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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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Grass Skirt Tiki Room
07 November 2015(Downtown, Columbus, OH) Scooter’s 1124th bar, first visited in 2015. What a lot of fun this place was! We spent well over an hour here, enjoying appetizers and multiple rounds...
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Kap’s Tavern
24 August 2013(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...
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Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint
26 November 2010(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 853rd bar, first visited in 2010. Something about this bar caught my eye earlier in the evening, and I just had to see more. We entered...
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#1147: Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1147th bar, first visited in 2016. New incarnation in a new location, so ten years later, to the day, I get to claim it again! Large... -
#1146: Betty Danger’s Country Club
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Psycho Suzi’s Scooter’s 1146th bar, first visited in 2016. Kitschy to borderline bizarre country-club themed bar, complete with event space, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining/drinking,...