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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. In episode #69 our guest is the author of the book "Rum: A Distilled History of Colonial Australia". He takes the readers on the intertwinement of rum and the colonization of Australia. This book will be released on December 7th, 2021.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Embroidery and Sew More makers of Drums and Rums apparel. 

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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• Learning about this book from the Rum History Facebook group
• How Australia went from convict colony to country
• With the lack of a governor, the Rum Corps were controlling the colonization
• How Matt came about writing the book "Rum: a Distilled History of Colonial Australia"
• Three major instances where rum/alcohol played in the downfall of attempted rebellions
• What the five stages of inebriation are

In Four Sips or Less

1. What accent do people misidentify 
2. Rugby vs Australian Football

Check out these links on how you can order the book

• https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rum-a-distilled-history-of-colonial-australia-matt-murphy?variant=39273427861538

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #68. Since we're close to Halloween, I thought I'd talk about the mysterious and weird ways the drummers of Spinal Tap have met their demise. Some on stage and some off stage.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Bombarda Rum. Visit them at shopbombardarum.com and remember Victori Spolia. Also by Embroidery and Sew More makers of Drums and Rums apparel. 

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• The list of Spinal Tap's drummers
• How they died
• Stories and anecdotes from other band members

Check out Spinal Tap's website, mockumentary, and music

• https://spinaltap.com/
• https://www.netflixmovies.com/this-is-spinal-tap-1984
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/65X3sG8LVBQN5033RqB6qn?si=6uIB0CN3TDOYLmLcIhLCDg

Also want to thank Spinal Tap Fan. Com for the information on these drummers. Learn more at https://www.spinaltapfan.com/index.html

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #67. On this podcast, our guest is a long-time friend and Double Cross drummer Kevin Taylor. We talk about growing up in Daytona Beach, FL to the music scene at the "Worlds Most Famous Beach" and how the band, Embry Riddle and roller hockey connected everyone.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Bombarda Rum. Visit them at shopbombardarum.com and remember Victori Spolia. Also by Embroidery and Sew More makers of Drums and Rums apparel. 

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• How Kevin and I met through the mutual circle of friends. Think Venn Diagram
• What it was like living in Daytona Beach between the race fans, bike week, and spring breakers during the late 80's/early '90s
• How Kevin got his start in drumming and taking lessons from the only drum teacher in the area
• How his band Double Cross was formed
  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/2F7wQjKwOWQWAKhNIlC2Ut?si=Zbz2SM5ZQ0unNqoGjdcbDA
• Some of the bars and music venues the band played at
• I test Kevin at the Bop It 

In Four Beats or Less:

• The craziest thing to happen at a gig
• Which of the Double Cross cd's is his favorite
• What's the best concert he's been to
• Which drummer would he want to meet alive or dead

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #66. On this podcast, our guest is Adam Tevlin. He came from over 100 years of family drumming and was inspired by his uncle for him to take up the drums. Adam has been drumming for over 25+ years and recently launched a new drumming show on YouTube called "Learning to Drum!". It takes viewers from ground zero to beyond. Ideally for people who know nothing about the drums, self-taught drummers, and/or economically challenged drummers.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Bombarda Rum. Visit them at shopbombardarum.com and remember Victori Spolia

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• How Adam got into drumming with help from his uncle and his first drumming heroes
• The launch of his new show, Learning to Drum! 
• What it's like to hold down the time for the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra
• Living in San Diego and beating out former Billy Idol drummer for drumming job for Liquid Blue, the Guinness World Record holder for the "Most Traveled Band in the World"
• The pre '64 cymbals he uses when he gigs
• Composing music for Lindenwood's Symphonic Orchestra and Concert Choir live film, Nosferatu.  
• How someone can be a benefactor or support LearningToDrum.com by donating
• Endorsements: Aquarian Drumheads, Mapex Drums, Majestic Percussion, Vic Firth sticks and mallets

In Four Beats or Less:

• What’s a spinal tap moment you’ve had a gig?
• As a lifelong St Louis/Missourian, St Louis Cardinals, or St Louis Blues?
• Kit or one just one piece of percussion gear when performing with an orchestra?
• What’s one thing that you think makes a good music/drum teacher?

Visit Adam's links & 

• https://learningtodrum.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/LearningToDrum
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChteikOXbngbJc4bU12Kw8g
• http://adamtevlin.com/

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #65. On this podcast, don't judge a book by its cover. Our guest is very passionate and ambitious about playing the drums, welcome Colorado-based drummer, Mirna aka "Drumbitious Mirna".  She was featured in DRUM! Magazine, and by the Percussive Arts Society as a future Hall-of-Famer. She shares her drumming journey from learning from some of the top metal drummers to sharing words of encouragement. 

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Bombarda Rum. Visit them at shopbombardarum.com and remember Victori Spolia

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• Session gigs and current projects
• Approach to learning and being focused on drum goals
• Breaking through the stereotype of not just being a female drummer, but a female metal drummer from the middle east
• When she started playing the drums and a local band that got her into metal 
• Her spirit of choice
• Practice routine and approach to improving her double bass technique
• We talk about the Dream Theater video where Marco Minnemann, Thomas Lang, Mike Magnini, Derek Roddy, and Virgil Donati audition to fill Mike Portnoy's shoes

In Four Beats or Less:

• Other than Marco Minnemann and Derek Roddy, what other metal drummer
• The best metal show she's attended
• Something most people wouldn't know about her that they’d be surprised about
• Which does she like more, recording in the studio or performing live

Visit Mirna's links & sponsors

• https://www.instagram.com/drumbitious_mirna/?hl=en
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCplDwOjHSNWK7bCpm6AvE8Q
• https://www.instagram.com/xceldrumsticks/
• https://www.instagram.com/the_sweet_spots/
• https://tonumcymbals.com/

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #64. On this podcast, we continue our road-tripping and we land at the Rum Wreck Dive Bar. Our guest is rum collector, writer, promoter, and entrepreneur Robert Burr. If you are a seasoned rum enthusiast, then you probably know of him. We cover the rum gamut from the great info on their website to the upcoming Miami Rum Festival on November 14th, see link below for details.

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

• How their scuba trips perfectly aligned with opportunities to sample rums from all over the world
• Rum history
• Their website RobsRum.com and Rob's Rum Guide and the Rum Minute YouTube channel
• The origins of the Miami Rum Festival and cruises
• Pressing some of the first audio recordings on CD. Being a music producer, engineer, and live recording an upcoming band at a club in Ft. Lauderdale back in the '80s

In Four Sips or Less:

• Neat or on the rocks
• Digital or analog recording?
• Where's his favorite location for diving?
• Will the Dolphins make the playoffs this year?

Visit Rob's links:

•  https://www.robsrum.com/
• https://www.rumrenaissance.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/RobsRumGuide
• https://www.instagram.com/robsrumguide/
• https://www.youtube.com/c/RumMinute

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #63. On this podcast, we are live on location in beautiful Cape Coral, Florida. My guest is Paul Cottrell, one of the distillers at Wicked Dolphin Distillery. Award-winning Wicked Dolphin started in 2012 and has been nominated for the last six years by USA Today as one of the Best Craft Rum Distillery in the USA, congrats! Check back on September 24th to see if they took this year's top honors.

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

• How Wicked Dolphin was founded by owner JoAnn Elardo
• Using 100% Florida sugar and local ingredients, their rum is handcrafted in small batches using an American copper pot still, the largest in South Florida
• What sets Wicked Dolphin apart from other craft distillers
• With the recent law passed in Florida, that helps craft distillers, after one month of it being in effect, how’s business going
• I ask Paul where does he see the rum market in 5 years
• On tours of the distillery, guests learn how rum is made. Also, they offer cocktail classes on how to make craft cocktails with their rums
• We also talk a little bit about the importance of music

In Four Sips or Less:

• Neat or on the rocks
• Why is the Cable Car your favorite cocktail
• Other than the distillery, why should visitors come to visit Cape Coral?
• Pavarotti or Bocelli?

Visit Wicked Dolphin's links:

•  http://www.wickeddolphin.com
• https://wickeddolphin.com/spirits/cocktail-recipes/
• https://www.instagram.com/wickeddolphin/
• https://www.facebook.com/WickedDolphinRum/
• https://twitter.com/wickedolphin
• https://www.tiktok.com/@wickeddolphin?

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits, episode #62.  On this podcast, I met up with fellow south-Floridian and the host of "My Rum Diaries", Nia. She's a rum enthusiast who shares tooltips every Tuesday and weekly rum reviews on YouTube. We test our sense of smell and taste with a couple of rums.

Come explore with her different rums from all over the world. Arrrr!

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• The origins of starting up My Rum Diaries and upcoming plans for My Rum Diaries
• When she became a rum enthusiast
• We try picking out the tastes and aromas using her Rum Aroma Kit
• Some of the distilleries she's visited in Florida and plans to visit
• And whether she found the pirate life or did the pirate life find her

In Four Sips or Less:

• Neat or on the rocks
• What rum is she dying to try
• Captain Blackbeard or Captain Morgan
• Which deceased musician did she wish she saw live

Visit My Rum Diaries links:

•  https://youtube.com/channel/UCuLrJOaX30z9Xv5e5GH09GQ
• https://www.instagram.com/myrumdiaries/

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #61.  On this podcast, I have the pleasure of talking with NY Times & USA Today bestseller, Darynda Jones. She's the author of the popular "Charley Davidson" and "Sunshine Vicram" series. During this podcast, we were live on FaceBook also taking questions from her fans know as the "grimlets"

If you love this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review.
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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

• How she comes up with her t-shirt/chapter sayings 
• Researching the  whiskey distillery business for the Sunshine series
• A post-apocalyptic story she wrote back in high school about a group of teens who bore a remarkable resemblance to the members of Van Halen
• Movie rights to the books
• The family and friends she has woven into her stories
• Tattoos and rocker life
• We make the "Tropical Rum Splash Cocktail" inspired by her latest book "A Good Day for Chardonnay". Check our FaceBook page for the recipe.

In Four Words/Pages or Less:

• Her favorite author that’s not you
• What’s your favorite paranormal book that’s not your own?
• When I come and visit you and we all go out to the Cattle Baron, how are you ordering your steak?
• Red or Green (it's chili pepper reference)

Visit Darynda's links:

•  http://www.darynda.com
• https://www.facebook.com/darynda.jones.author/
• https://twitter.com/darynda

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #60.  On this podcast, I get out  on the road and get back to an in-person podcast. We stop into a distillery located in New Smyrna Beach Florida and learn about Sugar Works Distillery from founder and distiller Thomas McPeek.

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The opening track is  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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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

• How his background as an architect, a college professor, and CEO of an agricultural technology company fits into his toolbox as a distiller and also the need on being a bit of a Macgyver
• When Sugar Works was established and the history behind the name of the distillery
• Where they source their sugar/molasses and an overview on the types of rum
• Technology/processes that set Sugar Works apart from other distillers of similar size
• We talk about the recent law passed in Florida that helps craft distillers and after one month of it being in effect, how business is going
• His wide taste in music from classic rock to country to blues to jazz and some reggae
• In four sips or less:
  • Neat or on the rocks?
  • Since Old Fashions are your favorite cocktail, bourbon or rum old fashioned
  • Where does he see the rum market in 5 years?
  • Hailing from New Smyrna Beach, just outside of Daytona Beach: Bike Week or Speed Week

Visit their links:

• https://www.facebook.com/SugarWorksDistillery/
• https://www.instagram.com/sugarworksdistillery/
• https://goo.gl/maps/kXxnzge6uyN7xGQz7
• https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34471-d15288077-Reviews-Sugar_Works_Distillery-New_Smyrna_Beach_Florida.html

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