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Reply #90 posted 03/06/12 9:44am

MadamGoodnight

Why not much on Tammi Terrel in this Unsung, or did everybody already cover that? I expected to see more.

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Reply #91 posted 03/06/12 9:45am

nursev

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missfee said:

nod and the Gucci cars. What was it Lincolns? I forget what kind of car it was that David Jr. said his dad had two of.

I fell out! He was before his time, & these rappers didn't have nothing on David Ruffin! lol He was an OG. lol @ his Gucci car. I didn't know if that was a Caddy or a Lincoln though.

David said the Tempts can have station wagons if they want to, they can ride in his cars lol

falloff wasn't it a Lincoln?

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Reply #92 posted 03/06/12 9:46am

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MadamGoodnight said:

Why not much on Tammi Terrel in this Unsung, or did everybody already cover that? I expected to see more.

They did an Unsung on her already.

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Reply #93 posted 03/06/12 9:47am

MadamGoodnight

missfee said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I fell out! He was before his time, & these rappers didn't have nothing on David Ruffin! lol He was an OG. lol @ his Gucci car. I didn't know if that was a Caddy or a Lincoln though.

David said the Tempts can have station wagons if they want to, they can ride in his cars lol

I know right, David was a trip!

One thing I'm glad that was brought up during last night's episode was the fact that David was one of the first (if not the VERY first) to speak up about how Motown was paying (and treating) their artists like puppets. Even though his lawsuit was unsuccessful, at least he had enough balls to speak out against old man Gordy. Despite all of David's insecurities, it seemed he really wasn't afraid of the one man everyone else acted like they WERE afraid of. For that, aside from all of David's shortcomings, he gets much respect from me.

Yeah, he tried. That was big, especially for that time. Otis was trying to explain away their situation. He was getting on my last nerve. I would've liked it better without Otis, just Dennis Edwards.....but I knew they were going to have to do something with Otis since so few of the Tempts are living.

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Reply #94 posted 03/06/12 9:49am

MadamGoodnight

nursev said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Why not much on Tammi Terrel in this Unsung, or did everybody already cover that? I expected to see more.

They did an Unsung on her already.

I saw that one, but thought they might get into her relationship with David Ruffin. I thought they might do some on his brother too. They only have an hour though, and a lot of that is commercials.

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Reply #95 posted 03/06/12 9:51am

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MadamGoodnight said:

nursev said:

They did an Unsung on her already.

I saw that one, but thought they might get into her relationship with David Ruffin. I thought they might do some on his brother too. They only have an hour though, and a lot of that is commercials.

Best not to considering her brain cancer/death and his history of abusing her. So not a good look.

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Reply #96 posted 03/06/12 9:51am

MadamGoodnight

nursev said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I fell out! He was before his time, & these rappers didn't have nothing on David Ruffin! lol He was an OG. lol @ his Gucci car. I didn't know if that was a Caddy or a Lincoln though.

David said the Tempts can have station wagons if they want to, they can ride in his cars lol

falloff wasn't it a Lincoln?

Okay, a Gucci'd out Lincoln. giggle giggle I bet he drew a crowd in the streets when he was comin' through. lol

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Reply #97 posted 03/06/12 9:52am

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MadamGoodnight said:

nursev said:

falloff wasn't it a Lincoln?

Okay, a Gucci'd out Lincoln. giggle giggle I bet he drew a crowd in the streets when he was comin' through. lol

falloff stop it MG! falloff you killing me over here lol

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Reply #98 posted 03/06/12 9:53am

MadamGoodnight

nursev said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I saw that one, but thought they might get into her relationship with David Ruffin. I thought they might do some on his brother too. They only have an hour though, and a lot of that is commercials.

Best not to considering her brain cancer/death and his history of abusing her. So not a good look.

hmmm right!

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Reply #99 posted 03/06/12 9:53am

nursev

Oh shit! was that the Lincoln he gave to the "dope man?" lol eek

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Reply #100 posted 03/06/12 10:00am

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MadamGoodnight said:

missfee said:

I know right, David was a trip!

One thing I'm glad that was brought up during last night's episode was the fact that David was one of the first (if not the VERY first) to speak up about how Motown was paying (and treating) their artists like puppets. Even though his lawsuit was unsuccessful, at least he had enough balls to speak out against old man Gordy. Despite all of David's insecurities, it seemed he really wasn't afraid of the one man everyone else acted like they WERE afraid of. For that, aside from all of David's shortcomings, he gets much respect from me.

Yeah, he tried. That was big, especially for that time. Otis was trying to explain away their situation. He was getting on my last nerve. I would've liked it better without Otis, just Dennis Edwards.....but I knew they were going to have to do something with Otis since so few of the Tempts are living.

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

[Edited 3/6/12 10:01am]

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Reply #101 posted 03/06/12 10:01am

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nursev said:

Oh shit! was that the Lincoln he gave to the "dope man?" lol eek

eek

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Reply #102 posted 03/06/12 10:02am

nursev

missfee said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Yeah, he tried. That was big, especially for that time. Otis was trying to explain away their situation. He was getting on my last nerve. I would've liked it better without Otis, just Dennis Edwards.....but I knew they were going to have to do something with Otis since so few of the Tempts are living.

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

[Edited 3/6/12 10:01am]

lol falloff

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Reply #103 posted 03/06/12 10:03am

Timmy84

missfee said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Yeah, he tried. That was big, especially for that time. Otis was trying to explain away their situation. He was getting on my last nerve. I would've liked it better without Otis, just Dennis Edwards.....but I knew they were going to have to do something with Otis since so few of the Tempts are living.

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

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lol lol lol

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Reply #104 posted 03/06/12 10:05am

nursev

MadamGoodnight said:

nursev said:

Oh shit! was that the Lincoln he gave to the "dope man?" lol eek

eek

You know from the movie when he was at the crack house eek eek

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Reply #105 posted 03/06/12 10:07am

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Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

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lol lol lol

I always thought it was funny how he was so quick to fire group members when the only thing he could sing was backup!!!

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Reply #106 posted 03/06/12 10:08am

MadamGoodnight

missfee said:

MadamGoodnight said:

Yeah, he tried. That was big, especially for that time. Otis was trying to explain away their situation. He was getting on my last nerve. I would've liked it better without Otis, just Dennis Edwards.....but I knew they were going to have to do something with Otis since so few of the Tempts are living.

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

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lol that part in the mini series had ohgoon I feel like Otis already gave his side of the story in the movie, I was tired of him. Dennis was a replacement, but I was surprised that Dennis got that call. dennis was making more sense than Otis, but they needed someone around from the beginning. Too bad David, Paul, Eddie, and Melvin are gone.

When I first saw Otis, I thought, what the hell does he have on? I guess we just got stuck with him.

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Reply #107 posted 03/06/12 10:11am

nursev

So can Ruffin Jr sing? with his fine ass lol

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Reply #108 posted 03/06/12 10:14am

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Did they touch on Jimmy Ruffin much?

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Reply #109 posted 03/06/12 10:15am

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MadamGoodnight said:

missfee said:

nod I was hoping they would had left Otis out just this one time and give others' perspectives on David's life, but nope, here's his ass once again. As far as the Tempts go, Otis is the only living original Tempt, the rest who are/were (remember there are more ex-tempts than anything lol ) a part of the group are all replacements. Dennis is technically a replacement too, but he is probably the only Tempt to replace another who made significant contribution to the group (the songs he lead earned the Tempts a grammy) as if he were an original member.

I had to laugh when Shelly Berger was talking about how David wanted to be looked at like he was the lead singer of the group and said "there wasn't just one lead singer in The Temptations, David could lead, Paul could lead, Eddie could lead, Melvin could lead...no one man was bigger than the group"....notice he didn't say shit about Otis. That's because won't nobody coming to see Otis! lol

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lol that part in the mini series had ohgoon I feel like Otis already gave his side of the story in the movie, I was tired of him. Dennis was a replacement, but I was surprised that Dennis got that call. dennis was making more sense than Otis, but they needed someone around from the beginning. Too bad David, Paul, Eddie, and Melvin are gone.

When I first saw Otis, I thought, what the hell does he have on? I guess we just got stuck with him.

Dennis made more sense than Otis because Dennis sounded a whole hell of a lot more SINCERE than Otis did. Also you can tell that Dennis really KNEW David on a more personal basis aside from just being groupmates. I don't think (and it's obvious) that Otis never really took the time to get to know Ruffin at all. All the times I've heard Otis talk about David, its almost as if he still has a chip on his shoulder for the guy. I'm sure David didn't care for Otis just as much as Otis didn't care for David. Eddie wasn't too keen on Otis either, especially when he started messing with Paul and threatening to fire him.

Lawd wouldn't it had been something else if Eddie, Melvin and Paul were still alive to give their opinions? I bet it would had been very interesting.

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Reply #110 posted 03/06/12 10:17am

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So can Ruffin Jr sing? with his fine ass lol

Not sure, but he don't have to. lick

I know when the nephew sung a few notes, he was on point and you could even hear the "Ruffin" sound in his voice.

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Reply #111 posted 03/06/12 10:17am

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brooksie said:

Did they touch on Jimmy Ruffin much?

no

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Reply #112 posted 03/06/12 10:17am

Timmy84

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

lol lol lol

I always thought it was funny how he was so quick to fire group members when the only thing he could sing was backup!!!

LOL I know right?

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Reply #113 posted 03/06/12 10:17am

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missfee said:

nursev said:

So can Ruffin Jr sing? with his fine ass lol

Not sure, but he don't have to. lick

I know when the nephew sung a few notes, he was on point and you could even hear the "Ruffin" sound in his voice.

Gurl, you right falloff

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Reply #114 posted 03/06/12 10:18am

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Did they touch on Jimmy Ruffin much?

Nah. Also I think Jimmy is based in England and I guess he couldn't be contacted so his son took up for him.

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Reply #115 posted 03/06/12 10:18am

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Did they touch on Jimmy Ruffin much?

No not really, which was surprising. They glossed over David's relationship with Tammi Terrell too, but it didn't bother me because they went in on that conversation on Tammi's epi of Unsung.

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Reply #116 posted 03/06/12 10:22am

Timmy84

missfee said:

brooksie said:

Did they touch on Jimmy Ruffin much?

No not really, which was surprising. They glossed over David's relationship with Tammi Terrell too, but it didn't bother me because they went in on that conversation on Tammi's epi of Unsung.

I didn't expect them to talk much about David and Tammi since that was already covered well enough on Tammi's episode. So it made sense.

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Reply #117 posted 03/06/12 10:53am

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Timmy84 said:

missfee said:

No not really, which was surprising. They glossed over David's relationship with Tammi Terrell too, but it didn't bother me because they went in on that conversation on Tammi's epi of Unsung.

I didn't expect them to talk much about David and Tammi since that was already covered well enough on Tammi's episode. So it made sense.

Do you think David maybe wanted or tried to attend Tammi's funeral? I'm pretty sure the family most likely didn't want him there.

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Reply #118 posted 03/06/12 10:59am

Timmy84

missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

I didn't expect them to talk much about David and Tammi since that was already covered well enough on Tammi's episode. So it made sense.

Do you think David maybe wanted or tried to attend Tammi's funeral? I'm pretty sure the family most likely didn't want him there.

Yeah I believe so but the Montgomery family only trusted MARVIN to be there...

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Reply #119 posted 03/06/12 11:04am

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nursev said:

So can Ruffin Jr sing? with his fine ass lol

He sure is!

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