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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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Tennessee Archive
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#1843: Crazy Gnome Brewery
Posted on July 2025 | No Comments(East Nashville, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 1843rd bar, first visited in 2025. I decided I wanted to visit one brewery in Nashville while camped about 15 miles north of the city.... -
#1049: Touchdown Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2014 | No Comments(Dyersburg, TN) Scooter’s 1049th bar, first visited in 2014. AKA Touchdown Bar AKA Touchdown Club. This was stop #7 on our 9-states-in-1-day pub crawl, representing Tennessee. We picked this bar... -
#945: Rum Boogie Cafe
Posted on November 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 945th bar, first visited in 2011. Technically I had already been here a year ago, but it was only to use the restroom so I didn’t... -
#944: Alfred’s On Beale
Posted on November 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 944th bar, first visited in 2011. We were going to go all the way to the east end of Beale and work are way back, but... -
#943: Club 152
Posted on November 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 943rd bar, first visited in 2011. We came in here because a band was playing, the band went on break right as we ordered our drinks.... -
#942: Silky O’Sullivan’s
Posted on November 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 942nd bar, first visited in 2011. Big Irish bar with a large beer selection and a comprehensive menu. The long bar runs most of the length... -
#854: Rendezvous Charles Vergos
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 854th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a famous basement BBQ place located in a basement in an alley a few blocks north of Beale... -
#853: Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(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... -
#852: Black Diamond
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 852nd bar, first visited in 2010. A nice quiet smoky dive, a great place to take a break from the excitement of Beale Street and recharge... -
#851: B.B. King’s Blues Club
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 851st bar, first visited in 2010. Our next stop on Beale Street was packed. There was a cover charge, but it was only $3 and I... -
#850: Coyote Ugly Memphis
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 850th bar, first visited in 2010. Though it was Saturday night, we got here way too early and the bar was virtually empty. There were a... -
#807: Piranha’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 807th bar, first visited in 2010. We had noticed a 2 for 1 drink special advertised here when we first arrived in Nashville, so we wanted... -
#806: Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 806th bar, first visited in 2010. We had gone walking around some of the side streets looking for a dive, but we didn’t find anything that... -
#805: Paradise Park Trailer Resort
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Nashville, TN) Scooter’s 805th bar, first visited in 2010. After walking most of the length of the Broadway strip, we decided this looked like the most interesting place to... -
#804: Coconut Bay Cafe
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(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... -
#803: Irma’s Place
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Black Jack, Manchester, TN) Scooter’s 803rd bar, first visited in 2010. We were having a terrible time finding another bar in this down. We had headed to downtown and found... -
#802: Mickey’s Home Town Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(West Meade, Manchester, TN) Formerly Snafu Scooter’s 802nd bar, first visited in 2010. When we arrived in Manchester we drove from one end of town to the other and decided... -
#801: Pickle Barrel
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 801st bar, first visited in 2010. As we were heading towards downtown I noticed a very cool looking building, so I wanted to check it our... -
#800: Taco Mac
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Chattanooga, TN) Scooter’s 800th bar, first visited in 2010. We were getting hungry, so for my 800th bar we decided to head over to a small regional chain called... -
#799: Hair of the Dog Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(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... -
#786: O’Neal’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Ashland Hills, Clarksville, TN) Formerly Choppers Roadhouse  Scooter’s 786th bar, first visited in 2010. It took us quite a while to find another place that was still open at...
