This year, the BarFly Awards are getting our text on, and going tree-free! All voting will be conducted via text message, between 8pm and 10pm, on Sunday, April 11th, during the BarFly Awards Gala. Even if you're among the hoi polloi who were not lucky enough to receive a coveted invitation to the social event of the season, you can still let your tiny little voice be heard, via text. 

You can make a practice vote by text, right now, but no votes will be counted until 8pm on Sunday, April 11th. Any votes submitted prior to 8pm on Sunday, April 11th, will be deleted. If you make a practice vote, now, you can re-submit it anytime after 8pm on Sunday, April 11th, and it will be tallied in the final vote count at the BarFly Awards. 

Full instructions for voting by text are below. 

Here's a tip: If you already know who you want to vote for, compose your vote by text now, and save it as a draft for texting during the vote count, on Sunday, between 8pm and 10pm.

If you're a nominee, encourage your friends and fans to vote for you by telling them your vote code, and pointing them to this url: http://pdx.be/BFLYVOTE

HOW TO VOTE BY TEXT IN THE 2010 BARFLY AWARDS:

1. All BarFly Award voting will be done via text message. Standard text message rates apply. You will receive a reply message with a short advertisement. You will not receive any further messages, and your phone number will not be retained.

2. Votes will only be accepted and counted from 8pm-10pm, on Sunday, April 11th, 2010. Only one vote, per category, per phone, will be counted. Repeat votes will automatically be dropped from the count.

3. Below, please find the nominee list, and note the text vote code for each of the nominees you wish to vote for. You can vote in one, some, or all categories, in a single text message.  You can send also more than one text message, with different votes, but duplicate texts (with the exact same votes) will be discarded and not counted.

4. Again, you may only vote for one nominee in each category, but you can vote in as many categories as you like, at once. Please follow the instructions, below.

5. To vote, in the message, type BARFLY followed by each of the vote codes for the nominees you wish to vote for, separated by spaces (ex: BARFLY 1C 2B 3 C 4A 5B, etc.). You do not have to send all of your votes in at once, and may send as many texts as you wish. Please note, only one vote in each category will be counted. Multiple votes for the same nominee will be automatically dropped from the count. 

This is what your text message should look like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Send your text message to short code 41411. You will receive a reply message (or messages, depending on how many nominees you voted for) confirming your votes, along with a short, easily ignored, text ad. Your number will not be retained or reused for any purpose. 

 

This is what the reply message will look like: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Remember, votes will only be accepted and counted from 8pm-10pm on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Only one vote, per category, per phone, will be counted. You do not need to be present at the BarFly Awards to vote.

8. If you wish, you may send a practice message at any time before Sunday night. Any votes received prior to 8pm on Sunday, April 11, 2010, will be discarded.  You may then vote again, for reals, yo, from 8pm-10pm on Sunday, April 11th, 2010.

9. Confused? Hate texting? Find someone under 25 to do it for you, and realize that we are saving at least one big old tree by not doing it the old fashioned, hard copy, way.

2010 BARFLY AWARD NOMINEES AND TEXT VOTE CODES:

1. Fastest guns in the West?

WINNER: Jason Keebler, Dante's, East End VOTE CODE: 1A
Josh Svaren, Dante's VOTE CODE: 1B
Kitty, Sassy's VOTE CODE: 1C
Lisa, Devil's Point VOTE CODE: 1D

2. Funniest bartender?

WINNER:  Cedar, Sewickly's VOTE CODE: 2A
Hub, Matador VOTE CODE: 2B
Kelly Gately, Dante's VOTE CODE: 2C
Oli, Yamhill Pub VOTE CODE: 2D

3. Hottest item not on the menu (dreamiest server)?

Ashley Bell, Someday Lounge, Lucky Devil VOTE CODE: 3A
WINNER:  Elizabeth, Matador, Ella Street VOTE CODE: 3B
Lisa Johnson, Devil's Point VOTE CODE: 3C
Stephanie Smith, Dante's VOTE CODE: 3D

4. Nicest bouncer?

Adam, Dante's, Devil's Point VOTE CODE: 4A
Chris Hoffman, Lucky Devil VOTE CODE: 4B
Jake, Kelly's Olympian VOTE CODE: 4C
WINNER:  Maurice Davis, Boiler Room VOTE CODE: 4D

5. Smartest stripper?

Lux, Devils Point  VOTE CODE: 5A
WINNER:  Malice, Sassy's VOTE CODE: 5B
Rocket, Devil's Point, Lucky Devil VOTE CODE: 5C
Viva Las Vegas, Mary's, Magic Garden VOTE CODE: 5D

6. Craftiest cook?

Bobby Helms, XV  VOTE CODE: 6A
WINNER:  Casey Maxwell, Matador VOTE CODE: 6B
Nick, Lucky Devil VOTE CODE: 6C
Steve Reno, Shanghai Tunnel, Voleur, New Seasons  VOTE CODE: 6D

7. Bestest deejay ever?

WINNER:  Disk Jockey Gregarious, Fez, Meridian, Matador VOTE CODE: 7A
DJ Kenoy, Devil's Point, Lucky Devil VOTE CODE: 7B
DJ Smooth Hopperator, East End, Tube, Langano Lounge  VOTE CODE: 7C
Mr Mumu, Dante's, Mother's, Ella Street VOTE CODE: 7D

8. Most caring KJ?

Daniel Coble, Chopsticks VOTE CODE: 8A
Dick, Suki's VOTE CODE: 8B
WINNER:  Lavinia, Devil's Point VOTE CODE: 8C
Rob, aka "Dr Love," Boiler Room VOTE CODE: 8D

9. Town's terrific-est TJ?

Polly Pospisil, "Pub Quiz USA" VOTE CODE: 9A
Rain Madrone, "Rain Brain Trivia" VOTE CODE: 9B
Roy Smallwood, "Quizzy" VOTE CODE: 9C
WINNER:  Shannon Donaldson, "Shanrock's Triviology" VOTE CODE: 9D

10. Coolest cabbie?

Bobby A, Radio Cab VOTE CODE: 10A
WINNER:  Enrique Ugalde, Radio Cab VOTE CODE: 10B
Holly Morgan, Radio Cab VOTE CODE: 10C
Kirk Delong, Radio Cab VOTE CODE: 10D

11. Hottest hairstylist?

WINNER:  Amy Rose, Rudy's VOTE CODE: 11A
Donna Parzych, Bishops Pearl VOTE CODE: 11B
Heidi Cuthbert, National Beauty VOTE CODE: 11C
Tami Lane, Gypsy Rose VOTE CODE: 11D

12. Most good writer?

Erik Henrikson, Mercury VOTE CODE: 12A
Jay Horton, WW, BarFly VOTE CODE: 12B
Matt Davis, Mercury VOTE CODE: 12C
WINNER:  Patrick Coleman, Mercury VOTE CODE: 12D

13. Starving artist most likely to get fat?

WINNER:  Chris Haberman, painter VOTE CODE: 13A
David Graves, photographer VOTE CODE: 13B
Matt Stanger, airbrush VOTE CODE: 13C
Private Mike, painter VOTE CODE: 13D

14. Best drunk?

Amy Rose VOTE CODE: 14A
Andrew Loomis VOTE CODE: 14B
Bradly Wayne Shaver VOTE CODE: 14C
WINNER:  Nick Dicker VOTE CODE: 14D

15. Most famous in Portland?

Jedediah "Diamond" Aaker, rockstar, Diamond Tuck, BarFly VOTE CODE: 15A
Leigh Feldman, writer, Life Is A Party, PDX Pipeline VOTE CODE: 15B
WINNER:  Malice, dancer, Sassy's, etc. VOTE CODE: 15C
Noah Mickens, aka William Batty, emcee, Wanderlust Circus VOTE CODE: 15D

16. Hardest working man or woman in show business?

Derek Moore, proprietor, Corrosion Records VOTE CODE: 16A
Aaron Ross, aka Ed Forman, The Ed Forman Show, Dante's VOTE CODE: 16B
WINNER:  Carl Tietze, aka Solovox, musician/dj/performer VOTE CODE: 16C
Brett Kucera, aka Tony Starlight, impressario, Tony Starlight's VOTE CODE: 16D

17. Best band for a one night stand?

Family Gun VOTE CODE: 17A
WINNER:  March Fourth Marching Band VOTE CODE: 17B
Pure Country Gold VOTE CODE: 17C
Red Fang VOTE CODE: 17D

18. Best bathroom ack-shawn?

WINNER:  East End VOTE CODE: 18A
Silverado VOTE CODE: 18B
Slow Bar VOTE CODE: 18C
Tube VOTE CODE: 18D

19. Lifetime achiever?

WINNER:  Frank Faillace, owner, Dante's, Exotic Magazine (fmr publisher) VOTE CODE: 19A
Jason Keebler, bartender/lynchpin, East End, Dante's, VOTE CODE: 19B
John Shroeder, aka "Elvis," performer, PDX Saturday Market VOTE CODE: 19C
Tres Shannon, baron, Voodoo Doughnut, Karaoke from Hell  VOTE CODE: 19D

PLEASE NOTE: AWARDS MAY NOT BE PRESENTED IN THE ABOVE ORDER, AT THE BARFLY AWARDS GALA.

FOR NOMINEES, ONLY:

IF YOUR NAME IS ABOVE, YOU'LL BE EXCITED TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL NOMINEE PACKET AWAITING YOU! Your official nominee packet includes your 2010 BarFly Award Nominee Sash, invites for your friends and supporters, and further instructions. You will need to appear live and in person at the BarFly Awards on Sunday, April 11, from 8pm-12am, at the Mount Tabor Theater. If you cannot attend, you may send a proxy. Final voting in each category will be done live, at the BarFly Awards, so you'll want to mount your campaign, now. Good luck!

NOMINEES, PLEASE CONTACT JEN LANE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE BY EMAILING JEN [AT] BARFLYPDX.COM. PLEASE MAKE "2010 NOMINEE" THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION, INCLUDING YOUR NEXT SHIFT, AND/OR THE LOCATION OF A BAR WHERE WE CAN FIND YOU (OR, LEAVE YOUR NOMINEE PACKET WITH THE BARTENDER ON DUTY).

ALL NOMINEES MUST R.S.V.P. NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2010.

Good luck, everybody! For more info, see www.barflypdx.com. Apologies for misspelled names, please email corrections to info [@] barflypdx.com. All contents copyright 2010, Jen Lane/BarFly Industries, Inc.