A couple of weeks ago I had a post asking readers for the best real life Bond names.
Well, I still think that Lazarus Bain is tops, but last night I found a new one. A reporter for BBC radio, named...Damian Grammaticus.
Just rolls of the tongue, doesn't it? Damian Grammaticus. Sounds like an insane billionaire intent on world conquest, doesn't it?
The search continues...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
...And Don't Get Me Started On Christmas Jones...
Dr. Julius No. Auric Goldfinger. Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Emilio Largo. Oddjob. Rosa Kleb. Kronsteen. Francisco Scaramanga. Hugo Drax.
You've got to admit, Ian Fleming had a way with names, especially villains. His was an almost Dickensian talent to create a name that, by sound and meaning, conveyed these characters' menace and personality. Writers of the later movies? Not so much, usually. Franz Sanchez? Elliot Carver? Brad Whitaker? These are names you pull out of a phone book, not Bond villain names!!
Of course, such names could never occur in real life, could they? Hell, yes, they can!!
The best "real-life" Bond name ever? Lazarus Bain. Seriously. I've seen the guy's ID...that's his name!! Just let it roll off your tongue...Lazarus Bain. It's perfect...and it's 100% real.
I guess my second best "real-life" Bond name, and I'll admit it's a weak second, is Damien Manson. He played football for Michigan State about 2 decades ago...probably a better horror name than Bond villain name. But still...Damien Manson combines the Omen and Charles Manson. Now that is bad-ass...but it's still no Lazarus Bain.
So, readers, what are the best "real-life" Bond names you've encountered?
You've got to admit, Ian Fleming had a way with names, especially villains. His was an almost Dickensian talent to create a name that, by sound and meaning, conveyed these characters' menace and personality. Writers of the later movies? Not so much, usually. Franz Sanchez? Elliot Carver? Brad Whitaker? These are names you pull out of a phone book, not Bond villain names!!
Of course, such names could never occur in real life, could they? Hell, yes, they can!!
The best "real-life" Bond name ever? Lazarus Bain. Seriously. I've seen the guy's ID...that's his name!! Just let it roll off your tongue...Lazarus Bain. It's perfect...and it's 100% real.
I guess my second best "real-life" Bond name, and I'll admit it's a weak second, is Damien Manson. He played football for Michigan State about 2 decades ago...probably a better horror name than Bond villain name. But still...Damien Manson combines the Omen and Charles Manson. Now that is bad-ass...but it's still no Lazarus Bain.
So, readers, what are the best "real-life" Bond names you've encountered?
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