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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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#401: Stick’s Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 401st bar, first visited in 2007. Pool hall. I can’t remember if we played any pool, but I’m pretty sure we introduced D to Silver Strike... -
#400: Special Kay’s Pub & Grub
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 400th bar, first visited in 2007. When we asked for 10-oz draws our bartender asked us why we wanted such small beers. Not wanting to get... -
#399: Twin Stroke Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 399th bar, first visited in 2007. Despite how it looks in the photo, this place was pretty busy and we lucked into the last 3 open... -
#398: Trouser Mouse Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 398th bar, first visited in 2007. Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass, & Rockabilly venue in a strip mall. Several pool tables, too. The coin boxes on the pool... -
#396: Gridiron Lounge
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 396th bar, first visited in 2007. The Gridiron is the end point for one of the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parades, an annual tradition... -
#395: Ranch House
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 395th bar, first visited in 2007. Technically in unincorporated Jackson County, the Ranch House is believed to be the oldest bar in Eastern Jackson County, both... -
#393: Mac’s South KC Jazz & Blues
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Hickman Mills, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 393rd bar, first visited in 2007. Practically in Grandview but technically in Kansas City, Mac’s South KC Jazz & Blues is both a popular... -
#389: Dr Pikl’s
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Ripley, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 389th bar, first visited in 2007. We finished the evening relaxing at a table covered in photos before finally calling it a night. UPDATE Revisted on... -
#387: Red Dawg Saloon
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Buckner, MO) Scooter’s 387th bar, first visited in 2007. I was excited about seeing the bar famous for its bartender flipping out and attacking a patron a couple of years... -
#386: Lexington Inn Lounge
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Lexington, MO) Scooter’s 386th bar, first visited in 2007. aka “Edge of Town” This motel bar is a popular hangout, especially at the end of hospital shifts, and gets pretty... -
#384: V.P.’s Bar
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Lexington, MO) Scooter’s 384th bar, first visited in 2007. The shop next door started as an antique store, but evolved into a restaurant when ebay began cutting into their business.... -
![(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 383rd bar, first visited in 2007. “It was the Dukes it was the Dukes…” Steakhouse / golf course bar 815 Wollard Blvd Richmond, MO 64085US [launch map]...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/P2830954-115x115.jpg "The Dukes")
#383: The Dukes
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 383rd bar, first visited in 2007. “It was the Dukes it was the Dukes…” Steakhouse / golf course bar 815 Wollard Blvd Richmond, MO 64085US [launch map]... -
#382: Shakers Nightclub
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 382nd bar, first visited in 2007. Modern, clean, and decked out in purple. Also, at $1 a draw, this was the cheapest beer of the day. We... -
#381: Depot Tavern
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 381st bar, first visited in 2007. Just around the corner from Hide Away, this bar is adjacent to a skateboard park so has a sign on the... -
#380: Hide a Way Bar
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 380th bar, first visited in 2007. Tucked away on a side street just west of downtown, we watched some college football and chatted with the bartender. 113... -
#379: Our Place Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 379th bar, first visited in 2007. Big place off the highway with a stage for bands. Pay for your drinks with exact change or else the bartender... -
#378: VFW Post 741 / American Legion Post 256
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 378th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the first VFW/American Legion combo we’ve seen, and also the first of either variety we’ve been to where... -
#377: Goodtimes Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 377th bar, first visited in 2007. Though we didn’t see anyone eating when we were here, apparently the food here is pretty good. 1903 W Jesse... -
#374: Town Tavern
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 374th bar, first visited in 2007. As I was looking for the men’s room in a dark hallway someone opened the bar’s back door, sunblinding me enough... -
#372: B Z Bar
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Edgerton, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Appears to have closed in 2010. Replaced by Gracie’s Bar right next door. Scooter’s 372nd bar, first... -
#371: Katies Pub
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Gower, MO) Scooter’s 371st bar, first visited in 2007. Since the phone number was disconnected we assumed this place was out of business. But, on a hunch that a town...
