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The James Bond Files ~ Matt Sherman
 In February 2023, on his radio program Flashback, which aired online over the internet radio station KSAV, Wesley Britton continued a “James Bond Avalanche” to celebrate the 70 years of Agent 007. Featured were several authors, actors, behind-the-scenes folks, and fans of the world of James Bond. The series continued on Monday, February 6, 2023, with an interview with Matt Sherman, organizer of James Bond cruises, and author of James Bond’s Cuisine: 007’s Every Last Meal (2014) and Playing Games With James Bond (2020). Longtime master of the international James Bond cruises, Matt came aboard to talk about just what goes on at his annual events and shares just who attends these major 007 social occasions! He took listeners to some important Bond locations, introduced folks who have shared in the James Bond story, and went behind the scenes of past and upcoming cruises! Like what’s going on in October 2023 . . . Also on the program was Korean actor Will Yun Lee, who broke into the movies starring as Colonel Tan-Sun Moon in Die Another Day (2002), with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The interview is available as a podcast on Wesley Britton’s podcast Remember When. To listen, click the link below. Wes
chats with Matt Sherman – Organiser of James Bond Cruises
– About James Bond’s Cuisine: 007’s Every Last Meal ~  600 James Bond trivia questions! 500 real-world Bond locations! 200 Bond book and film trivia notes! 100 chef’s notes on Bond’s cuisine! At once a work of serious scholarship, oodles of fun and a culinary tour de force, James Bond’s Cuisine: OO7’s Every Last Meal is the story of James Bond’s turbulent and indulgent relationship with the world’s finest food and drink, as Bond’s food is bartered, stolen, weaponized, used for rewards, threats, tortures and seductions, and ultimately, savored. Seven reasons to dig in with relish: OO1 – All the food, drink and food production of all the James Bond novels and movies. OO2 – Over 500 real-world locations with menus so fans can eat what Bond eats, where Bond eats. OO3 – Hundreds of chef’s notes and “Pay attention, OO7!” tidbits of food and non-food Bond trivia. OO4 – James Bond’s quips about food, and Bond’s world of bizarre eating and predatory bites. OO5 – Signature meals from each film and book featuring over 30 different international cuisines. OO6 – Bonus section with over 600 trivia questions. OO7 – Part travelogue, part foodies journal, all action, as exciting as the Bond books and films. About Playing Games with James Bond ~  Author Matt Sherman, one of the world’s top Bond experts, draws from a lifetime of James Bond knowledge and intimate friendships with many of the Bond cast and crew. Enjoy his playful patter about Bond’s games, insider stories and games between the games. Let’s play! Chapters for every Bond film (all 27 of them!) offer fascinating details and new insights. Test your Bond knowledge as each chapter features game challenges, fun activities and exotic trivia. Read behind the scenes stories from Bond celebrities, Bond locations, tours, and more. Relish tidbits about Ian Fleming’s world and all 48 of the James Bond books. Extensive illustrations fill this glossy volume. About Matt Sherman ~ MATT SHERMAN was born in New York City before moving to Florida in the 1980’. He has collected rare James Bond books and movie props for more than 35 years. His Bond memorabilia collection and his spy fan meets in Chicago, Jamaica, Key West, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and The Bahamas have featured on C-SPAN, DISCOVERY, HGTV, VH-1, TLC, TNN, and in Ripley’s Believe It or Not!. More than 120 special guests have appeared at Sherman’s events, including Bond actors, authors, musicians, and production team members, and also real world intelligence officers (the preferred euphemism for secret agents) from the FBI, CIA, NSA, and the KGB. A Bond locations maven, Sherman has also led fan tours to hundreds of James Bond hotspots, including numerous eateries from the novels and films as they appear in James Bond’s Cuisine. Sherman’s contributions have appeared in The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Parade Magazine, Time, and Time Europe. He has written, edited or contributed to more than a dozen books in print and is the Pool, Billiards, and Snooker resident expert at About.com, one of the world’s most popular websites. He has managed four restaurants and a canteen and has hors d’oeuvres for readers now at BondFanEvents.com. Matt and Janine Sherman reside in Gainesville, Florida, and have two field agents, Alexandria and Benjamin. Link ~ Visit Matt Sherman’s website for James Bond events – Bond Fan Events. |