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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!
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Dive bar Archive
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#291: Gordie’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 291st bar, first visited in 2007. The bartender here was who told us about this town having the largest town square. This bar was on a one-way... -
#290: The Silver Spur
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Centerville, IA) Scooter’s 290th bar, first visited in 2007. While I tried 3 times to close the men’s room door before giving up and peeing with it wide open, B... -
#289: Neighborhood Tap
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Seymour, IA) Scooter’s 289th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the first of many bars we’d visit this weekend on the town squares of small towns. We love those!... -
#288: Fibbin Fisherman Lounge
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Corydon, IA) Scooter’s 288th bar, first visited in 2007. I forgot to get a photo of this sign that was hanging behind the bar, I also forgot to buy one... -
#287: American Legion #379
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Allerton, IA) Scooter’s 287th bar, first visited in 2007. This town was a fairly significant detour off the main highways and had only one bar, so we had already called... -
#286: Crossroads Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Princeton, MO) Scooter’s 286th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the home of the biggest hairdos I have ever seen in person. Unfortunately I could not get a discrete... -
#285: Snappy’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Trenton, MO) Scooter’s 285th bar, first visited in 2007. When we first arrived there was no one to be found, but after a couple of minutes B did some exploration... -
#284: Trackside
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Trenton, MO) Scooter’s 284th bar, first visited in 2007. While B parked the car I stepped on inside, and all conversation came to a stop. With all eyes on my... -
#283: Traphouse
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Chillicothe, MO) Scooter’s 283rd bar, first visited in 2007. This place was hard to find. Google Maps got us close but we just didn’t see it. We circled around, drove... -
#282: Angela’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Hamilton, MO) Scooter’s 282nd bar, first visited in 2007. This was a pretty big place on the inside, occupying 2 buildings on the downtown strip. One building was set up... -
#279: Mark & Michelle’s Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 279th bar, first visited in 2007. 2007 Visit: I couldn’t remember anything. 2014 Visit: This place is deceptively larger than it looks from the outside. The square-shaped... -
#278: Hide Out Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Scooter’s 278th bar, first visited in 2007. As karaoke was being set up and old woman made me sign a birthday card for someone I didn’t know. At... -
#277: The Office
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Formerly Kyle’s Tap Room Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Was called Kyle’s Tap Room when I visited in 2007. Kyle’s closed on... -
#275: Hiway House
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Colonial Square, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 275th bar, first visited in 2007. On Prather Road, just south of the Prather/Antioch split. The bar is very small compared to the rest... -
#274: Bama’s
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(N. Brighton, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called One Eyed Jacks Scooter’s 274th bar, first visited in 2007. Pizza place... -
#273: Antoinette’s Lounge
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(N. Brighton, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 273rd bar, first visited in 2007. 2007 Visit: I take back what I said about that American Legion being the most redneck place I’ve... -
#272: American Legion Post 61
Posted on June 2007 | No Comments(Clay County, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 272nd bar, first visited in 2007. 2007 Visit: This one was hard as hell to find and took several tries. I asked several locals,... -
#270: Rendezvous Bar
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 270th bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Old Style. 12 oz. draws for $1.25 each. Before long we once again began lamenting the loss of... -
#268: Paramount Bar
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 268th bar, first visited in 2007. This place was crowded and did have a band, but there was no cover charge and the music was not too... -
#266: The Scheme
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 266th bar, first visited in 2007. B had a Bud Light, I had a Miller Lite. Bottles, I believe they were $2 each. B’s was an insulated... -
#265: Blind Pig
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Salina, KS) Scooter’s 265th bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 10 oz draws were $1.25. We asked the bartender here about non-chain eating options and after...
