July 29, 2010 in MyHat!, SA-positive, Uncategorized
Tags: "A good picture is worth a thousand words", Aliwal Shoal, Allen Walker, beauty, bog, Cape Times, Every Picture Tells A Story, extraordinary photography, Fred Hatman, free diving, freedom without fear, KwaZulu-Natal south coast, Olivia "OJ" Symcox, photography, plagiarism, Rod Stewart, SA-positive, South Africa, Umkomaas, Wordgame | 6 Comments »
You probably don’t need to know this but my best ideas bubble up while I’m on the bog. Bog, not blog. Just yesterday, after completing the Cape Times’ Wordgame, I thought of a saying that I believes holds very true. “A good picture is worth a thousand words.” I was quite pleased with that. I [...]
December 30, 2009 in 2009/2010 Heart & Sole Tour, Uncategorized, fredtube
Tags: Brenda Spaan, Fred Hatman, Geoff Brink, Hibberdene, Ignacio, internet connection, Jimmy Reynolds, KwaZulu-Natal south coast, landmines, natural energy drink, Pussy, SA-positive, Scottburgh, The Heart and Sole Tour, The Heartman, The Sole of Africa, Umdloti, unicycling, video, YouTube | 1 Comment »
Look. I’ve been a journalist long enough to know how to expertly “fudge” an issue. But if this blog is to be an accurate portrayal of the peaks and troughs, nay hills and valleys, of The Heart & Sole Tour, then no way… I’m not making a silk purse of a sow’s ear. This day [...]
December 28, 2009 in 2009/2010 Heart & Sole Tour, SA-positive, Uncategorized, fredpix
Tags: Amanzimtoti, Cape Town, Chris and Jane Skinner, Durban, Fred Hatman, French television channel, fry-up, Geoff Brink, Heartman, KwaZulu-Natal south coast, media frenzy, Rotary International, SA-positive, Scottburgh, The Heart and Sole Tour, The Maldives, Wilson's Wharf | 6 Comments »
What a day! Excitement overload. It kicked off at Wilson’s Wharf this morning with quite a crowd very keen to send The Heartman and I off into the unknown. With friends like these… With friends like these, I think we’re going to miss them. Right now we’re on too much of an adrenaline high to [...]
October 27, 2009 in Uncategorized
Tags: accident, Brenda Human, Dawn Clark, drunk driving, Durban, Empangeni Rugby Club, Fergie Clark, Fred Hatman, funeral, Hawaii, Heather Clark, Hibiscus Private Hospital, Indian Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal south coast, Mick Fanning, Olivia "OJ" Symcox, Port Shepstone, Rob Millar, Robin de Kock, SA-positive, South Africans, surfing, Surfing South Africa, Triple Crown of Surfing, Wade Botha, Warner Beach, Warner Boyz Fundraiser for Heather Clark | 1 Comment »
Many Hatpeople will have been horrified by the reports of the terrible accident in which local surfing legend Heather “Fergie” Clark was seriously injured after a car driven by an allegedly drunk 20-year-old man collided with her vehicle. The young man then apparently tried to get away from the scene of the accident before he [...]
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