1 cup crab meat - I used blue crab but use your best quality local or available crab (or even lobster if you had too) 1/2 ripe hass avocado - chopped 2 tablespoons red pepper, minced 2 tablespoons celery, ribs removed, minced 1 tablespoon chopped chives 2 hot dog buns (top split preferred - if not, trim the side crust off to leave a flat space for toasting) 1 tablespoon butter 3-4 leaves buttercrunch (butter) lettuce - optional Old Bay seasoning