Comments on: The Hat Man http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/ Travel, Geopolitics, Cultures, People, Discoveries and Experiences Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:40:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Dawes http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-316 John Dawes Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:23:56 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-316 Hey, I wanna see Steph in her hat! Send us a pic! :-) Hey, I wanna see Steph in her hat! Send us a pic! :-)

]]> By: Doug http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Doug Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:47 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-319 OK, due to overwhelming requests, here's a shot of me in the hat: http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-hat-photo/ OK, due to overwhelming requests, here’s a shot of me in the hat:

http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/11/07/the-hat-photo/

]]> By: Autopsis » Blog Archive » The Hat Photo http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Autopsis » Blog Archive » The Hat Photo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:05:46 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-318 [...] been getting a lot of requests for a shot of me in the hat from the story The Hat Man, so here it [...] [...] been getting a lot of requests for a shot of me in the hat from the story The Hat Man, so here it [...]

]]> By: Scott Brady http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Scott Brady Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:10:06 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-323 One of your best Douglas. Your travelogue is a pure pleasure to read. One of your best Douglas. Your travelogue is a pure pleasure to read.

]]> By: Bob Gramling http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Bob Gramling Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:58:23 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-321 Yegods!Dont know about hats, but that bit about following someone down the alley.... When I was in AUS I came into the Alice expecting to stay two nights, as this was party city in OZ. Booked into a hotel that had three bars. One for the natives, (aboriginals) one for the workers, and one for the clientele (me) Crossed the line and met 'MEL' who was back to work after a week off for a broken arm. In the US, this is eight weeks off. (I need to interject: This hotel had a spiral staircase, brass everywhere, two king size beds totally out of sight of each other, two showers etc. etc. $36 US) Anyway, Mel and I struck up a conversation and I admitted to having booked a 'dij' lesson the at the Aboriginal Education Center at Uluru the next day. Mel avowed he could get me better as he knew a pro. We were to go to this guy's house and do the 'dij' thing. "Follow me, mate" Mixed emotions abounding! Visions of a slow trip to China. All for naught. Mel's mate was indeed a pro recording under a false name (to escape taxes) and had about thiry dijs leaning against the wall. He found one in a true Gmaj and we did Amazing Grace, with Mel on the Guitar, me on the harp, and this amazing musician (who had, evidently, spent a number of years with the natives learning and practicing) on the dij. It was musically good but moreso, it was emotionally inspiring. Had I been just a bit more cautious, I would have missed the whole experience. (sure wish I had that on tape!!) I agree with Avery: We need a foto of y'all in them hats! Love, B&B Yegods!Dont know about hats, but that bit about following someone down the alley….
When I was in AUS I came into the Alice expecting to stay two nights, as this was party city in OZ. Booked into a hotel that had three bars. One for the natives, (aboriginals) one for the workers, and one for the clientele (me) Crossed the line and met ‘MEL’ who was back to work after a week off for a broken arm. In the US, this is eight weeks off. (I need to interject: This hotel had a spiral staircase, brass everywhere, two king size beds totally out of sight of each other, two showers etc. etc. $36 US) Anyway, Mel and I struck up a conversation and I admitted to having booked a ‘dij’ lesson the at the Aboriginal Education Center at Uluru the next day. Mel avowed he could get me better as he knew a pro. We were to go to this guy’s house and do the ‘dij’ thing. “Follow me, mate” Mixed emotions abounding! Visions of a slow trip to China. All for naught. Mel’s mate was indeed a pro recording under a false name (to escape taxes) and had about thiry dijs leaning against the wall. He found one in a true Gmaj and we did Amazing Grace, with Mel on the Guitar, me on the harp, and this amazing musician (who had, evidently, spent a number of years with the natives learning and practicing) on the dij. It was musically good but moreso, it was emotionally inspiring. Had I been just a bit more cautious, I would have missed the whole experience. (sure wish I had that on tape!!)
I agree with Avery: We need a foto of y’all in them hats! Love, B&B

]]> By: Melody http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Melody Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:55:43 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-320 Congrats on the purchase and the experience of the hat guy :) Congrats on the purchase and the experience of the hat guy :)

]]> By: leslie graney http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-322 leslie graney Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:00:39 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-322 Picture please!! Another great story from a simple hat shop. I like your gut rule, I have a rule like that when it comes to reefing a sailboat. These are good old fashion human survival skills, and they have value in all sorts of ways today, if we learn to slow down and listen. Trust is a popular word in the states today, and it starts in your gut! Thanks for the reminder. Picture please!!
Another great story from a simple hat shop. I like your gut rule, I have a rule like that when it comes to reefing a sailboat. These are good old fashion human survival skills, and they have value in all sorts of ways today, if we learn to slow down and listen. Trust is a popular word in the states today, and it starts in your gut! Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Avery Innis http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Avery Innis Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:08:26 +0000 http://hackneys.com/blog/2008/10/17/the-hat-man/#comment-317 Can you please revise the Doug & Steph photo that signs off each post with a new one that show's you both wearing your new hats? You're also lucky, on our recent CDR my fellow riders failed to provide any respect to my Stetson. A cleaning and shaping in Colorado went for naught and the brim was flat by the time we hit Mexico. Dirt bike swine . Plus, how will the FUSO get to the Galapagos Islands? I want to see the rig parked in the midst of hundred of aquatic iguanas. Can you please revise the Doug & Steph photo that signs off each post with a new one that show’s you both wearing your new hats?

You’re also lucky, on our recent CDR my fellow riders failed to provide any respect to my Stetson. A cleaning and shaping in Colorado went for naught and the brim was flat by the time we hit Mexico.

Dirt bike swine .

Plus, how will the FUSO get to the Galapagos Islands?

I want to see the rig parked in the midst of hundred of aquatic iguanas.

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