The Silicon Cape Initiative

Fred Hatman
Fred Hatman
  • Male
  • Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal
  • South Africa
Share on Facebook Share Twitter
  • Blog Posts
  • Discussions
  • Events
  • Groups

Fred Hatman's Friends

  • Altesh Baijoo
  • Nic Haralambous
  • Elaine Rumboll
  • Bolelang Rakeepile
  • David Donde
  • Ernst Kuschke
  • Richard Smith
  • Lantz Mattinson
  • Gregor Rohrig
  • Sean Grant
  • Du Toit Schabort
  • Anthony Hazell
  • Paul Bunn
  • Justin Arenstein
  • DChetty
 

Fred Hatman's Page

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
With the Heart & Sole unicycle tour behind me, I urgently need paid work. Anybody requiring a seasoned writer should please message me!
Status posted by Fred Hatman Mar 4, 2010
Profile Icon
Heart & Sole unicycle tour: What a ripper with Bob Skinstad and his Walk this Way roadshow! http://ning.it/98FpvH
Status posted by Fred Hatman Feb 24, 2010
Profile IconProfile Icon
Nic Haralambous and Fred Hatman are now friends Jan 6, 2010
Profile Icon
One man on one wheel will unicycle from Durban to Cape Town for The Sole of Africa anti-landmine campaign.. http://fredhatman.co.za/?cat=603
Status posted by Fred Hatman Nov 8, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman left a comment for Ken Taytasc
Hey, Mr Ken, good of you to drop in. Be nice to everybody and make new friends, OK?! ;)
Oct 6, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman left a comment for Du Toit Schabort
Ohhhh yeah! Like this, for example... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRs9S0i56tQ LOL!
Oct 6, 2009
Profile Icon
Du Toit Schabort left a comment for Fred Hatman
Yo Fred. Im very positive as well. Good things in this country.
Oct 6, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman updated their profile Sep 17, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman commented on Justin Stanford's event 'The Silicon Cape Initiative Launch: Register here'
A great initiative such as this deserves the vuvuzela treatment. I intend to blog your baby to within an inch of its short life before, during and after the launch event. :)
Sep 16, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman left a comment for Marcus J.B. Zandhuis
Hi Marc, I'll be blogging about the SiliconCape launch on http://www.fredhatman.co.za while at the event. I love the initiative
Sep 16, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman left a comment for Babett Baer
Yowzers! What you said about Capricorns and Aquarians yesterday was spot-on!
Sep 16, 2009
Profile Icon
ThumbnailThumbnailThumbnail
Fred Hatman is now friends with Babett Baer, Geoffrey Brink and Mitchell Wong Ho Sep 16, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman commented on Justin Stanford's event 'The Silicon Cape Initiative Launch: Register here'
Top-notch concept, Vinny and Justin. I look forward to your launch event. Fred
Sep 15, 2009
Profile IconProfile Icon
Fred Hatman and Fred Roed are now friends Sep 9, 2009
Profile Icon
Fred Hatman is now a member of The Silicon Cape Initiative Sep 9, 2009

Profile Information

Who are you?
Blogger who has been tested and diagnosed as "SA-positive"
Where can you be found on the web, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc?
http://www.fredhatman.co.za
http://twitter.com/fredhatman
http://www.linkedin.com/fredhatman
http://www.facebook.com/fredhatman
http://www.huddlemind.net/profile/FredHatman
What is your current activity, project or occupation?
Blogging at http://www.fredhatman.co.za
Organising the Heart & Sole Tour for http://www.thesoleofafrica.org.za
Working as a freelance writer and photographer (redhatmann@gmail.com)

Latest blog post: Madman to UNICYCLE from DURBAN TO CAPE TOWN to raise dosh to get married

Watch out, Cape Town... the Heartman cometh... or, rather, he unicycleth. You read that correctly. UNICYCLETH. One wheel, babies. From Durbs to the Mother City.

No pork. It was announced in Durban last night that Geoff Brink, freelance photographer, treefeller and up-for-anything adventurer, will unicycle across South Africa later this year to raise awareness of The Sole of Africa, a South Africa-based NGO run by the Mineseeker Foundation. The Sole of Africa - its patrons include Nelson Mandela, Graca Michel, Sir Richard Branson and Brad Pitt - works to rid the earth of landmines and support those people, mostly women and children, whose limbs and lives have been blighted by the largely hidden curse of mines left behind after wars have ended.

But why "Heartman"? Well, where there is "Sole", romance is never far behind. Geoff "Heartman" Brink has, as always, a personal agenda. He hopes that, by riding on one wheel from Durban to Cape Town, he can raise sufficient cash to give the love of his life quite a snazzy wedding. Aaaah. Sweetness or what? Poor woman. But she - Geoff's sweetheart shall remain nameless for now - says she does know what she is letting herself in for. But she can't help herself. True loveness, eh?

I'm fine with that. I wasn't that fine with lying in the middle of the road on Umdloti's beachfront yesterday, trying to get pictures of The Heartman wobbling around on his unicycle. Please sit back, light something, pour something... and enjoy these three images.

The Heartman knows not the meaning of "Stop"

Wait! It's up, up and... er, the crew on the ship out at sea duck for cover...

Oh. My. Hat. Heartman's gone 10 metres without falling, over-confidence has set in and it's styling it over a speed-hump!

That's the way he rolls. Our Heartman. A lovable nutter. I can't think of many people who would have the guts to attempt this thing. Can you imagine Kingsley Holgate on a unicycle? Can you imagine the state of Heartman's bum a week into the Heart & Sole Tour? Ouchness.

So we're in discussions with rather excited sponsors and brainstorming the whole logistics side of Heart & Sole (f you're interested in getting involved in any way, it's redhatmann@gmail.com). And you'll find The Sole of Africa at http://www.thesoleofafrica.org.za. Cool. It's time for today's first practice session so Heartman and Hatman are off to amuse the people of Umdloti (and send the local dogs running for cover). Catch you later. http://www.fredhatman.co.za

Comment Wall (1 comment)

You need to be a member of The Silicon Cape Initiative to add comments!

Join The Silicon Cape Initiative

At 8:10am on October 6, 2009, Du Toit SchabortDu Toit Schabort said…
Yo Fred. Im very positive as well. Good things in this country.
 
 
 

Service Sponsors

 


Contact us to put your logo here.

Add your startup to

Crunchbase

and add the tag:

"SiliconCape"


Spread the word

Spread the idea of Silicon Cape by putting this badge on your site:

© 2012   Created by Roger Norton.

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service