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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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LynLake Brewery
30 March 2023(Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, MN) Scooter’s 1608th bar, first visited in 2023. This brewery is located in a former theater, and is two doors over from a bar that I...
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J and J Roadhouse
22 November 2008(Belton, MO) Formerly Jaudon Hideout Scooter’s 511th bar, first visited in 2008. This was a surprising find. Who’d have expected to find a bar at 203rd & Holmes? And how...
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Marge’s Bar
22 August 2024(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1779th bar, first visited in 2024. I had tried to come to this basement alley cocktail bar the night before but it was unexpectedly closed —...
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#370: Bert & Ernie’s
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Plattsburg, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Was destroyed by a fire on November 6, 2007. Scooter’s 370th bar, first visited in 2007. A pretty nice place! After our first beer we... -
#367: The View
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 367th bar, first visited in 2007. We played several rounds of trivia here. This may have been a gay-friendly bar based upon the rainbow-colored... -
#365: Sammy’s Tavern
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 365th bar, first visited in 2007. We all thought this was a new bar for us, but once we were inside both of my... -
#364: Chicago’s
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 364th bar, first visited in 2007. Another busy place, the 3 of us crowded around the far end of the bar. Chicago’s is the... -
#363: Johnnie’s On Seventh
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Johnnie’s Club, Johnnie’s Sports Bar Scooter’s 363rd bar, first visited in 2007. aka Johnnie’s On Seventh We’d tried to come here 3 weekends ago... -
#362: Blue Rose
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 362nd bar, first visited in 2007. We had first entered a private club called Dixie’s and immediately faced a grilling not only from the bartender... -
#361: Hideout Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 361st bar, first visited in 2007. I believe this was the bar where “The Perfect Storm” was playing on TV, and we discussed the futility... -
#360: Dot Landers
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 360th bar, first visited in 2007. All I remember really is that it was packed, but we did find an empty table. RE-VISITED ON DEC... -
#359: Gossip Inn
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Park Drive, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 359th bar, first visited in 2007. Had we realized how close this was to Pam’s, we could have gotten here faster by walking. The... -
#358: Pam’s Pizza & Pub
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Park Drive, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 358th bar, first visited in 2007. We were hoping this would be more pub than pizza place, and we were in luck. The bartender... -
#356: Oasis: the Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Armourdale, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 356th bar, first visited in 2007. This was another rough looking place but we were comfortable enough to sit and play several rounds at the... -
#355: Alibi’s
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Armourdale, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 355th bar, first visited in 2007. This almost went on the list of places that refused to serve us, but a customer “remembered” B and... -
#354: Casino Bar
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Armourdale, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 354th bar, first visited in 2007. With an interior finish of the finest particle board, this place looked like it had the potential to get... -
#353: Country Cabaret Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Armourdale, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 353rd bar, first visited in 2007. This was like being in an entirely different world. The ultimate Mexican country-western bar experience. The bartender passing out... -
#352: Reich’s Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 352nd bar, first visited in 2007. Despite the name this place had little to do with WW2 Germany. However it was a little bunker-like. After... -
#351: Dad’s Hole In the Wall
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(State Ave, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 351st bar, first visited in 2007. This was a nice, tiny little spot. Bar seating for 9, with a total capacity of 32. Almost... -
#345: Coyote Blue Cantina
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 345th bar, first visited in 2007. The photo is actually of the building we went in by mistake first. Coyote Blue is the next building... -
#344: Muddy Waters Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 344th bar, first visited in 2007. No wonder we didn’t see it, this biker bar was in a strip mall, across from Wild Woody’s, but... -
#343: Jamie’s Place
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Turner, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 343rd bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was a really cool guy and came over to chat with us a bit. He pointed... -
#342: Frankie D’s
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 342nd bar, first visited in 2007. Part bar, part Mexican restuarant. 6411 Kansas Ave Kansas City, KS 66111US [launch map] (913) 287-9134 -
#341: Roadhouse Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2007 | No Comments(Muncie, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 341st bar, first visited in 2007. When we stepped inside here we found ourselves at a nearly-full bar shrouded in total silence. No music, no...



















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