Hawthorne Archive

#1153: Donnie Dirk’s Zombie Den

Posted on August 2016 | No Comments
(Hawthorne, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Stand-Up Frank’s Scooter’s 1153rd bar, first visited in 2016. I have a strict rule that I cannot count count a bar on this list if it’s...
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Welcome!
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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Bird Creek Farms
  08 July 2023
  (Port Austin, MI) Scooter’s 1660th bar, first visited in 2023. I almost didn’t count this as a bar, but we ended up seated in the outdoor bar area and had...
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- Maxine’s Tap Room
  08 August 2022
  (Downtown, Fayetteville, AR) Scooter’s 1544th bar, first visited in 2022. I was supposed to visit this place back in 2019, but after visiting every brewery from Bentonville to Fayetteville in...
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- Village Lounge
  27 May 2006
  (South Waldo, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Swagger Scooter’s 55th bar, first visited in 2006. The movie “First Knight” was...
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