A fine gathering of around 33 Hashers and partners joined in the festivities of the annual Budd’s Beach bike ride day. The group enjoyed the fine weather, 16km ride and drink stop along with with a fine picnic lunch and refreshments. Thanks to all for coming along and thanks to those who helped make it a great day.
Well done Hierarchy
Run: 1770
Date: Monday 3rd October 2011
Hare: Bent Banana – Oktoberfest Extravaganza
Venue: Von Trap Mansion – Munichrarra
Runners: 44
Weeks to AGPU: 36
Das grosse numbers of das Herrs, das commandants and das dumbkopfs gathered at the Von Trap Manor for the highly anticipated Oktoberfest event. Der panzers parked all over the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds particularly the 4 wheel drive versions. Unfortunately there were no signs of the of the much anticipated fraulines with the grosse knockers (perhaps something to do with last weeks budget, or the Hash Cash needs another holiday soon)
Are you getting the drift here guys? Finally we were set on our way by the hare with the usual briefing of the usual sorts in possibly very usual terrain. The pressure was on, as a number of Brisbane Hashers had been invited under the guise of this being a top notch event run by a top notch Hash, sounds like a real estate agent spiel to me.
Anyway we set off across the road from Gracelands (aka Von Trap manor) and over into the neighbours yard, down the side, across the paddock and finally emerging at Nerang Broadbeach road. We then headed east before hitting the on back, which then lead us down the side of the golf course and into the swamp lands of Carrara, soon the new home of the Gold Coast Show. The pack zig zagged through the scrub, trees and creek crossings to emerge at the back streets and hills of the burbs.
However it wasn’t long before we ventured back into the scrub to trudge our way through the soft and soggy grounds. It seemed like we were going in endless circles but somehow we emerged back onto the road just in time to meet with the walking group and join in for the kilometre or so run home. A great well set and marked run venturing through new turf and keeping the pack well together. A well deserved 9/10 mark as given by Charred Arse.
The gathering back at the manor was enough to get any neo Nazi or white supremacist salivating until such time they found out the real truth behind the many strange get ups, particularly those of Sir AH, Josephine, Sir Rabbit, Caustic and the GM himself.
This fine ensemble resembled the cast of Hogans Heroes as they would look if still all around today. The nosh organised by Swollen and Jigsaw was a fine fair of meat balls, German sausage, sauerkraut, spuds, chook left over from the bike ride on Sunday and finished with fine strudel and ice cream. Also worthy of the 9/10 mark given by our Brisbane visitors.
Host Bent Banana had laid out his finest antique furniture for all to enjoy the outdoor dining experience, accompanied by the soothing German music in the back ground. At my end of the table we were entertained by Pizza’s commentary on how to make red wine from woe to go, all good except I forget to write it all down, no doubt the CD will be out soon.
Swollen ran the German trivia contest with Old Fart winning the priceless photo collection, which will no doubt soon appear on e-bay.
The RA also gave the pleasing news that Sir Point Two has decided not to run for Mayor of Urbenville but instead become a neighbour of the RA in the hills near Killarney.
What a great night, great run, great circle, great nosh, great venue and of course great company but where was the frauline that appeared in the photos?
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Down Downs:
Visitors and returning runners; including numerous Brisbane types along with Miscarriage and Flatulence
Shetland, Sir Slab, Sir Prince, Flasher & Ferret; Leaving on tours of duty (Sweden & Thailand)
Bent Banana: Hare
Jigsaw & Swollen; Cooks
Rugstein; Suspected spy infiltrating event and changing citizenship as a cover
Arseup; Drinking from wrong hand
Pizza; Parking Ute at front door of manor and ruining ambience of event (I thought his mere presence did that)
Miscarriage; Update on recent travels
Rectum; Wrong hand infringement
Caustic; Falling picture incident
Veteran; Falling over and hitting head incident
Dennis; Now known as Pile Driver
Charred Arse; For something to do with above mentioned naming
Caustic: As stand in for Phantom re visitor incident at Splinter lunch
Caustic; POW, because he’s just Caustic
**Anything above to referred to as “incident” means further details are available from those involved in said incidents **
IMPORTANT HASH EVENT:
– 17th October Gold Coast 600, V8 Supercar annual handicap challenge
– 26th November: Hash pre Xmas cocktail evening with partners, get your frocks out
On On from “The Desk”
Two Dogs
Venue: Costa D’ora, Surfers Paradise
Host: Pizza
Date: 30th September, 2011
Big crowd, big drink, sorry can’t say any more. Lol
Run: 1769
Date: Monday 25th September
Hare: Pizza, Shat, Sir Prince, KB
Venue: Racecourse Dr Benowa
Runners: Lots 38 I think
Weeks to AGPU: 37
As we rolled up to the venue for Run 1769 the first impression was, “Fuck! How come so many have turned up for one of Pizza’s runs??” Obviously the word had gotten out that the nosh had been outsourced to Sir Prince and KB, and the run had been outsourced to no other than out illustrious Grand Master, Shat. So given that it doesn’t get much better than
that, the real question should have been,
“Do we really need Pizza here at all?”
Of course the other reason for the big rollup could have been that word was out that this was the launch of the new Hash Trailer. And Wow, what a Trailer! Grey Nomads eat ya heart out!
With clear instructions before the run that we must get to Upton St for a drink stop (Yeah right!), the pack set off in a Northerly direction along Racecourse Drive. Once over the bridge the trail turned left and mostly followed the concrete paths that run along the back of Poinciana and Bamboo Ave’s, continuing around to Benowa Rd, down St Kevins Ave, through Sir Bruce Small Park, up past the Benowa Tavern, and then onto Ashmore Rd.
It was a tough decision to cross Racecourse Dr (being the obvious way home) with the slim hope that just maybe there really was a drink stop to be found in Upton St. Then, lo and behold, like a mirage across the desert, there was the Pizza Mobile with the customary keg set up on the tail gate. (So, maybe he does have a use after all?).
After a couple of quick beers, or some orange stuff that may or may not have been punch, Pizza invited us next door to meet some of his sisters. (Starting to think he definitely has a use!) After the introductions and a left shoe draw we were quickly back on the streets with a further 1.6km to Home.
Overall distance on the Josephinometer was 7.134 Km’s.
Down Downs:
Sir Slab and Botcho: For their work in delivering the new trailer. Well done!!!
Sir Prince & KB: Providing the nights Nosh. Of course it was bloody excellent as we would expect from these two.
Veteran: Award winner and wearing pink shoes.
Visitors: Mud Mixer, Short Circuit and Little Dog.
Returning Runners: Swollen and Shetland Pony,
Aussie, KB, Flasher, Caustic, (and others?): Not knowing the location of the foot in the Hash Words
Rock Hard: For knowing the location of the foot in the Hash words.
Caustic: For helping a damsel in distress on the run, then offering to come back the next day for a further consultation
Ferret: Not singing the Down Down song with enough gusto.
Cumsmoke : Pink Shoes
Cumsmoke: Iced for not returning the POW
Other Business
Little Dog addressed the circle to offer his sincere thanks for the donations made to the orphanage in Cambodia. Well done to everyone!
The four Sirs were called on by the RA to help bless the new trailer.
Shetland received another down down for fucking off for good and not telling us.
And finally, Sir Rabbit (in the absence of Moonbeams) was called on to end the Circle.
On On.
Josephine,
Bike Hash has training run before heading to Vietnam.
News flash: Flasher is now leaving 2 days earlier for the 2011 trans Asia Hash Bikeathon.
He has found a suitable bicycle for sale that he reckons will be capable of getting him over the line a few feet before the other hash contenders.
Furthermore the price is right……
