Post #738904 by Tattoo on Sat, Mar 7, 2015 7:47 PM

The Temptations hanging at the Kon Tiki circa 1966

"At 16, I won a contest with WJMO radio. I wrote in 25 words or less why I wanted to have dinner with the Temptations. I thanked them for their inspiration and what they did for race relations.

I won second place. They picked the two of us up in a limo and took us to the old Kon-Tiki right down in what's now the Renaissance. David Ruffin sort of sat off to himself. I didn't know about his problems then. The other four were absolutely delightful. They put up with silly 16-year-old-girl adoration and questions like, "What's your favorite song?"

Then they took us to Leo's Casino. They took us on stage and sang "My Girl" to us.

I was the most popular girl in my school for about a week. "

from...

http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2011/05/urban_leagues_marcia_mockabee.html