{"id":13637,"date":"2014-05-12T12:18:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=13637"},"modified":"2014-05-12T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:55:56","slug":"know-your-bartender-landon-boyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/know-your-bartender-landon-boyte\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Bartender: Landon Boyte"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Column<\/a>Bar where you work and your shifts:<\/strong><\/span> The Blind Pig: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, and Thursday nights, plus other occasional nights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where are you from, and how long have you lived in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> I\u2019m from Clinton, Miss. and I\u2019ve lived here about six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

In your experience, what is the most common reason to have a drink?<\/strong><\/span> It\u2019s dark outside.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Landon_Rotated\"<\/a>What\u2019s your favorite drink?<\/strong><\/span> Old fashioned with Bulleit rye and muddled orange peel instead of the cherry, or a nice draft beer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where\u2019s your favorite spot to sip in Oxford?<\/strong><\/span> Anywhere with a good band on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your specialties?<\/strong> I pour a mean pint.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early alcohol experience:<\/strong><\/span> At my dad and stepmother\u2019s wedding my new step-grandmother got me drunk on champagne and I fell asleep sitting up at the table. Think I was about 4 or 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most famous customer you\u2019ve ever served:<\/strong> I\u2019m pretty sure I served Jack Pendarvis while he was doing an interview he recently put up on Lentmag.com\u2014check it out! (http:\/\/lentmag.com\/the-devils-own-finest\/<\/a>)<\/em>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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

What have you been listening to this year?<\/strong><\/span> Perfect Pussy\u2019s new album is mean as hell. On the lighter side, Angel Olsen\u2019s new album is also great.<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite movie of all time:<\/strong><\/span> Hmm, maybe The Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite sport & team:<\/strong><\/span> Not a big sports guy\u2026I like to bowl sometimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"UTM_LandonLookDown\"<\/a>Who\u2019s your favorite Rebel, and do you really ever go 18 MPH?<\/strong><\/span> Han Solo. And nah\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Read any good books lately?<\/strong><\/span> I haven\u2019t made much time for reading lately. I want to read 100 Years of Solitude<\/em> in Spanish. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is brilliant and I don\u2019t get to practice my Spanish often.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like best about living here?<\/strong><\/span> Free beer in a cooler on stage when you play a show\u2014that doesn\u2019t really happen anywhere else, turns out.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the funniest thing you\u2019ve seen in your bar lately?<\/strong><\/span> Alex threw gum into my girlfriend\u2019s hair by accident and was so nervous about telling her. Haha. It came out fine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where would you be if you weren\u2019t behind a bar?<\/strong><\/span> On a plane to Spain or, more realistically, on my couch.<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note:<\/span> Landon also plays guitar in Oxford rock band Unwed Teenage Mothers. Check them out online here:<\/em> www.facebook.com\/unwedteenagemothers<\/a>, theunwedteenagemothers.bandcamp.com<\/a>, and twitter.com\/teenmommys<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

This article originally printed in The Local Voice <\/em>#202 (published April 17, 2014). To download a PDF of TLV #202, click HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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