 Mannix then pursued a solo career including performing in pub rock bands and in stage plays.John Kirk moved into car sales in Brisbane, Chuck Hargreaves was a welder/fabricator in Perth, Craig Waugh drove trucks in Melbourne and Ron Thiessen lived in Sydney and built film and theatre sets, although all still played in various bands.In 1998, the Uncanny X-Men reformed for a brief reunion with the same line up as at the height of its popularity; Brian Mannix, Ron Thiessen, Chuck Hargreaves, John Kirk and Craig Waugh.