Author: Snatch Squatch

CH3 #1832

Chicago HHH Run #1832
Sunday 3/3 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Back Door County
Venue: Helen’s Two Way Lounge – 2928 W. Fullerton Ave

Hash Cash: $8

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Take the 74 Fullerton bus west to Milwaukee, bar has entrances just north and west of the corner of Milwaukee and Fullerton.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Hop on the 56 Milwaukee bus and ride the pony northwest until you get to Fullerton. Bar has entrances just north and west of the corner of Milwaukee and Fullerton.

Driving
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Milwaukee and Fullerton, parking shouldn’t be a problem, though you’re in Logan Square so you might get jacked if you stray too far from the hipsters.

CH3 #1831

Chicago HHH Run #1831
Sunday 2/24 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Snatchsquatch & TBD
Venue: Burton Place – 1447 N. Wells St
Hash Cash: $8

From da GM: Hash Ball “Hangover” run! Woo!
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit

From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Hop on the Brown Line and ride that baby south to Sedgwick. Hoof it east on North Ave over to Wells and then south to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Ride the 72 North Ave bus east over to Wells and the hoof it south to the bar.

Driving

Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Wells and North, pay out the ass for parking bitches.

Hash Ball 2013

Chicago HHH Hash Ball 2013

Saturday 2/23 – 8:00 PM

Venue: Big Brick’s Pizza – 3832 N. Lincoln Ave

Hash Cash: $30 until 2/17, $35 at the door

From da GM: As another hash year draws to a close it is time to look back and reflect on all of the good times that we had in 2012. Thanks to Little Trojan Annie and Back Door County, we’ve got a kickass drink (beer, wine, and mixed drinks) as well as pizza for three hours starting at 8PM. After that we’ll still have the space to ourselves, so keep drinking. Our theme this year will be “A Night at the Oscars” so come prepared to walk down that red carpet in whatever manner you feel is most fit. We’ll be announcing the winners of the CH3 erections and handing out all of the year-end awards that you’ve come to know and love, so be sure to be there. You can pay either Snatchsquatch, Little Trojan Annie, or Back Door County in person, or pay an extra $5 at the door cause you’re a wanker.

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Take the Brown Line to Irving Park, then hoof it west to the intersection of Damen, Irving Park, and Lincoln. Turn south on Lincoln and when you hit the corner of Lincoln and Berenice you’re there.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Take the 50 Damen bus north to Grace. Hoof it north to Berenice and then east over to Lincoln Ave and you’re there!

Driving
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Berenice and Lincoln – you can either feed the meter or hope to find something on a side street.

CH3 #1830

Chicago HHH Run #1830
Sunday 2/17 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Ballsalotapus, Just Do Me Slowly & Virtually Hung
Venue: Bridgeport Inn – 2901 S. Archer
Hash Cash: $8

From da GM: Chinese New Year returns once again! Join us as we celebrate the Year of the Snake! Please note the late change of address.

From da Hares: This will now be an “A-to-A” hash.
Bridgeport Inn has $6.00 domestic pitchers. And, they open at 11:00 AM for pre-lube.
We will have pitchers!
We will have food!
We will have tags! (for the first, uh, I don’t know – but, some indication of “who’s cuming” would help. I’m not going to make 100 of them and throw 75 of them away…..)
We will have a raffle! (Hong Bao Na Lai!)
Gong Hay Fat Choy!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
On-on to Chinese New Year Hash X – The Year of the Snake – 4711…..
Balls

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit

From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Hop on the Red Line and ride that sucker south to Roosevelt. Go upstairs and grab the Orange Line headed towards Midway. Exit at the Halsted Orange and take the Archer exit. Hoof it southwest along Archer until you find the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Hop on the Blue Line and ride that pony to Clark/Lake. Go upstairs and grab the Orange Line headed towards Midway. Exit at the Halsted Orange and take the Archer exit. Hoof it southwest along Archer until you find the bar.

Driving

Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Archer and Loomis.

CH3 #1829

Chicago HHH Run #1829
Sunday 2/10 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Sandy Syphilis & Foamy Discharge
Venue: Raven’s – 2326 N. Clark St
Hash Cash: $8

From da Hare: Its my birthday! Come to my run and give me presents!

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit

From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Take the 22 Clark bus south to Fullerton and then hoof it another half block south to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Take the 72 North Ave bus east to Clark. Transfer over to the 22 Clark bus and head back north to Belden. Hoof it another half block north to the bar.

Driving Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Belden and Clark. Pay out the rear for parking cause its Lincoln Park.

CH3 #1828

Chicago HHH Run #1828
Sunday 2/3 – 2:00 PM
Hares: WJew-40
Venue: Six Corners Sports Bar – 1950 W. North Ave
Hash Cash: $8

From da GM: Time for our annual Stuper Bowl Hash – we’ll run early in the afternoon and get you back in time so that you can watch all the commercials that keep getting interrupted by a meaningless football game. UMERRIKAH!

From da Hare: Trail will be A to A’. Circle and On-After (including game viewing) will be at my place. 2300 W. Wabansia #237. Encourage people driving to park by my place and walk down Milwaukee to the bar. It’s a very short walk.

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Red Line south to North/Clybourn, then the 72 North Ave Bus west to Damen/Milwaukee. From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Walk to the corner of Milwaukee/Damen/North

Driving Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Wabansia and Oakley, cause this is where the on-after will be. Then hoof it over to Milwaukee and south to North/Damen.

Super Bowl Sunday Kickball 2013

Hey Ballas – ARE YOU READY FOR SOME KICKBALL!!!??

After having to miss the 2012 game due to inclement weather (it was 52 degrees and super muddy last year), February Madness is back again for 2013 with “Lunatic Bowl XIII” on Super Bowl Sunday in the traditional friendly confines of Jonquil Park in Lincoln Park. Yes this sounds completely insane but just ask anyone who’s done it before… you just can’t pay for this kind of entertainment!!

Here’s the tradition – on Super Bowl Sunday folks would gather at Jonquil Park (Wrightwood, Sheffield & Lincoln) around 10:30am for friendly game of kickball in the snow and to have a few drinks. We use orange traffic cones as the bases (regular white bases don’t show well in the snow) and there would be traditional “team meetings” between innings to take hits from a bottle of Mad Dog kept under the second base cone.

A group of 12-15 is ideal and it’s a great warmup for all those Super Bowl parties later in the day. As you are playing kickball in the snow, little or no athletic ability is required or makes much of a difference. Yes, this is the same game of kickball we played in third grade.

In keeping with ritual and tradition the 2013 game will be held at the spiritual home of Festa Super Bowl Sunday Kickball, Jonquil Park at the intersection of Wrightwood, Sheffield & Lincoln. It’s also close to environmentally-friendly public transportation (Fullerton Red/Brown Line, Lincoln 11, Fullerton 74, Halsted 8, Diversey 76 and Clark 22 buses) and parking is usually quite ample for Beverly Hills 60614 as it’s Sunday.

Note this is a Chicago Park District property so please don’t show up with a half barrel, a case of beer or other conspicuous alcohol. Bottles in bags or pre-mixed drinks have done us well in the past.

I will bring all the sporting goods (traffic cones and foursquare balls) for the game thanks to my participation in kickball league in Milwaukee back in the day (more pictures below for those with time to kill) so just come as you are and bring yourself and your favorite refreshment i.e. “warm you up drink” (like schnapps, hard cider, Mad Dog, etc) or any nonalcoholic potables for those so inclined.

http://www.chicagofourth.com/Homestuff/Pictures/Kickballpix.htm

I will try and get Festa himself to make another celebrity appearance at this event he originally founded back in the ’90’s for a classic matchup between Team Fuji “the Harlem Globetrotters” vs. Team Festa “the Washington Generals”.

As always there will be lots of post-kickball actual Super Bowl (the other game that day) activities to choose from and postgame we’ll probably have a drink or two and warm up at a nearby tavern as there are a “few” bars on Lincoln between Fullerton & Diversey.

A few quick things to keep in mind:

1) Please remember this is the beginning of February in CHICAGO so despite global warming it will likely be VERY COLD and usually there will be snow on the ground so please dress appropriately. Speaking of which, this is an outdoor game so wear something you don’t mind getting a little dirt/mud/grass/snow on if you plan to play (cheering sections are welcome too).

2) I will be there a little early to setup. Games will start after we get rough quorum and run as long as people are in the mood to play.

3) Please remember this is a Chicago Park District park so those who want to bring “grownup drinks” please be discreet. Note that many of us are watching some sort of football game afterwards (likely with more grownup drinks too) so pacing is not a bad idea.

4) The other usual playground rules apply – three strikes is a strikeout, as is a foul ball third strike (like in softball), there are no walks (everyone has to kick!). Runners cannot lead on bases and deliberate throws to the head are discouraged. Teams will be chosen odd/evens (avoid the dreaded “last picked in gym class syndrome”) and best out of three in rock-paper-scissors will determine which team kicks first.

5) Don’t forget this is for fun. Those deemed “playing too competitive” may find themselves doing penalty shots of Mad Dog and/or Boone’s Farm. And don’t make me bust out the Malort. We will have longer than usual between inning breaks for folks to socialize too (another tradition).

See y’all Super Bowl Sunday 10:30am @ Jonquil Park! Game on!

Party on,

— Fuji

CH3 #1827

Chicago HHH Run #1827

Sunday 1/27 – 2:00 PM

Hares: Lifa & Stab ‘em and Slab ‘em

Venue: Casa de Stab ‘em – 6530 S. University

Hash Cash: $8

From da Hares: The annual “Snow Hash” returns! This is also the Hashiversary of WJew40, so there’s extra incentive to come and give him extra down-downs.

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Hop on the Red Line and take that sucker all the way down to 63rd. Get off the train and transfer to the 63 Bus heading East. Hop off the bus at University and walk South – you’ll cut through a schoolyard as University disappears for a block, but you’ll pick it up again at 65th. Keep going another half block and Casa de Stab ‘em will be on your right as you’re heading South.
From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Take the Blue Line into the Loop. Transfer to the Red Line and take that sucker all the way down to 63rd. Get off the train and transfer to the 63 Bus heading East. Hop off the bus at University and walk South – you’ll cut through a schoolyard as University disappears for a block, but you’ll pick it up again at 65th. Keep going another half block and Casa de Stab ‘em will be on your right as you’re heading South.
Via Magical, Mystical, Metra Train: There is a Metra Electric train that leaves Millennium Station (underground at Michigan & Randolph) a…t 1:00 PM. You need to:
1. Buy a ticket ($2.50) before you board.
2. Tell the conductor you want to get off at 63rd St. (otherwise the train may not stop there).
3. Get off at 63rd and use the exit at the south end of the platform (65th St.?) zig zag your way south and west to the venue.
You will be early.
Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to 65th and University – marvel at how much parking there is. Don’t be a wank and be sure to carpool.