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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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#781: Smokey’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Ringgold, Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 781st bar, first visited in 2010. We just so happened to walk in on karaoke night, so we watched three girls performing “The Time Warp” back... -
#780: Speakeasy
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Ringgold, Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 780th bar, first visited in 2010. While Mouse Trap still keeps our award for Best Bar in Clarksville, Speakeasy takes the award for Most Memorable. We... -
#779: Mouse Trap
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 779th bar, first visited in 2010. As soon as we stepped in the door, we knew we had found it… THIS IS THE BEST BAR IN CLARKSVILLE!... -
#778: Tipper’s Night Club
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 778th bar, first visited in 2010. We weren’t planning on coming here as night clubs aren’t our thing, but it wasn’t very busy and there wasn’t a... -
#777: Rebounds Sports Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 777th bar, first visited in 2010. Located directly across the street from the Fort Campbell military base, security was tighter here than at any other bar on... -
#776: Tipper’s Neighborhood Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 776th bar, first visited in 2010. This little bar is attached to a gas station about halfway between I-24 and the military base. The bar itself is... -
#775: O’Connor’s Irish Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Clarksville, TN) Scooter’s 775th bar, first visited in 2010. We picked this as our first stop into Clarksville because we found a number of reviews that led us to believe... -
#774: Silver Bullet
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paducah, KY) Scooter’s 774th bar, first visited in 2010. As soon as we parked we knew this bar was more our speed. The covered patio overlooking the parking lot... -
#773: Fat Moe’s Bar & Grill
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Paducah, KY) Scooter’s 773rd bar, first visited in 2010. This place was quite a bit nicer than we were counting on, a beautiful bar in a beautiful building. (We... -
#772: Mandy’s East State Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 772nd bar, first visited in 2010. Since we’d already stayed in O’Fallon longer than we planned, we figured there was no way we could leave... -
#771: Haney’s Place
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 771st bar, first visited in 2010. We had planned to visit only 3 bars in O’Fallon, but this place just looked too tempting and we... -
#770: The Outdoorsman
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 770th bar, first visited in 2010. This was our third stop in O’Fallon as we walked around the downtown area. A laid-back, neighborhood dive bar... -
#769: Towne Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 769th bar, first visited in 2010. We popped in here after our first visit to the local VFW and were greeted by an enthusiastic young... -
#768: VFW Post 805
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 768th bar, first visited in 2010. We pulled into O’Fallon a little after 11am on Veterans Day, looking for some veterans to honor. Unfortunately, when... -
#767: Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 2414
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Englewood, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 767th bar, first visited in 2010. Private club. In addition to the bar the lounge features pool tables, multiple dart boards, MegaTouch machines, two claw machines,... -
#766: JJ’s Cool Change
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 766th bar, first visited in 2010. Wow, how did I not know about this place? A genuine, honest-to-God, real-deal dive bar right in the heart of... -
#765: Spivey’s Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 765th bar, first visited in 2010. More of a dive bar than I’d have expected in this part of Lenexa. There’s a standard L-shaped bar with a... -
#764: JT’s Grill & Sports Bar
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 764th bar, first visited in 2010. Restaurant on one side, sports bar on the other side. Past the restaurant is a back room with pool tables... -
#763: Silver Wheel Tavern
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 763rd bar, first visited in 2010. Like Beert Thirty, this was also a private club. Unlike Beer Thirty they did not give us memberships, but did... -
#762: Beer Thirty
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 762nd bar, first visited in 2010. At first glance, this was a run down, dirty, almost scary place. But the longer I sat there, the more... -
#761: Wallaby’s Grill & Pub
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 761st bar, first visited in 2010. I had never noticed this sports bar before, but it had a pretty good sized and rowdy crowd on this Saturday...
