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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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The Dotte Spot
28 December 2018(Victory Hills, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1307th bar, first visited in 2018. Nice strip-mall dive-ish bar with great staff. Serves food and has a separate party room that can be...
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Velvet Dog
06 May 2003(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 12th bar, first visited in 2003. This is one of the trendier bars, a genre I typically am not a fan of. But of...
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Bay Port Inn
01 January 2026(Bay Port, MI) Scooter’s 1866th bar, first visited in 2026. This was our favorite bar that we found on this trip. Located in a building that used to be a...
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#988: Dirt’s Place
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Formerly Mike’s Place Scooter’s 988th bar, first visited in 2013. You know, for a place called Dirt’s Place, this is one of the cleanest bars I’ve ever... -
#987: Kap’s Tavern
Posted on August 2013 | No Comments(Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...

