Radiohead’s ‘Spectre’ theme (rejected in favour of Sam Smith’s offering) played over the opening credits of the film.
A missed opportunity?
You be the judge.
Any excuse.
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Behold: the rather gorgeous Toyota 2000GT Roadster – a mould-breaking joint venture between Yamaha and Toyota inspired by the Jaguar E-type. The car debuted in 1965 and was built from 1967 to 1970.
The rarest of Japanese racers (and James Bond’s car in You Only Live Twice (H/T: Andrew), only 351 were ever made. Surviving models, like the Concours restoration above, change hands for €850,000+.
You may even have built your own back in the day.
(pic/scan: Illustrated 007)
A selection of inappropriate moments from the – in fairness – infamously inappropriate Bond movies by FunWithGuru.
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Scott and Jake Friedman’s impressive unofficial 2013 music video for Nancy Sinatra’s 1967 Bond theme.
The Government is being urged not to allow the repayment of a $1bn (€715m) Anglo Irish Bank bond.
The payment of the bond to unsecured, unguaranteed bondholders is due tomorrow at noon.
Fianna Fáil is calling on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to contact the new president of the ECB Mario Draghi in a last-ditch effort to stop the repayment.
“Clearly the European Central Bank is opposing the move,” said the party’s finance spokesman Michael McGrath.
Govt urged to halt payment of unsecured Anglo bond (irish Examiner)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkp4t5NYzVM&feature=player_embedded
And looks surprisingly good in a dress.