"Tempts Talk" 1986 Interview

[Ivory Fair]

Isn't it common for men to call one another by their last name?

Anyway, Richard cracks me up, esp. he and Ali joking back and forth like.......

Otis: When I was a kid....

Richard: 19- what?

Ali: I got the book, I'll show ya!

[kalisa2]

Ivory said:

Isn't it common for men to call one another by their last name?

I think AnnaK's point was he used the last name form for Ruffin but not for anybody else, and they're all men . BUT, we know from our trivia that David's nickname was Ruff within the group, so I think we'd be reading too much into it to try to psychoanalyze the differences in address. He thought of David as 'Ruff' or 'Ruffin', so that was the name he used.

[Aba21]

kalisa2 said:

I think AnnaK's point was he used the last name form for Ruffin but not for anybody else, and they're all men . BUT, we know from our trivia that David's nickname was Ruff within the group, so I think we'd be reading too much into it to try to psychoanalyze the differences in address. He thought of David as 'Ruff' or 'Ruffin', so that was the name he used.

African American men usually call each other by something other than the first name......we are always looking for a way to shorten somebody's name to make em' fit in. Just what we do..........what's up man, boy dawg, partner, etc...............

[Ivory Fair]

African American men usually call each other by something other than the first name......we are always looking for a way to shorten somebody's name to make em' fit in. Just what we do

Which just further strenghtens some people's claim that I am in reality NOT a white woman but a black man. ;D

[Aba21]

Ivory said:

Which just further strenghtens some people's claim that I am in reality NOT a white woman but a black man. ;D

Not from what I saw!!!!

[AnnaKonda]

All I can say is that hearing Otis refer to David as "Ruffin" reminded me of that ugly remark in the movie:" Wasn't Ruffin?"

[MikeNYC]

I listened to this without getting distracted by their socks. I enjoyed the history of the Distants/Temptations. I was laughing at a couple of things,like when they talked about longevity..saying that acts are getting back together because of the Tempts. That was funny. The Temptations walk ,they got from Rickey Owens' group.....wonder why he couldn't cut it?If you can overlook the socks,and LISTEN to the interview with Donnie Simpson,you will get an all around account of the history of the Primes/Distants/Temptations...but only if you IGNORE the socks. Melvin cracked me up when talking about the business decisions.
Getting other members input on decisions...that was interesting.....wonder what the look on Glenn& Dennis' face was when they heard that one? Come to think of it ...the look on Richard's face..Woodson's too if they listened to this again! . Something like that,maybe?
Almost forgot...the gospel tune they did,won't make you forget "Mary,Don't You Weep",but they did good.

[selfishreasons]

MikeNYC said:

I listened to this without getting distracted by their socks. I enjoyed the history of the Distants/Temptations. I was laughing at a couple of things,like when they talked about longevity..saying that acts are getting back together because of the Tempts. That was funny. The Temptations walk ,they got from Rickey Owens' group.....wonder why he couldn't cut it?If you can overlook the socks,and LISTEN to the interview with Donnie Simpson,you will get an all around account of the history of the Primes/Distants/Temptations...but only if you IGNORE the socks. Melvin cracked me up when talking about the business decisions.
Getting other members input on decisions...that was interesting.....wonder what the look on Glenn& Dennis' face was when they heard that one? Come to think of it ...the look on Richard's face..Woodson's too if they listened to this again! . Something like that,maybe?
Almost forgot...the gospel tune they did,won't make you forget "Mary,Don't You Weep",but they did good.

:laughing :laughing :laughing

[MikeNYC]

Cheech© said:

;D

[Dog Shorty]

Thanks for the clips.I really enjoyed them.I am in the south and in the great state of TEXAS and we don't get a lot of interest in the tempts in the media.The guys live in my heart and I thank you for sharing the interview.............Dog Shorty

[James]

Thank you Ivory,this is wonderful to hear the fellows.I am from Texas and I never heard much about the group unless I traveled out to the north.I wish I had more info on the group as I grew,because it was a dream come true that I had the chance to sing with them on The Oprah Show.Thank you for the great information.

[Ivory Fair]

You're welcome James and as always it's an honor to have a "celebrity" like you in our presence.

I have another album kind of like that I will try to post soon. One of my favorite parts is where Melvin and Richard talk about how they would spend the night at one another's houses when they were kids and they'd lay in the bed and sing all night. Oh to have been a fly on the wall!

[crella25]

Wonderful clips, thanks Ivory. Richard sure does sound happy. Must've started having memory lasp after he left.