Scooter’s 652nd bar, first visited in 2009.

I can’t remember exactly what it was that B asked the bartender for when we sat down. But when the bartender said he didn’t have it, B jokingly replied “”You don’t have that? This is a pussy bar.”"

“”You’re the pussy who chose this place,”" replied the bartender.

As we drank our beers, a girl came by whose shoe had broken and asked for advice. The bartender didn’t have anything to help out, so we tried to rig something using toothpicks, a stir stick, and matches. Unfortunately we just couldn’t get the strap back through the sole in order to fasten it in place.

1217 Howard St
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 651st bar, first visited in 2009.

We were making circles throughout the neighborhood and sort of stumbled across this place when we saw people disappearing under the sidewalk. The allure of a basement bar drew us in so we headed on down. We later realized this was one of the bars the bartender back at Homy Inn had recommended to us.

We found a basement sports bar that looked like a frathouse rec room, but I actually mean that in a good way. There was a DEA dog present, as far as I could tell it was here only because its handler was in for a visit, it didn’t seem anyone was getting busted for anything.

UPDATE: Revisited on Friday, April 28, 2023. Just like in 2009, I was still the oldest person in here — but this time by a much wider margin. The pictures below are from this new visit.

1102 Harney St
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 650th bar, first visited in 2009.

This was more like it. It wasn’t super crowded like the other places had been. The front end of the bar was open air with a garage door style entrance. The bartenders were fun, as were the customers.

The restrooms were down a long corridor and were pretty disgusting — obviously a public restroom not associated with the bar.

1125 Jackson St
Omaha, NE 68102
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Scooter’s 649th bar, first visited in 2009.

Since Barry O’s blew, we were on a mission to find a nearby bar that didn’t blow. This was the least-blowy one we found on this street. We were able to get our drinks quickly, though there was no place to sit. B went outside and chatted with the bouncer, who was a nice guy, to get some advice from him as to where to find some less busy/upscale bars. We advises us to head further west and south.

514 S 10th St
Omaha, NE 68102
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