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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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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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Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge
25 May 2025(Downtown, Eureka Springs, AR) Scooter’s 1837th bar, first visited in 2025. Missy’s White Rabbit is located in one of the staircase alleys, either one flight down or 2 flights up...
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#1180: 99 Hops House
Posted on November 2016 | No Comments(Argosy Casino, Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 1180th bar, first visited in 2016. Craft beer bar with a large, frequently-rotating selection and a great food menu too. Features a self-service beer wall... -
#39: Jockey Club Lounge & Bar
Posted on May 2006 | No Comments(Riverside, MO) Scooter’s 39th bar, first visited in 2006. The bar’s name ties to the local history, when a questionably-legal horse racing track operated during the 1930s under the financing...

