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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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Live music/karaoke Archive
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#883: Live Wire Music Hall
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 883rd bar, first visited in 2011. I stopped in here because I needed to use their ATM, but in my mindset of what is... -
#881: Retro on Congress
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Formerly Mercury Lounge Scooter’s 881st bar, first visited in 2011. I had a lot of trouble finding contact info for this bar, it turns out... -
#875: Sting Ray’s
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 875th bar, first visited in 2011. Of all the bars we visited on Tybee Island, this was the only one that was packed to the gills.... -
#871: The Sand Bar
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 871st bar, first visited in 2011. This is a new bar across the street from Nickie’s. The front contains a small L-shaped bar, the back... -
#869: Rock House
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 869th bar, first visited in 2011. An open, airy music menu right on the corner of the busiest intersection in Tybee. There’s karaoke, live acts,... -
#864: The Riptide
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(On the Pier, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 864th bar, first visited in 2011. This is a seasonal outdoor bar under the big rotunda on the fishing pier. There’s a small... -
#861: Bullfrog’s Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(Lee’s Summit, MO) Formerly McKeever’s Scooter’s 861st bar, first visited in 2011. Well-done strip mall bar, re-opened after a significant upgrade and remodel of the old McKeever’s. Golden Tee Live,... -
#855: Lucky 7 Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Mountain Grove, MO) Scooter’s 855th bar, first visited in 2010. I found this place operating entirely on BARDAR, but for a while I thought my BARDAR was broken as... -
#853: Mr. Handy’s Blues Hall Juke Joint
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 853rd bar, first visited in 2010. Something about this bar caught my eye earlier in the evening, and I just had to see more. We entered... -
#852: Black Diamond
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 852nd bar, first visited in 2010. A nice quiet smoky dive, a great place to take a break from the excitement of Beale Street and recharge... -
#851: B.B. King’s Blues Club
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 851st bar, first visited in 2010. Our next stop on Beale Street was packed. There was a cover charge, but it was only $3 and I... -
#850: Coyote Ugly Memphis
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 850th bar, first visited in 2010. Though it was Saturday night, we got here way too early and the bar was virtually empty. There were a... -
#848: Charley Brown’s
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Advance, MO) Scooter’s 848th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a BBQ restaurant/bar in a small town in southeastern Missouri. There was no room at the bar (someone grabbed... -
#847: Twilight Zone
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 847th bar, first visited in 2010. Back at the Cedar Club, where we learned of the 1am bar closing time in Quincy, we also learned that there... -
#846: Player’s 5th Street Pub
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 846th bar, first visited in 2010. After Kutter’s we knew we were “Kutting” it close to bar closing time. We looped around the downtown area looking for... -
#843: B&R Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Formerly Bob & Ray’s Tavern Scooter’s 843rd bar, first visited in 2010. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any weirder than how our visit at Jimbo’s Place... -
#841: The Club
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Formerly Saddle Club, High Hat Scooter’s 841st bar, first visited in 2010. After finishing at the Silver Moon we walked across the street to an unidentified bar. “The... -
#839: Uncle Bob’s Bar
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 839th bar, first visited in 2010. Our visit to the next bar may have made the bartender nervous, as B entered the side door while I almost... -
#837: North End Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 837th bar, first visited in 2010. Finally, some 11 hours after it began, we completed our 4-hour drive across Illinois and arrived at our ultimate destination: Quincy.... -
#836: Tiny’s New Place
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Barry, IL) Scooter’s 836th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a nice little bar around the corner from The Black Lantern. The bartender was pretty friendly and we talked... -
#835: Black Lantern Tavern
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Barry, IL) Scooter’s 835th bar, first visited in 2010. We stepped inside to find the bar packed with hunters. There were two long bars along opposite walls, but only one...
