well, what a splendid few days that has been. yes, i know at this stage i have not made clear why, look you see, but the title gives you a bit of a clue. for it is so that yes, i have been to the part of that there place called London (innit), with specific emphasis on Elstree. and Elstree, in the modern sense, is one big massive shrine, or cathedral, devout to Sir Roger Moore. depending on where you look.
i was indeed very excited when i learned of how my verk travels would take me to Elstree. there is no point being modest of such; as a movie lover of course i was over the moon to be near where one of the most famous film studios in the world was based. over, or across, the years certain classic, iconic motion pictures have been made there, be it all them Space Trek Wars things with him in the helmet, or of course Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
also, i knew full well that Sir Roger Moore had strong links to the studio. but would they, i wondered, indeed feared that it might not be so, honour him to a satisfactory level? the answer to this is a resounding yes, indeed they do.
presented above, of course in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode, is a portrait picture of Sir Roger Moore which is proudly on display in the (magnificent) hotel what i stayed in. how dearly i would love to say that it was proudly on display, but it still is. no, i could not work out how to both get it off the wall and out of the hotel. anyway, i would not do such, for i would get arrested or something, probably.
my hope is that you really, really like the look of that image of Sir Roger Moore above, for it shall feature a fair bit across this post. but not always in Commodore 64 mode.
chance, or fate, allowed me to wander near the Elstree Film Studios. not quite so close, or as within them, as i would have cared to, but their security is sh!t hot, trust me on this. but yet they know the public are going to flock there to pay homage to Sir Roger. to accommodate the acolytes, the above sign is on display in an area where members of the public are allowed to go. lovely.
just why, exactly, would i get so excited or (even) concerned about paying respect to Sir Roger Moore? well, it's Sir Roger, isn't it. for his most famous, or iconic role, i truly don't believe there's a "best" overall to have played the part of James Bond. but everyone has the actor who they grew up watching in the role, and for me that was Sir Roger. plus, he always struck me as being the personification of quintessentially British, the best of us, and loved life to the full.
one of about three thousand (give or take) selfies i took of moi (me) in front of this magnificent portrait image of Sir Roger. yes, certainly, every time i walked past it i did slow down, or even pause, to admire it. needing to take a stroll outside momentarily every now and then for a cigarette (sorry) meant that i went past a fair bit. sure, there was a polite request from the hotel staff for me to stop kneeling before this portrait, as it was causing some distress to my fellow patrons. i genuinely believed that Sir Roger himself would accede to such a request, so i did cease such.
some of you, i appreciate (and understand) may wish to see this magnificent portrait of Sir Roger Moore without me in it, and not in Commodore 64 mode. well, should that be you (and it probably is), then here you go, below.
having resigned myself to not being able to (ahem) "borrow" this, i made some enquiries at reception as to the provenance of it, to see if i could procure my own copy in a more legitimate way. the answer, alas, is no. apparently all portraits on display (and i may share further later, but this is Sir Roger) were donated from the cast and crew of various films made at Elstree. so, from what i can gather, all of the images on display are unique to the hotel. also, it means that Sir Roger himself selected this portrait of Sir Roger, presumably from Sir Roger's personal collection of Sir Roger portraits.
for those interested in such, or wishing on more information, the portrait picture was taken, or if you will composed, when Sir Roger was at Elstree making the motion picture The Man Who Haunted Himself. it was made a couple of years before he took on the James Bond Role. if your preference is for limited further information on that motion picture, here you go.
a little video of the portrait? i see no reason why not to.
i do have a bit more video from the hotel, but that is (or was) exclusively for select friends and family. when i got all excited about the Sir Roger Moore portrait, i asked the hotel to confirm that Sir Roger once stayed in the same room as i, even if they had to be flexible with the truth in their answer. they said yes he did. i asked if they could put a plaque on my room door, indicating it as the Sir Roger Moore suite. unfortunately they could not do this. but they did present me with a clear, yet not legally binding, letter, apparently confirming that Sir Roger did stay in the same room as i.
go on then, one more image of that portrait of Sir Roger Moore. presented, of course, in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode.
whereas, on a sliding scale of such things, generally i am proud of all images i present in Commodore 64 mode, this one is quite dear to me. as you can see, i have kind of angled the reflection, so it looks like i am staring out the window at Sir Roger, revelling in awe at his magnificence.
you have probably (possibly) looked at, and read of, Sir Roger Moore enough for one post, then. so i shall leave this hear. but please, scroll back up and look further at him, if such is your want or wish.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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