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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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#772: Mandy’s East State Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 772nd bar, first visited in 2010. Since we’d already stayed in O’Fallon longer than we planned, we figured there was no way we could leave... -
#769: Towne Lounge
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 769th bar, first visited in 2010. We popped in here after our first visit to the local VFW and were greeted by an enthusiastic young... -
#768: VFW Post 805
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, O Fallon, IL) Scooter’s 768th bar, first visited in 2010. We pulled into O’Fallon a little after 11am on Veterans Day, looking for some veterans to honor. Unfortunately, when... -
#766: JJ’s Cool Change
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 766th bar, first visited in 2010. Wow, how did I not know about this place? A genuine, honest-to-God, real-deal dive bar right in the heart of... -
#765: Spivey’s Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Lenexa, KS) Scooter’s 765th bar, first visited in 2010. More of a dive bar than I’d have expected in this part of Lenexa. There’s a standard L-shaped bar with a... -
#764: JT’s Grill & Sports Bar
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 764th bar, first visited in 2010. Restaurant on one side, sports bar on the other side. Past the restaurant is a back room with pool tables... -
#762: Beer Thirty
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(De Soto, KS) Scooter’s 762nd bar, first visited in 2010. At first glance, this was a run down, dirty, almost scary place. But the longer I sat there, the more... -
#760: Llywelyn’s Pub
Posted on October 2010 | No Comments(Old Stanley, Overland Park, KS) Scooter’s 760th bar, first visited in 2010. This is an amazingly beautiful Irish pub in a converted 19th-century church. The interior features all the original... -
#759: PJ’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2010 | No Comments(Shawnee, KS) OUT OF BUSINESS As of May 2011, PJ’s appears to have closed. Scooter’s 759th bar, first visited in 2010. This strip mall sports bar is really showing its... -
#758: Goodfellas Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2010 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Scooter’s 758th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a new Italian Gangster / Gangster movie themed bar in Belton. It’s small but has room to move around.... -
#757: Whiskey Tango
Posted on September 2010 | No Comments(Grain Valley, MO) Scooter’s 757th bar, first visited in 2010. HUUUUGE country-western night club, with a capacity of over 3,000 people. Unfortunately I went on a night where there were... -
#750: Mojo’s
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 750th bar, first visited in 2010. The birthday group from the previous bar led us to Mojo’s. There was a strong smell of paint or varnish... -
#749: The Garage
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 749th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a very small bar, with darts and video slots. The wood-grained interior was considerably nicer than what I’d... -
#746: Main Street Station
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Milo, IA) Scooter’s 746th bar, first visited in 2010. Milo was always going to be a last-minute decision. We were on a schedule, and Milo was about thirty minutes... -
#744: Sandals Lounge
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 744th bar, first visited in 2010. This turned out to be a basement bar. It was a HUGE place. Several pool tables, darts, foosball, and video... -
#734: The Lost Bar
Posted on July 2010 | No Comments(Gladstone, MO) Formerly End Zone Scooter’s 734th bar, first visited in 2010. Talk about a lost bar… I thought I’d covered every bar on North Oak four years ago! Every... -
#728: Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Iola, KS) Scooter’s 728th bar, first visited in 2010. This was another bonus bar. We had planned to go to a place called Beer Blvd but it was closed... -
#723: Fox Run
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Fulton, KS) Scooter’s 723rd bar, first visited in 2010. I was a bit nervous about this place at first, with its ramshackle appearance and with it being very much off... -
#721: Backdoor Saloon
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Pleasanton, KS) Scooter’s 721st bar, first visited in 2010. This bar is located around back of Northside BBQ, in a converted garage. While it wasn’t too busy when we visited... -
#720: Outpost Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(LaCygne, KS) Scooter’s 720th bar, first visited in 2010. This place is really popular. I know of several people from KC who hang out here quite a bit, mostly bikers... -
#718: Drexel Bar & Grill
Posted on June 2010 | No Comments(Drexel, MO) Scooter’s 718th bar, first visited in 2010. Even all the way from downtown Kansas City I’ve known about this bar for a long time, due to seeing it...
