5/18/2011 Update: T minus 10
Since the last update, I hit Bowlmor Lounge in Davenport, El Patron in Rock Island (bar only has three seats, but it counts), the American Legion in Milan, and Excalibur in Moline, which didn't even spend a week on the “What’s Left” list. Interesting place – Hispanic dance club with medieval (dragons, swords, castles) décor. The count is now 390 (click to view). After setting a torrid pace in March and April, I had readjusted my goal of hitting 400 to Memorial Day, but forgot something about spring and summer: there’s yard work to be done, plus my wife isn't bowling on Wednesday nights, so I don’t have that extra 90 minute window to knock off two or three new places. Now, more bar news: It looks like some progress is being made on The Beach House and The Clubhouse in Bettendorf . Not so much with Rubikon in Moline . I spotted a place in Leclaire that looked like it might be opening as a bar, but I ...