Mondays delight

And, after the Full Moon Hash was reopened by Hare Kuty PI and the last Sunday run was hared by Mr. Pink and family, it was on up to the first Monday at the incomparable Grüß Di A Gott Wirt. More than 30 World's Worst Hashers found their way up and Gasthaus owner Stefan, as always, opened up his premises on his usual closing day, just for us. The motto of this run was to remember our dear and late friend Dodgy Condom (RIP).

Co-Hares Tickpleaser, MOM (schlepping Sekt uphill), Cardinal Munk OVH (ditto) and yours truly choose the easy way up the Hermannskogel (so you know by now that next year in April it will be the steep uphill way again).

There was some rain over the preceding two days, therefore some shiggy and lots of humidity. Up the hill it was Sekt and not one but rather two songs for the Songstop, As always, Tiny Bubbles by Don Ho and, to honour Dodgy Condom, we sang the Beatles Song With a Little help from my friends, as Dodgy Condom was a Liverpooler (Liverpudlian).

After the Sekt, it was Downhill with spectacular Hash View and eventually On to the circle. After the Song, Supper at the Gasthaus.

Here are the official Moron Pics for this run. 

Something completely different! 

Returns

Two and a half months of no regular Hashing passed (thanks again to all the Heros of those Social Distance Hashes) and at long last, at the end of May, a regular Hash was set by Root CAnal and Free Willie in Bad Deutsch Altenburg, consisting of a long, hilly and muddy runners trail and a slightly shorter walkers trail. Surprisingly fresh temperatures at the end of May made the day a bit chilly. Around 25 Hashers came along, apparently all happy to meet familiar faces again.

As my left heel was giving me pain on that day I was more or less obliged to stay with the walkers group, that trail offered some nice and fresh insights and outlooks of location that's been in regular use over the last fifteen years, more or less. The run was followed by a most pleasant B-B-Q (with 2 grills!)

Here are some of the pics I took before and during the run, followed by a link to the official Moron pics.

Here are the official Moron pics from that day.



 

Can't run but

Still no regular Hashing in Vienna, BUT a regular string of Social Distance runs has sprung up which is running/walking/crawling along a preset trail on your own whenever you feel like in the course of one day and the one after. Exercising is on your own without, well, contacting any other Hashers. Meet virtually afterwards in the evening hours and wash down the trail's dust in front of your screen, together with likeminded ones at the Videochat. Thanks to all involved for that and for keeping the World's Worst going until we can return to normal Hashing, in all probability not before beginning of July. Check the official Moron photosite for the latest excursions around Vienna.

Anyhow, it's time for more pics:

There is a trail leading out of this mess 

Have you got your facemask?

Drinks for Hash Cats 

Big in Texas 

Spot the Typo(s)

Hasher at large?

Thank you Mask Man

In the midst of the worldwide pandemic disease, no Hashing for more than one month already and no expectations on when we will get started again.

In the interim, apart from making sure that the domestic beer stock will last until the next supermarket sale, this is a chance to read some strange stories and watch a few more pics, with and without face mask. And of course, listen to the title piece of the incomparable late Lenny Bruce.

Candlewax poetry in Viennas city centre

What if they haven't got duck? (Basil Fawlty)

Garden piece

Who can read this? (apart from the Ostriches)

A Mammoth on Eastermonday

One of the many traditions of the Worlds Worst Hash is the Easter Monday run, for many years being organ-sized by Holy Roamin' Empress and Prince of Barkness, both OVH. We have been directed to a great variety of beautiful places, there were plenty of Eastereggs and chocolate bunnies hidden on these trails (of which I hardly ever found any) and the egg-liquor stops have become VERY popular. Look here for last years pics.

During the times of lockdown/no sports activtities in groups several microchapters of the VH3 have been started, one of these are the Hunters and Gatherers Hashers (H&GH3) and their run #3 took place at another location that had been used last year. 

The reopening run of the Vindobona Hash will be set at the Grüß-Di-A-Gott Wirt, location of run #1 in 1982 and traditional location of the first Monday evening run. When? Dunno! 

P.S.: There actually were at least three more Micro Easterruns taking place last Monday, look here, here and here for those glorious pics. 

It really seems to be a matter of finding and believing. Belated Happy Easter everyone. 

Dodgy Condom 1956 - 2020

Dear Dodgy Condom,

wow! I am writing this to you as my dear friend whom I will not have the pleasure to meet again in person, not in this life. Many years ago, when I invited a group of friends to a birthday party at a fine wine makers place, Cardinal Munk asked me could he bring along a friend whom I didn't know? He told me that this friend of his was a fine guy and had lived in New York for a long time and was a friend of one of the Cardinals younger brothers.

That friend in question was you. This must have been the start of your tenure in Vienna, when you and your family moved over. Over the years you brought your two younger kids to Hash runs, you and Maddy came along to a couple of classical concerts in Viennas Musikverein where we once had Schnaps shots during a performance of the Vienna Philharmonic, much to the embarrassment of Cardinal Munk!  :-)  And of course, we would often meet at Flanagans, a much preferred place of yours.

Schweizerhaus Opening Day 2019

You selected the most fitting Hash name for Tickpleaser, who moved to Vienna coming from England around the same time as you, coming from a bit further than that.  What I enjoyed most and still do in this moment, despite the sorrow, was your easygoing and uncomplicated nature. I confess that in the beginning I had slight problems understanding your Liverpool accent but once I got around it I found that amusing, as much as our talks about family matters (as a father of four you had lots of stories to tell), job and all the little things that like minded souls enjoy talking about. After your working contract in Vienna came to an end you moved back to New York and, eventually, after you retired, returned to Vienna. Catching up again was real easy and, even though we would not have the chance to meet often it usually took one phone call to make you join various friends meeting, often at the Schweizerhaus.  You were great company at last years Hash Christmas party where you were gave decisive help in connection with the Awards Speech, i.e. blowing up the abusive balloons together with another gent.


Your family wrote that you taught them to try take something positive out of every situation. Well, knowing that you're gone doesn't help here. But, speaking as a friend, it has been and always will be a privilege to have known you. I found our talks and our friendship an enriching experience. I will miss you.

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate

So there are no more Hash runs for the time being, maybe for several months even. At least one Vindobona Hasher was hospitalised due to the virus, and I herewith extend my best wishes to that Hasher for a speedy and complete recovery. After a few weeks of lockdown it has been announced that shops will partially reopen from Tuesday after Easter onwards. Now where IS place for Hashing in all this? Several quarantine Hash subchapters have been started (obviously with very small packs, no stats and no Hash Cash) and you can trawl the official VH3 Hash photo site for visual proof.

In the interim, here are some more of my pics from recent excursions. Stay tuned and, above all, stay safe and healthy!

Hash picnic with Wine and cheese with S. Energy

I swear I did not leave that can there 

Now here is a real cliché!

Hash drinks in my garden shed waiting to be put to good use again