Creative legends from the 70s and 80s attend the inaugural Campaign Brief All-Time Dream Team Legendary Lunch co-sponsored by Found At Sea
The inaugural Campaign Brief All-Time Dream Team Legendary Lunch for many of the original creative legends of the 70s and 80s is currently underway at Kingsleys, kindly co-sponsored by Dan Trotter from Sydney-based production company Found At Sea.
The annual Lunch is honouring those who laid the foundations of today’s Australian advertising industry, which is now one of the most awarded in the world.
The 70+ legends who are in attendance include Lionel Hunt, Gordon Trembath, Ron Mather, Jack Vaughan, Allan (Jo) Johnston, Terry Bunton, Terry Durack, Jill Dupleix, Dick Greenlaw, Harry Ledowsky, David Blackley, John Bevins, Ray Black, David Morris, Richard Osborn, Tony Stewart, Phil Atkinson, Bart Pavlovich, Dean Thomas, Kaye Schirrman, Garry Horner, Rowan Dean, Graham Watson, Ian Watson, Doug Watson, Rocky Ranallo, Rodd Martin, Grahame Smith, Mike Doyle, Graham Nunn, Dave Loveder, George Betsis, Warren Brown, Sue Carey, Tom Moult, Rob Belgiovane, Andrew Killey, Rod Bennett, Jack Room, Tom McFarlane, Andrew Nairn, Chez Gough, Sean Cummins, Mike Newman, Mike O’Sullivan, Paul Catmur, Mike Preston, Fysh Rutherford, Ray Sharp, Mike Salter, Paul Ibbetson, Derek Hughes, Greg Desmond, Rob Henderson, Sue Hind, Warwick Majcher, Neil Shennen, John Finkelsen, Dave Denneen, Anna Fawcett, John Marles, Grant Booker, Mick Hunter, Kaye Schirrman, Mike Boswell and Stewart Byfield.
Several legends are overseas including Phil Gough, Peter Cherry, Bob Isherwood, Wayne Garland, John McCabe, John Fawcett, Siimon Reynolds, Dave Droga, Paul Bernasconi, Ben Nott, Malcolm Poynton, Matt Eastwood, Nick Law, Leo Premutico, Jonathan Kneebone, Gary Freedman, Iain MacKenzie, Nick Worthington, David Nobay, Sarah Barclay, Mara Marich and Faie Davis.
Some are booked elsewhere: Scott Whybin, Phil Putnam, Bani McSpedden, Bruce Baldwin, Ted Horton, Simon Collins, Jane Caro, Tim Brown, Pete Buckley, Ken Cato, Ian Morton, Michael Syme, Grant Booker, Peter Kirwan and Sean Izzard. Most sent their regards and hoped to make the lunch next time.
Or enjoying rural life hundreds of miles from the nearest airport, including Vic Waterhouse, Derek Hansen, Chris Dewey, Stan May, John Nankervis, Ted Curl, Rob Tomnay, Alan Morden, Bob Marchant, Ray Lawrence, Tony Williams, Leo Schofield, Rod Cleary, Nigel Dawson and Andrew West.
(BTW, the All-Time Dream Team Legendary Lunch will be held each year on the nearest Thursday to March 15 ~ the Ides of March ~ the late, great Mike Chandler’s birthday.)
Below is the speech given by legend and MC Fysh Rutherford:
For those who can’t remember me, I’m Fysh Rutherford. Three time winner of the Caxton Talent quest.
It is indeed a privilege to be here today amongst so many old friends and advertising legends Kinky Friedman the Texas Jewish cowboy in his book Heros and Legends, defines a legend NOT by what they achieved but by what they have OVERCOME to achieve it.
When I look at what we have overcome … the booze, the drugs, The Caxtons, the production company Christmas parties, the inappropriate behaviour, the sex, the divorces, the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, (decades that is, not ages) and the endless lunches…. we are all true legends!
So welcome to lunch… the inaugural Campaign Brief All-Time Dream Team Legendary Lunch.
Commonly called the ATDTLL Campaign Brief has invited you, original creative legends of the 70s and 80s, to be their guests at the inaugural Campaign Brief All-Time Dream Team Legendary Lunch
This annual Lunch honours those who laid the foundations of today’s Australian advertising industry, which is now one of the most creative and awarded in the world.
Why today? The ATDTLL will be held each year on the nearest Thursday to March 15 ~ the Ides of March ~ the late, great and typographer to the stars.. Mike Chandler’s birthday.
Please give a round of applause to Lynchy, Kim and Martin from Campaign Brief and especially our generous co-sponsor Dan Trotter from Sydney production company Found At Sea. Stand up Dan…
A special welcome to those Legends who have travelled to be here.
Up from Melbourne: Scott Whybin, David Blackley, Rod Bennett, Jack Room, Stuart Byfield, Sean Cummins, John Marles and… Fysh. (Ted Horton might yet make it, but doubt it).
From Little Mountain, Queensland, the great Gordon Trembath.
From Tasmania, the equally great Dick Greenlaw.
From the far north coast of NSW, Kaye Schirrman.
From Adelaide: Andrew Killey
And from New Zealand: Mike O’Sullivan, Paul Catmur and temporary NZ resident Doug Watson.
And all you boys and girls from Sydney who have braved the weather.
Could you also welcome some legends of the future, who have just judged the CB WA Awards and have joined us for this lunch. Stand up guys…
And now TO CAP IT ALL OFF, the CAP CEREMONY….
12 Comments
Legends everywhere. Great reunion! Don’t make em like they used to…
where’s Booker?
Soft foods only I’m guessing?
lovely to see phil and rob together again.
Ray Black got in very early on that look and hasn’t aged in 40 years.
I just hope I hang in for the 50th. 😎☘😎
Thanks Michael and Patsy for a great day.Looking foreword to next year.
An email received from legendary director John Marles:
Michael,
Congratulations on what was, for me especially after so long away from Australia, an absolutely epic event. So kind of you.
To see so many people of such talent in the same place at the same time, must be a first for Australian Advertising.
And for me to be invited was an honour and my thanks go to you.
Ron Mather and Gordon Trembath gave me and Mike Salter our first ever job at Midnight Movies, and our reward was a Gold at Cannes. The first ever for the Palace I believe, and certainly a first for me. No doubt they now have more than Mike and I !!.
To catch up with them both was wonderful.
The first Award Album, my copy of which has sadly gone missing in my travels, was a personal triumph for me as a baby Director. I did better than could ever be imagined.
The direct personal result was being asked by Ridley Scott to join his Company.
My 1 year deal became a 25 year UK career.
During that time I shot the UK Four X Campaign for Charlie Saatchi, in Australia 5 years in a row, a Saab Commercial I shot in Bourke also won a Cannes Gold for a Dutch Agency.
Cannes awards became an annual event, and in all modesty it was my Aussie training that enabled me to so quickly adapt to a much bigger format.
I never forgot Australia, and very actively promoted it to European Clients as a great place to shoot their commercials. For 15 years I brought overseas work to our shores.
I also took Aussie crews to my biggest jobs in the US and other locations
I took our best Grips and Electrics, Ray Brown and Brian Bansgrove, as key crew on shoots in Nepal and Thailand with Make up artist Briar Wilkins along to get Tom Sellek looking OK. I used Aussie 1st ADs like Craig Bowles because they were best for me. Banza also came to California on 2 huge jobs despite the US unions. At the end of the shoot Banza was deemed “an honarary member of the union” and never again had a problem in the US. Such was my insistence on Aussies who were the best for the job. I was never let down.
RSA in complete agreement, got around Union problems because I wanted only the best people on jobs of that scale, and they backed me 100%.
I have 2 Commercials in the New York Art Directors Hall of Fame, numerous D&AD awards, Berlin and Los Angeles awards , and I count myself blessed that I learned everything in Oz. I did get a bit of polish in the UK, but I hope I gave as good as I got.
Although I was not in Australia, I never forgot, nor neglected Australian crews in all the years I was away, and not a year went by that I didn’t bring foreign shoots to Oz or use Oz crews on foreign shoots.
I truly believe I was a pioneer for Australian crews and am proud of that more than any personal achievements. To see Bob Smith, a Pom and the best Camera operator in the world in the 80s, laughing with Bansgrove , the best gaffer, under the control of Molloy, a great Aussie DOP was all that matters.
I am telling you this because I discovered during your excellent lunch that no one knows what I was doing for the last 20 years or so, because I was invisible to all but those who knew me.
To be included in your list of Legends therefore, means more to me than you can imagine.
I was right there at the beginning of AWARD, a Judge no less, and then completely forgotten by the industry for 25 years.
Today I feel my life’s work was not for nothing.
Best wishes,
John Marles
Haha, I would have loved to have seen a photo of Bani McSpedden, as a kid at McCann-Erickson he made quite an impression racing around town in his black Ferrari 246 with ‘jet’ number plates… haven’t thought of it for years but can see it clear as day now I’ve seen his name again.
Patsy and Mike looking better than ever!
Attention : Alison Chambers.
Allie , You were georgeous in the 60’s and you’re still a total ‘glamour’ . When we passed like ‘good sorts’ we are, at the old Sentosa, you promised me lunch . I know you remember . (0412292416).
Don’t tell me you’ve got a shoot on ! If no , just tell me no. Love, David Colley.z
G’day!
This is Peter Thorne’s daughter. I am hoping you can help me.
I’ve spent most of my life being told that Dad was a creative legend and that practical jokes was his specialty.
I was only 19 when he died and have some unanswered questions. Can you help?
I’ve seen the cartoon wars from Connaghan and May’s ‘Thornes Bar’, so I get the gist of who Dad was!! Getting the ‘Organ in the Morgan’ was a cracker!
But who was Thorney to you? I would desperately love it if you could share your memories with me. I’ve heard a few stories about he and Frank Palmer back in the day, but with David also gone, the stories are, well, lost.
I am looking for examples of what he did that made him a creative legend and of course would love a story or two about his larrkin days with Frank.
I left Sydney and the industry over 20 years ago to make a fresh start in the Whitsundays after losing Dad and David. It changed the direction of my life massively.
If you can help me better understand who my Dad really was. I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time and please write your memories of Thorney and email them to me at adsiebelyea@gmail.com
If anyone knows how to contact Patsy Peacock, please also forward her details as she also may be able to help me.