Name:
Clayton Gillentine
Bar where you work and your shifts: Rib Cage: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
Hometown: Tupelo, Mississippi.
In your experience, what is the most common reason to have a drink? A Rebel loss.
What do you prefer on the rocks? Glenlivet 21.
What are your specialties? Conning people into staying out when they know they don’t need to!
Early alcohol experience: Ha, where do you start…
Most famous customer you’ve served: Ronald Windsor.
Who would you most like to have a drink with? Patio boys, Sean, Ross, T-Cruse, and Preston.
Who would you most like to throw a drink on? Kimmons Mitchell.
Favorite music to play while you’re working? Anything that Buck doesn’t pick!
Favorite movie? Pulp Fiction.
Favorite sport & team: Baseball – Cubs.
Who’s your favorite Rebel, and do you really go 18, ever? P-Willy. Yes, because the John Deeres only reach 18 mph on campus.
Where’s your favorite spot to sip? Library.
What’s the best band you’ve ever seen in Oxford? Dry Rub with Adrian Dickey.
What do you like best about living here? The yearly changes in scenery.
What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen in your bar lately? Cali taking her birthday shot out of Pete’s belly button.
Where would you be if you weren’t behind a bar? Rehab.
This article was published in The Local Voice #158 (June 14-28, 2012)…Click here to download the PDF of issue #158.