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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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Betty Danger’s Country Club
12 August 2016(Nordeast, Minneapolis, MN) Formerly Psycho Suzi’s Scooter’s 1146th bar, first visited in 2016. Kitschy to borderline bizarre country-club themed bar, complete with event space, a restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining/drinking,...
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The Bulldog
11 May 2004(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 17th bar, first visited in 2004. Specializes in prohibition-era and pre-prohibition drinks. One of the few bars in town that serves absinthe. Be sure to...
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Gusoline Alley
21 November 2022(Downtown, Royal Oak, MI) Scooter’s 1588th bar, first visited in 2022. A craft beer dive bar, decorated like a service station, with a pinball machine. I’ve had a t-shirt with...
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#960: Fitter’s Restuarant & Pub
Posted on October 2012 | No Comments(Downtown, Warrensburg, MO) Scooter’s 960th bar, first visited in 2012. This and The Garage were the only two bars open on Pine Street this particular Saturday afternoon. I was really... -
#959: The Garage on Pine
Posted on October 2012 | No Comments(Downtown, Warrensburg, MO) Formerly The Warehouse Scooter’s 959th bar, first visited in 2012. College sports bar, one of only a couple that were actually open on this particular Saturday afternoon....