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Ours
is a story of a funky little Web site from Philly with a dream, a dream of
making readers like you smile. We wanted to tell the world of all the cool
bars & pubs in this great town. We wanted to be different than the
lame-ass web-offerings that were out there. At the same time, we wanted our
readers to have a place to go to when someone was planning a bachelorette
party, a weekend reunion, a business trip dalliance or just a plain ol' Friday
Night with friends.
Once upon a time we had funding. Now we do not.
Once upon a time a decent percentage of the ads
on our site were paid for. Now they are not.
Once upon a time we were full of life and
possibility and hope. Now we are full of regret and remorse and confusion and
alcohol (but only the really cheap kind like Mad Dog 20/20 and Beamish
Stout).
Once upon a time we were full of piss and
vinegar. Well, some things will never change.
OK, here’s the deal. Phillytown.com requires
a lot of time and money each month to produce. Yes, we’re relying on
volunteer contributions from some of the most talented writers and
programmers around, but there are still costs — like Web hosting (which
increases as our traffic increases; thanks for reading the site so often!),
the $70 monthly allowance for Swankdaddy's silk shirt shopping, Nutty's
insistence on importing Irish women for dating purposes (plane tix cost $$$)
and, of course, Elbo's bail money and who'd have known it was so expensive to
keep a lawyer on retainer. To say nothing of the aggression therapy Big Rich
is currently undergoing.
That said, we could really use your generosity.
Click here
to send us money through the Amazon.com Honor System. Anybody who donates $30
or more will receive a Phillytown.com Pocket T-shirt (100% Cotton). Just mail
us the Thank You letter from Amazon.com and send us your address to claim
your T-shirt (address below). You can also, of course, choose to remain
anonymous.
If you don’t want to use the Amazon.com honor
system, you can also simply just mail us a check to the address below. You
can send checks payable to Phillytown.com.
All other gifts are appreciated, unless
you’re that nut-job who keeps sending us the Midgets
with Mullets porno. That stuff is just creepy and disturbing, in
a retro-fashion-sense sort of way.
Seriously, we appreciate any and all support.
Thanks for reading the site.
Beer On,
— The P-Town Crew
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