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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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Bullet Hole
16 July 2009(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a...
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Bohannon’s East
14 November 2010(Terre Haute, IN) Scooter’s 820th bar, first visited in 2010. This is kind of weird, the address implies this is west of Speakeasy but it’s actually east of Speakeasy. It’s...
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#1604: Missie B’s
Posted on March 2023 | No Comments(West 39th, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 1604th bar, first visited in 2023. I’ve never been in here before because I’m rarely in this part of town during the hours this... -
#1578: Manor Records
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1578th bar, first visited in 2022. Not-for-profit record label & record store that recently opened a bar/performance venue as an addition to its fundraising... -
#1351: AJ’s on East Court
Posted on July 2019 | No Comments(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1351st bar, first visited in 2019. This is primarily a karaoke bar but we were here way too early for karaoke. So our entertainment was...