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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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#234: Hot Shots
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Pleasant Valley, MO) Formerly Charlie’s Cue Ball Lounge Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Mustang Sally’s Scooter’s 234th bar, first visited in 2007. 2007... -
#233: JC’s Sports Bar
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 233rd bar, first visited in 2007. 2006: We didn’t get a good vibe from this place. No one would talk to us, no one was... -
#232: Marcy’s Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch/Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 232nd bar, first visited in 2007. You wouldn’t know this place was here from driving by on Vivion, all you might notice is Marcy’s diner.... -
#231: Helen’s Just Another Dive
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 231st bar, first visited in 2007. Probably the most popular under-the-radar place in North Kansas City. I rarely find people that know about it, but... -
#229: Paci’s Cafe
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 229th bar, first visited in 2007. This is a place that blurs the boundaries of my definition of a dive, but since it technically meets... -
#228: VFW Post 4050
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS I’d never thought of a VFW as something that would go out of business, but this one did in mid-2009. Scooter’s 228th bar,... -
#227: Oak Tree Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 227th bar, first visited in 2007. Of all of the dive bars in North Kansas City, this was the one that I was most nervous... -
#226: Club Deja Vu
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch/Vivion, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Attitudes and Latitudes OUT OF BUSINESS Something called Eclipse is moving in. But this is such a terrible place I can’t imagine it will last... -
#222: Court Of aPpealS Pub and Grub
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 222nd bar, first visited in 2007. AKA “C-O-P-S Pub”. Great little dive in downtown Shawnee. Clean and well maintained with nice bar decor. Jukebox, MegaTouch, and... -
#221: Danally’s Bar & Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 221st bar, first visited in 2007. This is one of B’s favorite places. A tiny little standalone dive, but it doesn’t feel cramped. A faint musty smell... -
![(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 220th bar, first visited in 2007. 12001 Johnson Dr Shawnee, KS 66203US [launch map] (913) 962-5253 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/220-115x115.jpg "Jake’s Place")
#220: Jake’s Place
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 220th bar, first visited in 2007. 12001 Johnson Dr Shawnee, KS 66203US [launch map] (913) 962-5253 Visit Web Site -
#218: J Barleycorn’s Bar & Grill
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now Jimmy’s Pub & Grill Scooter’s 218th bar, first visited in 2007. One of several former... -
#217: Peanut On 76
Posted on February 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Overland Park, KS) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now the 76th Street Pub. Scooter’s 217th bar, first visited in 2007. People still call... -
#213: Chip Shot Bar & Grill
Posted on January 2007 | No Comments(North Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 213th bar, first visited in 2007. Chip Shot is one of the best bars on NKC’s Swift Avenue dive bar row.It has an “authentic” feel... -
#211: Stardust Club
Posted on December 2006 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 211th bar, first visited in 2006. I’ve been here several times over the past few years after some friends from another bar told me about... -
#209: VFW Post 4043
Posted on December 2006 | No Comments(Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 209th bar, first visited in 2006. This could very well be the smokiest bar I’ve ever been to. I don’t mind smoke, but there was literally a... -
#208: Back Door Lounge
Posted on December 2006 | No Comments(River Bend, MO) Scooter’s 208th bar, first visited in 2006. This is a tiny dive bar on the back side of a gas station at 291 & 210 Hwys. Access... -
![(Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 207th bar, first visited in 2006. Bowling alley bar 906 W Liberty Dr Liberty, MO 64068US [launch map] (816) 781-1998](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/207-115x115.jpg "Retro Bowl")
#207: Retro Bowl
Posted on December 2006 | No Comments(Liberty, MO) Scooter’s 207th bar, first visited in 2006. Bowling alley bar 906 W Liberty Dr Liberty, MO 64068US [launch map] (816) 781-1998 -
#205: Roxy
Posted on November 2006 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 205th bar, first visited in 2006. Stopping here was really more of an afterhought as we weren’t originally planning to. This was one of those deals... -
#204: Birdies Pub & Grill
Posted on November 2006 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 204th bar, first visited in 2006. I used to live just a few blocks away, but since that was back when “bars are for the dregs... -
![(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 203rd bar, first visited in 2006. The infamous karaoke bar 10325 W 75th St Shawnee, KS 66214US [launch map] (913) 962-2330](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/bar200-115x115.jpg "Red Balloon")
#203: Red Balloon
Posted on November 2006 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) Scooter’s 203rd bar, first visited in 2006. The infamous karaoke bar 10325 W 75th St Shawnee, KS 66214US [launch map] (913) 962-2330
