CH3 #1954

Chicago HHH Run #1954
Sunday 2/15 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Golden Shartches & Dickens Cider
Venue: Moe’s Tavern – 2937 N. Milwaukee
Hash Cash: $8

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Grab the 77 Belmont bus going west. Exit the bus at Central Park, hoof it south to Milwaukee and south again to the bar..

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Grab the Blue Line and go out to Belmont. Hoof it south on Kimball, turn west on Barry and immediately south on Gresham. Once you hit Milwaukee go north to the bar.

Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Milwaukee and Central Park.

CH3 #1953

Chicago HHH Run #1953
Sunday 2/8 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Tampon-Tampoff & Lifa
Venue: El Oceano mariscos – 2120 S. Cicero Ave
Hash Cash: $8

From da GM: Hash Erections are in full swing – get your ass to the hash and vote!

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Hop on the Brown Line and go into the Loop. At Washington and Wells transfer to the Pink Line. Ride the Pink Line to Cicero Station. Hoof it north on Cicero to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Grab the Blue Line into the Loop. Go upstairs at Clark/Lake and transfer to the Pink Line. Ride that sucker around the Loop and then out to Cicero Station. Hoof it south on Cicero to the bar.

Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Cicero Ave. and 21 St. The entrance to the bar is in a strip mall on 21rd St. You can park in their lot or on the street.

CH3 #1952

Chicago HHH Run #1952
Sunday 2/1 – 2:00 PM
Hares: TBD & RumpleStealsKids
Venue: It’s Too Soft’s – 933 W. Wolfram #3
Hash Cash: $8

From da GM: This is your first chance to vote in Hash Erections, so be sure to make it out. If you don’t show up, you don’t get to vote!

From da Host: There will be food and plenty of beer after trail and Chunder Pussy has volunteered to bring his smoked meat as well. Don’t go up to the roofdeck unless you plan to freeze your balls off.

Following circle will be a Super Bowl game watching party and folks are welcome to stay for the game which will be shown on multiple screens and the aforementioned food and beer will be provided.

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Hoof it to 933 W. Wolfram. Go around back and take the stairs up to the top floor unit (#3).

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Take the 72 North bus east over to the North/Clybourn stop. Go downstairs to the Red Line and go north to Fullerton. Transfer to the Brown Line and continue north to Diversey. Wolfram is the next block north of Diversey, so hoof it around the block, then go around back and take the stairs up to the third unit.

Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Wolfram and Sheffield – better warn Its Too Soft that you’re driving cause its zoned back, bitch!

Super Bowl Kickball 2015

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

February Madness is back again for 2015 with “Lunatic Bowl XV” on Super Bowl Sunday in the traditional frosty 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 Festa’s old school crew 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. With 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 (and some are also drinking), 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 2015 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, Sedgwick 37, 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 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.

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 alleged 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) Please don’t forget this is for fun. Those deemed “playing too competitively” 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 #1951

Chicago HHH Run #1951
Sunday 1/25 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Stab ‘Em & Slab ‘Em & Lifa
Venue: Casa de Stab Em & Slab Em – 6530 S. Universtiy

Hash Cash: $8

From da hares: This is Snow Hash #7! The only hash run of the year guaranteed to have snow. Come join us for a romp through the environs of beautiful Hyde Park, Washington Park and Jackson Park. You may want to bring along an extra pair of shoes for this one. There will be food at the finish (Italian Beef this year). Please consider bringing along additional food or snacks to share.

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) at 1:00 PM. You need to:
1. Buy a ticket ($3.00) to 63rd St. at the ticket window or machine.
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 (64th St.) and 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.

CH3 #1950

Chicago HHH Run #1950
Sunday 1/18 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Snotcho Momma
Venue: Babes – 4416 North Milwaukee Ave
Hash Cash: $8

From da Hare: I’m an idiot and had to change venue at the last minute.

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Take the Brown Line up to Montrose. Downstairs transfer to the 78 Montrose and go west to Milwaukee. Hoof it north on Milwaukee to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Grab the Blue Line out to Montrose. Downstairs transfer to the 78 Montrose and go west to Milwaukee. Hoof it north on Milwaukee to the bar.

Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Milwaukee and Montrose.

CH3 #1949

Chicago HHH Run #1949
Sunday 1/11 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Dr. Cockvorkian & Dick Harmonica
Venue: Carol’s – 4659 N Clark
Hash Cash: $8

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂
From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Red Line north to Wilson. Hoof it west on Wilson over to Clark and then north to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Grab the 50 Damen bus north to Eastwood/Damen Brown. Hoof it up to Leland and then east to the bar.

Driving 🙁
Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Leland and Clark.

CH3 #1948

Chicago HHH Run #1948
Sunday 1/4 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Bert’s Special Friend, Son of Spam & Crotch Fire
Venue: Drum & Monkey – 1435 W. Taylor

Hash Cash: $8
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂

From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Take the Red Line into the Loop. At Jackson transfer to the Blue Line going out toward Forest Park. Get off the train at Racine. Hoof it south to Taylor and then west to the bar.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Hop on the Blue Line and head towards the Loop. Exit the train at Racine, then hoof it south to Taylor and west to the bar.

Driving 🙁

Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Taylor and Laflin.

CH3 #1947

Chicago HHH Run #1947
Sunday 12/28 – 2:00 PM
Hares: Rhotan & Wet Up To Here
Venue: Metro Deli & Cafe – 210 S. Canal St

Hash Cash: $8
Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit 🙂

From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Grab the Brown Line going into the Loop. Exit the train at Quincy & Wells, hoof it north to Adams and then west across the river. Go south on Canal and then enter Union Station – Metro Deli & Cafe is just off of the Great Hall inside.

From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Grab the 56 Milwaukee bus going south. Get off the bus at Washington and Canal. Hoof it south on Canal to Union Station – Metro Deli & Cafe is just off of the Great Hall inside.

Driving 🙁

Hop in your hooptie and cruise to Jackson and Canal – pay a million dollars for parking because its Union Station.