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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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theChive HQ
26 August 2022(Downtown, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1560th bar, first visited in 2022. After a long-ish walk from Friends Bar (made longer with a side trip to CVS to buy a forgotten toothbrush)...
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Vue Wine Bar
06 October 2024(Downtown, Charlevoix, MI) Scooter’s 1813th bar, first visited in 2024. It was too windy and choppy to put our kayaks into Lake Michigan, so we decided to drive down to...
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Josephine’s Cozy Corner Lounge
29 August 2014(Downtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 1038th bar, first visited in 2014. What a fantastic find! We had all agreed from how it looked on the outside (much like a house) that...
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Baldwin City Archive
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#470: Wooden Spoke Rest & Sports Sln
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 470th bar, first visited in 2008. We were hesitant to enter because it looked too much like a Cracker Barrel. But inside we found a legitimate... -
#469: Salt Mine
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 469th bar, first visited in 2008. It took us quite a while to find the Salt Mine earlier in the morning, which is funny because it... -
#468: Puckett’s
Posted on August 2008 | No Comments(Baldwin City, KS) Scooter’s 468th bar, first visited in 2008. Puckett’s is in a converted gas station, with the pump canopy still in place in the parking lot. From the...


