With the date for Bond Weekend 2000 fast approaching, we hope this will answer some of the many Weekend questions we have been receiving…

Q. What benefits do I receive by registering for the September 29-October 1 Bond Collectors’ Weekend?

–Our group is limited to 100 persons at max. Fans spend so much time visiting locations, talking shop and trading collectibles with each other that every person who wishes to gets all the time they like with our celebrities! Bond Weekend fans from Las Vegas are still friendly and correspond regularly with past Weekend guests Lana Wood and Don McGregor, besides doing special projects with them both.

So, besides time with the stars in a relaxed setting where you are not waiting two hours for an autograph, registration includes admission to our auction and the sale and trade day, a guided tour of the heart of New Orleans with Bond locations and points of interest, bidder’s/seller’s auction number for Saturday’s big event and the chance to place your merchandise into the auction ahead of time, admission to all Collectors’ Weekend films and shows, official Bond Weekend 2000 Registration Packet, Weekend gifts, hospitality, surprises and more, and the chance to meet super Bond fans in a super Bondian setting.

Las Vegas guests from 1999 insisted that we charge more for this year’s meet! Most attendees comment that “we put on a terrific event and that they have enjoyed an incredible Bond experience!”

Q. I have never attended a James Bond convention event before. Can newer fans get involved?

–Only if they want to be “blown away” with themed fun! The Weekends are a total trip!

Q. Who will be there in attendance besides the stars?

–Top collectors from the around the globe, webzine writers, Bond authors, Bond musicians, and of course, some newer fans deeply interested in “living like 007”. Attendees have worked for the Grammy organization, the Oscars, and many other film and TV production companies, and in the last six months alone have produced Bond clothing, Bond household accessories, Bond magazine articles appearing in Bondzines and major trade publications, a book on aspects of memorabilia collecting, principal filming of interviews for the new Bond DVDs, etc., etc. The best!

Several published authors and editors, screenwriters and three people working as producers of spy spoof films are expected to attend this year. Old friends also meet again who first met in Vegas or the UK for Bond events there or who have taken the “On Her Majesty Of The Seas” cruise or “Bond In Jamaica” trips together years ago, etc.

The typical response for the newer collector or person going to their first Bond event is, “This was one of the best experiences I have ever had…I am going home with a lot of new friends and exciting collectibles!” or “Wow! I learned so much I would never have learned elsewhere! This was the best!”

Q. I am not sure I can pay the $150 by the registration due date of July 15. What can I do?

–Please let us know promptly if you are planning to attend! Space is limited! Our expenses need to be met through registration payments but we can work out a payment schedule as needed. Friends of James Bond…are friends of ours!

Q. Can you help with discounted travel arrangements?

–We have a marvelous agency that can book the very best rates for all types of travel, car rentals and more. Contact Bond Weekend 2000 with your preferred airport(s) and time(s) to start from, whether you would a prefer direct flight, red eye discount or train travel, etc., and with a phone number where you can be reached. You will be contacted with several outstanding options to choose from.

Q. What kinds of items are at the Weekend this year?

–First edition books, authentic film props, original artwork, stills, toys, clothing, food and beverage items, dolls and figures, paperbacks, movie memorabilia, fan-made collectibles–it would be easier to say what is NOT there! Bring 10-50 copies of good items depending on what they are if you have duplicates, like limited edition special items or autographed books. Most of the items there are very rare items there that are hard or impossible to find on the Internet plus a few old favorites like Wicke toys or lobby cards. The celebrities sell stuff there too if they have it–because the collectors with the biggest and most unusual Bond collections attend each year. If you choose the right stuff to bring, you should go home with empty boxes and lots of cash!

Q. I would like to go but I am unable to attend this year. Can I receive items from the show?

–Everyone/anyone is welcome to provide sales items for Saturday’s “really big, big shew”, even if they cannot be present in person that day. Let us know about special items you would like to add to the auction block.

We are also used to handling consignments of collectibles to sell on behalf of those unable to be present at the Weekend. Top collectors are filling up their boxes in New Orleans, so profit from Bond Weekend even if you cannot be present there! Send a note to Bond Weekend 2000 to be added to the Bond Weekend mail list for updates on this year’s collectibles plus forthcoming Bond Weekends and special events.

Q. What sort of memorabilia and collectibles dealers are appearing in New Orleans? What are the offerings there?

–There’s the special auction on Saturday (a great place for dealers to put unusual one-off items) and there’s Fandom.com; SpyGuise; Klaus Ink; For Your Eyes Only Books; Movie Maniacs; Not Stirred Collectors; etc. with more on the way from the US, Canada and Europe. Every top collector brings their own stuff for sale as unofficial dealers as well if they have something interesting they want to share. That’s a unique aspect to the Bond Weekends.

Q. Where can I ship my items ahead of time? Can I reserve a dealer’s table?

–Ship to:

Attn. [your name]
Guest Arriving September 29
The Queen & Crescent Hotel
344 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
USA

The staff will hold Bond Weekend items and leave a pickup notice for you for when you check in at the hotel that week. We can reserve “museum-sized” tables for collectibles dealers and fans needing a bit of extra room. Contact Bond Weekend 2000 for more or call [toll free] 800.205.7131 and ask for your Bond Weekend 2000 block room. (Hotel for Bond fans will be only $99, $70 off nightly from their $169 rate that weekend! For a comparison the Holiday Inn is $110 that Weekend, this is the best rate to be found in The Quarter/CBD that weekend and a super deal. You are not obligated to stay at the Crescent to participate in the Weekend.)

Q. Why New Orleans for 2000? Where will next year’s meet be held?

–The first Bond Collectors’ Weekend was held in Florida in 1998. The second annual event was in Las Vegas, touring fifteen-plus Bond locations, and New Orleans is a third venue where James Bond movies have been filmed or novels have been set. Suggestions for upcoming events have included the “Thunderball Bahamas”, “Dr. No’s Jamaica”, “Goldfinger/License To Kill Miani/Key West”, “A View To San Francisco”, “Live and Let New York” and European locations. We welcome your ideas!

Q. What does the cost of registration pay for?

–The Weekend is run not-for-profit for fans, by fans, with the hosts being reimbursed for thousands $US in conference costs by the registrations paid. To bring a celebrity from California to visit us in New Orleans for the Weekend, your registration dollars help pay for round trip airfare and hotel accommodations for the celebrity and their spouse, and for their meals, travel, appearance fees and other expenses. Some of the more famous James Bond actors can cost upwards of $10,000 for a one-day appearance!

This year’s stars are confirmed for New Orleans and their travel plans are booked, and other conference expenses the hosts incur include meeting space and setup, hospitality and gifts, postage, audio-visual equipment, etc. (No one wants our long distance telephone bills either. We often joke that we spend more on the phone than was in the total budget for making “Dr. No” in 1962!)

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–Bruce Glover joins us on Friday evening, Vic Flick on Saturday and Gloria Hendry exclusively on Sunday for the day, plus our fully registered guests are paying and traveling to meet the celebrities themselves, so we ask that you please consider paying the full registration to join us.

Q. I just want to shop for Bond collectibles from Fandom and SpyGuise, and from the other dealers and collectors there, plus bid on the special auction items. Can I come to Saturday’s show only?

–We had a successful Bond Weekend show opened to the general public in Florida for Bond Weekend ’98 but this year’s fans, as in Las Vegas, are paying to get first crack at all the goodies and enjoy a special fans’ gathering. Again, we are paying as attendees to meet celebrities exclusively and view extra-special movie and video screenings on Saturday.

If someone registered to attend, for example, has a spouse who wants to travel with them to New Orleans and not attend the conference, no one will bar them from “popping their head into a meeting room to say hi to their spouse and take a look for a moment,” but seating and space at all meal and other events is strictly limited. We need to register people attending the events!

If the hosts had a million dollars… (If a spouse or friend wants to select a half-itinerary at half-price or whatever, please contact us at Bond Weekend 2000. We are trying to be flexible where we can but we must meet our expenses before we take family and friends free of charge. It’s just not fair to the fans paying registration in full.)

Q. When is a good time to travel to the meeting in New Orleans?

–The itinerary is designed to allow flexibility for students and businesspeople that arrive late on Friday or need to leave promptly on Sunday. Ideally, try to get to New Orleans for dinner so you can spend the evening with Bruce Glover and your fellow Bond friends…if you are in town earlier than Friday evening, the hosts and some attendees will be there for a reception and to do the town on Thursday/Friday…we are there to meet you and get to know you!

For the return trip, try to book a flight going home not earlier than 4 or 5 PM local time if you want to participate fully in Sunday’s mega-brunch for four or five hours with friends and meet with Gloria Hendry that day (it’s about twenty minutes’ ride to the airport from downtown). The Sunday brunch is rated the best Jazz Sunday in New Orleans and has an incredible gourmet menu, buffet style. We’ll be thirty stories above the Mississippi and living large together!

Q. How can I get discounted hotel accommodations?

–Call toll free (US) 800.205.7131 and ask for your Bond Weekend 2000 block room at the lovely Queen & Crescent Hotel. This is the best rate available in the heart of New Orleans for that weekend, $99 marked down from $169 double occupancy.

Guests arriving early or late receive nights other than Friday or Saturday for the same $99 for the asking! You do not need to stay at our hotel to register for the conference, however.

Q. Is anyone sharing rooms to help save costs?

— Some of our singles have shared rooms in past and met new Bond friends or stayed with old chums. We have several who would like to share rooms so let us know if you have a preference.

The Bond Weekend hotel rate is based on double occupancy. WARNING: You will probably stay up all night, every night, to talk about Bond with your roomies!

Q. What should I bring for the Weekend?

–A brief registration packet will be sent to registrants closer to the meet date. Basically, comfortable clothing, collectibles you would like to sell or trade to others, memorabilia you would like to show off or have specially displayed, and cash, lots of cash (!), as everyone works together to provide many interesting items not commonly seen in stores or on the Internet.

We are “jam packed” with stuff to do and have also left quality free time for you to enjoy New Orleans that Weekend but if you have a suggestion for the itinerary or something to share, let us know. (Fans have requested that we do a costume party again this year, so this time we will be headed over to Harrah’s Casino for an evening of themed wonder…and everyone wants to go to the new D-Day Museum. 😉 )

Q. How can I get a friend involved with Bond Weekend 2000?

–Send their e-address to Bond Weekend 2000 to add them to our e-mail list. We can also make calls or send snail mail if necessary.

**Please write or call soon to book with us! We guarantee you will have a super time at this year’s “Weekend To Live And Let Die For!”

–Matt Sherman is one host of the annual Bond Weekends, drawing fans, celebrities and industry insiders from around the globe to talk and live James Bond, 007.

From N’Awlins With Love, Your Weekend Hosts:

Matt & Janine Sherman of “Not Stirred Collectors”
Alan Stephenson of “Klaus Ink”
Michael Kersey of “007Forever”
Steve & Kathy Kulakoski of “For Your Eyes Only Books”
Some unsolicited comments from the second annual Bond Collectors’ Weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada:

“…I brought back a lot of memories from the BCW in Las Vegas and I have to tell you again how much I appreciate all that you did as hosts, can`t wait for next year.”

“The most important part of collecting Bond is the friends you meet along the way…what`s the use in having Bond stuff, if you can`t share it?”

“How many Bond fans get to talk with “Plenty O`Toole,” Lana Wood, in Las Vegas’ “The Riviera Hotel” about the movie “Diamonds Are Forever?” How cool is that?” (Very cool! Lana hadn’t visited Las Vegas since making “Diamonds” almost thirty years before!)

“My collection got a lot of new plus very rare items! I also want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet Lana Wood and my now good friends, guests Don and Marsha McGregor!”

“I enjoyed Bond Weekend 1999 tremendously.”

“I had a great time in Vegas. Thanks for the Collectors’ Weekend. I will treasure the items I purchased over the Weekend, not due to value, but the memories that I have of the Weekend.”

“I wanted to tell you again what a great time I had over the 1999 Bond Weekend. It really was so much fun to get to see old friends and make new ones…so many people mentioned to me that they had a really good time and I wanted to let you know…next time for sure!”

Keep 007Forever at Cinescape bookmarked for the next year, plus send an eMail to BCW Productions to get on our Bond Weekend mailing list for regular email updates on Bond events and memorabilia, worldwide or call (USA) 352.372.5094 today for more information or to register.