Welcome!
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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Lounge Archive
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#20: Mike Kelly’s Westsider
Posted on July 2004 | No Comments(West Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 20th bar, first visited in 2004. Combines fine dining with a dive bar. The web site makes it look formal, but during an afternoon... -
#18: Buddha Bar
Posted on May 2004 | No Comments(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. This places changes frequently. I believe it is now called The Drop. Oops, now... -
#17: The Bulldog
Posted on May 2004 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to... -
#12: Velvet Dog
Posted on May 2003 | No Comments(Union Hill, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 12th bar, first visited in 2003. This is one of the trendier bars, a genre I typically am not a fan of. But of... -
#7: Granfalloon Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2002 | No Comments(Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 7th bar, first visited in 2002. I’ve only been here once. The crowd was pretty much a mix of fratty and JoCo-ish, not the kind... -
#6: re:Verse
Posted on December 2002 | No Comments(Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Closed September 2010 when landlord didn’t renew lease. Owner hopes to re-open in a new... -
#5: Oldham
Posted on April 2002 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS This later became Kabal, which was forced to close after numerous fights, shootings, and a firebombing. It then reopened as Skybox, and history... -
#2: Santa Fe Saloon
Posted on June 1991 | No Comments(Westport, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Harris House Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. After some extensive remodeling in the mid 1990s, became McCoy’s Public House....
