English group the Members, when the National Music Awards were on in Auckland. Being the stars they were, they were flown back to Auckland on the Friday afternoon and were returned to Brisbane the following morning. At the awards they picked up two prizes, 'Top Group' and 'Single Of The Year' for 'Be Mine Tonight'. They had an air of arrogance about them at the awards and generally made people feel uncomfortable around them. If they were best group, they certainly didn't give the industry something to be proud of.

Charley Gray now had a big problem with Th' Dudes, having encouraged them to act like stars, they were acting like superstars, running up enormous hotel bills and generally living beyond their means. Their appetites were being satisfied bybooze and drugs. Things were getting out of hand. While overheads were increasing, crowds were starting to dwindle.

Two further singles were released during 1979. They were 'Right First Time'/'Tonight Again' and 'Walking In Light'/'Bad Boy Billy'. Australia even had a taste with 'Bad Boy Billy' and 'Walking In Light' both being released on the Big Mouth label, with 'Stop Crying' and 'On Sunday' being on the flipsides respectively.

In January 1980 was the Sweetwaters Festival and Th' Dudes were given the prime slot just before the headlining act Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was the best performance of their career, and while being attacked by a small portion of the crowd, they certainly won over the vast majority of the audience. Too far in debt to disband, they