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	80's Nuts 5/29/98 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Former Men At Work guitarist Ron Strykert was ordered to be jailed for failure to pay court ordered childe support and contempt of court in his adopte home state of Montana.
		Strykert owes $38,000 in a property settlement and $8,000 in overdue child support.
		Strykert, who left the band in 1990 to join the Church Universal And Triumphant, told the judge he will mortgage his $250,000 home.
	www.80smusiccentral.com /052998.html (357 words)

	Xtreme Musician: Ron Strykert
		Ron's sucess with music statrted when he was the guitarist and songwriter for chart topping band 'Men at work' in the 80's.
		He co-wrote their number one album 'Business as usual' and their hit song 'Down under'.
		Ron is currently creating music of his own, for more info check out his Official Website.
	www.xtrememusician.com /info/artists/profiles/812.html (128 words)

	HowlSpace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1978 Colin met guitarist Ron Strykert when both were working in Sydney on the stage musical 'Heroes'.
		Colin and Ron decided to form an acoustic duo and, playing around Melbourne, started building up the catalogue of songs which would become the basis of Men At Work's repertoire.
		Rod Strykert left of his own accord, and Hay and Ham struggled on.
	www.howlspace.com.au /en2/menatwork/menatwork.htm (1206 words)

	NewStandard: 5/25/98
		The lead guitarist for the Australian rock 'n' roll group who left the band to join a New Age church that frowns on rock music was jailed for 24 hours on contempt charges for failing to make child support payments and a property settlement to his ex-wife.
		Strykert testified he will mortgage his $250,000 house to pay what he owes.
		Strykert is a member of the Church Universal and Triumphant, founded by Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and lives in Corwin Springs, a housing development established by the New Age sect where rock music was banned for years.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/05-98/05-25-98/zzzwnppl.htm (878 words)

	MEN AT WORK : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Australian pop group formed in Melbourne '79 by Colin Hay (b 29 June '53 Scotland), rhythm guitar, vocals; Ron Strykert (b 18 Aug. '57 Aus.), guitar; multi- instrumentalist Greg Ham (b 27 Sep. '53 Aus.); John Rees, bass and vocals; Jerry Speiser, drums.
		Founders and main songwriters Hay, Ham and Strykert ditched the others late '84 before release of Two Hearts; Peter McIan, prod.
		Hay became a singer-songwriter, his first solo album was Looking For Jack '87 as Colin James Hay on CBS labels prod.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /encyclopaedia/m/M174.HTM (282 words)

	bmusic - Newsletter No. 159
		Rod Strykert left the band, followed soon after by Greg Ham and Colin Hay was left as the only member of Men At Work.
		To begin with, Strykert is a member of the Church Universal and Triumphant, www.cut.org.
		Ron has found that some kinds of sounds like bird calls & crickets can help plants grow faster..." There is an official Ron Strykert website HERE so check it out if you need to know more.
	www.bmusic.com.au /links/whatsnew/newsletters/archives/newsno159.html (6591 words)

	Back to Work
		The band -- which originally included drummer Jerry Speiser, bassist John Rees and guitarist Ron Strykert -- was a phenomenon in the early '80s.
		Hay, who still has a Scottish accent, emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 14, partly in hopes the warm climate would ease his asthma.
		What's more, "Ron didn't really want to be in the band," and Hay had to talk him into staying on a weekly basis.
	www.press-enterprise.com /newsarchive/1998/10/30/909707164.html (616 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Business As Usual - Men At Work at Epinions.com
		And of course, any lyrics that employ strangers who welcome travelers with vegemite sandwiches and breakfast meals are good ones, able to spark wit about their native land while creating an anthem for it.
		And Hay's voice is pretty calm in the verses and appropriately high in the chorus moments, as he sings of a lonely old man who seems to get by with his desperation and homeless status.
		Who Can It Be Now opens with a Ron Strykert punching out a fiery solo amidst Colin Hay’s driving rhythmic riffs, before kicking into a faithful rendition of the actual studio track, saxophones and all.
	www.epinions.com /content_97826541188 (2111 words)

	The Works of Men at Work >> Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Formed in 1979 by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert as an acoustic duo, with the later joinning of Jerry Speiser playing drums, John Rees playing bass and Greg Ham playing sax, flute and keyboard.
		They signed with CBS Records and recorded their first single "Who Can It Be" produced by the american Peter McIan, that was sent to the american radio and reached #1.
		Colin, Greg and Ron were back in the studio at the Xmas for the recording of their third album, released in 1985 named Two Hearts, now no more produced by McIan, but for Colin and Greg.
	www.socorronet.com.br /theworks/site/en/bio01.htm (357 words)

	Colin Hay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He moved to Australia at the age of 14 with his family.
		In 1978, Hay met Ron Strykert and the men began playing acoustic music as a duo.
		Soon after, Hay and Strykert became the band Men At Work after the addition of Jerry Speiser, John Rees, and Greg Ham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colin_Hay (345 words)

	Men at Work: Simply the best (Columbia, 1998.01.01)
		Colin Hay (lead vocals, guitar), a native of Scotland who moved to Australia at the age of 14, formed Men at Work as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert (guitar, vocals) in Melbourne, Australia in 1979.
		Featuring contributions by Hay, Strykert and Ham, Business as Usual spent ten weeks at the top of the Australian charts, beating a record held by Split Enz's True Colours.
		The album was released in America in the summer, and within a few weeks "Who Can It Be Now?" began its climb to the top of the US charts.
	www.audio-music.info /m/CD-0831.htm (814 words)

	MUZIKWORLD Arists- World Wide Web Music Distribution
		It was a natural birth, coming from the joining together of the acoustic duo of Colin Hay and Ron Strykert, with drummer Jerry Speiser and sax/flute player Greg Ham.
		All the members had known each other for a number of years, but in '79 they found themselves with a common musical ground-, a desire to form a band playing exciting original music that would also be fun.
		Colin and Ron already had a core of great songs that they played acoustically, and these became the basis of the first band sets.
	www.muzikworld.com /artists (1953 words)

	:: The Scene :: Issue 32 :: Going Out :: Man At Work in Boyle :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Men at work was formed in 1979 by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert as an acoustic duo, with the later joining of Jerry Speiser playing drums, John Rees playing bass and Greg Ham playing sax, flute and keyboard.
		Colin, Greg and Ron were back in the studio for the recording of their third album, released in 1985 named Two Hearts.
		After the release of Two Hearts, Greg and Ron also left the band, and Colin toured with other musicians.
	www.scene.ie /issue32/colin_hay.shtml (655 words)

	andrew159's User Page - Last.fm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Men At Work; Peter McIan; Colin Hay; Ron Strykert; Jerry Speiser; Greg Ham; John Rees; Russell Deppeler
		Men At Work; Peter McIan; Colin Hay; Ron Strykert; Jerry Speiser; Greg Ham; John Rees
		Men At Work; Peter McIan; Colin Hay; Ron Strykert; Jerry Speiser; Greg Ham; John Rees; Russell Deppeler – Down Under
	www.last.fm /user/andrew159 (218 words)

	Amazon.com: Cargo: Music: Men at Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Songs like "I Like To", "Blue for You", "No Restrictions", and "No sign of Yesterday" are all sort of dark in their own poppy way.
		Guitarist Ron Strykert handles the lead vocals on a couple of tracks ("Settle Down My Boy" and "I Like to").
		COLIN HAY- GREG HAM- RON STRYKERT- JOHN REES- JERRY SPRISER WERE THE GREATEST.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000025UZ?v=glance (1617 words)

	Men At Work
		- written by Colin James Hay and Ron Strykert
		On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
		Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
	www.unnu.com /unnu/archive/lyrics/downunder.htm (143 words)

	Men at Work - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Two concert reviews (with photos) and a brief history of Men At Work.
		Site dedicated to Ron Strykert (the original guitarist for Men At Work).
		Site has full cooperation of Ron Strykert and includes a chat room that Ron occassionally visits.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/webs/0,,467239,00.html (308 words)

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