Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame's Recent Blog Posts

A hundred bucks for a brand new BMW? Feeling lucky, punk?

BarFly's no math major, but a one-in-two-thousand chance for a $100 brand new BMW sounds like a sweet deal to us. Add in that the cash goes to a good cause (the Hemophilia Foundation of Oregon), and the auction takes place at a great bar (El Ga


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on August 15, 2008, 2:17 pm

Yet another beer festival...cancelled

In an unusually brilliant move, the OLCC effectively cancelled the completely redundant "All Oregon Ale Festival", by sitting on its permits until event organizers threw in the towel for 2008.  The press release is below.  Organiz


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on August 12, 2008, 10:02 pm

BarFly's Battle of the Band Vans - you've got to be in it, to win it!

BarFly’s Battle of the Band Vans takes place on Sunday, July 20th! Dozens of local bands will be proudly putting their road rigs on display, car-show style, competing for cash and prizes, at this exclusive BarFly Barbeque (it’s also our n


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on June 9, 2008, 1:57 am

BarFly loves a parade - especially when there’s Voodoo and doughnuts!

Voodoo Doughnut’s having a baby! They’re opening up a new shop tomorrow night, Friday, May 30th, just in time for their fifth anniversary, and they’re having a real, live parade to celebrate. The parade starts at 7pm sharp, but it i


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 29, 2008, 4:55 pm

BarFly Mailbag: Random Rant #3,692 "Fucky You BOG and Space Room"

You got a problem? Tell it to BarFly! Our mailbag is open for business 24/7. This random rant came in at approximately 3:27 a.m. this morning. I guess it was a rough night in the Stumble Zone. I just need to vent about two of my former favorite bars


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on April 16, 2008, 10:50 am

Pickles, Ammo, and a Red Dress - that's all I need!

When I’m not drinking, I’m often passed-out, but when I’m awake and not drinking, I’ve been known to do some walking. Usually no further than the closest bar. But this Saturday, I’ll be taking the long way to the nearest


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on April 11, 2008, 1:14 pm

Bye-Bye BarFly? Portland indie-media darling follows MySpace to News Corp

In your face, Facebook! News Corp invests record $480M in Portland, Oregon’s BarFly News giant now owns 0.367% of BarFly Industries, Inc. Portland, Ore. (AP) - The BarFly Worldwide Campus was abuzz this morning with the stunning news that


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on April 1, 2008, 4:08 pm

Total bummer: Brazen Bean loses lease, gets to kicked to curb

This just in... Hi BarFly,I ran into Kris [BarFly's fabulous intern] at Rontoms the other night and mentioned to her that The Brazen Bean, 2075 NW Glisan, may be closing.  Well now it's official.I have been a server and bartender there f


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 27, 2008, 4:58 pm

Nice Stackage! Voodoo Doughnut 5th Annual Cockfest is tonight

Not only do they make a bonus thirty cents an hour, it turns out men have A LOT more free time on their hands, than women. So much, that once a year, they compete to see which one can stack the most doughnuts on his man pole during Voodoo Doughnut&rs


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 26, 2008, 2:58 pm

THERE WILL BE PEEPS! Peeps Eating Contest & Easter Egg Hunt Saturday Night - win $100!

How many Peeps can you pack in your pie-hole? Not only can you win $50 in BarFly’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, but if you win the Peeps eating contest, you’ll get another $50! How to be in it to win it? Jump on the BarFly Bus on Saturda


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 21, 2008, 11:59 am

Portland thieves steal Bridgetown comic’s hometown spirit!

A box of comedian Nick Mortensen’s homemade “Gay for Favre” t-shirts disappeared into the night, following a car break-in shortly after his arrival on our fair shores, last Thursday night. Mortensen, visiting Portland for the first


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 14, 2008, 3:45 pm

Bridgetown Comedy Fest brings sixty comedians to Portland - Patton Oswalt headlines! March 6-8, 2008

“A baby seal walks into a club...” If you think I’m funny, then I hope you brought enough to share, because the Bridgetown Comedy Festival makes its debut next week - Thursday, March 6th through Saturday, March 8th! Patton Oswalt,


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 29, 2008, 5:44 pm

Save gas, ride a mustache - this Saturday

Get up-close and personal with BarFly’s outrageous host with the most, Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker, on a down and dirty BarFly Bus Tour of his choicest picks of the Portland party scene, on Saturday, March 1st. A night of pure decadenc


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 28, 2008, 12:14 pm

OLCC Sting Operation, Wednesday, December 12th?

Word on the street is that the OLCC will be running a mass sting operation across the state tonight, at bars, restaurants, and stores - beware! If you get stung, drop us a line at info@barflymag.com to share your pain. Let's be careful out ther


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on December 12, 2007, 7:42 pm

Let the resentment begin!

Will Stumptown Coffee fall victim to Portland’s hallowed tradition of shitting all over its homebrewed heroes, when they meet success in the BIG CITY? The New York Times reports on Stumptown’s new outpost in New York City. Remember, there


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on December 6, 2007, 12:24 pm

Congratulations! Your 2007 BarFly Award Winners are..

The 2007 BarFly Award Winners were... Fastest guns in the West... WINNER! Jason Keebler (Mount Tabor Legacy - his second year running!) Funniest bartender... WINNER! Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker (Roscoe’s, AudioCinema) Hottest it


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on November 7, 2007, 10:52 am

And the nominees are...

The people have spoken, and BarFly has listened. Final BarFly Award voting will be conducted live and in person at the ultra-fabulous, oh-so-exclusive, BarFly Awards Gala, on Sunday, November 4th - check your inboxes for your personal invites, beauti


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 31, 2007, 2:43 pm

Nominees, please, for the 2007 BarFly Awards!

It’s BarFly Awards time once again! As of now, you have FIVE DAYS to nominate your personal creme de la creme of the PDX scene for a coveted 2007 Golden BarF! Fill out BarFly’s online survey to nominate your fave raves for BarFly Awards c


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 24, 2007, 4:36 pm

Be all the BarFly you can be as BarFly's first INTERN!

Realize your parents’ fondest dreams and join Team BarFly as our first official intern! We need help in three key areas: updating our happy hour data base, event support, and general office support. Work from home, the bar, wherever you’r


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 2, 2007, 4:55 pm

BarFlymag.com Uber Alles!

Dearest Darlings: There’s nothing like a roadtrip to blow the cobwebs out of one’s soul, so you better believe mine is clean as a whistle, after clocking a solid 4400 miles on a cross-country jaunt from New York, back to our fair city.


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on September 28, 2007, 2:57 pm

Two G-Spots, One Night - You’re coming, right?

This Thursday’s G-Spot is a two-fer! First up, from 5-8pm, at The Bitter End (1981 W Burnside), it’s DJ Whisker Friction (a.k.a. Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker). Then from 8-10pm, the ack-shawn continues at Ye Olde Matador (1967 W B


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on September 26, 2007, 8:34 pm

My new G-Spot! Mapquest it if you can't find it.

G-Spot is Thursday’s new mobile happy hour party, hosted and deejayed by DJ Whisker Friction (a.k.a. Jedediah “Diamond” Aaker). Today, the G-Spot pops up at The Matador (1967 W Burnside). $3 Grolsch 16 oz. flip-tops, and cheap-o


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on August 9, 2007, 2:07 am

Deejay Meee-owww (a.k.a. Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame) scratching at short-shorts tonight, at Roscoe's!

Holy cow! It’s Deejay Meee-owww, a.k.a. Miss Jen Lane of BarFly Fame, scratching at short-shorts’ night at Roscoe’s, TONIGHT, Tuesday, July 17 @ 9pm. Free like the wind! Sorry kids, it’s 21+, only. Roscoe's is located at 8


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on July 17, 2007, 3:29 pm

Hot, fresh, BarFly Spam: BarFly's Back in Print + Social Event of the Season + Strip-O-Rama X times 2!

Dearest Darlings: So much has happened since my last missive! Namely: - BarFly hit the press for the first time in two years! - We confirmed THE social event of the season - BarFly’s 8th Anniversary Bash - Sunday, June 3rd, at Berb


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 21, 2007, 4:17 pm

My heart breaking sounds like opportunity knocking

Dearest Darlings:Just got back from two weeks worth of visiting my family in New York, and simultaneously, breaking up with the last notch in my bedpost, to boot. Once the shaking stops, I'll be swinging single for the first time in the better pa


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on April 27, 2007, 2:20 pm

First he plays our anniversary party, now this!

Solovox just grabbed the blue ribbon, and won five grand in the "Intuit's Turbo Tax Rap Competition on YouTube" (recently retitled, "Who Knew?"). Check it out, y'all.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b7KhvQSNcYAnd si


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on April 17, 2007, 11:48 am

Win tickets to Hell's Belles at Dante's on Saturday, say sayonnara to Sabala's on Sunday!

This Saturday, March 3rd, Dante's hosts a rocking one-night-stand with a ménage-a-trois of chick dominated acts. A veritable Self-Esteem School for Girls, this XX-chromosome heavy roster will have you walking tall in your high heels, in th


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 2, 2007, 4:51 pm

Split Lip Rayfield's Kirk Rundstrom Succumbs to Cancer

(care of Photo care of Lawrence.comAbove, Split Lip Rayfield’s Jeff Eaton, Kirk Rundstrom, and Eric Mardis (left-right, photo: Lawrence Media) Kirk Rundstrom, the charismatic frontman of the critically acclaimed Kansas neobilly trio, Split Lip


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 23, 2007, 3:55 pm

Friday I’ve got Sunday on my mind

Just a quickie - tonight’s the night Strokejob takes the Dante’s stage by storm. You’ll be blown away by how much we sound like the Balls! Plus, under the lights, I look EXACTLY like Miss Large - except maybe just a little less tran


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 16, 2007, 10:33 am

Me and Anna Nicole, among other extremely important things you should drop everything to read about right now

They say sharing is caring, and to show that deep down, I really do care about you just a little, I thought I’d share my fond memories of the late, great, Miss Anna Nicole Smith. We must be strong - we can get through this together. Stiff upper


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 8, 2007, 8:48 pm

Portland is so creative!

So I'm out there, cruising the ol' interweb, putting the finishing touches on Saturday's Strip-O-Rama (http://www.barflymag.com/event-79.html) tour itinerary, and I come across this: Carnival Of Flesh 330 SW 3rd Ave Portland OR, 97223 503-227-


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on January 25, 2007, 5:37 pm

Work for BarFly? Dreams come true?

BarFly's looking for a few good men and women - know any? We need online and print ad sales reps, a general assistant (office-y stuff, random errands & tasks, some data entry, etc.), and tour guides for the BarFly Bus. These are very part-time p


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on December 8, 2006, 2:21 pm

And the winners are...

Thanks to one and all who made the scene at the social event of the season last night! Here are your winners... 1. Fastest guns in the West? WINNER! Jason Keebler (Sabala's) 2. Funniest bartender? WINNER! Kelly "Gator" Gately (Da


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 16, 2006, 11:48 am

Last minute questions about tonight’s BarFies, ANSWERED!

Hi Kids! Tonight's the big night of the 2006 BarFly Awards! If you're in the final four nominees, and you've already emailed me your guest list, thank you very much, you're all set! If you have yet to do so, please send it to me b


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 15, 2006, 4:27 pm

Eight is Great! Check out the Top 8 nominees for the BarFly Awards!

Copy and paste this link into your browser to see the top 8 and send the final four to the killing floor at the BarFly Awards at the Rialto on Sunday! Oh, yeah, and score your own personal invite to the hottest, coolest, mostest, social-est event of


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 12, 2006, 2:04 am

And the winners were...

Not like any of us smoke pot, or anything, but in case you have trouble recalling last year's BarFies, here's a brief recap of 2005's laureates: Nicest Bouncers 2005: Casey and Heather from Fez! Hottest Hairstylist 2005: Lucinda Beth Thompson


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on October 7, 2006, 11:55 pm

So psyched for Storm!

Storm Large makes her debut this Wednesday, July 5th (8pm) on CBS's rock-and-roll reality series, Rockstar: Supernova! Check out a preview of the series online at http://rockstar.msn.com. Here's the here-to-fore unpublished rest of the BarFly Profi


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on July 2, 2006, 9:55 pm

Strip-O-Rama VI!

HEY, PERV! Shave those palms and get ready for a titillating night of 100% pure voyeurism on the sixth ever STRIP-O-RAMA BARFLY MYSTERY STRIP BAR BUS TOUR! Take in the scintillating sights on a tour showcasing Portland's infamous all-nude revues


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 9, 2006, 7:07 pm

Only 6 tickets left for Cinco de Drinko!

The real Fun Center is onboard the BarF Bus for Cinco de Mayo! Meth optional, of course. Round up a posse of your head honchos and head out for a wild night of independence out on the town. We'll hit eight to ten of our favorite cantinas, you'll pay


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 4, 2006, 6:21 pm

Here, kitty, kitty!

Don't miss DJ Meee-owww (a.k.a. Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame) in the Cathouse at Sabala's each and every Wednesday, starting May 3rd! There's no cover for one and all, and for the ladies, free cupcakes AND two-for-one drinks, from 10pm-2am. Don't be


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 2, 2006, 3:45 pm

Here, kitty, kitty!

Don't miss DJ Meee-owww (a.k.a. Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame) in the Cathouse at Sabala's each and every Wednesday, starting May 3rd! There's no cover for one and all, and for the ladies, free cupcakes AND two-for-one drinks,


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on May 2, 2006, 3:43 pm

Hey! Look at me! On the radio!

Yes, it's true! Now you can add that all-important aural component to your Jen Lane fantasies by tuning into the Rick Emerson Show on Johnson 970 AM, this very afternoon, from 12-3pm. I'll be on today (Thursday), and every Thursday, from 2-3pm. Tu


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 16, 2006, 10:31 am

Holy crap, there really is a god.

At twelve noon, on Monday, March 13th, set your phasers on stun and your AM dial to 970 - THE RICK EMERSON SHOW IS BACK! And I'm still their number one favorite guest star! Yippee! All will officially be right with the world as Rick, Sarah, and


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on March 6, 2006, 1:12 pm


By popular demand... A SECOND BUS FOR ST. PAT’S!

It's a Saint Patrick's Day miracle! Ever since the first St. Pat's BarF Bus sold out in record time, it's been nothing but bitching and moaning from you wonderful people. So, here's your second chance to be all the Irish you can be on St. Patrick's


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on February 22, 2006, 7:59 pm

R.I.P. Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts

Thomas "Pig Champion" Roberts, guitarist for Poison Idea, died at his home in Portland, Oregon, Monday night. A founding member of the seminal punk band, he continued to appear with Poison Idea throughout the late nineties and into the new millennium


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on January 31, 2006, 8:06 pm

R.I.P. Maston Simmons, 1966-2006

Maston Simmons died of heart failure, late Friday evening, January 13th, at Providence Memorial Hospital. Maston was 39 years old. A popular, indeed infamous, fixture at the Acropolis, Space Room, and Slow Bar, Maston was well-known in the southeast


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on January 16, 2006, 12:43 am

Pass the BarF, please

It's BarFly Bus Pass time once again! Each year, we do a one-week sale on a limited number of BarFly Bus Passes (a.k.a. The Golden Ticket to Getting You Laid All Year Long). For 2006, were doing a lucky number of seven BarF Passes for only $99 ea


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on January 5, 2006, 4:46 pm

Pass the BarF, please! It's BarFly Bus Pass time once again! Each year, we do a one-week sale on a limited number of BarFly Bus Passes (a.k.a. The Golden Ticket to Getting You Laid All Year Long). For 2006, we're doing a lucky number of s


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on January 5, 2006, 4:38 pm

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Check out Diamond Tuck's "Sweet Cakes" at your new home page, http://www.pantydudes.com


Posted By Miss Jen Lane of BarFly fame on December 20, 2005, 3:22 pm

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