Thu Oct 7, 2021, The Thirstday Hash. SnatchSquatch
hared from Welles Park We had a small pack of just 6 men, no harriets on trail yet again. And a dress hash. SnatchSquatch
took off on a live trail due to the weather. We headed north and worked
our way to Lawrence and Western and a Check. Everyone scattered and
Castration finally found trail south on Lincoln through the mall area. I
passed him at a Split and led for four or five blocks always picking
the Splits right. Finally a Triple Split near Wells Park, the start. Gay
Dancer and Crash Test Blow Me found trail to the east and I was two
blocks south on nothing. I ranged east and saw them ahead. From there it
was the three of us over to Damen and south as I tried to keep them in
sight. Yeah, they were soon gone. But trail was fairly predictable and I
plugged along and kept going back to mark the trail for the back of the
pack. We worked out way west to Ravenswood and south to Irving Park
before finally returning somewhat along Lincoln. Meanwhile the hare came
to Montrose and Lincoln and was snared by Castration Sensation, Back
Door Bizzle and Dickin Me Two-fiddy. Well, not really. They were still
stuck at that three way. So they all quit and went on in with the hare
and I kept marking trail for three guys who were already drinking beer.
Short circle was held and I finally headed home.
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Fri
Oct 8, 2021, The First Crack of the Moon Hash. Damn, same old story.
CTA. Two buses in a row with no relief driver at Foster and the bus sat
there with 15 to 20 people for a half hour. I finally missed my last
possible transfer that would have gotten me into the start just a little
late. Son Of Spam laid this trail from Eckert Park and only four hounds
showed up. Hey, nice night and some good urban trails from that spot.
But the hounds were Dick Hermonica, Lifa, Berts Special Friend and Meat
Inside Her. Hope it was a good trail.
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Sat
Oct 9, 2021, The Big Dog Hash. Pony Pounder hared from the Lakeview Tap
Room with a 5 to 6 mile trail and a mid point beer stop and a finish
under the El tracks near Montrose. The trail started out east and west
and east and west and finally a Check to the north of the start. Here is
where SnatchSquatch went wrong/right. He ran to marks he saw on the way
to the start and was on the On In trail. And he ran on and on until he
got to the BN and B and of course no one was there. We were heading west
while he went east. Check at Ashland split us up and we got to a Split
at Ashland and Montrose and here I found the right trail out of there.
As I ran on to the next Check I found Cockholm Syndrome already there. I
picked the right way and was ahead to the next Check near tracks. Again
I picked right, sort of. Upon returning from a False, there were marks
to the north on Ravenswood as as I turned a corner there was the visitor
Handy Capable, or whatever. So the two of us ran on and suddenly there
were more coming up behind us. And we headed west some more and to a
beer stop where Pony Pounder left his credit card with the bartender. So
the pack sat outside and enjoyed some good beer, etc and I ran on. Two
blocks later I ran into SnatchSquatch running the trail backwards. I
directed him to beer and ran on. From there the trail wandered nicely,
but all of the Splits and Checks were already marked and I could only
follow along to the finish, just as the hare arrived with beer. Nice
circle under the tracks.
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Sun. Oct 3, 2021, Chicago
Marathon beer stop. Hashes from all area hashes
gathered near mile 23 to hand out beer to marathoners. Over 20 years
now. We meet just east of the Dan Ryan and the Red Line and under the
railroad tracks. Only this year the cops busted them. So they headed
east to State St and then south about a block and set up there. They
like that place and weather permitting we will meet there again. Anyhow
it ran on to about 2:00pm before cups ran out. So those that were
running the hash, walked over to the start of that.
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Sun. Oct 3, 2021, The Chicago Hash. Mudsucker
laid trail from Turtles as usual with it ending in his back yard for
circle. A short trail to the east and through the campus and the south
for a big loop and then past Comiskey Park where the White Sox were in a
playoff game later in the day. Fans in black everywhere. We ran through
a parking area and to a beer stop that Lifa managed for Mudsucker. From
there. as usual I ran on, there was a hairpin loop and then some trail
to the south for a few blocks and back north to his back yard. I was the
FBB. Soon the pack arrived and we held circle and then the pack started
to leave, looking for food. Beautifual day.