52 - Dad - a podcast by Paul
from 2021-07-06T01:00
Where the backbeats meet the spirits.
Episode #52. On this podcast, as part of our salute to vets for July 4th our guest is a silver star recipient from the US army. I sit down with my dad, Joe, recorded on Father's Day.
Also I do a review of my father's day gift, a cocktail smoker kit.
Here's what you will hear in this episode:
- No rum stories
- Growing up in the ruins of WWII in Glasgow then in the middle east and Mediterranean
- Joining the merchant marines
- Arriving in America
- Getting drafted for the Vietnam War and serving in the Army prior to becoming a US citizen
- We talk about immigration
- Pipe and drum bands
- The time he saw Buddy Rich perform in a club in NJ
- Rum and the British Navy
- A memory that I will always will remember growing, him taking me to Vietnam movies like Rambo and Platoon
- Connecting with guys from his platoon
- We talk about his embroidery business who makes our hats and shirts
Visit link to his business, Embroidery and Sew More
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Mid podcast tune: Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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