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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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Frederick’s Tikki Bar
19 September 2008(Turner, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 505th bar, first visited in 2008. Tiny private club in the railyards. Serves pizza and canned beer. Karaoke on Friday nights. 4448 Speaker Rd Kansas...
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Hair of the Dog Pub
13 November 2010(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 799th bar, first visited in 2010. We’d pulled off in Chattanooga looking for one particular bar whose name intrigued us. We found that it no longer...
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Coconut Bay Cafe
13 November 2010(Manchester, TN) Scooter’s 804th bar, first visited in 2010. The bartender at Irma’s Place told us there were no other bars in town. We headed back to I-24, but crossed...
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#1151: Palmer’s Bar
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(West Bank, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1151st bar, first visited in 2016. My apologies for the poor outdoor photo, a torrential rainstorm began right as we paid our tab at Nomad... -
#1150: Nomad World Pub
Posted on August 2016 | No Comments(West Bank, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1150th bar, first visited in 2016. This wasn’t originally on our list but the bartender at The Local (who also works here) recommended it. In...

