"Mermaids Tears"

****Update: Saturday May 28th 2011: "The Man With The Golden Typewriter"  {See end of post}****

 "My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold,
There is nothing that can console me but my jolly sailor bold.

Come all you pretty fair maids, whoever you may be
Who love a jolly sailor bold that ploughs the raging sea.

My heart is pierced by Cupid, I disdain all glittering gold,
There is nothing that can console me but my jolly sailor bold."

Cocaine Princess here.

My lovelies, I've had a very busy week so please excuse this quick but dazzling post.

Since the world did not come to an end on Friday I was able to have a great Long Weekend and more importantly my movie tickets did not go to waste. On Holiday Monday I went to see "Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides." Long time readers of my blog are well aware I am a HUGE fan of Johnny Depp.


PLOT: Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.


THE VERDICT: Prior to the film's release to the general public I had read several different reviews. They were not kind, in fact one critic wrote the dullest movie of the summer......this movie should be sunk! I'm not sure why but the movies I enjoy the most are the ones that receive the worst reviews, and so on that note-- OMG, it was BEYOND BRILLIANT! Truly, I thought it was better than all 3 prior movies combined. I absolutely loved the storyline and the new cast of characters. As usual Johnny Depp was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I was a little disappointed that Keith Richards who plays Capt. Teague in the film didn't have too much of a role in this one. New to the film, Ian McShane who did an equally amazing job playing Blackbeard.

Are you dazzled yet? No, well this next part should do it for you:



2 Adult Tickets.... $24.00

1 Jumbo Bag Of Buttered Popcorn, 2 Cokes, 1 Kit~Kat bar {hidden behind popcorn}.... $22.96

The Colombian Princess having a swashbuckling time while watching her favorite actor Johnny Depp rock as Capt. Jack Sparrow...... PRICELESS

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My loyal and dear readers, it's finally Friday.

Whatever your plans are have an awesome last weekend of May. Stay safe. ~x

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess

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Saturday May 28th 2011

"The Man With The Golden Typewriter" 

 "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of.  James Bond seemed perfect." -Ian Fleming  

 Today is Ian Fleming's 103rd birthday.  

Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, which are one of the best-selling series of related novels of all time having sold over 100 million copies worldwide.

"According to notes from the archives of Random House, Fleming’s publisher, this concern with sobriety found its way into the novels: “Drink relaxed Bond. His only rule was not to get drunk but perhaps for 20 years he had hardly gone to bed cold sober. His other rules were not to drink at midday or after dinner, and never to drink liqueurs.” Why does 007 prefer his martinis “shaken and not stirred”? Lycett theorizes that Fleming thought stirring a drink diminished its flavors.

There are many reasons for James Bond’s appeal, including foreign locales, beautiful women and extreme danger. But a large part is certainly his love for the finer things (echoing the growth of our modern consumer culture), from clothes and cars to good food and well-made drinks. If you haven’t read Fleming’s novels, you might be surprised at the James Bond revealed within: a bored and somewhat cynical civil servant who sometimes drops his jacket on the floor. But as this section tries to show, you’ll also encounter a man who definitely knows what he wants, especially at cocktail hour. And if we ourselves live vicariously through 007, at least we can have a few great martinis on the way.

FACT:  

The only Bond theme to reach number one on the pop charts in the U.S. was Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill". 

FACT: 6 Actors have portrayed Bond:

Sean Connery - 7 Movies
George Lazenby - 1 Movie
Roger Moore - 7 Movies
Timothy Dalton - 2 Movies
Pierce Brosnan - 4 Movies
Daniel Craig - 2 Movies to date

 

QUESTION:

Who is your favorite Bond actor, villain and what is your favorite Bond film?

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess