Saturday September 8th at 12 noon was a time and
date highlighted with a gold marker in many a Bond fan’s diary as this was the
time they would have the opportunity to meet the Masterson sisters from Goldfinger,' Shirley Eaton and Tania
Mallet for a double 007 signing.
It’s well documented that Shirley’s gold painted body became
an iconic image of the 60’s, but to have both the Masterson sisters Jill and
Tilly together at Vintage Magazine Store in London’s Soho was an 18 carat
pleasure. Both ladies, accompanied by Gareth Owen of Cinema Retro and www.bondstars.com,
were in fine form, with the interest in Goldfinger
riding high after its very successful re-release at various UK cinemas.
Park Circus recently confirmed that if the fans had the choice of another digital
re-issue then On Her Majesy’s Secret Service
would be the next film to be digitally transferred to the big screen. We’ll
wait and see. The only disappointment on the day was that I didn’t get my Goldfinger quad poster signed by the
official Golden Girls as the fans behind me seemed anxious to get their own
stuff covered in gold pen! – Mark Mawston