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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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Dive bar Archive
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#481: Final Approach Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Formerly Mulvaney’s Beef & Brew Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Tailgator’s Scooter’s 481st bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly... -
#479: Brickyard
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 479th bar, first visited in 2008. Another private club. After showing the bartender our out-of-state (Missouri) IDs, we were allowed to sign in as new registrations. As... -
#478: Mulligans Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 478th bar, first visited in 2008. This was also a private club, but we were allowed in as guests. The bartender insisted on selling us a pitcher... -
#477: Jobsite
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 477th bar, first visited in 2008. I had a Bud Light while B & D both had Bud Select. We found a Silver Strike machine, where I... -
#476: Double Nickel Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Olathe, KS) Scooter’s 476th bar, first visited in 2008. I nearly used the women’s restroom for the second time today! Luckily I was corrected by a passing server. In my... -
#473: Tumbleweed Saloon Bar & Grill
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 473rd bar, first visited in 2008. Everyone keeps trying to sell us more beer than we want evern though we’re fine with paying a higher price for... -
#472: BJ’s Oasis
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Gardner, KS) Scooter’s 472nd bar, first visited in 2008. This was the darkest bar we went to by far. We were blind for a few moments upon entering, then re-blinded... -
#471: Tracy’s Tavern
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Edgerton, KS) Scooter’s 471st bar, first visited in 2008. This was almost our first stop for the day, as it was already open when we first passed through at 10:15,... -
#470: Wooden Spoke Rest & Sports Sln
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 470th bar, first visited in 2008. We were hesitant to enter because it looked too much like a Cracker Barrel. But inside we found a legitimate... -
#469: Salt Mine
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 469th bar, first visited in 2008. It took us quite a while to find the Salt Mine earlier in the morning, which is funny because it... -
#468: Puckett’s
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 468th bar, first visited in 2008. Puckett’s is in a converted gas station, with the pump canopy still in place in the parking lot. From the... -
#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... -
#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...
