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Dr. Justin A. Brummer

@justinbrummer.bsky.social

Editor of the Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP). See @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/vietnamwarsongproject

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Updated: 150+ songs about the My Lai Massacre and Lt. William Calley - the mass murder of between 300-500 civilians in South Vietnam by US forces on 16 March 1968 - most of the songs released from 1969-1971 supported war criminal Calley, as did public opinion polls:
rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...

26.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18 Pete Seeger songs related to the Vietnam War: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...

24.02.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago novelty garage group Seeds of Euphoria, fed up with the war by 1967, advised LBJ: β€œLet’s Send Batman to Viet Nam”.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWa...

21.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New research: 130+ Vietnam War garage rock songs - many diversified views, from anti-protest "patriotic" songs, to peace and anti-war. Also many reference to the draft. See here: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

22.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anti-protest garage, "What's Come Over This World" (1965) by Billy Carr, called draft card burners "an army of cowards". Full-page advert in Billboard on 6 November 1965
rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFgn...

23.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Milam & Greene Distillery By Ruvani de Silva When Marsha Milam first stepped inside a rickhouse, she fell in love with the quiet. Entering the nine-story, gymnasium-sized space packed with aging barrels was, for Milam, β€œlike w...

I’ve been a huge Milam & Greene fangirl since moving to Texas & have loved watching (& tasting) their trailblazing ascent to gold-standard whiskey queens, so writing about them for my 1st Rock & Vine piece was an utter delight-hope y’all enjoy! πŸ‘ΈπŸ‘ΈπŸ‘ΈπŸ₯ƒπŸ₯ƒπŸ₯ƒ

rockandvinemag.com/2026/02/mila...

17.02.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Tech-Forward Austin Spot Delivers Sushi on a Robotic Laneway TORA brings a futuristic new restaurant experience from the Michelin-recognized Aburi Restaurant group to the capital city.

North Austin’s new specialty aburi spot TORA combines futuristic Blade Runner aesthetics with high quality refined, delicate flavours. Read more @austinmonthly.bsky.social πŸ˜‹πŸ£ πŸ”₯

www.austinmonthly.com/tora/

18.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Are Falling for Traditional British-Style Beer Service Cask ale has long been a popular serve across the pond

The kids in America are caskin’!

Loved writing about the blossoming US cask beer scene for @insidehook.bsky.social - so much great British-style beer to enjoy stateside now πŸ‘ŒπŸ½πŸ»πŸŒŸ

And big thanks to all who participated 😊

www.insidehook.com/beer/young-a...

12.02.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday in the Hill Country, crawfish, Jester King, live music

08.02.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of digitising, working through the backlog

07.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New acquisition: "Vietnam's (Wall of Reflection)" (1983) by Tom Stiles & The Country Revue. Released in Columbus, Ohio

26.01.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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High Noon, London

19.01.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy holidays

25.12.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved sharing good beery news from ATX’s brilliant Blue Owl Brewing as part of this great roundup of exciting, inspiring new US breweries. So much positive news to keep us thirsty, & delighted to share space w so many fab friends & colleagues - cheers! πŸ€ πŸ»πŸ¦‰πŸ’™

08.12.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black's, Lockhart TX

06.12.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! @davidjesudason.bsky.social

27.11.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it’s now time to share The Michael Jackson Award for Beer Writer of the Year

This is the final award of the evening, and it goes to…

πŸ† Winner: David Jesudason

#BGBW25

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So happy to be part of the festivities!!

Have a fabulous night everyone!

#bgbw25 πŸ»πŸŽ‰πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ†

27.11.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A word from our 2024 Beer Writer of the Year, Ruvani de Silva (@amethystheels.bsky.social)

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Great anti-war song from Jimmy Cliff (1946-2025): "Vietnam" (1970) - it told the sad story of a mother receiving a letter, informing her that her son had died in Vietnam. At the end of the track Cliff pleaded: "somebody please stop that war now"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqI...

24.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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New acquisitions: 44 Vietnam and political records

13.11.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visit to Spin Sounds, Dorking, Surrey

08.11.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Visit to cidery in Sussex

02.11.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Best Everyday Beers for Your Couch and Porch | Alcohol Professor Sometimes you just want to open the fridge, grab a cold one and kick back at the end of a long day. Here are five everyday beers to relax with.

Fancy beers, taproom-only specials & limited edition releases are great, but when you wanna just grab a great beer, kick back n chill you still want qualityπŸ‘ŒπŸ½πŸ»

My latest for The Alcohol Professor names a few-feel free to add your own in the comments!

www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/b...

30.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

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Catching up with friends at SW London bottle share

30.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Catching up with friends in London

26.10.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First day of Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival, 2025

17.10.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New acquisition: "Shipping Out to Viet Nam" (1965), Billy Thomas

15.10.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic with logo for Final Gravity, A Beer Zine and a quote by Ruvani De Silva: "Of course, trends don't last, and while DEI should always have been more than that, we're not grappling with the sad reality that for a lot of people, a trend is all it was."

Graphic with logo for Final Gravity, A Beer Zine and a quote by Ruvani De Silva: "Of course, trends don't last, and while DEI should always have been more than that, we're not grappling with the sad reality that for a lot of people, a trend is all it was."

In her essay for FG09, @amethystheels.bsky.social wrote about the difficulties of trying to write about beer & leisure while rights & services are being stripped away, & the disappointments of seeing many breweries back away from DEI in the present environment.Β www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...

14.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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