Heart patient Sean Connery refuses to give up red wine

The Thailand ^ | October 11th, 2009

[Perdogg]

Veteran actor Sean Connery has refused to give up his favourite red wine even after been diagnosed with a heart condition.

The former James Bond star has been warned to stop drinking alcohol by medics but he refuses to give up, as he believes it is good for his health.

“I do drink red wine because of my friend David Murray, who owns two French wine estates. He showed me the evidence that it was good for the health,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling Wine Spectator magazine.

“I favour Merlots from Chile for their value and I keep a good deal of California wine in my cellar. I have one that cost me USD 2,000 for two cases, which I think is rather steep,” he added.

[Perdogg]

ping

[neodad]

THE Thialand? Lol. Yea for Sean for doing whatever the hell he wants.

[Perdogg]

My A-D-D is acting up tonight.

[muir_redwoods]

Hey Sean, maybe, just maybe your doctor has considered the risk/benefit ratio and decided you would be better off sober.

It's up to you of course; enjoy yourself.

[BobL]

Good for him, and he’s probably right. Half of today’s doctor’s (like mine) freak out if you tell them that you drink wine. They think everyone but them will become a drunk if they have a glass.

[ak267]

how about a Vodka-Martini....shaken, not stirred?

[Perdogg]

Just as long as he doesn’t drink it with fish.

[fieldmarshaldj]

They couldn’t get him to give up the stuff in “Never Say Never Again.”

[mamelukesabre]

who goes to bars with fish?

[Huck]

Good for him! I'm raising my glass of red to YOU, Mr. Connery! Best...Bond...Ever!

And very funny in Indiana Jones and the last crusade!

Mr. Connery...salud!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Doctors want you to die unhappy and broke!

[Huck]

Abe Vegoda? Is he still alive? (obscure 70s reference)

[RichInOC]

“I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

—Fleming, “You Only Live Twice”

[yarddog]

I was just thinking of that, tho I couldn’t remember if it was red or white wine that went with fish.

“From Russia With Love”.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Veteran actor Sean Connery has refused to give up his favourite red wine even after been diagnosed with a heart condition.

Given all the recent research on resveratrol, maybe Connery is on to something.

[Lizavetta]

They think everyone but them will become a drunk if they have a glass.

I hear you. After my mother went through Alanon she was convinced that anyone who sniffed a cork was an alcoholic.

[Niuhuru]

Most doctors these days are listening too much to Hollywood and are not taking into account each individual person. What works well for one person can end up kllling another.

Of course, that would require that a doctor spend more than two or three minutes with their patient.

[ottbmare]

He’s absolutely right, of course (as ever). A glass of wine or two every day will benefit his heart. And what is the point of living if you can’t enjoy anything anymore.

[SkyDancer]

He’s what? Almost 80 if more? It’d be like the health nut dying in a hospital not knowing what he’s dying of ....I think he should drink, eat, whatever he wants!

[skinkinthegrass]

Abe Vegoda? Is he still alive?

yhea...Still alive...Y.O.B. 1921

[mia]

My doctor recommends wine. And, the doctor I used to work for recommended a glass of wine before bed for all the young women who had difficulty conceiving. It worked.

[DWC]

The bad guy ordered chianti with fish. Bond knew he wasn’t english.

[BobL]

“It worked.”

Congratulations. Back when it was possible for college age kids to drink, I used to have a couple of beers before exams. It worked also, I would sit back, put my feet on the chair in front of me (if possible), and watch my GPA improve by at least a point, as I stopped making the silly mistakes that were killing me.

[aruanan]

Congratulations. Back when it was possible for college age kids to drink, I used to have a couple of beers before exams. It worked also, I would sit back, put my feet on the chair in front of me (if possible), and watch my GPA improve by at least a point, as I stopped making the silly mistakes that were killing me.

I remember someone saying that when she had to write something and it was really bothering her, she'd get up in the morning, have a beer, and then start writing and everything would come out right. Apparently the beer took the edge off the anxiety and loosened her writing inhibitions.

[AlexW]

“Hey Sean, maybe, just maybe your doctor has considered the risk/benefit ratio and decided you would be better off sober.”

Red wine is the best medicine for the heart.
I attribute my very high HDL to plenty of red wine.
A liter a day keeps the doctor away.

[BobL]

Yea - sometimes it’s worked too well for me on this forum...but usually it just enhances my posts.

[bobby.223]

agreed! best bond ever?.....the ONLY bond! case closed after the first 6. (don’t get me started on the POS ‘never say never again’ either.) not saying the others were not good actors, just that to me sean connery is and will always be james bond. now I think I’ll go have a bottle of red to jump start my ancient ticker...

[goat granny]

Just got done watching Fish back to back....2 Barney Millers. Still funny without sex or swearing. Good writers back in those times.......

[Perdogg]

written by Mary Goodnight. :)

[aruanan]

but usually it just enhances my posts.

I think I'll get enhanced a little before going to bed with a pomegranate mango vodka and orange rum concoction.

[null and void]

THAILAND?

[null and void]

Huck ~ Abe Vegoda? Is he still alive?

skinkinthegrass ~ yhea...Still alive...Y.O.B. 1921

How can you tell???

[Hardshell]

Absolutely not....fish would require a nice trebbiano d’abruzzo

[shove_it]

Me too! I haven’t seen that great show in a coon’s age. A coupla Cheers are oming up, which I’m DVDing.

[BobL]

“I think I’ll get enhanced a little before going to bed with a pomegranate mango vodka and orange rum concoction.”

Outstanding.

[calex59]

Personally I can’t see living until I am 105 if I have to give up everything that makes life worthwhile. While I don’t drink wine I would not give it up for a few extra days or months of life that was devoid of pleasure.

[Mr. K]

I dont blame him- I am moving to Thailand the first chance I get

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[SIDENET]

I attribute my very high HDL to plenty of red wine. A liter a day keeps the doctor away.

Same for me.

[Tainan]

A liter a day of red....I can live with that. Now...how to convince the wife that I should move it up to a liter a day? She's OK with 2 glasses so far.
Thank God for good Chilean Red.

[onedoug]

Ian Fleming wouldn’t have quit, and neither would Bond.

Here’s to ya’ Sean. And a Darby O’Gill too.

[potlatch]

This thread is moving fast! Let Sean enjoy his wine, after all, you only live ONCE!

[potlatch]

Perhaps the “relaxation” bit mia.

[devolve]

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Sean Connery is getting up in years

A little red may be what he needs

[potlatch]

I agree. Too many doctors try to stop all people’s pleasures when they are very elderly. Like the old joke, “what do you want to live for’ after someone gave up everything.

[devolve]

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My brother’s docs said he should drink some red

Mine said lots of Blueberries

[potlatch]

Red wine is good for you.
Blueberries are too, lol.

[SIDENET]

Now...how to convince the wife that I should move it up to a liter a day? She's OK with 2 glasses so far.

Just buy a liter, and use the old "if I don't drink it, it will go bad" line. You can also pretend to use it for marinating a steak, but need the obligatory "sample" while you do your marinating. The "marinating" ploy actually isn't even a falsehood. You ARE marinating something. Of course, that "something" is YOU.

I'm divorced, so I moved myself up from 2 glasses per day. It was a good trade. Rotten wife for good wine.

[SIDENET]

My brother’s docs said he should drink some red. Mine said lots of Blueberries

Dump your doctor and get your brother's.