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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#613: Bootleggers Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Schuyler, NE) Scooter’s 613th bar, first visited in 2009. We watched an episode of “”Cash Cab”" here. I got a laugh out of a handwashing poster in the men’s room,... -
#612: 4 Jokers Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 612th bar, first visited in 2009. There were two things about this placed that cracked us up. One was all of the KISS decor throughout the... -
#611: Micek’s Shangrila
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 611th bar, first visited in 2009. Micek’s was really busy, we couldn’t sit at the bar and had to take one of the few remaining tables.... -
#610: Gottberg Brew Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 610th bar, first visited in 2009. We had trouble finding this place. First off, the building doesn’t look like a bar. Second, we went inside and... -
#609: Glur’s Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 609th bar, first visited in 2009. Having opened in 1876, this is the oldest continually-operating bar in Nebraska and one of the oldest in the west.... -
![(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 608th bar, first visited in 2009. This was the busiest bar we’d seen so far today. 2403 11th St Columbus, NE 68601US [launch map] (402) 564-2909](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/imag0717-115x115.jpg "Double T Bar")
#608: Double T Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 608th bar, first visited in 2009. This was the busiest bar we’d seen so far today. 2403 11th St Columbus, NE 68601US [launch map] (402) 564-2909 -
#607: Hot Shotz Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 607th bar, first visited in 2009. 75-cent draws! I discovered I had left my camera in the car so the pictures for this and the next... -
#606: Avenue Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Columbus, NE) Scooter’s 606th bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this place first because we happened to stumble across it first. We ended up parking the car here... -
#605: Hinkle’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Rising City, NE) Scooter’s 605th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a family run place, enough that children were working behind the counter and had to call for mom... -
#604: Shelby Hotel
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Shelby, NE) Scooter’s 604th bar, first visited in 2009. I later found a notation in an earlier draft of my guide book for this trip: Also check out the local... -
#603: Sportsman Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Polk, NE) Scooter’s 603rd bar, first visited in 2009. When we got out of the car we were greeted by a cute little scruffy dog named Chloe who was waiting... -
#602: The Independent Club
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Central City, NE) Scooter’s 602nd bar, first visited in 2009. A very big, old bar with all sorts of large, inflatable objects hanging from the ceiling. 417 G St Central... -
#601: RK’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 601st bar, first visited in 2009. A pretty generic strip mall bar in a new building. A big, open sports bar with a high... -
#600: White Horse Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 600th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a good, basic roadhouse-style dive. There was a menu and the food smelled good, but we had leftover... -
#599: Nathan Detroit
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 599th bar, first visited in 2009. This place was more restaurant than bar, though by this time of day the bar was the only thing... -
#598: J Alfred Prufrock’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 598th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a cool place. We started out at the angular, stainless steel bar but later moved into the... -
#597: Club 69
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 597th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a rock bar. As we entered, B expressed concern over the “”NO NUDITY”" sign posted at the... -
#596: Bonzai Beach Club / Wave Pizza Company
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 596th bar, first visited in 2009. Finally, the place we had been waiting for all day! The owner of this place owns a few other... -
#595: Upper Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 595th bar, first visited in 2009. Entering this place was kind of strange, we walked down a smelly, carpeted hallway though a series of glass doors,... -
#594: BT’s Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 594th bar, first visited in 2009. We had to drive around the building to get to the parking lot, and we noticed several people... -
#593: Pam’s Pub & Grub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 593rd bar, first visited in 2009. The front area was a buffet style restaurant, serving up all-you-can-eat fried chicken. It smelled really good and...
