Articles from Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

From 1995 to 1999 or so, I was an active editor of Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which started as a James Bond fan site, but eventually grew into one of the most popular James Bond sites on the web. It became the official website of the non-profit Ian Fleming Foundation. At one point the official United Artists James Bond site sent visitors to our site when you clicked the “News” link.

While I was involved with MKKBB, my co-editors were:

I’m still in occasional contact with all of them, through various channels.

Some other people worked on the site later on, but I was no longer actively involved by then. The three guys above and myself were the core of the site during its heyday.

I wrote several articles for the site, which I’ve started to salvage, reformat, and archive here. The articles below were originally published to MKKBB, but have been off the web for some time. Other than the Wayback Machine, this is the only public place they exist.

There’s a public Facebook group for the old site, complete with some screencaps of what it looked like at its height.

Our First Time
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Memories of our first times watching James Bond on-screen.

Playing Bond
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Who hasn’t pretended to be James Bond from time to time?

What was the film…?
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A supplement to the alt.fan.james-bond FAQ which identifies Bond films by some memorable characteristics.

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About this Site

My name is Deane Barker, and I created The Dead Drop in Summer 2026. I posted to myself for a few months until I was sure the idea had some staying power, then I opened it up to a few friends. I have been a fan of spy movies, novels, and TV shows since seeing For Your Eyes Only as 10-year-old on my…

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Personal Content

A list of non-tech content that I have created and sometimes maintain.

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Deane Barker’s Resume

A long-form resume I keep generally up-to-date.

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The Ultimate Review for The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier 1995-ish

A review of the James Bond CD-ROM of the mid-1990s.

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Available for Parties: Evil Henchman, Bowler Included January 1, 2000

The story of James Bond character impersonators.

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Our First Time October 16, 2001

Memories of our first times watching James Bond on-screen.

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Licensed to Thrill: An Interview with John Glen 1996, just after GoldenEye came out (I think)

An interview with the director of every Bond film in the 1980s.

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The Perfect Tease: A Guide to the James Bond Teasers Probably in 2000

A review and analysis of the teaser sequence to every James Bond movie through The World is Not Enough.

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Playing Bond July 6, 1999

Who hasn’t pretended to be James Bond from time to time?

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Of Dice and Men: The Story of the James Bond OO7 Role-Playing Game 1998 maybe?

A review of the James Bond role-playing game of the 1980s.

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You Only Laugh Twice: A Concise History of James Bond Spoofs 1997 or so

An investigation of James Bond spoofs and homages.

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What was the film…? Sometime after 1997

A supplement to the alt.fan.james-bond FAQ which identifies Bond films by some memorable characteristics.

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