What a band. Nice, down to earth bunch of guys. Not only are they extremely friendly, but they tend to leave a lasting impression. They did for me. Great guys making great music and now making great wine. It is a fantastic wine called Giant Mistake. Smooth dry red wine blend that is easy to drink. Too easy if I have to go by my swollen head today! Well done to Hands on Wine, The Parlotones and Rohan Strydom from A Company Called it.

A lot have been said about the parties involved, but I think I should just highlight what a clever guy Rohan is. A year ago he was a programmer at MIH SWAT and he left to start his own consulting business. He overheard that Kahn from The Parlotones always wanted to have his own wine and that got the gears spinning… He brought them together with Steve Straker from Hands on Wine and 12 months later a Giant Mistake was made. (I love the name! It plays so well.) In other words, we have an IT guy who made a dream come true. Who said we were boring?! Rohan, dude, stay as you are and remember, this is only the start…

Rohan also got Afrigator involved in the project and we did a Social Stream for them to track all the activity happening on selected Social Media channels. Have a look over here.

Well done to everyone involved in this project and thank you to the Parlotones for a great party!

My giant mistake? Havin way too much of the Parlotones’ Giant Mistake!

Check out Justin and Chris’s overview of the evening:
http://justinhartman.com/2009/09/17/the-parlotones-make-a-giant-mistake/
http://imod.co.za/index.php/2009/09/16/private-performance-by-the-parlotones-at-cape-grace-cape-town/

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