Very sad to read this morning of Sean Connery's passing. I'd thought of him recently, perhaps because of the not-much-loved League of Extraordinary Gentlemen cropping up on Amazon Prime.
My first Bond in the theater was The Man With the Golden Gun, for my friend and I, a fun, glossy action extravaganza despite how it's viewed these days, or by critics then.
My first Bond book however was the tie-in edition of Diamonds Are Forever, Connery's return to the role. Ads on TV and even on the radio made it sound thrilling.
My old man bought me the novel off the drug store paperback rack when it cropped up and that introduced me to Ian Fleming's world. Combined with the radio ads, the cover helped me understand the disparity between spelling and pronunciation of Sean.
RIP, Mr. Connery. You and Bond are forever.
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