{"id":18784,"date":"2014-11-13T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T22:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=18784"},"modified":"2015-11-10T13:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T18:58:42","slug":"know-your-bartender-brian-dorris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/know-your-bartender-brian-dorris\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Bartender- Brian Dorris"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brian<\/a>Snackbar <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/strong> Texarkana, Texas\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n

In your experience, what is the most common reason to have a drink?<\/strong> Thirst\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you prefer on the rocks?<\/strong> Black Maple Hill\u2014one giant ice cube<\/span><\/p>\n

What are your specialties?<\/strong> Perfecting featured cocktails in old Playboys.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early alcohol experience:<\/strong> Bud Ice, and my sister ratted me out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

What\u2019s your jam, lately?<\/strong> The National. <\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite movie:<\/strong> The Goonies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"BrianDorris-1\"<\/a>Favorite sport & team:<\/strong> Football\u2014Ole Miss Rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you reading?<\/strong> Nothing at the moment (see old Playboys above). Looking forward to publication of Berlin 1961.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s your favorite Rebel?<\/strong> Eli. Of course I do. <\/span><\/p>\n

Where\u2019s your favorite spot to sip?<\/strong> The Blind Pig or Vish\u2019s living room.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best band you\u2019ve ever seen in Oxford?<\/strong> The Hold Steady.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like best about living here?<\/strong> Good beard climate.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the funniest thing you\u2019ve seen in your bar lately?<\/strong> The new kid from Memphis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where would you be if you weren\u2019t behind a bar?<\/strong> Fishing. \"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/span>
\nThis article was originally printed in The Local Voice #129 (published April 21, 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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