{"id":12861,"date":"2014-03-25T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2014-03-24T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T22:10:30","slug":"know-your-bartender-louis-grelling-of-lamar-lounge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/know-your-bartender-louis-grelling-of-lamar-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Bartender: Louis Grelling of Lamar Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Column<\/a><\/strong>Name:<\/strong><\/span> Louis Alden Grelling IV (pronounced “Loo-ee”)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Where do you work?<\/strong><\/span> Lamar Lounge (Bar Manager)<\/span><\/p>\n

What shifts do you work?<\/strong><\/span> Tuesday through Saturday nights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are you from, and how long have you lived in Oxford:<\/strong><\/span> Tyler, Texas. 23 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LouisGrelling\"<\/a>In your experience, what is the most common reason to have a drink?<\/strong><\/span> Fear of death.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite drink?<\/strong><\/span> Blanton\u2019s, Neat<\/span><\/p>\n

Where\u2019s your favorite spot to sip in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> City Grocery \/ The Blind Pig<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your specialties?<\/strong><\/span> Old Fashioneds, Key Lime Pie Martinis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early alcohol experience:<\/strong><\/span> Kahlua nightcaps in my baby bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most famous customer you\u2019ve ever served:<\/strong><\/span> Barry Hannah.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who would you most like to have a drink with?<\/strong><\/span> W.C. Fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

What have you been listening to this year?<\/strong><\/span> Tame Impala.<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite movie of all time:<\/strong><\/span> Blade Runner<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s your favorite Rebel, and do you really ever go 18 MPH?<\/strong><\/span> Probably Dexter McCluster. No.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read any good books lately?<\/strong><\/span> Cloud Atlas<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like best about living here?<\/strong><\/span> The artistic side of Oxford.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the funniest thing you\u2019ve seen in your bar lately?<\/strong><\/span> Lewd snow graffiti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where would you be if you weren\u2019t behind a bar?<\/strong><\/span> My degree is in English, so probably teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

This article was originally printed in The Local Voice<\/em> #199 (published March 6, 2014). To download a PDF of this issue, click HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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