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Lord, continue to shine your love on us

and continue to bless Brother Dennis,

who's lifted us higher than ever.

Amen. Yeah. See, I

already kicked some buttOh, you're damn

right. Temptations Fabric.

Temptations Fabric. Dennis Edwards, our

old friend from the Contours, replaced

David Ruffin. He was a great singer. And

a lot less trouble than David had been.

The audience loved every song we did that

night. Thank you,

thank you! It's so good

to be back home in Detroit!

Where it all began! Detroit!

Now before we say goodnight, we'd

like to leave you with a song that you

made one of our biggest hits.

I love you, too.

you out of your damn mind! I'ma whoop

your ass Do you hear that?Do you hear

that?I'm back.

I quit all that stuff. Oh! I told you it

was clean. I don't care. I'm straight,

man. Can't you see I'm straight?He's

straight. Listen to

Tell me I'm back in the group, man. Tell

me I'm back. Now, you ain't in this

group. Don't you get it?You blew it.

Crowd went wild when he went on stage.

He's the one who blew it, Corn.

Paul. Corn. Blue, baby.

All I'm asking you all is for another

chance. Come on. David, I'm sorry,

but you got to go. Get out, or get

carried out. I ain't going nowhere. You

said I was a temp for life. How about

that promise, ho?You ain't no temptation

no more! You ain't the

same without me! Oh, yeah?Not the same,

but nominated for a Grammy! That's mine!

No, no That ain't you one, Clive. Now

that's Dennis's voice! David... Should I

tell them?Tell them that you

ain't the same without me.

Please show Mr. Ruffin the way out. Come

on, man.

Tell them that you ain't the same without

me. Tell him! He ain't

mean! He ain't no David Ruffin! Get him

out of here now. Y'all without David

Ruffin! Y'all ain't nothin'! The caption

without David Ruffins or some fake-ass

hip! Hear me?You

fake irritation without David Ruffin!

You're

making a big mistake, Otis. Ain't no one

man bigger than this group. Now, you

remember that.

Hey, come on now. Get him. Get

him. Get him. Get him.

Get him. I'm going to jump into the

television when they said, There arepeople

Everybody, it's Barry Gordy calling from

California. Hey, my mom's

okay. Barry.

Barry! Everybody,

Barry said he's sorry, Mr. Potti, and he

is so proud of us. We love you, Barry.

We love you, Barry. Yes, couple of weeks,

la la land. The group is

stronger than ever. All right.

Oh, honey. Come on, baby, I'm here.

Can't you put it down, baby?No, I want to

make a toast, all right?Okay. Make

your toast. Damn, you're making me

forget. Oh, yeah, yeahTo Hayes and Mama

Rose. You know, now, you want to drink To

Hayes and Mama Rose, right?You want to

drink to that?No, I want to drink to

that. All right, okay. Hey! To Hayes and

Mama Rose for making all this possible.

HuhAll right, cheers. That's right.

Paul, I think you-- Look, let me tell you

something, all right?You better leave me

alone. Right?

Hey. Hey, hey, Milk. Hey, listen. I cansay

This is mine You can

take it As

long as I know

I've got love I

can make it

For once in life

I have someone who

needs me

For once I can

say This is

mine, you can take it

As long as I know I have

love I can make for

onceI can feel

that somebody's heard my feet

burn Oh, honey,

honey. What?Okay.

All right, let's go home now. All right.

Are you making a scene?I'm making a

scene. What do you mean, I'm making a

scene?HuhPaul, let her go. Paul,

fix your hands, man. Please don't

embarrass me. Don't embarrass you, what?

Because I'm singing lead...

Hey, Eddie, get up off me. Listen, man.

Hey, I sing this on national TV. Now I

can't take you to my house. Mama, Mama,

can I sing Paul?Wait, waitMama, Mama, get

off. Come on, Paul. Come

on,

now.

Yes, we did something great together.

Could help you, uh, tuck

him in tonight. How

long has Paul been like this?Just

seemed to sneak up on him one day with

someone else. Oh, I mean, he's the one

who would never even take a drink.

What are you gonna do?I

wish I knew.

Mom, no, come on.

Hey.

Lamont, come over here.

Say goodbye to your dad. By now,

Josephine and I have been separated for

some time. She made it clear that we were

not going to get back together every time

I saw her. Take care of yourself. Go,

raise you.

In here we're seeing periarticular

erosion, which explains your pain and

limited range of motion. And up in these

areas, evidence of joint space narrowing

compatible with cartilaginous thinning.

In a nutshell, if you don't hang up your

dancing shoes, you're going to find

yourself trading them in for a walker.

You hear me, Melvin?

You know, my mama bundled me up every day

of my life and I still wind up with

rheumatoid arthritis.

I'm dealing with it. Not with cortisone,

you're not. Stuff's not a medicine,

Melvin. Just eases the

symptoms. Ain't that what I want, doc?

No. You keep doubling up your shots.

Arthritis may be the least of your

problems.

You ever been a part of something bigger

than yourself?It's a

beautiful thing, doc. Your system needs a

rest.

Yeah. Can't

rest. So just give me the shot.

As your doctor, I have to tell you.

You're taking a big risk. You know, I

can't think about that right now, doc. I

just need the shot. When can you think

about it?Look, just give me the shot.

Please.

I guarantee this place will throw you

away. Don't you know it?

Oh, ohh yeah. People I'm

talking about don't like a daily shack

yet. Get

on.

Paul.

Paul!

That was a disaster. Yeah, Shelly, we

know, all right?Next show's in

45 minutes. No way he'll be ready. He'll

be ready. Falling down drunk doesn't get

better in 45 minutes. You know what we

have to do, Otis?No.

The Temptations are known for

precision. I don't know what that was.

What's it to you, Shelley?You ain't up

there. I might as well be, Eddie. Mr.

Gordy holds me responsible for everything

that goes on out there. I'm responsible

for Paul. Yeah, Eddie?

Then where were you when he was getting

plastered?I said it.

I ain't goin' on without Paul.

Something to turn down the lights on,

Paul. Richard, I need to

talk to

you.

Ohh

so blue 'Cause I

can get next to you No matter what

I do

I can fly like a bird in the sky

I can fly and save the money

to buy I can turn a river into a

raging

Poor Richard. He was more nervous singing

offstage than he had ever been when he

sang with us in the early days.

We have to take turns watching out for

Paul. Be with him 24 hours a day,

keeping him off the bottle. Then he'll be

all right.

For how long, Eddie?As long as it

takes.

Well, we got to keep Paul here.

Things has got to be too much stock, you

know. Is he going to be all right?I

don't know if Paul's ever going to

perform again. Physically, he might not

be up to it. I'll

have to get back to Paul.

Richard can fill in for Paul until he's

well enough. No. Eddie. I said no.

Paul's not leaving the group. You can't

talk, Corn. You need to check yourself,

Otis. There's nothing wrong with Richard

doing the concerts. Everybody for the

group. Who's the group for?Who did it

ever stand up for?Who did it ever make

sacrifices for?Now you want Paul

gone. You think we could've

gotten a contract with Motown without

Paul?Waiting for Paul to get

well could mean the temptations die.

Think about it, Eddie. Paul wouldn't want

that. It's

just until he gets better.

Odis is gonna throw Paul away like

Alabama trash. I don't wanna let him.

I'm trying to save Paul.

used to have a soul, Melvin.

Corn.

Uh, it's good to see you, man. You

look as sharp as usual.

I knew you'd show up eventually, though.

I heard about Paul. They got the doctors

and everybody in on them. And you next.

Me. Yeah, you. I say

my girl. Ain't too proud to bet it. Look

what they did to me. Paul's gonna be

gone, and that's your boy. Shark's

eating his own guts, Corn. And after you,

ain't gonna be nothing but oat and blue.

And he gonna eat blue, too, 'cause that's

the way them types is.

Better quit. Save yourself some

dignity. You don't know what you're

talking about, Ruff. We supposed to be

back in the studio. When Paul gets

better, we got the tour. Yeah, the tour.

Hey, Korn. You're

bigger than them, Korn. Just like I was

bigger than them. When you wait 'til your

next hit, they gonna come after you.

You better leave before you get fired.

Go ahead. Nothing but the best.

Hey. Yeah. All right. All right

ohh Well, you know I'm not going to miss

a smash. Well, see, you heard about this

one, huhYeah, man. Eddie told me. He said

we got a guaranteed smash. Yeah, Norman

outdid himself on this one.

Hey. And then, baby, then we're taking it

straight to the Copa, you know?Oh.

Oh, the Copa. Yeah. Thought we weren't

taking any gigs till Paul got well.

Well, you know, something came up, we had

to take it. Then we're going tour right

after. Tour, right?Yeah,

Yeah yeah, yeah, I'm going, right?Hey,

hey, if you're feeling up to it. Yeah,

he's up to it. Yeah, Yeah you know me,

I'm up to it. Whoo! How you doing?All

right, baby. Well, let's just see how the

rehearsals go, huhAll right. All

rightAll rightLadies, can we check some

levels?All right.

All rightGotta be ready. You hear

me?Oh, baby.

Every night on my knees I

pray Don't

ever let another take a look for

me Or I will

surely

Paul still wasn't well enough to come

back, and David's words had hit their

mark. Eddie Kendricks

quit the temptations.

Come on, let's see what you got. I'm not

impressed with all that fancy stuff, huh

Yeah, I see you. Come on.

See, that's a double dribble. You can't

do that to mine. Sure I can. Oh, no, no,

see, that's cheap. Shut up and play, Dad.

Whoo! That's

what you get. Miss.

Hey. Hey

Okay. You wanna play like that, huhYeah.

Okay. Come on. Come onCome onBoy, what is

wrong with you?Don't play, fear.

Why we here playing this stupid game

anyway?Because I wanted to spend a little

time with my son. Since when?We should

just stay on the road.

Is that how you feel, Lamar?

Lamar?

Lamar, you my son. So you go on and say

what you feel you need to. Why you always

on the road?It's my job. That's what I

do. It's your job to be my father.

Yeah, that's right. So do it. Be my

father.

Come here. Huh

You know I love you. Huh

Mm-hmmStarting right now, right here.

I want you with me every step of the way,

okay?You mean it?

Yeah, I mean it, little knucklehead. Huh

Okay, come

on. Alden! Hey, Maxine. Good to see you.

Paul's been waiting on you. Now, is that

my angel?Angel, my foot. Angel just

whooped my butt in basketball. You better

come give me a hug. Oh, look at you.

You're so big. Will you go on in?

Paul's been waiting.

Hey! Hey, hey Look what the cat

done druggin' here! Hey, Mark, you wanna

get you some pop?I'm all right. I'm right

here. Yeah, that'd be great. Hey, how you

doing?Little Knucklehead, why don't you

come over here and sit with your Uncle

Paul?Come on down right here. What you

been doing?You been playing a little

basketball?HuhReal good, sir. How you

feeling, Knuckle Paul?

Oh, hey. You know what?I feel a

whole lot better. Your daddy saw fit to

let me back in the group, huhBut you know

nothing would make me happier. But you

gotta get well first. So, um, when's the

next tour?

Starts in Cleveland in a month.

Cleveland, evening in a month.

I want you... I want you to let me back.

Why

don't you help your aunt Maxine?

Are you still drinking pro?

No, man. No, I've been sober for about

three months now. So what the doctor say?

That That doctor don't know that that

just being out there on that stage, you

know what I'm saying?Being out there on

that stage is the only thing that's gonna

fix me. Huh

Oh, you know me, old man. We We walked

into Motown together, man.

Man, look, I'm going crazy out here

sitting, just sitting out here like this.

Man, don't don't make me call up Eddie

and David. Don't Don't make me do that,

man. I'll start my own group, okay?You

want me to do that?I'll start pretty

soon. It's gonna be more ex-temptations

than temptations. You better think about

it. Oh, oh,

man, oh, listen to me, man.

You listen to me, man. I'm gonna die.

Well, I love that. All right,

you know, so, so when. I'm going to show

you. I'm going to show you that I'm ready

for this. I'm going to show you. Paul

Williams still got it. Big Mr. Otis. I'm

going to prove to you. Look, look, these

are the steps right here. If

good looks was a minute, right?I

taught you these damn steps. You know,

you could have been an hour, right?The

way you stole my heart Ooh, oh,

you know you could have been a cool,

cool You all right?Look, man, you don't

need no help, man. I got this. All right?

I got the steps, right?I'm doing better.

You damn right. I'm doing better, man. So

just just come on, all right?You damn.

You damn right, rightI got him, right?I'm

doing this. I'm all right, man, okay?I

got the steps, right?Come on, Maxine. I

think it's time we go. You think it's

time that you go?

Wait, wait, wait, waitAren't

you going to leave here without giving me

an answer?

You're gonna always be a temptation,

Paul. And all the guys can't wait for you

to get back. But

you're just not ready now.

He's an arrogant, pompous snake, Shelley.

That's why. Read that. What am I reading?

The third of September. What about it?

Norman's got that man dying the same day

my daddy died. You won't change the date.

Well, that's why we called you, Shelley.

Because he refuses to change the date.

Where's Norman?Norman's late. As a matter

of fact, Shelley, Norman is always late.

Now, we've been sitting here waiting for

hours now, right?Now, Shelley, that ain't

right. So believe me when I say,

something's gotta change. I am gonna hurt

him, Shelly, if he don't make this right.

Why-why you let him treat us like this,

huhWh-Where's Barry?Mr. Gordy sent me.

Have you talked to him, Otis?No, no, no,

I tried to talk to him, Shelly. Otis, you

talked to Norman. He ain't no ballot.

That's what I'm locking ass about. I told

him about it. He's writing hits. You

can't argue with assWell, well, well

Sounds like the creative juices are

flowing. Norman.

Yeah. What's this?It was the 3rd of

September crap. That's the lyric. What

you got a problem with?I think you know

my problem with it. That was the day my

daddy died. So?

I didn't know that. Oh, the hell you

didn't. Change the date, Norman. No, no,

change the song. I

ain't changin' neither. Then I ain't

singin' nothin'. Edwards,

look, baby, the 3rd of September's the

day your daddy died, huhNow, man, how

could I know that?It's just a

coincidence. But, but, use it!I mean,

ain't that what artists do?What did I

ever do to

you?No passion. But now you got some.

Just who are you to tell us where passion

is?Man, what difference does it make?I

mean, as long as I'm right in the hits.

You know what I'm saying, the hits. Now,

when y'all get some of this, maybe I'll

listen. Oh, come on, normal. Well, you

know. Makes me no never mind. I mean,

there are plenty of other artists out

there lining up, hoping that I'll cut it

on them. Now, why don't everybody just

take it easy, all right?Now,

since we paid for this session, Wit,

we're gonna do the song. But after this,

things have got to change.

Good. Let's go to work.

It was the 3rd of September

That day I'll always remember

Yes, I will 'Cause never

the day that my dad

died I

never got a chance to see him

Never heard nothing but bad things

about him Mama, I'm depending on

you Tell me the truth

Mama just hung her head and said, Son,

Papa was a rolling stone

Wherever he lay

his hat was

his home And when

he died

Hey mama, give you two like a

day Papa never worked a day in his life

Hey mama, bad talk going around

town saying that Papa had three outside

children and another wife And that ain't

right Had some talk about Papa

doing some stuff and preaching Talking

about saving soulsAnd

stealing in the name of the Lord.

Hey,

Mama, I heard Papa call himself a

jack-of-all

Folks say Papa would beg, borrow

steel to pay his bills.

Hey, Mama. Folks say Papa

never was much on bacon. Spent most

of his time tastin' women and

drinkin'.

Mama, I'll be savin' on you. Don't tell

me you're too loud. Mama looked

Hey. Hey

Just keep looking at the box.

Trying to wrap my mind around the fact

that I... buried my best friend today. You

know, if it wasn't for Paul, I would have

never left Birmingham. Is that right?

Yeah.

You know how he could be?

She is hell. Yes.

So, what do I do now, Blue?

You live. And that's...

That's hard. I didn't really lie to you

about that. But...

we move on.

Always the rock. You

gonna be all right?

Yeah.

See you around.

Yeah.

Thorne?

We'll always be family.

Nothing's gone right since we moved to

California, Shelley. We ain't had a hit

since shaky ground, and that's, what,

two, two and a half years ago?Whitfield

ain't changed, and Berry's off making

movies. Los Angeles ain't been very good

to us, Shell. Things will change. I don't

see how. I guarantee it'll change for the

better. Every group goes through a dry

spell. I'm not talking about some dry

spell here, Shelley. Come on, Blue. We're

talking family. This ain't about you,

Shelley. We just think it's time to go.

Every relationship has its ups and downs.

You don't walk out on the first sign of

trouble. Yeah, well, that sign's been

worn out from flashing. You know what?

I don't accept this. Well, don't accept

it. Just look up and see us going. Is

it the way you treat me?Your friend?

You give me this to Carrie to bury that

you're leaving the Motown family?I'm

trying to tell you. It don't feel like

family no more, Shelly. Now, believe me,

Shelly, you've been great to us. Blue and

myself will never forget that. Then give

me a chance. We can't. Give me a couple

of days. We'll work it out.

All right. I'll talk to Barry.

But please, don't do anything yet.

So what now?Shop for a new

label. And if no one takes us?See, there

you go, crossing bridges again, Blue.

Look, don't talk to me like I'm some damn

fool, all right?Hell, it ain't like we're

multimillionaires sitting up in here.

Can't just retire if things don't work

out. What's that supposed to mean?

Look, if it's money you're worried about,

we'll be making a lot more touring and

singing golden oldies. We'll make out,

all right?Yeah.

We left Motown and went to Atlantic

Records. The first shock was that they

sent us to their black division.

Suddenly, it was more about color than

music. Motown had spoiled us.

But we could always work someplace

because people love those early hits.

Well, half a house still deserves a great

show.

You know, we gotta be strong examples for

the new guys. Yeah, you're right.

It wasn't lost on us that Eddie had two

number-one records for Motown. David

had had hits right after he became an

ex-Temptation, but by this time, he

was in a dry spell, too. Not that I

was rooting against him, but I'd be lying

if I said we didn't still fail the

competition. As I think about

it,Every time I thought things couldn't

get worse, they up and did.

Oh, my God. Uh, excuse me, miss.

Hey, how you doing?Oh, come on, now. You

can't run away from me. I'm not coming to

feed some thug. Just want to talk to you.

Let me help you with those.

Thanks. Who, uh, what's your name?Angela.

Hey! Hey, man! Hey! That's

my car, man, come on! Hey, you ain't

taking my car. I said you ain't taking my

car, man.

Hey! Don't I know you, man?

Unless it's Hill that's gonna give me my

sponge bath. I'm sleeping.

Oh, it's you. No sponge.

I tell you, the show is an angel on your

shoulder. Do you know how lucky you are?

You know, everyone keeps trying to tell

me how lucky I am. Melvin, you so lucky.

Probably the only cat in town that got

shot yesterday. Now, if that's luck, you

best believe I don't want any. Yeah, I

know, that's right. Did the guy think he

killed you?No, I guess that's the freaky

thing. You know, we up in my car,

wrestling and stuff. And next thing I

know, he pulls out a gun and... bam, bam.

And all of a sudden he recognized me.

And he kicked my butt out my car. He

recognized you?Mm-hmmWas

it Ruffin?Nah, Ruffin would've killed me.

So when y'all head off on this European

tour?Oh, no, noWe're not gonna go. No, no

You gotta go, man. You can't sit around

here waiting for me to heal.

We need the money.

You sure?Yeah, I'm sure.

I mean, at least we're still hot over

there, right?I sure hope so. I'll

be ready when you get back.

So, four temptations went off to Europe.

For the first time, I was without my

partner. When the tour was over, I needed

a rest. So I went home to Hayes. Your mom

ain't been feeling too well. What's the

matter?Well, I'll let her tell you.

Hayes?

Come on, let's go inside and see what

your daddy brought you. Yes, ma'am. Come

on.

Mama?

Mama?

Oh, baby. Mmm. It's

so good to have you back home.

Yeah. How you feeling?Better now. And

what was wrong?

Some doctor says I got cancer.

Cancer?No. It ain't nothing.

You know, the treatments were from the

disease. I was feeling fine 'til they

started curing me. Why

didn't you call me, hmm

Because I'm gonna beat this, Otis. I am.

Ain't no cancer gonna keep me down. Me

and Rose and Edgar, yeah,

we gonna be right front and center when

y'all play Vegas.

No, that's right. That's right. And we're

gonna meet. Sammy Davis

Jr.?Sammy Davis Jr.

Anything

else?

You've been giving me

everything already.

You

set out and done just what you

set out to do.

And I want you to know

that to me you ain't just a success in

show business. The

way you come through the rough times,

I continue to keep it together.

You a success as a man.

You a success as a man.

Hey, heyIt was

with BBIs, huhOh, baby, I, uh..

You've made me so happy.

I could cry if I'm happy, can't I?

Oh, my sweet baby boy. Oh.

Sunshine,

blue skies, please

go away God has

found another and gone away With her with

my futureMy

life is full Your night sounds strange

But I wish it would rain Oh yeah,

yeah, yeah I spent as much time as I

could with Hayes before it was time to

tour again. The good news was that

Melvin was back in action, but our

records on Atlantic were not happening.

We left there right after one album, and

for the first time since we were the

distance, The Temptations didn't

have a record deal.

Although Eddie had been really successful

after he left us, by this time, his

fortunes were the same as ours. And he

was back to playing small clubs like

Chappie's Lounge. You know something,

bang, bang What's the point,

lookin'

Just to get a dozen

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank

you, thank you. Ladies and

gentlemen, one of the greatest

temptations of one of my

closest friends is in the audience. Help

me welcome Mr. David Ruffin.

Would you be upset if I asked him to join

me for a song?

Haven and I sang

on some of the Temptations' biggest

records. Let's see if we can bring some

of that magic back to him.

I think you gave

your name using every praise my

Everything my dream is about you Honey, I

can live without you

Baby,

baby,

baby Baby, baby, baby You're my evil

And my ways are gone And

trouble wouldn't be here

Mr. David Rothman! You my everything.

Now, you know I'm gonna sing to you my

everything. I wasn't trying to embarrass

you, though. Yeah. Man.

Man, I'm gonna tell you something. I've

been doing my own thing for a while. That

applause we got tonight, that was a

temptation state. We were the voices,

David. Of course we were. The people

wanted us. Still do. Why don't

we do something about it?We're temps.

Just as much as Melvin had noticed?Then

why don't we do something about it?

Me and you. Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

I'm serious, Colton. It's

crazy. Why?

First of all, we'll mess it up. Yeah,

you're right. But it could be

a lot of fun.

Actually, it could be a whole lot of fun.

Melvin and I looked up, and there were

two groups of temptations. David and

Eddie got with Dennis and two other guys,

and they went out on the road. And the

hardest part was that we couldn't stop

them. but you

sure

can't hide I'll

set you free

Well, the only person

talking about love

and around

and

around we go Where the

world

Melvin and I got with Barry and went back

home to Motown. Not long after that,

someone came up with the bright idea of

putting together a reunion tour.

Sometimes a good idea should stay an

idea. Whatcha doing here so early, man?

It's one o'clock. I've been calling you

all morning. What's wrong with your phone?

There's nothing wrong with my phone. That

place is a mess. I

told you. All right, listen, man.

This is a big, big, big opportunity. You

with me, Ruff?What you talking about?It's

early. I'm talking about Otis. Motown and

them want to put together a reunion tour.

Who?Motown, man. Are you hearing me?I

don't know about you, but I need this

pretty bad, man. I knew they'd come

calling back sooner or later. See, David?

It's the same attitude that got your ass

fired in the first place. I wasn't fired.

I quit. Yeah. You could convince

yourself of that. How's about convincing

yourself to show up and make this money?

Oh, is she going?Good.

We gotta meet with Otis and Motown. Of

course we do. 'Cause

we the voices. And you know

they want the voices.

Oh, ohh what's going on?

Hey, I'm Glenn. Dennis. Oh, absolutely.

Can I

have your autograph?Eddie. Hey, oh, how

you doing?Eddie. Hey, just like old time.

Uh, even better. Hey, guys,

come on, we gotta rehearse.

Anybody seen David?You know, hour late is

early for David. Yeah, well, we got 15,

20 songs to do, guys. Hey, what's that?I

don't know. I

don't knowHe's early?Well, I'll be.

David. You have got to be kidding me.

You feeling all right?You got a fever?

'Cause daylight savings ain't like

another month. And now it's gonna snow in

California. Hey, this is the new

me. I'm on time, and I'm ready to work.

Now, what y'all gonna do?Oh, well,

excuse us, Mr. Ruff. We should work.

That's more of it. Thank you. I was right

here. Wait, wait, this is like Paul's

favorite move right here, right?Wait, wait

Hey, hey, hey I

see some stiffness in this.

Come on, to the right, to the right, to

the right. Yeah. Now, Ruff, show me that

move you used to do. Ohh Yeah, I used to

come through it all, turn the mic behind

my back, turn around, do that.

Ohh I ain't doing nothing. Take that out,

take that out. You know what I mean,

right?Oh, yeah.

Get on in the line.

Yeah. Shoo. There you go. All

right. Shoo. Still got it. Well, you dad,

we still got it. We better keep it that

way. Shoo. Hey, you know, right-handed.

Shoo. Still got it.

Not bad, guys, not bad. But we can do

better, and we can definitely dig deeper.

So just so you know, if I have

to, I will be harder. If he'll

never stop being hard on the show.

He's right over. Some

of us need that kind of stuff. We'll

rehearsal the same time tomorrow.

How you doing?Pretty good. You

know, I'm scared, though. What?That I

might actually work this time?Yeah. Why

don't you make it rough, man?One of them

drugs he took. Must have accidentally

fixed his personality.

Don't worry about me, yo. I'm doing just

fine. I'm not worried about you, partner.

I've never met a girl who makes me

feel the way that you do You're all right

Whenever a master makes my dreams real I

say that you do You're out of time So

be my oh

Look out baby, we'll see you out come Now

I'm afraid of you So get ready

So get ready

I'm in, I'm in. You

can't really deal without any money.

can be For the

pretty face got the best of me

Suddenly you came into my

life And they've been meeting

until delight No good

looks, I've learned to do it all 'Cause

now I know it's love

Your words warm and sincere

And let me know that your love is real

A pretty face you may not possess

But what I like about you is your gender

A pretty face may be long by state

But I'll change love in

your face I know

Oh baby,

oh yeah

My friends ask what do I

see in you But it goes

Hello. Hey,

Joe. How you doing, girl?

No, no, he, um, he's in the shower.

Everything all right?Oh,

God.

I'm so sorry, Joe. No,

no, let me,Let me

tell them. Let

me do this. All right?All

right, bye.

Man, did you hear that applause?We were

tight tonight. Whatever everybody did

before the show, tell them don't change

it.

Yeah, will do.

What you drinking for two now, Blue?

Who's that on the phone?Have a drink with

me. Brother, you know we don't have no

time for that. We got people we gotta

meet downstairs, remember?Have a drink

with you, friend.

I...

I don't want a drink.

Who's that on the phone?

Josephine. Is

everything all right?No.

Everything's not all right.

So lay it on me, man.

It's Bel Lamont. He, uh..

He fell from the third floor of the

construction site.

But he's gonna be all right.

So...

if you're telling me...

that my son is dead... if

you're telling me... that my

son's gone...

I...

I can get through this. I can't...

I'm a hero, you know

I'm right by your side.

When I got back from Lamont's funeral,It

was beginning to look like the reunion

tour couldn't survive the reunion. And

once again, David was David.

Well, the owner at the hotel said he put

David's stuff in his car early this

morning. 6 AM. David was still

wearing his tux. And?And he drove

away. So we don't know if he's gonna make

it to Cleveland or not. We can only hope.

What is this, huhThe third time showing?

Yeah, I know. No, no, no, he's doing this

on purpose. He knows we get paid based on

all seven temps being there. Promoters

were afraid of this. No, I was afraid of

this.

Benny, drive off. Next city.

From your 50. What do I look like?A

banker?My autograph got me worth at least

a gram. Oh, yeah?Who are you?

David Ruffin' the Temptations. We dealing

cash around here, my man. Cash.

I need cash.

Two tickets to tonight's concert. I'll be

there. So lay some ice on me now. Come

on. You're gonna perform?That's right.

These tickets say the concert is

Saturday. So?So

today's Sunday.

It is?Yeah.

In that case, I ain't gonna be there.

Just another show.

Come on, help me out, man. Come on, stop.

See, man, sure must have roughed in the

door.

Let's go, man. Hold on, hold on. Just

wait a second.

Brand new Lincoln outside. I signed you

on the pink slope. I ain't got done much.

Then give me what you got. And get

some more. I know you can get some more.

Give me what you got. Gimme

everything. Gimme what you got here, man.

Gimme some Lincoln. Ease up. And that

Lincoln better be there, too.

Let's go check it out.

Wow. You know what this means?

Yeah, we're getting old. Gonna have to

start lying about my age. Like you don't

already. I hear you talking to them young

girls. What?Aw, brother, please. Oh, oh.

Oh, now you're just gonna run away. Oh,

see, you don't like the truth.

Ah, here they are. The men of the hour

are back. Hey, sir, how are you?Blue,

Otis, congratulations, my friend. You

deserve it. How about a toast?Uh, yeah.

It is. Most definitely. What else?

Temptations forever. Temptations forever.

That's what I'm talking about. Very good.

Hey, hey, where you going, bro?I'm gonna

talk to you about

something. Otis, can I have a word?

David, Eddie, and Dennis just walked in.

Shelley, you don't look too happy to see

us. David?Fellas?Is there a problem?

No, No there's no problem. It's just

that, uh, Otis wasn't expecting you.

We're cool. We'll just go up, get our

award, and we'll split. Don't let me get

started on. Anyway,

believe it or not, I am happy to see you.

And congratulations.

Thanks, Shelley.

Micah! Cloud nine!Just my

imagination. Papa was a rolling stump.

Need I say more, ladies and gentlemen,

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is proud

to welcome the tifting

temptation, David

Repp, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,

Melvin Triton, Dennis Edwards, and

posthumous lady Paul Williams.

Congratulations on this.

Mr. Ruffin.

Good to see you. Good to see you, too.

Eddie. Otis. You deserve this. Thank you,

ma'am. Thank you.

For Paul.

Each of these guys have been a major part

of our success. And here we were,

together again. And for the moment,

we were friends again.

He had come off the tour with a briefcase

full of money. No one is exactly sure

what happened. Almost a week went by

before the John Doe in the mall was

identified as David Ruffin. All

I know is it was a tragic loss.

Now, I know I must look like a

troublesome gangster, but I was just

wondering if you'd be so kind as to let

your son sing in my group. We're good. We

really are.

Melvin, you come on out from behind that

tree and zip up that

jacket.

You sure I won't get woked, Mama?

Oh.

Mama, there's a lot of food you got here

now, even for you. You ain't got enough

to feeding on me. I don't know what came

over me. I tell ya, I was out there in

the kitchen cooking, and I was listening

to some of y'all early records. And I

started hearing Eddie and

Paul and David, all of 'em laughing and

carrying on. And my hands

just took over. And I started cooking

everything that I remember everybody

loved. Yes, I did.

It's a lot of food, but... it's

all right.

Oh, baby, what... What was it

that got in?It's lung cancer,

mama. That's right.

That boy sure didn't love my cornbread.

He was a sweet boy.

God, y'all was sweet in your own ways.

So I see you still polishing up my

Grammys there, mama. Oh, now

you know that's right! I keep 'em right

here. Yes, I do, so I can see 'em every

day. I'm proud of y'all, baby. Yes,

I am. Umm

All right, Melvin, I want you to start

eating something now, baby. Mama, I'm

fine, you know. I want you to eat today,

baby. Mama. Get some stuff on your plate.

Mama, come on now. Stop. Stop fussing

over me now, all right?I'm fine. All

right. How about something to drink?Okay?

Okay, I got some lemonade in the

frigidade. I'll be right back. Look

at this.

Look how young we were.

Do you have any regrets, Blue?Hmm

Uh, hell, no. And

don't you go carry no regrets, Ron. I'm

shoveders, either.

You know, about, uh, Paul or Eddie or

David?

Or me?

'Cause above all the bad times, you know,

we-- we really had the

best of times, you know

Yeah, we had some good times. No,

brother, we had some crazy-ass times. All

right. Here we go. Here's the

lemonade, Mel. Thanks, Mama.

Oh, Lord, I left them short ribs in the

oven. The short ribs?No, no, no, no,

Mama. No No short ribs. We can't eat no

more. Well, we got to have the short

ribs. All right, Mama, Mama. Let me get

it, all right?Show you I'm still good for

something. Were you sure, baby?Yeah, I'm

sure, mama. In fact, I'm so sure.

I'm gonna take the long way around. Watch

me work. I told

you he was doing fine. Lord, have mercy.

Otis... I

want to thank you.

For what?for being

what these boys needed most.

What was that?Level-headed.

You was the one that

kept it all together. Yes, you were.

I want to thank you. Thank you.

You know, you were always too kind. But

what we needed most was a bass singer.

And you supplied that, so thank

you. Look at all

this food. Blue, come on and hurry up and

get in here, boy. But this food gets

cold. I'm hungry.

Melvin?

Blue?Blue. I'm really

gonna miss you. It's

really gonna be different without you.

Time is gonna be

for the rest of my life. I'm

gonna be thinking about you.

Yes, I am.

Time came when you had

to go. I'll

miss you, my buddy.

miss you, my friend

In your finest hour

I was there with you

And without you, things won't

be the same

But there's a higher power

that we answer to

And you

really gonna miss you

Everything about you, you're

smiling face

I know you want us all

to be strong I'm really

gonna miss you I

know you've gone

Singing you a brand

new song If you're

my friend Ah Ah Ah

Otis, appear!

Man, you're late, don't leave Mr. Shinto.

A lot of times, it's that being

special. that made them hard to work

with. But I loved every one of them

like my own brother. And I

always will.

I got one chance

on a cloudy day.

When it's cold outside

I've got my monthly man

I guess you

say What can make

me feel this way Maggie,

Maggie, Maggie

Talking 'bout Maggie, Maggie

Maggie

the bees into me

I've got a sweeter song

Than the birds in the trees

Well, I guess

you say What

can make me feel this

way My girl, my

girl

Temptations forever.