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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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#382: Shakers Nightclub
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 382nd bar, first visited in 2007. Modern, clean, and decked out in purple. Also, at $1 a draw, this was the cheapest beer of the day. We... -
#381: Depot Tavern
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 381st bar, first visited in 2007. Just around the corner from Hide Away, this bar is adjacent to a skateboard park so has a sign on the... -
#380: Hide a Way Bar
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 380th bar, first visited in 2007. Tucked away on a side street just west of downtown, we watched some college football and chatted with the bartender. 113... -
#379: Our Place Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 379th bar, first visited in 2007. Big place off the highway with a stage for bands. Pay for your drinks with exact change or else the bartender... -
#378: VFW Post 741 / American Legion Post 256
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 378th bar, first visited in 2007. This was the first VFW/American Legion combo we’ve seen, and also the first of either variety we’ve been to where... -
#377: Goodtimes Restaurant & Lounge
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Excelsior Springs, MO) Scooter’s 377th bar, first visited in 2007. Though we didn’t see anyone eating when we were here, apparently the food here is pretty good. 1903 W Jesse... -
#376: Destiny’s Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Nashua, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Has changed a couple of times. Currently called “D’Barb & Grill”. Scooter’s 376th bar, first... -
#375: Brick House Cafe & Pub
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 375th bar, first visited in 2007. Nice place with a good tap selection. We had Mule Kick, it was sweeter than usual and the coffee and chocolate... -
#374: Town Tavern
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 374th bar, first visited in 2007. As I was looking for the men’s room in a dark hallway someone opened the bar’s back door, sunblinding me enough... -
#373: On the Rocks Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 373rd bar, first visited in 2007. A strip mall bar right off the highway. Everyone assumed we were here for some fishing event that was going on... -
#372: B Z Bar
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Edgerton, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Appears to have closed in 2010. Replaced by Gracie’s Bar right next door. Scooter’s 372nd bar, first... -
#371: Katies Pub
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Gower, MO) Scooter’s 371st bar, first visited in 2007. Since the phone number was disconnected we assumed this place was out of business. But, on a hunch that a town... -
#370: Bert & Ernie’s
Posted on September 2007 | No Comments(Plattsburg, MO) OUT OF BUSINESS Was destroyed by a fire on November 6, 2007. Scooter’s 370th bar, first visited in 2007. A pretty nice place! After our first beer we... -
#368: Jim Bob’s Belly-Up Bar
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Oceans of Fun, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 368th bar, first visited in 2007. Poolside bar in Oceans of Fun. Since admission is required to the park, I am listing this... -
#367: The View
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 367th bar, first visited in 2007. We played several rounds of trivia here. This may have been a gay-friendly bar based upon the rainbow-colored... -
#366: Six-Ten Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 366th bar, first visited in 2007. Turned out my cohorts had been here before, too. A private club dive bar that let us visit... -
#365: Sammy’s Tavern
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 365th bar, first visited in 2007. We all thought this was a new bar for us, but once we were inside both of my... -
#364: Chicago’s
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 364th bar, first visited in 2007. Another busy place, the 3 of us crowded around the far end of the bar. Chicago’s is the... -
#363: Johnnie’s On Seventh
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Johnnie’s Club, Johnnie’s Sports Bar Scooter’s 363rd bar, first visited in 2007. aka Johnnie’s On Seventh We’d tried to come here 3 weekends ago... -
#362: Blue Rose
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 362nd bar, first visited in 2007. We had first entered a private club called Dixie’s and immediately faced a grilling not only from the bartender... -
#361: Hideout Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 361st bar, first visited in 2007. I believe this was the bar where “The Perfect Storm” was playing on TV, and we discussed the futility...
