Lakeside Hash House Harriers The drinking club with a running problem
LAKESIDE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS COMMITTEE 2004-2005
Grand Master The Boomerang Religious Advisor SBD Hash Cash Underfelt Grog Master Janus Soc Sec Miss Piggy On Sec Rolf Harris Hash Haberdash Shagadelic Hare Raiser Kokup Hash Flash Bovine Breeder Web Master Klingon
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Run 1052, 18 August 2004 – The Olympic Run Hare: Rolf Harris Venue: Swan Hotel, Cnr Swan & Church Sts, Richmond
This is my vicarious run report, because whilst everyone was on the run, I was sitting in Rolf the Hare’s car (passenger seat) in the Depot Hotel car park, popping bottles of champagne out the car door (to avoid smashing the windscreen) and mixing them with Stone’s ginger wine in a bucket very carefully placed between my feet. So I’m relying on Pregnant Pause’s succinct summary of the run: 1) the pack kept together; 2) there were lots of on-backs; 3) there was a bucket of very good booze (the Hare’s recipe). I can however add that the run started with a lap of honour around the Swan Hotel, then in Olympic ring style, followed a very circuitous route through Richmond, providing lots of shortcuts for walkers. The hare, complete with Toga flowing behind like a superhero (superhare?), followed the pack on her bike and they all arrived at the drink stop – well, most did, see charges below. The Swan Hotel gets a big Aussie Oi! Oi! Oi! for having beetroot in their hamburgers.
Fashion on the Olympic field report: Mothball wore a very fetching white sheet, fastened at the shoulder, hanging in soft drapes across the body, practically designed to allow unrestricted movement and the chance to flash a bit of leg; white wreath worn on head – BEST DRESSED. Tiger Moth, in matching outfit, obviously didn’t flash enough leg to win. Rolf in gold toga with black sash at the waist, suitably complimented with Christmas decoration headpiece. Pregnant Pause in cosy Athens 2004 Olympic towel and Roots USA hat (it’s a brand name, people). Brenda as the Olympic torch, recycling cellophane from Christmases past. Klingon came dressed as an athlete (sometimes it’s important just to participate).
Charges from the GM – Rolf – hare Brenda – co-hare Lotsa Fun – special run, #111 Non-entity – special run, #10 (it did, however, take two and half years to reach double figures) NickelB – special run, number somethingorrather Miss Piggy – for getting names wrong Cooch – whose birthday is on the weekend and for planning a dirty weekend for the missus Whippet – for apparently going with E’n’B on the dirty weekend GG – for not making the drink stop – his excuse? “F***ing Miss Piggy” (it should also be pointed out, that before GG was known as GG, he was “Kermit”)
From the floor – Irregular – for making it to three runs in a row (apparently having the runs consecutively makes you Regular, not Irregular.) Rolf – for wearing a toga – which is Roman apparel, not Greek. Bloodhound – for not being at LSH3 recently because ‘it’s too cold on a Wednesday’. Father – 273 runs Miss Piggy – 270 runs
On-On Brenda
Next run – Mothball’s cocoon, 23 Pitt St (Maxwell St end), Ashburton. ****Please bring a plate – that’s both ladies and men; nothing on it, just a plate so you have something to eat off. And cutlery, bring cutlery so you have something to eat with.****
For your diary – future Hash events:
Balls Up – Geelong, Melbourne Cup weekend (get a flyer) Miss Piggy’s Mystery Tour – overnight social extravaganza – TBA; Hash Yum Cha on Sunday – Sep TBA Bike Hash – November, King Valley wineries; LHS3 Christmas Party
UPCOMING RUNS & EVENTS
1 Sept 1054 Astro 8 Sept 1055 Cooch Cooch and E&B’s mansion, 115 Buckingham Street, Richmond 44 G8 or 2H D4