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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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#466: Dave & Busters
Posted on July 2008 | No Comments(The Legends, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 466th bar, first visited in 2008. Arcade bar & grill, but the rooftop bar is a nice escape since kids are banned. 1843 Village... -
#465: Final Approach Pub
Posted on July 2008 | No Comments(Tiffany Springs, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 465th bar, first visited in 2008. Stopped by here for a Guinness after dropping a co-worker off at an airport. By doing so, I... -
![(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 464th bar, first visited in 2008. Ride the mechanical bull! 111 E 13th Street Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 442-8145 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/464-115x115.jpg "PBR Big Sky")
#464: PBR Big Sky
Posted on June 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 464th bar, first visited in 2008. Ride the mechanical bull! 111 E 13th Street Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 442-8145 Visit Web Site -
![(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 463rd bar, first visited in 2008. Upscale bowling alley and lounge 1370 Grand Ave Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 471-2316 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/463-115x115.jpg "Lucky Strike")
#463: Lucky Strike
Posted on June 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 463rd bar, first visited in 2008. Upscale bowling alley and lounge 1370 Grand Ave Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] (816) 471-2316 Visit Web Site -
![(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 462nd bar, first visited in 2008. 101 E. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/462-115x115.jpg "Flying Saucer")
#462: Flying Saucer
Posted on May 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 462nd bar, first visited in 2008. 101 E. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105US [launch map] Visit Web Site -
![(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 461st bar, first visited in 2008. Live music venue. VERY loud. Cool bathrooms. 1522 McGee St Kansas City, MO 64106US [launch map] (816) 471-1522 Visit...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/461-115x115.jpg "Crosstown Station")
#461: Crosstown Station
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 461st bar, first visited in 2008. Live music venue. VERY loud. Cool bathrooms. 1522 McGee St Kansas City, MO 64106US [launch map] (816) 471-1522 Visit... -
#460: Living Room Bar
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 460th bar, first visited in 2008. In the center of the courtyard of the KC Live! block of the Power & Light District. An entirely... -
#459: Dicarlo’s Mustard Seed
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Knobtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Maniax Scooter’s 459th bar, first visited in 2008. Mexican restaurant / burger joint / bar / dance This place changes its name and format every... -
#458: Mike’s Tavern
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(UMKC, Kansas City, MO) Closed November 2009 after more than 40 years in business. Re-opened under new ownership in May 2010. Scooter’s 458th bar, first visited in 2008. Our last... -
#457: Bob’s In Motion
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 457th bar, first visited in 2008. aka Mr. Bob’s Place Security hit us the second we stepped in but gave us the ok. I... -
#456: Daily Double Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Raytown, MO) Scooter’s 456th bar, first visited in 2008. Then, after getting turned around on unfamiliar roads, we stumbled across another spot on our list while trying to find out... -
#455: Eclipse Bar & Grill
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Raytown, MO) Scooter’s 455th bar, first visited in 2008. Since we were pointing this way we decided to head on into Raytown to pick up a coupe of places we’d... -
#454: Flamingo Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 454th bar, first visited in 2008. “We’re going to be the only white people in here,” said B. “Naw, this is going to be... -
#453: Lafferty’s
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 453rd bar, first visited in 2008. I’ve been driving by this place for over 20 years and never been inside until tonight. A guy... -
#452: Cozy Inn
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Fairmount, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 452nd bar, first visited in 2008. Re-backtracking back to where we were about to go when we realized we needed to backtrack, we came across this... -
#451: Tonahill’s South
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Maywood, Independence, MO) Formerly Charlie’s Scooter’s 451st bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly Charlie’s, then Tonahill’s South, then a closed bar, it’s now Tonahill’s South once again, albeit leased out.... -
#450: Bills Pappys Den
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Maywood, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 450th bar, first visited in 2008. We did some quick backtracking after the Calico Cat when we realized we were on the verge of missing a... -
#449: Calico Cat
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Fairmount, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 449th bar, first visited in 2008. A customer at Down The Road had told us this morning about his lifelong ban from The Calico Cat, and... -
#448: Kross Lounge & Restaurant
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 448th bar, first visited in 2008. It was kind of a shame we had just had Taco Bell, because the food available at the bar here... -
#447: Tonahill Sugar Inn
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Cuzzy’s. Scooter’s 447th bar, first visited in 2008. Our second Tonahill location for the... -
#446: Verona Room
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 446th bar, first visited in 2008. It’d be very easy to miss this little bar attached to (but isolated from) the corner of a small bowling...
