Back with a bang

First of all, Happy and Hashy New Year to all of you out there. Over the last few days I even spent a few minutes - well, 2 seconds rather on what happenings I remember here at the once World's Worst Hash over the past 10 years. Good old Canada Dry (who?) has already left back in 1998, to be followed by No Mercy Master and Cheeky, Mr. Davolino Mr. BOB Davolino and Frequently French, my special amigo Minuteman and all those other remarkable personalities that have helped to shape our Hashclubs well-deserved and once world's worst image.
Well, returning to the subject of the glorious Red Dress Run that always leads once around the Ringstrasse in the centre of Vienna. About 25 left standing made it, minus the prominent absentees Lord Glo-Balls (OVH), our dearly beloved Grand Meister himself and Munk.

After the ususal photo shoots and a couple of warm-up beers it was on off with the obligatory climbing rope, provided by MTG. The sight of a singing crowd dressed all in red hanging on to a rope was enough to put a smile on many bystanders faces. Unlike previous years there were no defectors on the run meaning that the pack managed to stay together - at a reasonably slow pace - and we all crossed the finish line sideways and nicely blocking off the road for all the other runners. Take a look.

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The circle was a loose affair back at our old spot next to the winners podium inside the Ringstrassen Gallerien and it was after half an hours already that two friendly security guys tried to chase us away and I unsuccessfully tried to bribe them with two cans of Coke. Remember the one that came along a few years agao when e were feasting upstairs? We poured him a few whisky shots, gave him three beers and since then he was our very best friend.

Tequila Sunrises were mixed and poured and very tasty, beers have been consumed in plenty and yet another fine on after at Flanagans concluded the Hashing year of 2009. And I can report that I came up with one of my worst Hangovers of the past few years.

On out.

Make this year a singing one, just like Charles Trenet.


 




And don't forget to keep your Sunny Side Up!