World Hash Events: June 2021

Hello hashers,

We have a few events coming up in June, mostly in the USA, but there is also
NOMAD down in New Zealand.  See the rest of the list below . . . Looking
ahead to the rest of the year, PanAfrica is still on for July in Uganda,
EuroHash is still a go for August in the Czech Republic, but I have heard
rumors about Mekong IndoChina (November in Myanmar) . . . but since I have
not been able to confirm this information, I will not elaborate.  I'm still
hoping to attend all three, so let's see what happens.  Many locations have
been able to restart hashing, after long months of waiting, but some are
going back into a holding pattern. 

Bali Hash House Harriers just announced their upcoming 44th Anniversary,
scheduled for 17 May.  They added that "We will have our Annual General
Meeting and the election of our new Hash Master.
There will also be 4 different runs and off course food and drinks. We also
made a T-shirt."

Here is to all hashers worldwide being happy and healthy, and hope to see
you on trail soon.

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If you have seen it yet, there has been a lot more hashing history
published.  To read more, check out the following:

A History of the Hash House Harriers, a brilliant monthly digital magazine
produced by Shakesprick: http://gotothehash.net/history/shakes.html

The On On Podcast, that you can hear some notable hashers tell their tales.
Recorded and edited by Ra: http://ononpodcast.com

And . . . don't forget this ragged old list of hash stuff:
http://gotothehash.net/history/inthespotlight.html

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One bit of sad news to pass, just in from Bush Basher . . . if you remember
back in the early 2000s, when printed Hash Directories were still provided
in your INTERHASH goodie bags . . . hashing stalwart, and good friend, Dave
"Dumb Dick Head Dave" (a.k.a D2HD) Newman, passed away on Thursday.  Dave
was a long time hasher in the ACT of Australia, and often traveled around
Asia for hashing events.  He also was the driving force to gather all the
details from the Regional Webmasters for the printed hash club directories.
RIP old chum.

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Speaking of hash contacts and directories . . . the update of the HHH
Genealogy project continues.  Thailand, Canada, and United Kingdom have
recently been completed, along with a few others. 

http://thehashhouse.org/index.php?r=chapters/list&country=Thailand
http://thehashhouse.org/index.php?r=chapters/list&country=Canada
http://thehashhouse.org/index.php?r=chapters/list&country=United%20Kingdom

Wherever you hash, if you want to update your clubs history and contact info
(both current clubs, and those no longer running) . . . take a look at
http://thehashhouse.org/index.php?r=site%2Fpresentation and send me your
updates directly to GoToTheHash@gmail.com (GoToTheHash (at) gmail (dot)
com).  Specifically looking for, if available: date of first trail, city the
club normally runs in, founders name, where the founder had hashed before
founding the new club, URL of the website, and the logo. 

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While working on my PhhhD, and dabbling around in my research, I found
myself chatting with Phillip Gill.  Now at the spry age of 90, Phil first
started hashing with Mother Hash in 1970 while assigned in Kuala Lumpur with
the US State Department, where he met and became good friends with Bill
Panton.  Phil states that at that time, John Duncan was the HonSec and
leading the charge.  After enjoying many hash trails in KL, Phil was
reassigned back to Washington, DC, just in time to join Bill Panton as he
founded the DC Men's H3, and participate on their first trail on 23 May
1972.  After 3 years back in DC, Phil went to Paraguay for a couple years,
but no hashing, and then to Burma for a couple years (more on that later).
Next, it was Surabaya, Indonesia from 79-81, where he mentioned making a few
trips to Bali to hash, "before it was overrun with tourists."  He spent his
final three years back in Washington, DC, before retiring in 1985 to Grass
Valley, California.  He said he gave up hashing . . . "After my knee gave
out, I took up mountain biking (for which this area is paradise)."  In the
course of our discussion, I asked Phil if he had a hash name, and he
responded with "I don't know what a hash name is, so I guess I didn't have
one."

Now, back to where this story began, research on hashing . . . Phil arrived
in Burma in 1978, and after a few months of getting settled, he looked
around and thought Rangoon would be a great place to run a few hashes.  So,
at some point in 1978, no one knows for sure (much like Mother Hash), the
Rangoon H3 was born.  As Phil explained it . . . "The Rangoon Hash had three
runs in 1978. The third run was interrupted by a military force saying that
we were in a cantonment area (news to us). Burmese and non-diplomatic
runners fled in various directions. The U.S. Defence Attaché was called on
the carpet and that was the last run. We made no attempt to restart it."
Hashing would not take long to resurface in Burma, as Andrew Engel and Geoff
Percival teamed up to form the second coming of the Rangoon H3 on 23 Jun
1980.  Only a name changes has occurred since, from Rangoon to the Yangon
H3, but the hash has continued with only a couple minor disturbances ever
since.   Raise your glass and cheer for Phil, the founder of the first hash
in Burma!

The future of hashing in Myanmar is in question due to the current political
climate, as the Yangon H3 is debating how to best host the upcoming Mekong
IndoChina H3 scheduled to take place in Yangon in November 2021.

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The "In the Spotlight" series started with my trip to Yangon, back in 2013.
Now stacked with more than 50 topics, it covers a wide variety of interests
. . . but also has room for updates as I get them.  Based on my discussion
with Phil above, here is what the story of Burma now looks like:

In the Spotlight - Myanmar (Burma)
1 Jul 2013
Updated: 14 Apr 2021

Up until a few years ago, Myanmar was exceeded only by North Korea in
reclusiveness. A shift in consciousness in 2011 by the ruling junta, has
allowed Yangon to become a bevy of activity with businessmen and tourists
now being commonly seen (although things are looking a little tense at the
moment). Back in 2013, I had the pleasure of journeying over to Myanmar, to
visit the Yangon Hash for their 33rd Anniversary Weekend. Originally founded
as the Rangoon H3 in the largest city (at that time it was the capitol) of
Rangoon, the club adjusted when the ruling junta changed the name of the
city and the country to Yangon, Myanmar in 1989. While there were a couple
gaps of 6 months and 18 months where there were no runs, the YH3 has run
weekly since January 1992 and now totals well over 1700 hash runs in their
41 year history.

Hashing actually first arrived in Burma in 1978, when Philip Gill of the US
State Department arrived. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Phil
(now 90 years old in 2021), and get some of the details.  He explained that
after a few months of getting settled, he looked around and thought Rangoon
would be a great place to run a few hashes. So, at some point in 1978, no
one knows for sure (much like Mother Hash), the Rangoon H3 was born. As Phil
explained it . . . "The Rangoon Hash had three runs in 1978. The third run
was interrupted by a military force saying that we were in a cantonment area
(news to us). Burmese and non-diplomatic runners fled in various directions.
The U.S. Defence Attaché was called on the carpet and that was the last run.
We made no attempt to restart it."

Hashing would not take long to resurface in Burma, as Andrew Engel and Geoff
Percival teamed up to form the second coming of the Rangoon H3 on 23 Jun
1980.  Only a name changes has occurred since, from Rangoon to the Yangon
H3, but the hash has continued with only a couple minor disturbances ever
since. Andrew Engel is credited as the founder, but it is believed Geoff
Percival may actually have been the spark to get the Rangoon H3 off on its
way back in 1980. Despite the uncertainty of the founding details, there is
one person who has really kept the Yangon H3 on schedule and consistently
hashing since the mid-1990s. Bob "BoBo" Thomas is a hash icon in Myanmar and
throughout SE Asia. He took the lead on hosting the regional Mekong
Indochina Hash events in 2003 and 2009, and often turns up in Bangkok, as
well as a wide array of hashing events throughout the region.  BoBo has
recently returned to Mother England, but I'm sure we'll see him pop up on
the Far East as COVID concerns minimize. 

Among the many hash supporters in Yangon, Fenton "Don't Call Me Shirley"
Holland has also been a regular on the YH3 for nearly two decades.  The 33rd
Anniversary weekend celebration consisted of a welcome dinner on Friday
evening, a 14 Km Saturday main event trail, and a Sunday running of the
Yangon Full Moon H3, which was founded by Michel "Ibo Ibo" Desloover in
January 1998.  Another hash club has since formed in September 2018, in the
new capitol city.  The Nay Pyi Taw H3 runs every other Sunday starting from
Park Royal Hotel.

Aside from the hash, Yangon boasts one of the oldest structures in SE Asia.
The Shwedagon Pagoda is believed to be over 2500 years old, and can be
easily accessed from anywhere in the city. If you are looking for a weekend
getaway in SE Asia, definitely consider Myanmar (although you may want to
wait a few more months to allow things to settle down).

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From the Way Back Machine, hash happenings this month . . .

5 YEARS AGO:
http://harrier.org/pipermail/hash-l_harrier.org/Week-of-Mon-20160425/009010.
html

10 YEARS AGO:
http://harrier.org/pipermail/hash-l_harrier.org/Week-of-Mon-20110425/006622.
html

15 YEARS AGO:
http://harrier.org/pipermail/hash-l_harrier.org/Week-of-Mon-20060424/004067.
html

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Upcoming hash events for the month of June 2021 are listed below.  See the
website for more details: http://gotothehash.net/e/hashevents21-06.html


Jun 4-6
NC/SC Hashers Without Borders
Hosted by the Cape Fear H3 in Myrtle Beach, SC, USA.

Jun 4-6
Billy Bowlegs
Hosted by the Emerald Coast H3 in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA.

Jun 5-7
NOMAD
Hosted out there in Titiokura, New Zealand.

Jun 5-7
700th Trail and 25th Anniversary
Hosted by the Omaha H3 in Elkhorn, NE, USA.

Jun 18-20
Southern Exposure
Hosted by the Vulcan H3 in Cleveland, AL, USA.

Jun 24-27
Great Alaska Interhash
Hosted by the Anchorage H3 in Anchorage, AK, USA.

Jun 25-27
Midsomnar
Hosted by the Seniors H3 in Kansas City, MO, USA.


See the whole two year calendar of events at
http://gotothehash.net/hashevents.html         

If you know of an upcoming event not posted to the calendar, please send me
the info. 

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Hashing is fun!  See you on trail someday . . . :O)

On-On,
Hazukashii
Keeper of the old rusty pail, and Chief of the Royal Order of the Smelly
Shoe!
http://GoToTheHash.net  (Since 1998)     

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Fwd: In the Spotlight – Colombia

In the Spotlight – Colombia

By Ed "Hazukashii" Howell
30 March 2021

Colombian history can be traced back nearly 15 thousand years, and is naturally and culturally diverse due to being the migration point between North and South America.  Annexed by Spain in the early 16th century, it was declared the "New Kingdom of Granada."  Over the ensuing centuries Colombia has had many other names, including the United States of Colombia.  However, since 1886 it draws its current name, "The Republic of Colombia," from early Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.  Geographically, Colombia has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, and is bordered by the 5 countries of Ecuador and Peru to the south, Brazil and Venezuela to the east, and Costa Rica to the north up until 1906, when Panama gained its independence. 

Now, you may wonder when hashing first found its way to Colombia, well that is a good question.  The hash genealogy had scant information on this, listing only that there was a Bogota H3, founded on 31 Jan 1993.  No founder, no origin, and no descendants.  After a bit (quite a bit, but always looking for more details) of research, I was able to track down some old-time hashers and confirmed that the first Bogota H3 lasted only a couple years in the early 1990s, and that the Britannia Inn was a common hangout.  The second iteration of the Bogota H3 was founded in January 1998 by Simon 'Delhi Boy' Batty, who had hashed his way around Egypt and the United Kingdom, before arriving in Colombia.  This hash also only lasted a couple years, holding about 20 hash runs, before fading away around the time that Delhi Boy moved on to Greece in 2000. 

The third, and current iteration of the Bogota H3 was founded by Crystle-Day 'CD' Villanueva on 6 July 2019, having arrived in Colombia from the Xian H3 in China.  The pack is very young, but enthusiastic, led by CD who makes everyone feel at home.  On my recent visit to Bogota, I was fortunate to be able to join them on an out-station weekend event at Cerro de Quininí (which is a national park, with a massive outcropping of plate tectonic rock, pushed upwards to form an amazing ledge overlooking Porto Bello).  We had two excellent trails, and enjoyed Colombian BBQ and played a couple hours of Tejo, the traditional throwing sport of Colombia.  Tejo is similar to Cornhole, but you throw shaped stones at a board of clay.  There is a metal circle in the middle, lined with small explosive charges.  Closest to the center scores the points, hitting the charges can also score points. 

To the north, I also discovered that the first iteration of Medellin H3 was founded on 8 August 2005, by Andres 'Dazed and Confused' Vargas, who had returned home after a stint with the Ankara H3 in Turkey.  This first Medellin H3 club had a short tenure of less than a year, when DnC moved on to China.  Hashing would not return to Medellin again until 19 January 2019, when current founder 'Pablo Pisscobar' moved in from Bogota.  Pablo was introduced to hashing in San Diego, California, and hashed his way around the United States before returning to his home in Colombia to rejuvenate the club in Medellin, after a short stay in Bogota.  He was assisted by ABBAA (Another Blonde Bearded Arain Asshole), and currently run trails monthly on Saturday afternoons.  Additionally, history is also about to be made in Colombia, as the Medellin H3 will host the InterAmericas' Hash in September 2022.  This will be first time this (or any major regional hash event) will be held in South America.

I recently had the pleasure to hash in Medellin as well.  The Medellin H3 trail was on the Saturday after St Patrick's day, so was themed as a Green Dress Run.  It was a warm sunny day in the city, and we had an excellent pack of 12 hashers (5 of them were virgins).  The scheduled hare had to drop out at the last minute, but Pablo Pisscobar stepped up to set an excellent 8 Km trail through the city.  Trail made its way through several parks and neighborhoods, with plenty of elevation, which is common in Colombia.  Trail was followed a lively circle, including welcoming 5 virgins, and one interesting naming.  This hash is working hard to grow its numbers and spread the hashing culture here in Colombia. 

If you are looking for a fun and interesting city to visit and hash in, put both Bogota and Medellin on your list . . . and don't forget about InterAmericas' Hash next year.  Pablo is bringing lots of new life into the hashing effort in Medellin, with several young and virgin hashers.  They should be old salts by the time IAH rolls around next year.  By the way, I am collecting names for volunteers who want to assist with packing and handing out goodie bags, haring, and various other requirements to put on IAH next year, all are welcome to help, Spanish speakers preferred.

For many more articles like this on the history of hashing, check out . . . http://gotothehash.net/history/inthespotlight.html

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The Phnom Penh Hash remains closed

Hashers,

While the current local COVID-19 outbreak continues, the Hash will be closed until further notice.

On on!

Fwd: In the Spotlight – Ecuador

In the Spotlight – Ecuador

By Ed "Hazukashii" Howell
1 March 2021

Ecuador is one of just 11 countries that are split by the equator, but the only one that gets its name from it, as Ecuador is Spanish for equator.  Roughly two thirds of the worlds land mass resides in the Northern Hemisphere, but 90 percent of Ecuador is in the Southern Hemisphere, along with the Capital of Quito, and the two major cites of Guayaquil and Cuenca.  Located on the west coast of South America, Ecuador has a population of just over 16 million and is bordered by Colombia to the north, and Peru to the south.  Over 500 years ago, Ecuador was at the northern tip of the Inca Empire, and is represented by the Ingapirca Temple site.  The mystical Galapagos Islands are also part of Ecuador, located about one thousand kilometers off the coast in the Pacific Ocean. 

The joy of hashing was first introduced to Ecuador in the capital city of Quito on 14 December 1986 by Alan Fernie, who had previously hashed in China with the Guangzhou H3.  He was assisted by Phil 'Tonto' Townsend from Aberdeen, and Mark Grove-Smith from Karachi.  I was lucky enough to meet Tony 'Upchuck' Lloyd, who ran with Quito H3 in the mid-1990s.  He explained to me that there were two trials every week, years ago.  The first on Sunday was more family oriented, and would take the pack out into the countryside.  The Monday trail ran more in the city and was predominantly expat men.  He also explained that there were also monthly outstation hash events that would take the adventurous hashers to other locations throughout Ecuador.  Upchuck put me in touch with Mark Thurber who also was an avid hasher, who stated "I remember the Quito H3 as an important social event for expats and some Ecuadorians in the 1990s and 2000s."  He also mentioned that ". . . the Quito H3 hash was a friendly environment for all types, families with children, young single people, and very welcoming to new comers from all walks of life and nationalities."  Paula 'Knotted Crotch' Newton, who was a regular on the Quito Hash between 2008 and 2011, also added that "One of the best hashes that I did [in Quito] was the 'Purple Dress Hash' - we had a lot of fun, and the locals in the city that day were very amused by it.  We also ran events at the Pululahua Crater and out at Papallacta Hot Springs." 

The next hash to form was the Galapagos Boobies H3, founded by Jill 'Front Bun Flasher' Pether on 1 June 2014.  Jill had previously hashed with the Batu Hijau H3 in Sumbawa, Indonesia and the Kiribati H3 before that.  She was assisted by Cindy 'Tuna Helper' Cook.  Jill told me that "GBH3 was set up as a women's group with men accepted.  They had to carry eggs on their first run, symbolic of our eggs.  Our red dress run money went to Darwin Animal Doctors."  She has since moved on to Australia, but has fond memories of her time in the Galapagos.

Unfortunately, the Quito H3 and Galapagos Boobies H3 clubs are not active at the present time, but hashing has recently been revived in Ecuador by Rick 'Circle Jerk' Murray.  Circle Jerk founded the Cuenca Alpaca's H3 on 14 Sep 2019, assisted by Audrey 'Missed Lyrics' Kenyon from Trinidad, in the city of Santa Ana de los Rios of Cuenca.  Circle Jerk is a bit of a hash traveler, and hails from Prince Edward Island in Canada, his home hash in the Ottawa H3.  Traveling back and forth to Ecuador for the past few years, he eventually met Missed Lyrics, and they decided that Cuenca needed a hash club.  The Cuenca Alpaca's H3 runs monthly on a Saturday afternoon, and fortunately for me, I had the good fortune to hash with them on my recent visit to Ecuador.  Being February, the theme for this trail was Mardi Gras, so the pack was adorned in beads, masks, and brightly colored clothing.  We had a solid 25 hashers on hand, and trail started from a Beer Garden that serves and distributes local craft beers.  The Cuenca hash club is still new, and developing their identity, but the hash spirit is alive and well here in Ecuador.  If you are looking for a friendly, warm, and inexpensive place to visit, put Ecuador on your list (and don't forget to include a trip out to the Galapagos Islands, one of UNESCO's World Heritage sites).

For many more articles like this on the history of hashing, check out . . . http://gotothehash.net/history/inthespotlight.html








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