LAKESIDE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS HASH TRASH Run 970 15 February 2003 Venue: Oxford Scholar Hotel Hares: Barterbitch and Highly Infectious
Shame, Lakeside, shame! Despite being a gazetted run for the Lakeside hash, it was a piss-poor turnout from the same. Our estimable Committee was duly represented by myself (GM, Hash Horn, Scribe), Boomerang (Hash Flash), Stuckon (doing her usual fine job) and Whippett as acting Grog-Master. The rest of the layabouts were doubtlessly fagged out after their March for Piss. I mean, peace. the previous day. A good vibe was in the air regardless, thanks to a good turnout by newbies (to Melbourne) Sooty, Thirsty Kirsty and Mel. Other hashes paying homage (And looking for things to steal) were Corio Bay, Peninsula, Western Suburbs, Geelong, and Melbourne Ladies. Cheesecake and Dennis stopped by long enough to see that the evening was going to be dominated by antics of the Peninsular variety then pissed off. Deeper was there with the kids for his annual family photos. Point Post was busy chatting up Clanger, while Lizard was busy flirting hi way to an honorable mention prize in the Beauty Contest. However, Lakeside buttocks were woefully under-represented in the “Best Arse” competition.
Having received several conflicting reports as to the start time for this run yours truly along with those trusting souls who actually believe my run reports actually showed up at 4pm for the 6 pm start. So it was with bleary eyes that I witnessed most of the trail. And my beery breath probably didn’t help in soliciting donations from innocent bystanders Snapperlapper and Barbie’s incessant smoking didn’t do much for us in the credibility department while asking for money for the National Heart Foundation. Nor did the big burger and fries meal that most of the hashers opted for, with the notable exception of GG among a few others.
The trail was a well-laid traipse through Melbourne CBD (courtesy of Barter Bitch and Highly Infectious) with plenty of photo opportunities along the way. We ruined a couple of weddings on the steps of Parliament House and took a dip in the John Lindsay Gordon fountain. Points off for the hares for avoiding “the new heart of Melbourne”, instead taking the pack directly to a profitable run along Southbank where Y2KY and Snapperlapper were nearly picked up by a group of drunken Taiwanese looking for cheap action.
After a lingering drink stop outside the Crown we were chased off by casino securityback across the river. It was a weary pack that stumbled back up Swanston to the on-in. Yours truly made a dogs breakfast of improvisational GM’ing while Whippet ran out of beer for the down-downs. Acknowledging our incapacity to run a piss-up in a pub, we handed over to Empty of Peninsula for the remainder of the circle. Charges were handed out to a number of hashers that I was too drunk to recognise and or remember. At some point the hash horn disappeared.
Much fun was had by all, and we seemed to raise a fair sum for the future triple bypasses and transplants no doubt to be required by hashers after years of drinking too much, eating greasy pub food, and occasionally stressing the dilapidated muscle with bursts of exercise.
On-On
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UPCUMMING RUNS
19/2/03 971 Mummies Boy Royal Hotel, Cnr Spensley and Berry Streets, Clifton Hill 28 K9 Good food promised. CHUM likely to be delivered.
26/2/03 972 Thirsty Burnley
973 St David’s Day Run TDTD Barbeque closest to Morell Bridge, south bank of Yarra River, Melbourne 2G E11 Genuine Welsh sausages and Welsh chips – yum!