Longtime Lakeview neighborhood tap Lawry's Tavern will have last call Wednesday. After 73 years, the bar will open one last time from 2 p.m. until  2 a.m.

Stop in for a beer and a shot, a game of pool, or some good ol' conversation. Unfortunately, there will be no more Crapple, a monthly occurrence that become a cult fave with local twenty- and thirty-somethings over the last year.

We found ourselves there one cold, snowy night purchasing raffle tickets to win games and garage sale-style items displayed behind the bar...or crap, if that's the way the cookie crumbled. If your number was called, the crowd would loudly shout in unison: "Crap, crap, crap," to see if you won a good item or a booby prize.

"You need to be there to experience it," said Jackie Price, wife of Lawry Price, whose father originally opened the tavern across the street in the now Lincoln Park Athletic Club, before moving to the current location in 1937.

Bye, bye Crapple. We'll miss you. But at least we have our fondue maker, Dr. Scholl's gel cushion massager and, uh, latex glove prizes to remind us of the good ol' days.

P.S. Price tells us the bar is being sold to new owners...stay tuned for more details.

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