Now, I wasn’t aware that we would be doing heavy brush clearing, and trying to chop invasive trees down with machetes, but next time I think we’ll be better prepared with chainsaws and drills!

on-on

Grind

O.K. hashers, don’t forget that this Saturday, 10 am to noon (note: real time not hash time), is the H4/St. Arnold brewery “adopt a spot” bayou cleanup. The “spot” as it were, is the area on the south bank of the bayou just east of Jensen Drive, near the old concrete silos and along the hike & bike trail.

We’ve used this place for on-on locations in the past. Work will entail picking up trash around the area, and possibly planting a few trees, and then there will be FREE BEER with which to satisfy your thirst. So come on down, get your community service on, and earn some tasty St. Arnold beer!

Directions to cleanup location, with a couple of options after the jump:

Option 1. From I-10 headed east (which is what anyone coming from the west side of town will be doing): I-10 eastbound, exit Jensen Dr., right turn (south) on Jensen. As you cross over the bayou, look to your left and you will see the silos.

a. Just as you come off the bridge there is a small road to the left – turn on it and go down the road until you reach the silos. However, it’s a rough road so if you have a low-clearance vehicle you may want to do this:

b. stay on Jensen going south, to the stoplight intersection with Navigation street – turn left. Then turn left on LIVE OAK – about 4 streets down or so, it’s pretty close. Drive north on Live Oak until you arrive at the silos.

Option 2. If you’re coming in from the east side of town on I-10: I-10 westbound, exit Waco Dr. – turn left (south) on to Waco. Go over the bayou to Navigation – turn right. Go down Navigation to Live Oak. Take a right on LIVE OAK and again, drive until you hit the silos.

And yes, you may bring kids, parents, grandparents, virgins, etc., just let me know how many people are coming!

thanks,
Grind Slut

Back in the day, before we had a website and a hotline and a Yahoo group and Facebook, future hashes were advertised by handing out flyers during the circle.

From Pitts comes this flyer, Hooter Bill’s 700th Run. Some interesting things to note about this flyer:

• • Hash cash was $4 in 1994
• • The fine print: Be forewarned! None of that wanker swill (Bud Light or Miller Light) will be quaffed on this night — Hooter is known as a connoisseur of the finest swill money can’t buy. Did he actually drink a St. Arnold Amber on this night?
• • Pitts also notes that this was the first keg of St. Arnolds ever consumed at the hash.

Hooter turns 72 (!) this week. Happy birthday to our Hash Grand Master.

This year’s theme is “Gone Fishin’.” There will be at least three boats at the mile, and everybody else should bring out their fishin’ poles, lures, waders, favorite hat, stringers, nets, plastic fish, etc. There are also a few hardy hashers who camp at the mile the night before. After the jump, an incomplete list of the hashers running this year.

26.2

Anal 101
Asswipe (injured list)
Black Bush
Big Wet Hole
Ffigawi
Flounder
Gaslight
Grind Slut (IL)
Hindleg
Pearl Necklace (IL)
Pleather Balls
Prison Pussy
Pussy Checker
Mary Scott (Master Chugger’s sister, flying in from N. Carolina)
NARC
Platterpuss
Slumbag
Tap Dat Ass
Tunneller
Wad 2 Blow
Vanilla Starfish

13.1

Beats My Meat
Bildo Dildo
Catamite (IL)
CIA
Dr. Coochie
Dr. Rooot
Jane Does
Just Eddie
Krusty Kreme
Low Profile
Manhandler (IL)
Master Chugger
McPisser (IL)
Really? Fuck!
Saran Crap
Slutt Butt
Sparkle Plenty (Dallas H3)
Snatchaterryass
Steps in Shit
Such A Puss
Tits Ahoy

5K

Easy to Please

Kids 1K (on Saturday)

Kayla Zane

Hash marathoning tips from the pros

• Don’t try to drink a whole beer at the mile
• DON’T spend all weekend walking around the Expo.
• Start drinking water on Thursday.
• Avoid eating a massive white pasta dinner on Saturday unless you do it before every long run. (Might make for pit stops-ugh.)
• Don’t try something new. You will likely be sad.
• Don’t eat any breakfast burritos before the marathon.
• While you know not to party hard the night before, that goes for AT LEAST TWO nights before as well…watch yourself at Friday happy hour!

As always, thanks to A**grabber, Marathon Mile coordinator this year, WHP, WowMomWow and Harry Palms for their hard work. Don’t forget about the marathon after-party at Brewery Tap after the run, and the regular (slightly easier) Sunday hash at 3 p.m. Marathon Day.

More photos here.

A full schedule and registration info can be found here. Update: you can now register online via Paypal by clicking that link.

The race is run on a 1/4 mile track in Memorial Track. On the track, we set up a 20 foot drinking zone as the starting line. The goal. Drink 4 beers and run 4 laps. At the go sign, you open and drink a can of beer. When you finish the beer you drop it next to the judges (to make sure that it is empty) and then you run a lap. When you finish the lap and return to the zone, you are handed the next beer. Repeat until you’ve done a mile. It’s fun.

Check out BeerMile.com for the full rules.

Here is a blast from the past! Rubbin’ recently emailed the GH3′s Yahoo group a Hash Trash (in the form of Powerpoint) from the 17th running of the Galveston Hash, September 2002.