FAQs

Oh, you kids are an inquisitive lot. Every day, BarFly H.Q. is bombarded by your inquiries on all things BarFly. Now, I don't want you to think that you're not a very, very special person, with unique and original ideas and thoughts of your very own, but you might want to have a looksee through here, just in case an unknown soulmate previously sought the same advice.

Of course, if this doesn't do it for you, please fire away. You can write to BarFly any old time, and we'll do our best to provide the kind of service you've come to expect from BarFly over the years.

Q. What the hell happened to the V.I.B. page?
A. The Very Important BarFly Card program ended on December 31st, 2003. BarFly will be introducing new discounts and programs throughout 2004, so keep checking back. To save money on BarFly Bus Tours right now, purchase a BarFly Bus Pass and get ten trips for $100! See the Bus page for the full scoop.

Q. Is there some sort of, uh, BarFly pamphlet or something?
A. Hell yeah, and we call it a MAGAZINE, buddy. Our BarFly is a CD-size glossy, produced independently each month, in Portland, Oregon, by BarFly Industries, Inc. BarFly is free for the asking at shops, bars and restaurants throughout the northwest. Check back here for a list of our drop off locations, to be posted, shortly.

Q. I'd like to get me one of those darn BarFly flyers. Can you send me one?
A. It's a MAGAZINE, god damn it. If you send us a 5"x5" (or larger) SASE with $1.00 postage, we will send you an issue. Send your SASE to BarFly PO Box 9114, Portland, OR 97207. You can also subscribe to BarFly, too.

Q. Is this like the Barfly I saw in...?
A. If you saw it in Portland or Seattle or somewhere in those parts, then yeah, that's this BarFly. Until we reach our goal of total worldwide domination, that's where we'll be hanging out. But, there's a few other "BarFlys", here and there, around the world. This one is totally unrelated to the others, and is published independently in Portland, Oregon. We mistakenly thought we were really original, once, too.

Q. Who owns BarFly?
A. BarFly is owned by Jen Lane and BarFly Industries, Inc. Jen Lane created BarFly in 1999, and was its sole owner and operator, prior to incorporating and shanghaiing a handful of friends into being her business partners, in late 2002. Now she "works" as BarFly's fat cat publisher, and her partners, John Chandler, Mark Davis and Wendy Chamberlain, slave away as editor, distribution captain, and advertising executrix, respectively. BarFly is also the collective work of a number of dedicated contributors and volunteers.

Q. Can I work for BarFly?
A. If you disdain cash remuneration and have an overwhelming desire to give selflessly of yourself to no good cause whatsoever, then you'll be welcome in the BarFly Family. BarFly has a limited number of internships available on a quarterly basis, which promise the sort of experience which may lead you to drop your journalism, marketing, or design major, and join the Army, like you should have done in the first place. Write to Jen Lane for more info on coming into the fold.

Q. What's this "you must be 23 to ride the BarFly Bus crap?
A. Here's the deal: In five years of Bus Tours, and another ten years before that of bartending, and indeed, in my own personal boozing history, it has been proven time and time again, that the younger you are, the more likelier you are to drink until you puke and/or pass out. It's my sincere goal to never have to clean up after anyone else's puke ever again in my life. To that end, I now require that my passengers have a solid couple of legal years under their belts before they climb onboard. Exceptions are made on a very occasional basis, for personal friends and such, but only when the kids come highly recommended. You're welcome to make your case, too! Write to me, Jen Lane and suck up, up, and away!