1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁played ▁Mr ▁Se ek amp , ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Ball ar at ▁Times , ▁in ▁L ola ▁Monte z ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁P uff ▁in ▁The ▁Crit ic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Ham ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁air bor ne ▁by ▁J . ▁Jones ▁in ▁a ▁still ▁photo ▁which ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁Il ford ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁Men ▁at ▁Work ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Ham ▁met ▁Col in ▁Hay ▁via ▁mut ual ▁friend ▁K ym ▁Gy ng ell . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁original ▁line up ▁of ▁Men ▁at ▁Work ▁with ▁Hay , ▁Ron ▁S try k ert , ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Spe iser . ▁Ham ▁and ▁Hay ▁formed ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁when ▁Ham ▁left , ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁broke ▁up ▁shortly ▁after ward . ▁Ham ▁returned ▁to ▁Men ▁at ▁Work ▁when ▁they ▁reform ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ham ▁played ▁sa x oph one , ▁key boards , ▁fl ute , ▁and ▁harm onica ▁for ▁the ▁group , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁performing ▁support ▁vocals . ▁He ▁sang ▁lead ▁vocals ▁on ▁songs ▁such ▁as ▁" Hel pl ess ▁Autom aton " ▁and ▁" I ▁Like ▁To ." ▁Ham ▁also ▁performed ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁solo ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" Who ▁Can ▁It ▁Be ▁Now ?"