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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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Locust Tap
15 July 2017(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...
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Susie’s Place
15 July 2011(St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Frank’s Tavern Scooter’s 903rd bar, first visited in 2011. There was a little bit of tension in the air when we first stepped inside, and I’m...
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Li Po Cocktail Lounge
14 July 2021(Chinatown, San Francisco, CA) Scooter’s 1489th bar, first visited in 2021. We arrived in Chinatown a little after 8pm and were disappointed to find pretty much everything closed and no...
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#886: Spanky’s Pizza Galley & Saloon
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 886th bar, first visited in 2011. This place was very busy and, being a pizza restaurant, had a lot of kids in it. The... -
#885: Kevin Barry’s
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 885th bar, first visited in 2011. Very cool Irish bar on the Savannah riverfront. We grabbed seats at the large rectangular bar and had... -
#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... -
#879: Molly Macpherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(North Historic District, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 879th bar, first visited in 2011. A Scottish style pub just off the main drag of Savannah’s City Market, complete with kilt-wearing bartenders. Well-maintained... -
#877: The Pirates’ House
Posted on June 2011 | No Comments(Hitch Village, Savannah, GA) Scooter’s 877th bar, first visited in 2011. Built in 1753 on the grounds of an experimental garden plotted by the first Georgia colonists, The Pirates’ House... -
#873: Spanky’s Beachside
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 873rd bar, first visited in 2011. Spanky’s also seemed more tourist oriented than the bars we visited earlier in the day. It’s a seafood... -
#872: Fannie’s on the Beach
Posted on May 2011 | No Comments(South Beach, Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 872nd bar, first visited in 2011. Up until this point, the bars I had visited on Tybee seemed more for the locals. Fannie’s, however,... -
#854: Rendezvous Charles Vergos
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 854th bar, first visited in 2010. This is a famous basement BBQ place located in a basement in an alley a few blocks north of Beale... -
#788: Club Synergy
Posted on November 2010 | No Comments(Downtown, Macon, GA) Scooter’s 788th bar, first visited in 2010. Because of the name, we expected more of a trendy night club. Instead we found what seemed to be a...




















