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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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#424: Industry Bar
Posted on February 2008 | No Comments(Dallas, TX) Scooter’s 424th bar, first visited in 2008. Maybe I went on the wrong night of the week. I’ve heard great things about this bar and I wanted to... -
#423: Boomer’s Sports Bar
Posted on February 2008 | No Comments(Purcell, OK) Scooter’s 423rd bar, first visited in 2008. Boomers is located right in the heart of downtown Purcell. It’s slightly larger than most small town bars and a little... -
![(Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 422nd bar, first visited in 2008. On the casino floor 3200 NORTH AMERISTAR DRIVE Kansas City, MO 64161US [launch map] 816-414-7000 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/422-115x115.jpg "Blackjack Bar")
#422: Blackjack Bar
Posted on February 2008 | No Comments(Ameristar Casino, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 422nd bar, first visited in 2008. On the casino floor 3200 NORTH AMERISTAR DRIVE Kansas City, MO 64161US [launch map] 816-414-7000 Visit Web Site -
#421: Balanca’s
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 421st bar, first visited in 2008. The first time I visited I got the cold shoulder. Since then I’ve had a great time and the... -
#420: Hereford House
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Destroyed by explosion and fire shortly after midnight on October 20, 2008. In June 2010 the owner was indicted for the arson. Until... -
#419: 1924 Main
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed at end of business Feb 14, 2010. Something new is in the works at this location. Scooter’s 419th bar, first visited in... -
#418: Michael Smith’s Restaurant
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 418th bar, first visited in 2008. Visited during a scavenger hunt. I wasn’t sure how welcome we’d be at the bar of a fine dining... -
#417: Tootsies
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called “Eighteen 22 Ultra Lounge” Scooter’s 417th bar, first visited in 2008. Visited during... -
#416: Martini Loft at The Aladdin
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 416th bar, first visited in 2008. The tiny bar on the mezzanine level of the Aladdin Hotel. Visited during a scavenger hunt. At first the... -
![(Downtown, Mission, KS) Scooter’s 415th bar, first visited in 2008. Neighborhood dive/sports bar tucked away on a side street in downtown Mission. 5902 Woodson Rd Mission, KS 66202US [launch map]...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/415-115x115.jpg "Keyhole Tavern")
#415: Keyhole Tavern
Posted on January 2008 | No Comments(Downtown, Mission, KS) Scooter’s 415th bar, first visited in 2008. Neighborhood dive/sports bar tucked away on a side street in downtown Mission. 5902 Woodson Rd Mission, KS 66202US [launch map]... -
#414: R G’s
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 414th bar, first visited in 2007. This was confusing because the marquee sign had me convinced this was a Chinese restaurant, but inside it was... -
#413: Sandbar
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 413th bar, first visited in 2007. We took turns playing pool and hanging out with the stuffed-and-mounted residents. After I sent the cue ball flying... -
#412: Bamboo Hut
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 412th bar, first visited in 2007. Serves up stek & fried chicken A quick walk from Harvey’s. Our bartender didn’t seem veery receptive to us... -
#411: Harvey’s Tavern
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 411th bar, first visited in 2007. The place with a fireplace and stuffed deer heads in the back room. After enjoying the warmth of the... -
#410: Time Out Lounge
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 410th bar, first visited in 2007. I believe we played some Silver Strike here. I think this was also the place with an interesting men’s... -
#409: Secrets Lounge
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(40 Hwy, Independence, MO) Formerly Pizza Hut Scooter’s 409th bar, first visited in 2007. Several minutes after our arrival, the architecturally-observant D noted that he thought this place might have... -
#408: Hot Shots
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 408th bar, first visited in 2007. This bar was just a few hundred feet west of Doc Holliday’s but located in Independence. If laws prohibiting smoking in... -
#407: Doc Hollidays Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Knobtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 407th bar, first visited in 2007. Just down the road from Tool Shed, this place is also technically in Kansas City (just barely) and was... -
#406: Tool Shed Cocktail Lounge
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Knobtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 406th bar, first visited in 2007. It was my turn to buy so B & D went to use the restroom while I ordered us... -
#405: Edge of Town
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 405th bar, first visited in 2007. B had said we’d be carded harder here than any other place, and he was right. All 3 of us... -
#404: Wise Guy’s Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Closed in early 2010, the vacant building then burned down on June 30, 2011. Scooter’s 404th bar, first visited in 2007. I’d always thought...
