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Dr. Justin A. Brummer

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

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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I love learning about drinks history so when I discovered the fab folks at Heirloom Liqueurs are making their very own Alchermes, a unique American interpretation of a drink with a long & fascinating story, I absolutely had to share it with y’all❤️🥃 www.spiritsanddistilling.com/the-alchemy-...
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The Alchemy of Alchermes
A centuries-old liqueur, now finding new life as a New Word revival, offers one-of-a-kind flavor and aroma in a crowded marketplace.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When life gets tough, comfort food can be more than a meal. In the words of Paciuto’s Mo Pittle, it can comfort the heart, so pls enjoy a first look at Panciuto, where classic Italian American cuisine satiates both stomach & soul www.austinmonthly.com/exclusive-je... @austinmonthly.bsky.social
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Exclusive: JewBoy Burgers Owner Is Opening an Italian Restaurant Called Panciuto
Pronounced “pan-chew-toe,” the new Italian American concept by restaurateur Mo Pittle debuts Tuesday, Sept. 15 in Hyde Park.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New acquisition, and new to the discography: "Viet Nam" by Trío Universitario, on album called "Canciones de protesta". Released in Ecuador, 1972 - the first Vietnam song from Ecuador identified.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Happy National Oyster Day to my fellow bivalve mollusk slurpers! I had the pleasure of checking out ATX’s newest oyster specialists delivering the fresh taste of Maine to the eastside-read about the Austin Oyster Co. experience @austinmonthly.bsky.social 🦪 🦪 🦪 www.austinmonthly.com/austin-oyste...
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Austin Oyster Co. Brings Fresh Seafood (and Vibes) to the East Side
With the arrival of Austin Oyster Co., diners can explore the New England coast, where the raw bar rules and the lobster roll is king.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Saint Arnold Brewing’s Special Rare Cellar Tasting is a true treat for Texas beer lovers - a wonderful opportunity to enjoy Texas’ oldest craft brewery’s hidden gems & new releases behind the velvet rope of their exclusive investor’s pub - more @porchdrinking.com porchdrinking.com/saint-arnold...
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Saint Arnold Brewing’s 32nd Anniversary Cellar Tasting – Where the Big Brews Come Out to Play
Saint Arnold Brewing celebrated 32 years in Houston with a rare cellar tasting featuring barrel-aged stouts, wild saison, vintage releases and 90s-themed festivities.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
150+ Vietnam War "song poems" - these are song lyrics ("poems"), sent to specialist recording companies, in response to an advertisement, that have been set to music for a fee. Its also earned the nickname "song sharks", "song sharking", and "vanity music": rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The World Cup is in full swing, but if (like most fans) you can’t get to a stadium, where should you watch it? I chatted w @meninblazers.bsky.social founder Roger Bennett on what makes a great football bar & how football has finally made it stateside www.mensjournal.com/drink/best-s...
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10 Best Soccer Soccer Bars in America to Watch World Cup Action. Did Yours Make the Cut?
Broadcaster, author, and soccer superfan Roger Bennett reveals the bars that turn every match into an unforgettable experience.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Happy Friday y’all! Excited to share my Men’s Journal debut interviewing none other than goalkeeping legend & US footballing trailblazer Tim Howard on his World Cup predictions & partnership w Jim Beam 😊⚽️🥃 www.mensjournal.com/drink/tim-ho...
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Tim Howard Has a Bold Prediction and Drink for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The U.S. soccer icon talks World Cup excitement, his favorite way to drink Jim Beam Bourbon, and why he believes American soccer has never been stronger.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New acquisition: "The Lieutenant's Last Salute" about the My Lai Massacre - it defended mass murderer Calley, saying he followed orders and that there was a miscarriage of justice. B-side is anti-drugs, anti-Hippie culture
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Delighted to share my inaugural article for The Beer Connoisseur - a deep dive into the gleaming lemon-curd-yellow of Pinthouse Brewing’s Electric Jellyfish IPA, how it became synonymous with Texas’ capital city & gained a cult following across America 🤠🍻💛 beerconnoisseur.com/pinthouse-el...
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How Pinthouse Brewing’s Electric Jellyfish Captured America’s Palate Without Leaving Central Texas
How Pinthouse Brewing's Electric Jellyfish became Austin’s defining IPA, earning national acclaim while staying rooted in Texas craft beer.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
New acquisitions: "Mi camino para Vietnam" - Hispanic-America, recorded in Rio Grande Valley TX; "Missing in Action (In Viet Nam), rare 'song poem'; "21st Birthday", Australian country, hard to find 7"; "Vietnam" by Marty Collins, anti-war country song
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So proud of this piece about my late father & how our Lion Lager-filled adventures around Sri Lanka changed our relationship Chuffed to bits it was recognised by both @britbeerwriters.bsky.social & @nagbw.bsky.social & so grateful to David & Melinda for publishing it ❤️🍻 🦁 🇱🇰
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I had such fun chatting with Austin restaurant legends Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles 😊 their love for what they do is infectious & has propelled their journey to success that’s driven so many much-loved ATX businesses - read more @austinmonthly.bsky.social www.austinmonthly.com/guy-larry-re...
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How Guy + Larry Restaurants Changed Austin Dining Forever
With dynamic concepts like Red Ash Italia and Salty Sow, the versatile hospitality group has become one of the best in the city.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Been running around so much I managed to miss my Spirits & Distilling debut 😮 Delighted to share my profile of brilliant southern alchemists Eda Rhyne Distillery - hope this makes y’all thirsty 😋🥃 www.spiritsanddistilling.com/eda-rhyne-is...
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Eda Rhyne Is Distilling Southern Superstition
This Asheville producer is mining a history of local folk medicine and foraging to produce spirits inextricably linked to their place.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Original release of "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag" (Rag Baby Records # 1001) from 1965 - EP issued in an envelope with lyrics / music inserts. This is a more acoustic version, with war sound-effects compared to the 1967 album version: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Who’s ready for Zwanze Day?! Here in Central Texas, Johnson City’s gorgeous desert-adjacent bar Nice N Easy has the honour of joining an international Who’s Who of craft beer royalty in hosting the event - and it’s gonna be a heck of a party 🎉🍻🤠 austin.citycast.fm/food-drink/w...
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Where To Celebrate Zwanze Day Just an Hour Outside of Austin - City Cast Austin
As a true barperson’s bar exuding unfussed quality, Nice N Easy is a natural fit for Zwanze Day, one of the most famous and highly curated events in international beer.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
New acquisition: Vietnamese 12", with post war songs, including "Let Us Make Music, American Friends"
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
On the hunt in Vienna
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Cafe Novel, vinyl, books, and coffee, Tbilisi
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Greetings from Tbilisi, Georgia, on the hunt, at Vodkast Records🧐
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Recent soul anti-war songs posted on youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Also Civil Rights-related
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Greetings from the Siren 13th anniversary party where me & my jet lag are in a stand-off mediated by the 2025 Maiden BA Barleywine whose powers of negotiation are as impressive as one would expect 😁🍻🌟
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Matt Jones, Civil Rights activist, also part of the music group The Freedom Singers - released "Hell No! I Ain't Gonna Go" (1970). The narrator refused the draft call, declared the war a sham, and said "the Vietcong just like I am...the US army is the Ku Klux Klan": www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NMj...
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Ray Benson birthday bash
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We all need a lil dash of whimsy right now so please enjoy my pink-hued splash into the world of Spaghetts - the ‘recession-spritz’ where hipster cool meets dive bar chic 😁🍻🥃 www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog-posts/s...
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Why the Beer Cocktail Spaghett is Here to Stay | Alcohol Professor
The beer cocktail Spaghett is everywhere – its popularity among hip young things fueled by its affordability, simplicity and effortless casual cool.
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
As well as the well-known "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag", Country Joe McDonald released lots of Vietnam War-related songs, many featured on this 1985 double LP "Vietnam Experience"
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
400+ songs reference the Vietnam War draft - a popular topic across genres, from patriotic pride, to draft dodging, draft resistance, and draft inequality: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Two great new additions to the Vietnam War Song Project, thanks to the awesome @phonicunderground.bsky.social 🧐🎵
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
18 Pete Seeger songs related to the Vietnam War: rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrumme...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Chicago novelty garage group Seeds of Euphoria, fed up with the war by 1967, advised LBJ: “Let’s Send Batman to Viet Nam”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWa...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
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...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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...
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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! 👸👸👸🥃🥃🥃 rockandvinemag.com/2026/02/mila...
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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, “like w...
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
North Austin’s new specialty aburi spot TORA combines futuristic Blade Runner aesthetics with high quality refined, delicate flavours. Read more @austinmonthly.bsky.social 😋🍣 🔥 www.austinmonthly.com/tora/
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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.
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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 👌🏽🍻🌟 And big thanks to all who participated 😊 www.insidehook.com/beer/young-a...
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Americans Are Falling for Traditional British-Style Beer Service
Cask ale has long been a popular serve across the pond
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Sunday in the Hill Country, crawfish, Jester King, live music
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Lots of digitising, working through the backlog
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
New acquisition: "Vietnam's (Wall of Reflection)" (1983) by Tom Stiles & The Country Revue. Released in Columbus, Ohio
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
High Noon, London
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy holidays
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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! 🤠🍻🦉💙
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Black's, Lockhart TX
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British Guild of Beer Writers @britbeerwriters.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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… 🏆 Winner: David Jesudason #BGBW25
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Amethyst Heels / Ruvani de Silva @amethystheels.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
So happy to be part of the festivities!! Have a fabulous night everyone! #bgbw25 🍻🎉🙌🏽🏆
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British Guild of Beer Writers @britbeerwriters.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
A word from our 2024 Beer Writer of the Year, Ruvani de Silva (@amethystheels.bsky.social)
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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...
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New acquisitions: 44 Vietnam and political records
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Vietnam War Song Project @vietnamwarsongs.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Visit to Spin Sounds, Dorking, Surrey
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Dr. Justin A. Brummer @justinbrummer.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Visit to cidery in Sussex
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