let die?
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Always with the luxury
you me and beef&beer…white watch the disks…….placards and stuffed animals.
Seano really missed a golden opportunity in not calling his son Conner
I’d challenge that assertion.
JP q: when you go for a high run do you alert the proper authorities and/or ask “Honey. am going out?”
Neither!