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In the News (Thu 9 Jul 09)

  
  Red Symons:
In his youth, Red Symons worked in his father's photography business and he says because of the experience his attitude to the arts is that of an 'artisan'.
RED SYMONS: It's a funny name but, look, I think, like with all kids, you...up to the age of five or six, you don't think...you're not self-reflective enough to even think of it.
RED SYMONS: Well, what happened was by lunchtime, of course, when they had the meeting he'd called me back and he said, "They're all really happy, they're over the moon." 250 people have complained.
www.abc.net.au /gnt/people/Transcripts/s1233826.htm   (0 words)

  
  Transcript - Grumpy old men   (Site not responding. Last check: )
RED SYMONS: The thing I hate about the way they charge for mobile phones — imagine if you went to the bakery and said, 'Look, in the next month I'm going to be buying a bunch of bread.
RED SYMONS: Having given up smoking, I was told when you give up smoking suddenly everything would taste better and that, you know, your body would purge all this filth and you would never have to deal with it again.
RED SYMONS: What I do object to is the notion old people can't get onto that text messaging thing because it's so complicated and there's special language they use.
sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au /sixtyminutes/stories/2005_05_22/story_1392.asp   (2115 words)

  
 Red Symons is back on TV : thewest.com.au
Symons, the former Skyhooks guitarist who became noted for his acerbic comments on Hey, Hey It's Saturday's talent quest Red Faces, returns to TV on Sunday as a judge on the Seven Network's new variety contest Australia's Got Talent.
Symons is a writer, composer for theatre and commercials - he is credited for writing the jingle for the first Australian condom commercial - and now the breakfast host for 774 ABC Radio in Melbourne.
Symons' most recent television experience has been limited mostly to game shows, including the 2002 flop Shafted, which he hosted, and celebrity versions of Temptation, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and Australia's Brainiest Comedian, on which he performed admirably.
www.thewest.com.au /aapstory.aspx?StoryName=355939   (0 words)

  
 Red Symons
Quick witted and multi-talented, Red Symons brings his own inimitable style to 774 ABC Melbourne, sharing his take on the city and beyond as Melbourne wakes up.
A science graduate in computer programming and pure maths, Red has established himself in the entertainment industry as musician, author, stage and screen performer, record producer, composer, columnist and now presenter on 774 ABC Melbourne.
Red’s theatrical flair and humour were apparent from his early days as guitarist with the band Skyhooks who swept onto the Australian music charts with their Living in the 70’s anthem, and many hits including Ego is not a Dirty Word, Women in Uniform, Blue Jeans and All My Friends are Getting Married.
www.abc.net.au /backyard/presenters/REDSYMONS.htm?melbourne   (0 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Symons,
Symons International Group, Inc. Announces the Closing of the Acquisition From CNA of its Crop Insurance Business Approximating $110,000,000 in Gross Premium.
Symons International Group Announces the Acquisition of Glenn Brothers and the Expansion of Geo AgPLUS.
Symons International Group Reports Third Quarter 1998 Results.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Symons,   (886 words)

  
 Red Symons is back on TV
Symons, the former Skyhooks guitarist who became noted for his acerbic comments on Hey, Hey It's Saturday's talent quest Red Faces, returns to TV on Sunday as a judge on the Seven Network's new variety contest Australia's Got Talent.
Symons' most recent television experience has been limited mostly to game shows, including the 2002 flop Shafted, which he hosted, and celebrity versions of Temptation, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and Australia's Brainiest Comedian, on which he performed admirably.
Symons is adamant his role on Australia's Got Talent isn't to be the bad guy, but to be himself.
news.syd.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=224888   (870 words)

  
 Red Symons to judge Australia's Got Talent
Red Symons has established himself in the entertainment industry as musician, author, stage and screen performer, record producer, composer, columnist and, most recently, breakfast announcer on ABC Radio 774, Melbourne.
Red said today ‘It will be a refreshing change to do a talent show that is genuinely looking for excellence, rather than enduring a group of guys who are on a dare from their mates at the pub!’
Red's theatrical flair and humour was apparent from his early days as guitarist with the band "Skyhooks" who swept onto the Australian music charts with their "Living in the 70's" anthem, and hits including "Ego is Not a Dirty Word", "Women in Uniform', "Blue Jeans" and "All My Friends are Getting Married".
www.ebroadcast.com.au /enews/Red-Symons-Australias-Got-Talent-010207.html   (365 words)

  
 HowlSpace
Macainsh’s drop-earing cowboy look and Red Symon’s Japanese make-up made sure we saw them and heard them for what they were.
Thrown out there without a lot of support American critics took one look at Red Symons’ make-up and extended tongue and dismissed the band as a copy of the just-arrived Kiss, worlds away from the truth.
Red Symons was forced out of the band, while the hits started drying up and Skyhooks dropped its theatrics for a more straightahead play-anywhere fl leather look.
www.howlspace.com.au /en/skyhooks/skyhooks.htm   (1490 words)

  
 The Spokesman-Review.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
B.J. Symons completed the most prolific passing season in NCAA history Tuesday by throwing for 497 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Red Raiders to a 38-14 victory over the Midshipmen in the Houston Bowl.
Symons, who didn't get the starting job until this year, finished his career with a 5,833-yard season to extend the record he already owned.
Symons ended his senior year with 52 TD passes, second only to the 54 by Houston's David Klingler in 1994.
www.spokesmanreview.com /allstories-news-story.asp?date=123103&ID=s1464401   (489 words)

  
 Sooners ready for Symons and Red Raiders ::
Symons threw for 365 yards in Texas Tech's 43-40 loss to the Longhorns.
Symons' success can be attributed both to his decision making and the play of his receivers.
Symons is in the running for several awards, including the Davey O'Brien and the Heisman.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/uwire/111803aag.html   (484 words)

  
 Scout.com: Red Raiders dominate Bears.
B.J. Symons and took it for a 10-yard rush to tie the score at seven.
The Red Raiders continued to pull away in the second half, scoring 27 unanswered points on their way to a 62-14 victory.
Symons completed 32 of 47 passes for 428 yards and 7 touchdowns.
texastech.scout.com /2/199080.html   (700 words)

  
 Australians Abroad - AAers On Air
Red Symons Expats - Joan Brouwer Oss, Netherlands June 2004
Red Symons Expats - Genevieve Staats Los Angeles, US October 2004
Red Symons Breakfast Show - Kate Juliff New York - 25 January 2004
www.coolabah.com /oz/onair.cfm   (389 words)

  
 Lauren Bergman Management - Red Symons
A science graduate in computer programming and pure maths, Red Symons has established himself in the entertainment industry as musician, author, stage and screen performer, record producer, composer, columnist and, most recently, breakfast announcer on ABC radio 774, Melbourne.
Red's theatrical flair and humour was apparent from his early days as guitarist with the band "Skyhooks" who swept onto the Australian music charts with their "Living in the 70's" anthem, and many hits including "Ego is not a dirty word", "Women in Uniform', "Blue Jeans" and "All My Friends are Getting Married".
Paradoxically, Red became one of the shows most endearing performers despite being the heartless and sarcastic judge in the weekly "Red Faces" segment.
www.laurenbergman.com.au /red_symons.htm   (229 words)

  
 UnionDemocrat.com - The Union Democrat Online
His son, Irving Symons, managed the business from 1945 to 1997, when it was sold to the J.S. West Company of Modesto.
Irving Symons, who died in late December at age 97, had four years ago announced his intention to give the truck and other memorabilia to the Tuolumne County Historical Society, but the truck's ownership was not officially transferred from the Symons Family Trust until January of this year.
In its heyday, the truck was used for deliveries as far away as Yosemite National Park until it was banned from state roads in the early 1940s by the Department of Motor Vehicles because it had asphalt-damaging hard tires like a wagon, rather than the rubber tires that had become the norm by then.
www.uniondemocrat.com /news/story.cfm?story_no=17274   (897 words)

  
 Red Faces role reborn | PerthNow
RED Symons will revisit his Red Faces persona on Sunday as a judge on Seven's variety contest Australia's Got Talent.
Symons, the former Skyhooks guitarist who became noted for his acerbic comments on Hey, Hey It's Saturday's talent quest Red Faces, views Australia's Got Talent as "Red Faces with a budget" and, if he doesn't mind saying so himself, says he couldn't be more fit for the job.
Symons is a writer, composer for theatre and commercials - he is credited for writing the jingle for the first Australian condom commercial - and now the breakfast host for 774 ABC Radio in Melbourne.
www.news.com.au /perthnow/story/0,21598,21224731-5005368,00.html   (953 words)

  
 Scout.com: Symons Ready to Take Control
Symons brings a powerful and accurate arm along with a great understanding of Head Coach Mike Leach’s spread offense to the table.
Symons emphatically stated, “It is the best receiving corp in the country, no doubt about it.” What makes this such an impressive receiving corp? According to Symons, the answer is playmaking ability.
Carlos Francis is probably one of the fastest receivers, if not the fastest receiver, in the Big Twelve, and he’s got the hands to go with it.” Symons is definitely looking forward to playing with this talented set of receivers during his senior season.
texastech.scout.com /2/166329.html   (637 words)

  
 Texas Tech Sports presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Symons is the nation's passing leader with 4,741 yards and 44 touchdowns through the air.
Symons is closer to the school records of 5,017 yards passing and 45 touchdowns that Kliff Kingsbury set last year.
Symons said his first wish is to do something else Kingsbury did last year — upset Texas.
www.redraiders.com /stories/111403/foo_111403015.shtml   (683 words)

  
 Skyhooks: living in the seventies
A couple of months ago a friend of Red Symons took him on a mystery flight.
But first the two Peters and then Steve left to be replaced by Red Symons and Peter Starkie’s brother Bob (Bongo Starr).
Red Symons has written a lengthy piece on the 30th anniversary of Skyhooks for The Bulletin, which will be published next week.
sunday.ninemsn.com.au /sunday/art_profiles/article_1801.asp?s=1   (1033 words)

  
 eBay Australia - and red, Women, Girls, Fashion Jewellery items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Red and White Strip Strapless swing dress- Size 14
Red medium PVC dog collar and lead set
Ladies red, white and fl patterned skirt size 12
search.ebay.com.au /and-red_W0QQfrtsZ200   (491 words)

  
 Symons Leads Red Raiders to a Seventh-Place Finish :: Three Tech golfers finish in the top 25
Freshman Tyler Symons led the Red Raiders with a career-best tie for ninth-place with a three-round score of 207, nine-under-par.
Symons' performance also earned the freshman his place in the Tech record books tying for fourth with his 207 on Tech's all-time lowest individual 54-hole score.
Following Symons' (70-68-69-207) career-best performance on was sophomore Oscar Floren and junior Andrew Dresser tied for 23rd.
www.cstv.com /sports/m-golf/stories/022605aaa.html   (395 words)

  
 FASCAR - Florida Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
Symons, who has not seen Winner's Circle very often this year, puts the pedal down and passes Underwood althought he had to work for it and takes over the point.
Symons holds the point on the restart as Red Vann tries everything to pass Underwood for second but Underwood is not budging.
Symons takes the checkered for the win followed by Robert Underwood, Red Vann, Jimmy Britts and Bobby Blake.
www.newsmyrnaspeedway.org /news/109137659145751.shtml   (1116 words)

  
 theage.com.au - The Age
Well qualified to pass judgement on this particular subject (and every other!), Red Symons offers wannabe pop stars some tips.
The art of tackling a buffet breakfast at a holiday resort is a key ingredient to a happy break.
A trip back to your birthplace sharpens the sense of time past being irredeemable, writes Red Symons.
www.theage.com.au /news/opinion/redsymons/index.html   (0 words)

  
 Famous for Sixteen Minutes: Archive
Love Red Symons denials, it just works so well that he has changed his mind, a double bite of the media pie.
Red, Bongo and Greg rehearse at Reds house today, Redmond only has limited time spare so we bow to that.
Reds kids all on the merchandise table watching, his wife Elly having a dance.
www.frenz.com /16min/2004/25oct-6nov04.html   (2874 words)

  
 Australian Red Cross
Red Symons becomes nice for the month of March to support Red Cross Calling.
Mike Munro encourages Australians to give generously when an unpaid volunteer Red Cross Calling collector asks for your donation.
It starts at the top - Australian Red Cross Secretary General, Ms Martine Letts and National Chairman Dr Rob O'Regan AM QC, take to the streets for the annual March Red Cross Calling appeal.
www.redcross.org.au /wa/events_redcrosscallingcelebritysupporters.htm   (497 words)

  
 Florida Stock Car Racing
On the restart it is Collins, Durden, Symons, Flynn, and McClellan.
Symons, who has not had the year he wanted, looks and is very strong as he passes Durden and takes over second.
Symons goes high, low but Collins is not to be denied the win.
www.karnac.com /FLAnews2004/109925847796516.shtml   (1299 words)

  
 The Commonwealth Treasurer – Transcript - Singing; Iraq; AFL; IMF; Philip Ruddock [17/09/2002]
You were a pop star when I was a mere boy, Red.
Well, I just, if there is anything I can do to help your career, I mean, you've, actually I had a very nice piece of music which I have since lost of you singing, "Oh hypocrisy, thy name is Labor".
Thanks very much Red, good to be with you.
www.treasurer.gov.au /tsr/content/transcripts/2002/077.asp   (1853 words)

  
 Skyhooks - Nostalgia Central   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Skyhooks slightly menacing bad-boy image, reflected in Red Symons' scowling face and in Greg's provocative words, was enhanced when six of the tracks on their first album were banned on commercial radio, adding to the band's notoriety and fuelling massive sales.
Guitarist Red Symons was the first to leave, replaced by Bob Spencer (ex-Finch) in 1977.
During the 90s, Red Symons and Shirley Strachan became familiar faces on national Australian television.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /music/skyhooks.htm   (769 words)

  
 Australian Red Cross
As always, the launches involved some of the country's leading personalities, who generously donated their time and talent to this campaign, which holds such a special place in the heart of the nation.
In Melbourne, Australian Red Cross enlisted the help of some hard taskmasters to run the Red Cross Calling 'boot-camp', designed to publicise the event and prepare newly recruited collectors for the 2004 Red Cross Calling doorknock.
Long-term face of the campaign in Victoria, television and radio personality Red Symons, television personality Suzie Wilks, Melbourne Mayor John So and Army Cadets from the Watsonia Base put collectors through their paces.
www.redcross.org.au /howyoucanhelp_campaigns_RCC2004_RCCunderway.htm   (380 words)

  
 2003 AFI Awards
A small explosion of beer creamed the red carpet of the 2003 AFI Awards, just as the hour stuck seven and Australia’s A-list of film and television celebrities began to arrive.
A nervous waiter blushed at the hooting crowd as two Crown Lagers fell to the ground and the glamorous VIP telecast arrivals began strutting their stuff down a blocked off portion of Exhibition street in the Melbourne CBD.
Steve Vizard joked that his tuxedo was a rental, and Red Symons claimed that his was borrowed from the Channel 9 wardrobes.
www.infilm.com.au /features/afiawards2003.htm   (872 words)

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