Chicago Varsity Hash #1562 8.31.08 @ Party Central SkyDeck – 4th Annual Labor Day Hash
Yet another spectacular day and another keg killed in record time on the SkyDeck! Cleanup is in progress and pix are up! Thanks to the 39 hashers who showed up for yet another Labor Day blowout!!
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Hash Trash Chicago #1562
4th Annual Labor Day Hash @ Party Central SkyDeck
Hares: The CH3 Hare Triumvirate – It’s Too Soft (Lincoln Park Party Dude Extraordinaire), Lifa (CH3 Master Hare Level VII) and Just I Lean (CH3 Hare Rookie of the Year)
Hashers: Are They Real, Batteries Not Included, Calvin Klein, Cunt & Pasties, Cums On I Lean, Enema Canal, Free VD, Ginger Snatch, Grrreat Loch Ness Cockster, Happy Ass Grabber, Hoosier Daddy, I Like Dick, Just Brad, Just Chris, Just Joel, Just Joy, Just Nate, Just Rob, Magnetic Muff, Moan On Trail, Mudsucker, Odor Eater, Packher Ass, R Tard E, Rent-a-Virgin, Snatch Squatch, Special Head, Virgin Banger
Visitors: Davey Crochet (Atlanta), Choo Choo Caboose (Atlanta), Cookie Cumster (Waukesha), Drop Dead Hummer (Big Hump), Just Tim (Big Hump), Just Virginia (Madison), Return to Gender (Madison), Smell This (New York)
Chicago Hashers = 31
Visitors = 8
Total = 39!!
Absolutely perfect weather conspired to ruin what would have been an otherwise okay hash as the expected 20-25 die hards (we had 33 last year) swelled to 39 which like totally blew out our keg and Party Central had to dig into the backup food reserves, but I digress.
We started out with 26 die hards who made it out to Party Central to savor the glory of a freshly-tapped half barrel of Miller High Life before the hash started. What was intended to be entertainment for our locals has apparently turned into a visitor event too as we had NINE visitors show up for this, and not just random visitors in town for something else but peeps that wanted to come to this hash!
The first to show up were my co-hares Lifa and Just I Lean just after 11am. After a lively discussion about where to run trail and have a beer stop they headed out to lay Labor Day IV. I stayed back at Party Central to setup for the epic partyage that was to cum. The first non-hare to show was R Tard E who arrived just after 12:30 and helped with the keg run to Sam’s. Then arrived our visitors from Big Hump Drop Dead Hummer and Just Tim who drove five hours to catch CH3 Labor Day IV got to help out too and witness the Party Central Keg Hoist in action.
Soon other hashers started to filter in and the keg was tapped. Just when ya thought it was gonna stay sane, more visitors started showing up too. We had Party Central die hard Davey Crochet and his wingman Just Tim in from Atlanta. Then my good buddy and frequent CH3 event crasher at Party Central, Return to Gender and his sidekick Just Virginia rolled in from Madison. Lastly to my great surprise one of my favorite Waukesha hashers, Cookie Cumster showed up with her Chicago friend Just Joy.
After a quick chalk talk where we once again busted out the PPC bullhorn followed by a lightining round of introductions, the pack headed out East on my alley towards the lakefront and Lincoln Park, da actual park, not da hood. Things were going well as the pack enjoyed a scenic tour down the lakefront in the park until those incorrigible scoundrels from the dreaded Thirstday Hash hijacked the trail 15 feet off of the bike path and had an impromptu vodka pink lemonade stop to promote their upcoming Pink Dress Run. On a hot summer day the lemonade was greatly appreciated however I think the "trace levels" of vodka that it was spiked with were well below the EPA-allowable limit for vodka in drinking water from Lake Michigan, measurable only in parts per billion.
The pack then headed back on trail and got to the official CH3 beer stop in Oz Park by Lincoln Park High School where Ginger Snatch caught up with us to enjoy the greatness of Busch in cans. For some reason Calvin Klein remained MIA despite extensive marking and sweeping by the hares. This is not good because when you lose the RA on trail you know the hares will be punished with a veritable hailstorm of down-downs!
After that it was back to the Party Central SkyDeck with a straight shot North (Lifa pretty much acknowleged that anything other than straight back will be ignored by the pack).
Once back Calvin led another one of his great circles where the hares had enough down downs to fell a small elephant. We were joined by a slew of unexpected nonrunners (on top of the unexpected visitors) like Smell This & Cunt & Pasties, Mudsucker, Virgin Banger & Rent-a-Virgin, and even Indiana transplant Moan on Trail and her new roomie Just Chris.
After the circle, the pack was unleashed on the Party Central board of fare which included grilled lemon pepper marinade chicken breast bruchetta, barbecued marinade shrimp (yes Aussie fans, we had "shrimp on the barbie"), Italian pasta salad (thanks to Packer Ass), the infamous Fuji ultra-garlic carbo-load mostaccoli, and other snacks including Batteries’ spectacular artichoke dip. The pack was ravenous and all the food disappeared pretty much as soon as it was put out. Mad props to R Tard E for yet another great performance as grille master.
Due to the unexpectedly high turnout the keg was killed right as the circle was ending and Happy Ass Grabber stepped up to do a beer run coming back with four more 30 packs of the good stuff to keep the party going. After many rounds of flippy cup racing the pack consumed all the replacement beer and everyone headed back home, in good spirits.
Next year, if the weather is nice, I will learn my lesson and get TWO KEGS for 5th Annual Labor Hash in 2009!
In the meantime, a really fun campout hash is coming in two weeks, Indiana Intrahash in West Lafayette (only two hours South of Chicago!). http://www.indyhhh.com/intrahash.php
Party on on,
Fuji
Consigliere, Hash Flash, Web Dude and Chief Sarcasm Officer
THE Chicago Hash House Harriers
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Hare(s): The CH3 Hare Triumvirate – It’s Too Soft (Lincoln Park Party Dude Extraordinaire), Lifa (CH3 Master Hare Level VII) and Just I Lean (CH3 Hare Rookie of the Year)
Venue: Party Central SkyDeck – 933 W Wolfram St, rooftop (go up the back stairs) just Northeast of the brand spankin’ new Diversey Brown Line station.
Hash Cash: Still only $8 gets you more beer than you can shake a stick at, Labor Day BBQ cookout at the on in, some of the best urban shiggy trail to be found in the Green Zone aka Beverly Hills 60614, and lotsa Trixie/Chad sightings as you can never get enough "eye candy" on trail!
The Weather Gods are fixin’ to smile upon us again as the forecast for Sunday is 81 DEGREES AND SUNNY!!!
OMG where did Summer 2008 go? It’s been one massive blur of sun & fun, running, and more importantly, BEER but a great one!
To mark the last days of Summer 2008 we are holding our own version of "Closing Ceremonies" not in Beijing but right here in THE Chicago Hash House Harrier’s very own "Bird’s Nest Stadium", the SkyDeck at Party Central!
Just like we do every year for Memorial Day and Labor Day, we move the regular hash to Sunday to allow the holiday Monday for recovery time!!!
Your hares promise spectacular trail and beautiful weather here in the heart of the Lincoln Park "Green Zone" and a blowout postparty that will involve serious grilled foodstuffs and keg(s) on the SkyDeck! While not historically as much of a "foody affair" as Memorial Day, Labor Day Hash has devolved over the years into more of a totally off-the-hinges Category Five Drinkstravaganza! However the food will still be good as always and we might even toss a few shrimp on the barbie.
Given that only 17 people blew out my keg at JV Hash #2 on the Skydeck this one could set more drinking World Records than Michael Phelps!
And who knows, we might even do an impromptu Summer Outdoor Movie night on the SkyDeck after the hash as the HD projector and 110" diagonal screen just might be "available" and as always, out-of-towners (as well as hot local chicks) are always welcome to crash at Party Central as hotels in Chicago ain’t cheep. And now thanks to the Sony Outlet in Kenosha, Party Central is now equipped with Blu-Ray HD technology too!!!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Red Line to Fullerton, Brown Line to the recently re-opened Diversey stop (woo-hoo!!!), hoof it 1/2 block North up Sheffield and right (East) into the alley before Wolfram. Cross under the L tracks and into the first driveway to your left after the big fenced parking lot next to the tracks. Go up the back porch stairs to the Skydeck.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Logan Square. Hoof it a couplea blocks North to Diversey and take the Diversey #76 bus East to Sheffield.
Driving 
Hop into your hooptie and cruise to Diversey & Sheffield. Side streets are resident zone permit after 6pm so best bet is Sheffield South of Diversey or Diversey West of Sheffield. Many meters in this ’hood are 9pm or Sunday check your meter before parking your precious sled.
Chicago Varsity Hash #1561 8.25.08 @ Independence Tap
Hare(s): Poultry F*cker and Just Shaina
Venue: Independence Tap – 3932 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago IL
Hash Cash: Still only a mere $8 despite the hash website seriously crashing this week!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview "Green Zone": Red Line to Sheridan, take the Irving Park #80 (or X80 if you’re lucky!) to Harding which is a block before Pulaski.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Irving Park, hoof it 1-1/2 blocks East to Harding.
Driving
Hop into your hooptie and cruise to Irving and Harding. Parking is pleasantly findable in this neck of the hoods.
Chicago JV Hash #3 8.23.08 @ Bar Louie “My Big Fat Greek Hash” in Greektown
Hare(s): Chicken Stiffer
Venue: Bar Louie – 741 W Randolph
Hash Cash: Still only a mere $8 despite like half the Russian Air Force bombing South Ossetia in Georgia back to the stone age.
$6 pitchers / after the hash plan to either go home or eat at the taste of Greek Town
Maybe wear your TOGA!!!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview "Green Zone": Red Line to Fullerton, walk a block East to Halsted, pickup the Halsted 8 bus South to Randolph, bar is 1/2 blk East of Halsted.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Grand and either hoof it five blocks South to Randolph or take the Halsted 8 bus.
Driving
Hop into your hooptie and cruise to Halsted and Randolph. Parking is generally findable West of Halsted and North of Randolph by the Metra tracks.
Chicago Varsity Hash #1560 8.18.08 @ O’Lanagan’s)
Hare(s): Ice Princess & Cums On I Lean
Venue: O’Lanagan’s – 2335 W. Montrose Ave @ Claremont, just West of Western Ave in Chicago (Lincoln Square) note this is tentative venue so please re-check on Monday!
Hash Cash: Still only a mere $8 despite China "digitally-enhancing" their fireworks display for the Olympics’ Opening Ceremonies not to mention pulling a "Milli Vanilli" where the girl who actually sang the song was not pretty enough to be on stage!
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The owner has given us $6 pitchers so this could be a long night!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview "Green Zone": Red Line to Belmont, Brown Line to Western, hoof it four blocks South to Montrose and then East (left) on Montrose about a block bar is on the Southern border of Wells Park.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Montrose, Montrose 78 bus East to Western, bar is about a block past Western.
Driving
Hop into your hooptie and cruise to Montrose & Western, then one block East to Claremont. On street parking on the side streets is usually very not bad.
Chicago Varsity Hash #1559 8.11.08 @ Stocks & Blondes
Here’s our hares celebrating that rather sparsely-marked trail. Rest of the pix click thru the right nav bar link or "pictures".
Hare(s): Just Julia & Crop Duster
Venue: Stocks & Blondes – 40 N. Wells
Hash Cash: Still only a mere $8 despite Bennigan’s filing for Chapter 7 (Liquidation) bankruptcy and shuttering most of their stores including their flagship Lincoln Park restaurant. OMG where am I gonna take hot dates now?
Back to THE CITY! Yeah!!!! $6 pitchers, kitchen will be open ’till midnight and they’ll have a special space set aside for the hash!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview "Green Zone": Red Line to Fullerton. Brown Line to Washington & Wells, bar is like right by the L stop.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Washington. Hoof it like four blocks West to Wells. Bar is by the Brown Line stop.
Driving
Hop into your hooptie and cruise to da Loop and make your way to Washington & Wells. Look for a 6pm meter or pay $40 to park in a ramp, ya goof.
