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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#823: Daddy-O’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paris, IL) Scooter’s 823rd bar, first visited in 2010. We walked into this bar at 10:00am to find about half a dozen customers already seated. We ordered Bud Lights,... -
#822: Rosebud Saloon
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paris, IL) Scooter’s 822nd bar, first visited in 2010. After a breakfast of delicious Hardee’s biscuits, we popped in to Rosebud Saloon at 9:35am for our first Illinois beer... -
#821: Ballyhoo Pizza King: Campus Location
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 821st bar, first visited in 2010. We found this bar as a result of our unsuccessful attempt to circle back and find Mogger’s. We didn’t know... -
#820: Bohannon’s East
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s... -
#819: Speakeasy Conversation Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 819th bar, first visited in 2010. We liked this place a lot. A nice quiet bar with a cool bartender, a place with no games and... -
#818: Ambrosini’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 818th bar, first visited in 2010. This Italian restaurant & catering operation looks so elegant from the outside that I was stunned to step in and... -
#817: Terminal Sports & Spirits
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 817th bar, first visited in 2010. Right next to Copper Bar is Terminal Sports & Spirits. This is a big sports bar in what appears to... -
#816: The Copper Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 816th bar, first visited in 2010. We found Wasbash Avenue and took a left, to find disappointment. The only open bar we found turned off its... -
#815: T’s Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 815th bar, first visited in 2010. We pulled into Terre Haute considerably later than we had intended. Leave it to us to make a 5 hour... -
#814: Mickey’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Farmersburg, IN) Scooter’s 814th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a bonus bar, found entirely on a hunch. We had to step around some construction tape to get inside.... -
#813: Runt’s Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Sullivan, IN) Scooter’s 813th bar, first visited in 2010. Located on one of the corners of the downtown square. This was a brightly-lit venue, with a center island serving as... -
#812: Da Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Oaktown, IN) Scooter’s 812th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a very hard bar to find. Some mapping software claims it doesn’t exist, and the roads in this town... -
#811: Alice & Woody’s Cocktail Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Vincennes, IN) Scooter’s 811th bar, first visited in 2010. The GPS took us in via a side street so we ended up coming in the back door. The front entrance... -
#810: Fat Boys Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Fort Branch, IN) Formerly Mayer Tavern Scooter’s 810th bar, first visited in 2010. This biker-friendly dive had critter heads mounted all over the place. The bar was pretty busy so... -
#809: Deerhead Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Jacobsville, Evansville, IN) Scooter’s 809th bar, first visited in 2010. A pizza pub, jazz tavern, and sidewalk cafe all rolled up into one. This is a new one for me... -
#808: Hogs Head Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Hopkinsville, KY) Scooter’s 808th bar, first visited in 2010. Attached to a place called The Beer Barrel, this is a very clean-spacious bar in an old building downtown. This... -
#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...
