9 June 2009

Whatever happened to.......?

9 June 2009 | Anna Key

I was just thinking of some Canberrans whose fame lasted slightly longer than Mal Meninga’s political career. Wondering where they are now. Some suggestions below, I’m sure there must be lots more

Jacqui Rees whose opposition to everything scored plenty of Canberra Times publicity and appearances on ABC tv ( a role since taken over by Val Jeffery).

Ben Vincent whose performance as a wrestler at the Sydney Olympics was so beautifully highlighted by Roy and HG on the Dream.

Paul Osborne who was able to launch a political career based on one offload in the 1994 grand final.

The guy who sang the Hyper-D rap sometime in the mid 90s. (I need to trawl through some old videos to see if I have this gem committed to tape.)

Cosmo, the Canberra Cosmos mascot.

Sonja Allitt, the ten capital newsreader (Greg Robson having found ongoing fame advertising luggage)

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s-s-a10:08 am 23 Jul 09

It was back in October last year.

lead-up story

…He doesn’t have a clue what to expect other than to return a better person. At the invitation of former Raiders hero Paul Osborne, Carney recently agreed to travel to the tiny central African nation…

report from Rwanda

The Canberra Raiders finally sacked him three months ago so he travelled to Africa this week to turn his life around.

misspris10:21 am 21 Jul 09

s-s-a said :

Wasn’t it Paul Osborne who took Todd Carney off to Africa? Obviously that achieved its objectives… not!?

He did? Why???

s-s-a9:31 am 21 Jul 09

Wasn’t it Paul Osborne who took Todd Carney off to Africa? Obviously that achieved its objectives… not!?

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy9:08 am 21 Jul 09

Megan Purcell?

PBO8:37 am 21 Jul 09

Whatever happened to Crazy Chester, Limestone Lizzy or the guy with the Barine with NO2?

justsayit1:24 am 21 Jul 09

Whatever happened to… Prime Possum, oops he hasn’t swallowed the tree baits yet. Come back in a week.

TP 300012:35 am 21 Jul 09

That lovely young lady that use to read Prime News, I forget her name it started with a M

Granny12:23 am 21 Jul 09

Karen Barlin had such a nice face.

: )

Roadrage7711:40 pm 20 Jul 09

I always thought that Magnet Mart dude with the red sunnies on his head was a likeable sort of fella, not.

Skidd Marx11:38 pm 20 Jul 09

Last I heard she was working on a cure for cancer.

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