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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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#257: JC Bar
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Junction City, KS) Scooter’s 257th bar, first visited in 2007. As we sat inside the woman sitting to B’s left would not stop talking to us about tornados. Meanwhile a... -
#256: Corner Club
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Junction City, KS) Formerly Corner Club (Private) Scooter’s 256th bar, first visited in 2007. This place was formerly a private club… the word “private” had since been scratched out on... -
#255: Cock & Bull
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Manhattan, KS) Formerly My Place Tavern Scooter’s 255th bar, first visited in 2007. Based on its name I was certain would be a pretty rough and tumble gay bar, though... -
#253: Twilighter Country Club
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 253rd bar, first visited in 2007. We had been searching for a bar recommended by a bartender at an earlier stop, following a set of scrawled instructions... -
#252: Stingers
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Topeka, KS) Scooter’s 252nd bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 14 oz draws were $1.75 each. Our bartender, Norma, was very helpful and wrote down directions... -
#251: Perry Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Perry, KS) Scooter’s 251st bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 12 oz draws were $1.25 each. There was a fish fry in progress while we were... -
#249: Helen’s Hilltop
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Tonganoxie, KS) Scooter’s 249th bar, first visited in 2007. Kick-ass biker bar, though we were too early to have any company there. B had a Bud Light, I had a... -
#248: Dodie’s Roadhouse
Posted on May 2007 | No Comments(Basehor, KS) Scooter’s 248th bar, first visited in 2007. We both had Bud Light. 16 oz draws were $2.50 each. The interior was decorated with marlins and had t-shirts stretched... -
![(Scarritt Pointe, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 247th bar, first visited in 2007. 3600 Independence Ave Kansas City, MO 64124US [launch map] (816) 231-0526](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/247-115x115.jpg "Askew Inn")
#247: Askew Inn
Posted on April 2007 | No Comments(Scarritt Pointe, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 247th bar, first visited in 2007. 3600 Independence Ave Kansas City, MO 64124US [launch map] (816) 231-0526 -
![(Midtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 244th bar, first visited in 2007. Hipster dive on Main Street. 3945 Main St Kansas City, MO 64111US [launch map] (816) 561-1600 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/244-115x115.jpg "Embassy")
#244: Embassy
Posted on April 2007 | No Comments(Midtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 244th bar, first visited in 2007. Hipster dive on Main Street. 3945 Main St Kansas City, MO 64111US [launch map] (816) 561-1600 Visit Web Site -
#239: Jerry’s Bait Shop
Posted on April 2007 | No Comments(Old Town, Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 239th bar, first visited in 2007. Great little sports dive in downtown Lenexa, with live music on the weekends. I like this location better than... -
#238: Wetherbee’s
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch/Vivion, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Evidently closed in 2010 Scooter’s 238th bar, first visited in 2007. We were the only people in the bar on our visit, we... -
![(Antioch, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 236th bar, first visited in 2007. 5410 NE Antioch Rd Kansas City, MO 64119US [launch map] (816) 455-3344 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/236-115x115.jpg "Bojo’s Bar & Grill")
#236: Bojo’s Bar & Grill
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Antioch, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 236th bar, first visited in 2007. 5410 NE Antioch Rd Kansas City, MO 64119US [launch map] (816) 455-3344 Visit Web Site -
#235: VFW Post 5606
Posted on March 2007 | No Comments(Oak Ridge, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 235th bar, first visited in 2007. This VFW is tucked back from the road a bit, located between a golf course and Stroud’s North.... -
#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...
