Joan Baez (1941 - )
is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist from Staten Island. She performed at Woodstock in 1969, helped to bring the songs of Bob Dylan to national prominence, and has displayed a lifelong commitment to political and social activism for nonviolence, civil rights, human rights, and the environment. Baez opposed the Vietnam War and publicly endorsed resisting taxes by withholding sixty percent of her 1963 income taxes, and she encouraged draft resistance at her concerts. Baez was arrested twice in 1967 for blocking the entrance of the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California and spent over a month in jail. During the Christmas season in 1972, Baez joined a peace delegation traveling to North Vietnam, both to address human rights in the region, and to deliver Christmas mail to American prisoners of war. During her time there, she was caught in the U.S. military's "Christmas bombing" of Hanoi, North Vietnam, during which the city was bombed for eleven straight days. It saw the largest heavy bomber strikes launched by the U.S. Air Force since the end of World War II. Her disquiet at the human rights violations of communist Vietnam made her increasingly critical of its government.
The Drink:
Bourbon Swizzle
2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/2 oz lemon juice
top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Drinkability: 4.5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: n/a
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist from Staten Island. She performed at Woodstock in 1969, helped to bring the songs of Bob Dylan to national prominence, and has displayed a lifelong commitment to political and social activism for nonviolence, civil rights, human rights, and the environment. Baez opposed the Vietnam War and publicly endorsed resisting taxes by withholding sixty percent of her 1963 income taxes, and she encouraged draft resistance at her concerts. Baez was arrested twice in 1967 for blocking the entrance of the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland, California and spent over a month in jail. During the Christmas season in 1972, Baez joined a peace delegation traveling to North Vietnam, both to address human rights in the region, and to deliver Christmas mail to American prisoners of war. During her time there, she was caught in the U.S. military's "Christmas bombing" of Hanoi, North Vietnam, during which the city was bombed for eleven straight days. It saw the largest heavy bomber strikes launched by the U.S. Air Force since the end of World War II. Her disquiet at the human rights violations of communist Vietnam made her increasingly critical of its government.
The Drink:
Bourbon Swizzle
2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/2 oz lemon juice
top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon wheel.
Drinkability: 4.5
Drunkability: 4
Taxic Diversity: 2
Accessibility: 4
Priority for Conservation: 5
Comments: n/a
From Women of Vietnam hosted by BallBuster
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