Digital Edition
Hashing in Europe USA Caribbean Asia Africa
Featured
History of Pan Africa & World Interhash
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Vol. 18 No. 4d
April 2017
HARRIER MAGAZINE PUBLISHER JIM EDENS
(Formerly Asia-Pacific Harrier)
www.harriermagazine.com Editor / Publisher Jim Edens publisher@harriermagazine.com
Administration Lisa Sukita customerservice@harriermagazine.com Design / Artwork / Photos / Layout Digital Edition / Website Jimmy Wilkins jwilkins@harriermagazine.com Europe Correspondent Julie Burgess jaburgess@planet.nl
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Africa Correspondent Julia Stanton: Julia_Stanton@hotmail.com Contributors (in order of appearance): Editorial / Photos / Graphics Short Circuit Fergus Maclagan/TicToc Julia Stanton Higgins Jay “HOPS” Hopkins & Bill Panton’s daughter Yasmin Quick Drawers SLAP Howard “Dances with Dogs” McKay Regular Contributors: Kurt Bodmer, Julie Burgess, Paul Cade, Jim Edens, Randall Salisbury, Ian Slater, Lisa Sukita, Jimmy Wilkins
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Editor’s Notes If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go. -James Baldwin Besides providing news about HHH events around the world, one of the missions of Harrier Magazine is preserving the history of the Hash House Harriers. As hash members grow older and pass on to that great hash trail in the sky, terrific tales and faded memories of our glorious past will surely be lost unless they are preserved for new generations who carry on the traditions of the hash. In the April edition of Harrier Magazine, Howard ‘Dances with Dogs” McKay reveals the inside story of how the first Interhash came to be in Hong Kong in 1978. Surely nothing as grandiose as Interhash as we know it today can boast of such unabashed and unlikely beginnings. Africa correspondent
Head Mistress joins forces with HHHiggins to trace the beginnings of Pan Africa Hash from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1996 to this year’s event in Lagos, Nigeria. And HHHiggins reveals how a strong team of co-conspirators, fueled by the beers of Belgium, came together for the fabled Brussels Beer Odyssey of 2014.
Rican gangs rumbling in New York as these East Coast gringos explore The Isle of Enchantment. Fortunately no one was shot and everyone looks forward to “ON ON to San Juan in 2018”. Squeals Like a Pig, or SLAP for short, takes us to the Land of the Rising Sun on the occasion of Nagoya H3’s 23rd Anniversary. For those of you who missed this one, Nagoya is hosting Japan Nash Hash this fall. Kanpai and drink it down down down down.
Scores of great HHH events on the Worldwide Hash Calendar are coming up over the next several months. Swiss Piss presents some exciting challenges for the serious Tumbling Bill Panton is honored and semi-serious on his picks for as our Hash Hero as he turns 90 the Running and Racing Calendar. this year. Bill’s many contributions to the spread of hashing around Ajarn Keemao puts himself On the globe are remarkable. His the Ice for being a Rail Jerker on HHH genealogy tracing every hash the Thai Railroad System. After chapter in the world back to Mother laughing at Ajarn Keemao, take a Hash remains an amazing body of gander at the latest Adventures of research. Thanks to Jay “HOPS” Hash Boy, as he attempts to mix Hopkins for his interview with Bill hare snaring and sky diving with on the occasion of the anniversary hilarious but disastrous results. of turning 90 and his 45 years of hashing. I look forward to seeing you on trail again soon. Fast forward to 2017 when Quick Drawers takes us to the inaugural On On, running of the Puerto Rico Rum Jim Edens, Editor-in-Chief & Runners. Those of us old enough Founder to remember West Side Story might Harrier Magazine International consider this as a reversal of Puerto Edition
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Cover Girls Devora and Mary Ann, Angeles City Hash House Harriers Photo By Short Circuit
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Australia 50 Golden Years Phoenix Red Dress Run GLAM Rock Ball EuroHash 2017 Interhash 2018 Fiji Pan Asia Hash 2017, Korea Philippines Nash Hash Subic Bay 24th IMH3 Post Lube, Phnom Penh Laguna Marathon Thai Nash Hash 2017 Gold Coast Comm. Games Hash Amari Midnight Run, Bangkok Hawaiian Volcano Run Kona Marathon
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Features Australia’s 50 Golden Years Pan Africa History Brussels 2014: The Inside Story Hash Hero: Tumbling Bill Panton Puerto Rico Rum Runners H4 Interhash Origins Nagoya H3
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Editor’s Welcome Hash Calendar Running Calendar Hash Boy Customer Service Humor: On the Ice All’s Well That Ends Well
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Featured Hash Trash 140 Recent Back Issues 150
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Australia’s 50 Golden Years by Fergus Maclagan/TicToc, Sydney Posh H3
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0 Golden Years of Hashing Down-under will burst upon Sydney in September. It’s Springtime and a week-long Hash-immersion in one of the most iconic locations in the world must be every Hasher’s dream.
Launching with a “Discover Old Sydney Town” tour de-course on Tuesday September 19, the legendary Larrikins will host international and out-of-towner Hashers through the precinct they know so well: From the vista of Sydney Harbour and its famous Bridge thru The Rocks,
where Sydney was first settled from 1788, Circular Quay, the iconic Opera House, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, and then a sumptuous OnOn dining beneath the stars overlooking the Sydney scene from Observatory Hill. Next evening, Wednesday September 20, Sydney Harriettes will embrace all comers, sweeping Hashers through Bicentennial Park, Glebe with its glorious views of Madonna’s Bra (ok, Anzac Bridge) and climaxing with an OnOn of home cookin’, bubbly, wine and brews. In fact the whole week from September 19 to 25 will be a Hasher’s Festival of Fun... boasting the best of Sydney—Thirsty Hash, Thursday
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n the run up to this year’s Pan Africa Hash in Lagos next month, Julia Stanton aka Head Mistress investigates just how this event was born 21 years ago in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Ababa is my current hash kennel and the founder of the regional African event now known as Pan Africa. This is not surprising as Ethiopia is the only African country that has never been colonized and is home to the African Union. A2H3 is currently 35 years old and many of the locals have been hashing for years. I asked Short Cutting Bastard, one of the old farts if he could shed some light on its origins and one day he showed up at the regular Monday Howling Hyena
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Brussels 2014 wrap-up (part 1) - Genesis A long time ago in a Brussels bar, bar away I caressed the idea of hosting another large international Hash event in the capital of the European Union. This was back in April 2004, a mere 3 months before Cardiff World InterHash. My logic was if 4,500 hashers were willing to leave the sunny shores and beaches of the usual InterHash venues for Wales, Belgium was not such a far-stretched idea. Local hashers immediately went into hiding, not wanting to be sucked into another EuroHash 1997-style enterprise (666 pax), yet Yark Sucker decided I should be temporarily renamed “H4” and given a personalised T-shirt just for the Cardiff trip instead. She had no budget but lots of idea - as usual so “recycled” an Air France T-shirt. Little did she know my dream would eventually become reality and she would be involved knee-deep in it. Cardiff 2004 turned out a big success and after a “maturing” period of 2 years I decided to put some thoughts on paper, produced 5 slides and scheduled a meeting wth the Brussels city convention bureau. My idea was to finalise a feasibility study and check out what type of support we could possibly get from the local authorities, my expectations being very low at that time.
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Yark Sucker was all for it looking at the prospect of a mega 4day party in Brussels while Dr PP was much more reserved to say the least, thinking there were nowhere enough hotels rooms to start with (“Where will all these hashers stay? Camping on the roof of Central Station!?”). The 21st of August 2006 we met the Brussels convention bureau director who welcomed our project, confirmed feasibility during the summer holiday season and told us we’d probably need 2 years to organise such an event. We then revealed considering either 2012 or 2014 depending on which country would host the 2012 Olympics, prompting her to command our preparedness so many years in advance. In typical hash fashion we immediately convened a quick debriefing in a bar, splurging on the sunny terrace of Le Roy d’Espagne on Grand Place. That’s when Dr PP uttered those immortal w o r d s : “ O h s h i t , i t ’s feasible and I’m already involved!”. Totally unrelated I discovered being in dire need of a pacemaker a few weeks later which my cardio decided to fast track so I could leave on time for Chiang Mai 2006 - cool! That probably explains the high energy vibe when Mr X and myself
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Bill Panton
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The “grand old man of hashing”, feted on his 90th birthday.
by Jay “HOPS” Hopkins some pics by Bill Panton’s daughter Yasmin
AT THE LONG BAR, SELANGOR CLUB. TED QUIRK, BASIL COOPER, JOHN DUNCAN, LOOI NAI BOON, AND BILL PANTON
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KUALA LUMPUR HASH’S 1959 AGM. BILL IS IN THE FRONT ROW, SEATED SECOND FROM THE RIGHT AND WEARING DARK TROUSERS.
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he “grand old man of hashing” has been referred to as the Hash House Harriers’ Christopher Columbus for bringing hashing to America in 1972. In many hashing circles around the world, he’s called “Tumbling Bill.” But the members of Washington’s DCH3 men’s hash affectionately refer to him as “The Founder.”
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Puerto Rico Rum Runners H4
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by Quick Drawers
Puerto Rico Rum Runners H4: Inaugural Hash, 4 Feb 2017 A Friday evening get acquainted meeting of San Juan Hashers and visiting hashers met up in La Taberna Lupulo, one of the GM’s recommended watering holes with their 40+ beers on tap. Enthusiastic conversations lasted well into the evening and gave everyone an opportunity to sample the available brews and exchange tales of past hash trails. On noon, Saturday 4 February, the Inaugural Hash for this new San Juan Hash took place, with 17 participants. Annie “Missionary I’m Possible” (PR3H4’s GM) excelled in her duties by bringing Virgin Hashers (Just Joe, Vanessa, Eva & Rhonda) to their first hash. Three Hashers that had previously hashed with the original Puerto Rico Hash (Dead for over 5 years now) “Saigon Sally”, “Ankles for Earrings” and “Dipping the Wick”
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro World Heritage, site passed on trail.
“Missionary I’m Possible” being honored in the Circle.
Group photo taken just prior to the arrival of the last few hashers on Island Time.
Interhash origins
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by Howard “Dances with Dogs” McKay
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n 1994 at the New Zealand Interhash I made a presentation to bring the event back to Hong Kong before the final British handover. We were beaten by Cyprus. Nevertheless, we decided to put on our own special event, to be called the “Sunset on the Empire Hash”. It was held in early 1997 and was attended by around 1,400. Many folks say to this day that it was one of the best large hash events they ever went to. One of my jobs was to put together the event magazine and with an article in mind I met with four individuals who first came up with the idea of “Interhash” and who were instrumental in organizing the first event in 1978. I then wrote the article using the information they gave me. I thought it about time to air this again for the benefit of many hashers who, some 39 years after the first Interhash event, have no real knowledge of its origin. The original article as contained in the 1997 “Sunset” magazine (slightly abbreviated), follows: Much has been written about the origins of the Interhash. Much is true, such as the fact that it originated in Hong Kong, however, as with the origins of the Motherhash, occasional inaccuracies creep in so I decided that I would have an evening of beer and curry with four of the original Interhash committee members, all still active hashers and living in Hong Kong, to hear the story at first hand. The
Author Howard McKay with Simon Gispert (middle) and the late Tim Hughes at the Phuket Interhash in 1992.
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