Just stopped by to pay my respects to Buck today and saw this about the C.P. It is a great little venue, that's for sure! Way better than just a "bar." It's like a little museum with fantastic memorabilia and pictures of Buck and his friends everywhere. The car over the bar is incredible and there's not a bad view of the stage anywhere. Very homey and you can tell a pro like Buck personally designed it. Good food, too. I hope it wins next year!

People have probably heard by now that the winner in this category for 2009 was Joe's Bar in Chicago. Congratulations to those folks!! Let's hope the Crystal Palace will be nominated again in the future and will take the award once again.