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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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#319: Ryan’s Sports Bar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 319th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.75 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.75 112 W Harrison St Kirksville, MO 63501US... -
![(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 318th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 110 S Elson St Kirksville, MO 63501US [launch map]...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/P2830593-115x115.jpg "TP’s Office")
#318: TP’s Office
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 318th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud 10oz draw – $1.25 110 S Elson St Kirksville, MO 63501US [launch map]... -
#317: The Locker Room
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 317th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.50 We watched a couple rounds of UFC... -
#316: Full Moon Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Kirksville, MO) Scooter’s 316th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $2 816 W Northtown Rd Kirksville, MO 63501US... -
#315: Checkers
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Queen City, MO) Scooter’s 315th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud bottle – $2 S: Miller Light bottle – $2 We sat at the square-shaped bar and talkedd across... -
#314: Boondocks
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Lancaster, MO) Scooter’s 314th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 7oz bottle – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 7oz bottle – $1.25 We asked for the smallest beer they... -
#313: Jim’s Silver Dollar
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 313th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 S: Old Milwaukeee 10oz draw – $1 This place wasn’t bad at all… exactly... -
#312: American Legion Post 78
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Bloomfield, IA) Scooter’s 312th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 S: Coors Light 10oz draw – $1 We had trouble figuring out how to... -
#311: Cocanana’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 311th bar, first visited in 2007. We got our beers ($1 each for 10oz Bud Light draws) and I began looking through my notebook to see how... -
#310: The Salty Frog
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 310th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 8oz draw – $1.25 Right across the street from Scooters, this... -
#309: Scooters
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 309th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 S: Tall Kamikaze – $3.50 We entered through the back door and discovered that this was... -
#308: Tom Tom Tap
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 308th bar, first visited in 2007. Hotel bar for the Hotel Ottumwa B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 Our... -
#307: Owl’s Nest
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 307th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 We were now both feeling it. Not... -
#306: Uncle Buck’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 306th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 S: Bud Lite 16oz draw – $2 And, again, another zig-zag across the street.... -
#305: Dugout
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) OUT OF BUSINESS Shut down in July 2008 after a drug raid. Scooter’s 305th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Miller Light 10oz draw – $1.50 S: Miller... -
#304: The Keg
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 304th bar, first visited in 2007. B: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 S: Bud Lite 10oz draw – $1.25 A zig-zag across a busy street from... -
#303: Front Runners
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Scooter’s 303rd bar, first visited in 2007. B: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 S: Old Milwaukee 12oz draw – $1.25 The change to Old Milwaukee was a... -
#302: Ned’s Place
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Batavia, IA) Scooter’s 302nd bar, first visited in 2007. Batavia was on the way back to Ottumwa and we stopped despite the fact that it was getting late, so we... -
#301: George’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 301st bar, first visited in 2007. B: Coors Light bottle S: Coors Light bottle Now, my notes call this place “Taso’s Pizza & Pub”, but my photo... -
#300: VFW Post 2271
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Fairfield, IA) Scooter’s 300th bar, first visited in 2007. For years I have known of the statue of a distance ancestor in the town square at Fairfield but never had... -
#299: Primavera Club
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Ottumwa, IA) Formerly Harley’s Scooter’s 299th bar, first visited in 2007. Our intention was to pass through Ottumwa for now because we had some business to attend to in Fairfield,...
