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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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Marge’s Bar
22 August 2024(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —...
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Barrymore’s
19 June 2021(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 1477th bar, first visited in 2021. I almost cut this one off my list because the second half of my planned day was a focus on...
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theChive HQ
26 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)...
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Bethel Archive
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#335: American Legion Post 199
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 335th bar, first visited in 2007. We entered through the patio out back to find a fairly full house. There was a fish fry going... -
#334: Jerry’s Neighborhood Sports Bar
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 334th bar, first visited in 2007. Because of the lack of neon we had driven right past this place without noticing it. The main bar... -
#333: Office Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Bethel, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 333rd bar, first visited in 2007. Our first stop was actually a bonus bar. We weren’t expecting to find one here and were just flying...