#obie benson

[twixnmix]

The Four Tops playing basketball in New York City, 1965.

Photos by Don Paulsen

#four tops #1965 #motown #basketball #nyc #obie benson #levi stubbs #1960s #duke fakir #lawrence payton #sixties #new york city #1960s fashion

[filosofablogger]

♫ What's Going On ♫ (Redux)

♫ What’s Going On ♫ (Redux)

Last time I posted this, in May 2020, I said it fit the times we were living in.  Since then, a lot has happened, and the song STILL fits the times perfectly.  The question then becomes … will there ever be a time when we will listen to this song and say, “Wow, I’m glad things have changed since then!”?  I have begun to doubt it.  Still, we can take some pleasure from Marvin Gaye for he knocks…

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#Al Cleveland #Berry Gordy #Bloody Thursday #Four Tops #George Floyd #Marvin Gaye #protest songs #Renaldo "Obie" Benson #Vietnam War

[history105rockandrollblog]

Lecture 7: The Four Tops perform “Baby I Need Your Loving” in 1966. One of the most beloved Motown acts, The Four Tops – Levi Stubbs, Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, and Lawrence Payton – continued scoring big hits well into the 1980s. Today, alas, the only surviving member is Abdul “Duke” Fakir (1935-  ). They were responsible for so many memorable tunes. It’s impossible NOT to love these guys.

#Motown #The Four Tops #Baby I Need Your Loving #1966 #Levi Stubbs #Abdul Duke Fakir #Renaldo Obie Benson #Lawrence Payton #television

[gffa]

“My Only Hope,” Tricia Benson | Star Wars Celebration 2023

"I was really moved by the backstory given for Leia and Ben Kenobi in the series Obi-Wan Kenobi. The filling in of some their shared experiences, in my mind, made adult Leia’s reaching out for help to Obi-Wan through R2-D2 in A New Hope all the more poignant. This piece portrays two moments where Leia, and the Rebellion, needed the help of a trusted ally and friend. He did not let them down."

#obi wan kenobi #leia organa

[ivystoryweaver]

10 Fandoms/10 Characters/10 Tags

Thank you @steven-grants-world @mundivagantsoul @suddenlysteven @saturn-rings-writes for the tags! 😘

1. Marc/Steven/Jake

2. Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully

3. Captain Olivia Benson

4 and 5. Sam and Dean Winchester

6. Loki

7. Poe Dameron

8. General/Princess Leia Organa

9. Obi-Wan Kenobi

10. Special Agent Fox Mulder

Consider yourselves tagged I've seen most of my moots tagged already

#tag games #thanks for the tag!

[itneedsmoregays]

It's been a crazy end to the year.

I never expected to find out that Mike Wazowski, Dory, Dean Hardscrabble, Disgust, Bing Bong, Alberto Scorfano, Aladdin, Hugo the Gargoyle, Jane Porter, Terk, Nani Pelekai, B.E.N., Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Stabbington Brother 1, Vanellope von Schweetz, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Judy Hopps, Mrs. Otterton, Agustin Madrigal, Asha, King Magnifico, Candace Flynn-Fletcher, Mabel Pines, Sev'ral Timez, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, King Julien, Barry Benson, Po, Stoick the Vast, Megamind, Tooth, Branch, Biggie, Velvet, Doc Ock, Howard Stark, Pepper Potts, Black Widow, Hank Pym, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Shang-Chi, Thanos, Korg, The High Evolutionary, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Princess Skystar, The Storm King, Autumn Blaze, Argyle Starshine, Huntress, Billy Batson, Yakko Warner, Kiki, Artie Ziff, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Agent Kallus, Ian Malcolm, The T-800, John Rambo, Meg Griffin, Amy Farrah Fowler, Vector Perkins, Herb Overkill, Rosita, Darius, Alfonso, Wyldstyle, Unikitty, Rigby, Lani Aliikai, Count Dracula, Mavis Dracula, Eunice Stein and Grouchy Smurf all support genocide.

#free palestine #free gaza

[josephseedismyfather]

OCs as other characters

I was tagged by @cassietrn and @inafieldofdaisies for this quiz, thank you so much friends! 🥰 I was pretty excited to do this one!

Harley Jane ❤️

Allison Reynolds (Breakfast Club): 95% Rue Bennett (Euphoria): 93% Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad): 87% Jimmy McGill (Better Call Saul): 87% April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation): 87% Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia): 87% Janis Ian (Mean Girls): 85% Jack Maine (A Star Is Born): 84% Ian Gallagher (Shameless): 82% Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham): 82%

Evangeline Rose 💛

Jennifer Jareau (Criminal Minds): 96% Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe): 93% Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU): 92% Kim Wexler (Better Call Saul): 91% Maid Marian (Robin Hood): 89% Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith): 88% Legolas (Lord of the Rings): 87% Belle (Beauty and the Beast): 86% Phil Coulson (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.): 85% Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird): 84%

The Dep 💙

Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things): 97% Gaston (Beauty and the Beast): 95% Boromir (Lord of the Rings): 92% Tyler Durden (Fight Club): 89% Sterling Archer (Archer): 89% Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet): 88% Han Solo (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope): 88% Wolverine (X-Men): 85% Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones (Once Upon a Time): 84% John Bender (The Breakfast Club): 83% Tagging with no pressure and apologies for doubles: @wrathfulrook, @socially-awkward-skeleton, @trench-rot, @ladyoriza, @redreart, @hotmessteaparty, @g0dspeeed, @v0idbuggy, @insanityofvaas, @simplegenius042, @malefiquinn, @strangefable, @noodlecupcakes, @neverthesameneveranother, @chazz-anova, @aristomal, @villageofshadow, @ocdemon-747, and whoever else wants to play. Tag me! 😘

#quiz #tagged 🖤 #oc: harley jane #oc: evangeline rose #untitled john wip #far cry 5 oc #character info

[annasinterests]

Statistical "Which Character Are You?" Personality Quiz

this was so much fun ty for tagging me @joelsversion !!!! 🩷

npt tags🫶🏼: @nuka-cherries @tinygarbage @morning-star-joy @lumoverheaven @planet-marz1 @sickvictorianangel @josephquinnswhore @photo1030 @agaritas @daydreamingmiller

also i'm adding honorable mentions for each percentage bracket under the cut

80%-90%

john watson

glenn rhee

sam winchester

olivia benson

captain america

vision

obi-wan kenobi

optimus prime

lexi howard

atticus finch

70%-79%

eddard stark

luke skywalker

brienne of tarth

dr. ellie sattler

professor oak

bruce wayne

rick grimes

ted lasso

john wick

padme amidala

60%-69%

applejack

littlefoot

penelope garcia

chandler bing

jason bourne

wanda maximoff

50%-59%

tony stark

john dutton

dean winchester

owen grady

ian malcolm

40%-49%

jaime lannister

nick miller

beth dutton

kirk lazarus

oberyn martell

huckleberry finn

30%-39%

fleabag

saul goodman

20%-29%

homelander

freddy kreuger

agatha harkness

y'all the fact that i got 6 out of 9 from this post of characters that I thought were me-coded .

#tag games #yes i did go through all 2000 characters #i am stunned with how many i got with my me-coded post #like that's actually insane #also last time i took this test i got dexter morgan LMAO #btw who is charlie young and what is the west wing

[lucidstoriabloggin]

Fandom List!

This is long winded BUT, just a small list of fandoms that I'm familiar with and/or will post about/ or who I consider insipiration from.

Fandoms under the cut.

DC: 

Peacemaker

Vigilante

Harley Quinn

Poison Ivy

Arrow

Edward Blake

Captain Boomerang

TDK

Blackguard

Javelin

─────────

Marvel: 

Moonknight/Steven Grant/Marc Spector

Daredevil/Matt Murdoch

Jessica Jones

Loki

Thor

Punisher

Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

Deadpool/Wade Wilson

Natasha Romamoff 

Bucky Barnes

Bruce Banner

Yelena Belova

Peggy Carter

Clint Barton

Captain America

Gamora 

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    Anime: 

Chainsaw Man

One Piece

Sailor Moon

Jujitsu Kaisen

The Way of the Househusband

Ouran Host Club

SpyxFamily

Cowboy Bebop

Hunter x Hunter

Inyuasha

Bleach

Fruits Basket

Neon Genesis Evangelion 

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 

Attack On Titan

Black Butler

Hellsing 

Howl’s Moving Castle

My Neighbor Totoro

Ghost In The Shell

Spirited Away

Ponyo

Kiki’s Delivery Service 

──────────

Supernatural: 

Crowley

Castiel

Charlie Bradbury

Gabriel

Rowena

Gadreel

──────────

Law & Order: 

Olivia Benson

Elliott Stabler

John Munch

Alexandra Borja

Nina Cassidy

Mike Logan

Conni Rubarosa

Michael Cutter

Cyrus Lupo

──────────────────

Blue Bloods: 

Jamie Reagan

Danny Reagan

Eddie Janko

Maria Baez

────────

 StarWars: 

Han Solo

Cassian Andor

Boba Fett

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anakin Skywalker

Padmè Amidala

Kylo Ren

Rey

Poe Damaron

Din Djarin

Jyn Erso

Bo-Katan 

Ahsoka Tano

────────

   Horror: (Characters & Films)

Evil Dead

Chucky/Tiffany

Norman Bates

Ghostface

Stu Macher

Billy Loomis

Carrie White

Laurie Strode

Clarice Starling

Ellen Ripley

Ed Warren

Lorraine Warren

Donnie Darko

Pearl

Stephen King (film catalog)

Halloween

Friday the 13th

Scream

Insidious

─────────

Twilight: 

Bella Swan

Edward Cullen

Jacob

Alice Cullen

Jasper Cullen

Benjamin

Carlisle Cullen

─────────

Harry Potter: 

Hermione

Regulus Black

Sirius Black

Snape

Ron Weasley 

Bellatrix Lestrange

Harry Potter

Remus Lupin

Professor McGonnagall 

Albus Dumbledore

Luna Lovegood

Cedric Diggory

Ginny Weasely

Oliver Wood

──────────

Kdramas: 

Yumi Cells 2

My Liberation Notes

A Business Proposal

Soundtrack #1

Again my Life

Boys over Flowers

Hotel De Luna

Because this is my First Life

Flower of Evil

When The Weather is Fine

Summer Strike

──────────

   What We Do In the Shadows: 

Nadja

Lazslo

Nandor

Vladislav

Simon the Devious

Viago

────────

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 

Joel

Mike

Tom & Crow

────────

The Walking Dead:

Negan

Daryl Dixon

Rick Grimes

Glen Rhee

Shane Walsh

Carl Grimes (SFW ONLY)

Maggie Greene

Eugene Porter

Leah Shaw

——————

    Our Flag Means Death: 

Captain Blackbeard

Stede Bonnet

Jim

———

 The Last of Us:

Joel

Ellie

Marlene

Tess

Riley Abel

———

Resident Evil:

Ada Wong

Leon S. Kennedy 

Claire Redfield

Jill Valentine

Carlos Oliveria

Ethan Winters

Ashley Graham

Lady Dimitrescu

Karl Heisenberg

Luis Sera

Albert Wesker

———

    Other Video Games & Characters:

Link (Breath of The Wind & Tears of the Kingdom timelines)

Zelda (Breath of The Wind & Tears of the Kingdom timelines)

Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)

Josh Washington (Until Dawn)

Mike Munroe (Until Dawn)

Sam Giddings (Until Dawn)

Rani (Elden Ring)

Melina (Elden Ring)

Sebastian (Stardew Valley)

Elliott (Stardew Valley)

Abigail (Stardew Valley)

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

Baldur’s Gate

Fatal Frame

Death Stranding

The Devil in Me

God of War Ragnarok

The Quarry

Half Life Alyx 

Man of Medan

Life Is Strange

Callisto Protocol

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American Horror Story:

Dr. Ben Harmon

Tate Langdon

Kit Walker

Zoe Benson

Madison Montgomery 

James Patrick March

The Countess

Xavier Plympton

(** I can also do the one off’s from the American Horror Stories anthology**)

—————-

    Castle:

Kate Beckett

Richard Castle 

————-

    Adventure Time

Fiona 

Finn

Marceline

Marshall Lee

Prince Bubblegum

Princess Bubblegum

————-

    XFILES:

Dana Scully

Fox Mulder

———-

Other TV Shows:

24

The Blacklist

Gilmore Girls

Black Mirror

Dr. Who

Inside Man

The Last Kingdom

Peaky Blinders

The Witcher

Wednesday 

Justice League (& Justice League Unlimited)

Derry Girls

Better Call Saul

Westworld

The Good Place

Sabrina The Teenage Witch (SFW ONLY)

Stranger Things

The Umbrella Academy

You

Always Sunny in Philadelphia 

The Bear

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

New Girl

Dexter

Yellowjackets

Weeds

Firefly

Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir (SFW ONLY)

Angel

Outlander

Bridgerton

Sons of Anarchy

Dawson’s Creek

Scream Queens

Sleepy Hollow

Legion

Castle Rock

Downton Abbey

Killing Eve

Broadchurch

Hannibal

True Blood

——-

Movies:

Trainspotting

Only Lovers Left Alive

Infinity Pool

Crimson Peak

The Craft

Labyrinth 

The Breakfast Club

Nightmare Alley

Triple Frontier

Enola Holmes (SFW ONLY unless only playing Sherlock)

Warm Bodies

Pride & Prejudice

Glass Onion

WW84

La La Land

Spider Man// Into the Spiderverse

Interview With a Vampire

Hairspray

Percy Jackson (all installments)

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them

Lord of the rings 

The Notebook

PS I Love you

500 Days of Summer

West Side Story

Scott Pilgrim

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Bridget Jones’ Diary

Enchanted (Disney)

Beauty & The Beast

Cinderella 

#fanfiction #fanfic list #fanfiction writing #fanfic wip #star wars fic #dc fic #marvel fanfiction #marvel fanfic writer #anime fanfic #anime fandom #twd fanfiction #horror fanfiction #hp fanfic #harry potter fanfiction #harry potter fandom #tlou fanfiction #wwdits fandom #wwdits fanfic #re fanfic #re fandom #video game fanfic #disney fanfiction #dr who fandom #dr who fanfiction #misc musings

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marvin Gaye’s 1971 concept album, WHAT’S GOING ON, his landmark testimonial on addiction, the environment, poverty, racism, war, and man’s estrangement from God. He also raised the bar for mingling electronica and jazz orchestration with gospel, pop, and Motown’s brand of soul music. Initially Motown’s president, Berry Gordy, balked at releasing this album, but Marvin made a wager with Gordy, and to Gordy’s amazement, it went one to become one of Motown’s classic LPs and one of the most celebrated albums in music history.

Key tracks on the album include “God is Love,” “Mercy Mercy Me,” and “Inner City Blues” (featuring James Jamerson’s amazing bass work, which greatly influenced my own bass playing). The album is a “song cycle” in a narrative told from the perspective of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to behold hatred, suffering, and injustice. The evergreen title song has roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. The lyrics, co-written by Obie Benson of the Four Tops, were conceived after he and the group's tour bus arrived in Berkeley on May 15, 1969. While there, Benson witnessed police brutality and violence in People’s Park during an anti-war protest. It was later hailed as “Bloody Thursday.” Upset by the situation, Benson asked people, "'What is happening here? One question led to another. Why are they sending kids so far away from their families overseas? Why are they attacking their own children in the streets?" After collaborating with Al Cleveland and Marvin Gaye, the song became the masthead for free speech, civil rights, and God’s love over man’s strife.

Here's an acoustic (unedited board tape) "coffee house version" I did of "What's Going On." Meanwhile, thank you Marvin for making a record that stands the test of time and still speaks to us!

 

#marvingaye #motown #gordyrecords #soulmusic #singersongwriter #civilrightsmovement #coffeehouse #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge #williamsportpa #pennsylvania #berkeley #california #peoplespark

#johnny j blair #singer songwriter #music #singer at large #pop rock #Marvin Gaye #Motown #Civil Rights Movement #Berkeley #California #People's Park

[xo-bug-ox]

Guide To My Posts <3

Fandoms I write for :)

★ Marvel

★ The Mighty Ducks

★ Stranger Things

★ The Umbrella Academy

★ Musical Theatre

★ Harry Potter

★ The Breakfast Club

★ See How They Run

★ Bullet Train

★ Star Wars

★ The Grand Budapest Hotel

★ The Darjeeling Limited

★ Dead Poets Society

Characters I write for ❤︎︎ (favourites are marked ☻︎)

✿Marvel

Bruce Banner ☻︎

Clint Barton

Loki Laufeyson

Sam Wilson

Steve Rogers

Peter Parker (MCU & outside of MCU)

Baron Zemo

Matt Murdock

Foggy Nelson ☻︎

Erik Lehnsherr ☻

Quicksliver (Xmen and MCU)

Kurt Wagner

Carol Danvers

Gwenpool ☻︎

Yelena Belova (Platonic only!!)

Mantis ☻︎

Valkyrie

Jen Walters

✿ The Mighty Ducks

Lester Averman ☻︎

Fulton Reed

Dean Portman

✿ Stranger Things

Dustin Henderson ☻︎

Robin Buckley (afab/gender neutral only) ☻︎

Will Byers (amab/gender neutral only)

Joyce Byers

Jonathan Byers ☻︎

Argyle ☻︎

Fred Benson

Lucas Sinclair

Max Mayfield

Eleven

Mike Wheeler

✿ The Umbrella Academy

Umbrella!Ben Hargreeves ☻︎

Diego Hargreeves

Viktor Hargreeves ☻︎

Klaus Hargreeves

Alphonso Hargreeves

Jayme Hargreeves

Hazel

✿ Theatre

Just ask

✿ Harry Potter

Remus Lupin (marauders and golden trio) ☻︎

Sirius black (marauders and golden trio)

James Potter

Regulus Black

Harry Potter

Neville Longbottom ☻︎

Dean Thomas

Luna Lovegood

✿ The Breakfast Club

John Bender

Claire Standish

Brian Johnson

Andrew Clark ☻︎

Allison Reynolds ☻︎

✿ See How They Run

Leo Köpernick ☻︎

Inspector Stoppard

Constable Stalker

Dennis Corrigan

✿ Bullet Train

Tangerine

Lemon ︎☻

The Son

Yuichi Kimura

Ladybug

✿ Star Wars

Luke Skywalker

Din Djarin

Han Solo

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Haja Estree

✿ The Grand Budapest Hotel

Dmitri Desgoffe-und-Taxis

Zero Moustafa ☻︎

Agatha

✿ The Darjeeling Limited

Peter Whitman

Francis Whitman

Jack Whitman ☻

✿ Dead Poets Society

Neil Perry

Todd Anderson

Steven Meeks ☻︎

Gerard Pitts

⚠︎︎ Request Template

Fandom

Character

Type (fluff, smut, angst, etc)

Anything specific about reader

Plot in mind

If you don’t see a character on here you wish to request for feel free to send it in anyway just in case I’ve left them off the lists! :D xx

#marvel #mighty ducks #the umbrella academy #musical theatre #harry potter #golden trio era #marauders #parks and recreation #community #space force #the breakfast club #screaming crying throwing things #see how they run #adrien brody #bullet train #Star Wars #the darjeeling limited #the grand budapest hotel #dead poets society

[repressionrumble]

THE BRACKET IS HERE! Who will take the crown of the Ruler of Repression?! You decide! The list of matches is below the cut. Voting for round one side one is LIVE SO GO GO GO!

Side One Round One

Greg House vs Hunter Owl House

Dean Winchester vs Nancy Wheeler

Raven vs Tulip Olsen

Frollo vs Juri Awasugawa

Zane vs MK

Sasha Nein vs Saiki K.

The Captain vs Javert

Qifrey the Witch vs Amelia Hughes

Cyrus vs Benson

Mob vs Professor Layton

Gideon Nav vs Homura Akemi

Steven Universe vs Data

Two Face vs Ben Tennyson 

Side Two Round One

Izzy Hands vs Harry Du Bois

Snorpy Fizzlebean vs T’Pol

Finn the Human vs Sora

Pacifica Northwest vs Nico Di Angelo

Dave Strider vs Dirk Strider

Sunny Omori vs Bert Sesame Street

Jessica Jones vs Anthony Lockwood

Sonic the Hedgehog vs Goru Akechi

Raphael Hamato vs Mafuyu Asahina

Ian Wangji vs Lan Wangji

Kakashi vs Batman 

Obi Wan Kenobi vs Dick Greyson

Miles Edgeworth vs Spock

#Repression rumble #Polls #tournament #bracket #fandom brackets #the bracket is so messy because I had to make it by hand. #Cant wait to see who moves on!

[ausetkmt]

‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul | Soul | The Guardian

Duke Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the Four Tops, is reminiscing on the halcyon days of Detroit’s seminal soul music label as it made its mark on the 1960s. “Motown really did feel like a big family back then,” he says. “We all hung out, partied, played golf, held BBQs, appeared on one another’s records. Those were amazing times.”

The Temptations’ Otis Williams agrees: “Motown was no happenstance. God brought that up to start. Detroit, Michigan, was known for the big three – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Nowthe city’s going to be known as the Big Four because Motown has made a similar impact to those automobile manufacturers.”

Fakir and Williams speak on separate Zoom calls from their respective homes in Detroit and Los Angeles before they set off. Their recollections of the original Motown period speak to their personalities: Fakir possesses a mellifluous voice and often speaks in endearing platitudes; Williams enunciates his philosophical musings in the deepest, gruffest tones imaginable. “We have such loyal fans here – they really know our songs and give us so much love,” says Williams, clearly still excited about the prospect of crossing the pond even after so many trips. Fakir concurs: “Sometimes I think Motown is more popular and appreciated in Britain than in the US.”

Fakir describes that night as “one of the most memorable and magical of my life. … I got chatting to Paul McCartney and he was asking me how we did certain vocal harmonies,” he says. “There were lots of musicians there – members of the Stones and Small Faces and other bands too. Everyone was smoking hash and having a high old time!”

Motown’s legacy in the UK is undeniable to this day, as evidenced by Diana Ross’s triumphant Glastonbury legends performance this year. Both men agree that Ross, like them, can still turn it on. “Berry Gordy’s vision with Motown – the songs, the producers, the artists, the training we all received in how to present ourselves – he was thinking long term,” says Williams. “That’s why Diana and Stevie and the Tops and Temptations are still out here.”

There’s no doubting Gordy’s genius and the durability of Motown’s finest songs. But Williams and Fakir deserve credit for ensuring their groups remain top level draws – especially given that neither were originally the lead vocalists in their respective groups. “I had a long apprenticeship,” says Fakir. “The Tops formed in 1953 and we didn’t score our first hit until 1964 but, during those years, we were busy working clubs across America and, with that, came an understanding of how to make sure things ran smoothly.”

“I learnt how to take care of business because no one else would,” Williams says circumspectly.

But over the years, the internal relationships of the two groups would come to stand in dramatic contrast: the Tops were a band of brothers, the Temptations extraordinarily dysfunctional. “We were friends who worked things out democratically,” says Fakir. It was only cancer – which claimed Lawrence Payton in 1997, Obie Benson in 2005 and the quartet’s mighty lead vocalist Levi Stubbs in 2008 – that diminished a band that formed as teenagers in 1953. “Each of us had his role in the group and we all worked together. We’re only human, so we did have disagreements – but we were a loving unit.”

Love is not a word Williams uses to describe the Temptations: the acrimonious departures of lead vocalists David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, followed by Paul Williams’ death in 1973, spelt the end of the classic lineup. Other members were fired, or quit following altercations. After Melvin Franklin died of a brain seizure in 1995, it left Otis Williams as the only original member. By then Ruffin, Kendricks and Paul Williams had all died – from an overdose, lung cancer and gunshot, respectively. As we speak, both men regularly thank God for their good health and lengthy careers.

For a hugely successful outfit who created such uplifting music, the Temptations’ story is a tragic one. “Success can test an individual so as to reveal their true self,” Williams says, when asked about why the Temptations were so conflicted, “I hate that there was not enough solidarity for us to hang on in there. I hate that I lost my guys, because we made such an impact on the world. But the one thing that’s constant in life is change. It’s not the guys that go ahead and take the money out and think it’s all about them who always survive. I went through a lot but God in his infinite wisdom left me here to carry on in their spirit.”

Despite the adversity they’ve faced, and the members they’ve lost, both groups are, perhaps improbably, still going strong. Earlier this year, the Temptations released a new album, Temptations 60, marking 60 years since their debut, while Fakir has recently published an autobiography, I’ll Be There: My Life With The Four Tops. Still, both Williams and Fakir seem aware that their days of touring can’t last forever. Williams is 80 while Fakir is 86; the former says he’s in “good shape, so long as God allows”, but the latter is ready to call it a day. “This tour will be my last of the UK,” says Fakir. “I’m planning on retiring in the next year.”

Will the Tops continue without him?

“The Tops will go on forever, just like Motown,” he replies. “This is forever music.”

#Motown #Detroit #The Four Tops #Temptations #‘We carried pistols to defend ourselves’: the Four Tops and the Temptations on six decades of soul #civil rights in america

[ivystoryweaver]

Fandom asks

J and U

J - Name a fandom you didn't think about until you saw it all over Tumblr

I'm not saying it was a huge fandom (I don't remember) but I saw gifs of Outlander way back in the day and I was like say what? I need to watch that.

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they're your favorites.

SPECIAL AGENT (and Dr.) DANA KATHERINE SCULLY from The X-Files

LOOK at her. She is everything. She is kind, wise, intelligent, she treats people with dignity. She was paving her way through the boys club before it was cool (as a character especially, but the actress too).

2. Princess / General Leia Organa from Star Wars

My parents showed me Star Wars movies growing up. I wanted to be her. Then the sequels came out and I want to be her in the future. She stayed the course when dumb and dumber walked way (Yes I'm looking at you Han and Luke. Love ya but...) You're welcome for your freedom, Galaxy. Twice.

3. I can't...I can't sort out the rest from so many: Moon Knight system, Loki, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sam and Dean Winchester, Captain Olivia Benson, Luke Skywalker, Poe Dameron, Rocky Balboa...okay it's a lot of boys.

#ivy replies #inbox #asks #✧ ˚ · . answered #lovely moots ⋱♡

[katieskrsgard]

Best 50 First Watches of 2022: The Jungle Book to Wonder Woman 1984

The Jungle Book (2016) dir. Jon Favreau

King Richard (2021) dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green

Last Night in Soho (2021) dir. Edgar Wright

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) dir. Kenneth Branagh

Moon Knight (2022) dir. Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) dir. Emma Holly Jones

Ms. Marvel (2022) dir. Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Murder by Decree (1979) dir. Bob Clark

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) dir. Deborah Chow

Scream 4 (2011) dir. Wes Craven

Scream 5 (2022) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

She Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) dir. Kat Coiro and Anu Valia

She’s All That (1999) dir. Robert Iscove

Soul of a Man (2022) dir. Bill Skarsgard and Landon Liboiron

Spencer (2021) dir. Pablo Larrain

A Study in Terror (1965) dir. James Hill

Suburban Gothic (2014) dir. Richard Bates Jr.

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) dir. Taika Waititi

Time After Time (1979) dir. Nicholas Meyer

Turning Red (2022) dir. Domee Shi

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) dir. Dan Gilroy

Werewolf by Night (2022) dir. Michael Giacchino

What If (2013) dir. Michael Dowse

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) dir. George Miller

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) dir. Patty Jenkins

#first watches of 2022 #last night in soho #moon knight #mr malcolm's list #ms marvel #obi wan kenobi series #obi wan kenobi #star wars #scream 4 #scream 2022 #she hulk: attorney at law #spencer #thor: love and thunder #turning red #the witches of eastwick #wonder woman 1984

[octos-ootings]

*obi wan voice* hello there!

i’m octo!

pronouns: she/her 

likes:

writing (ooooo you wanna ask abt my writing project so badddd)

reading (GO READ SHADOW OF THE FOX BY JULIE KAGAWA I BEG YOU)

SK8 the Infinity (if it wasn’t already obvious from my pfp)

OSHI NO KO!!!!!!!!

Spy x Family (𓁹‿𓁹 heh)

The Dragon Prince (shut up season 4 was good)

Encanto!!! (my hyperfixation has died down but I still love this movie to death)

DDLC (or any cutesy horror games)

lofi music (homework radio my beloved)

early 2010s hard rock/metal!! (bring me the horizon and falling in reverse come to mind)

fourth-wall breaks (warner siblings have entered the chat)

tawog’s sense of humor (this show is a self-aware masterpiece)

dislikes:

coffee (yes even with sugar and milk and whatnot) 

jazz (barry b benson has left the chat)

medieval british fantasy (nothing against tolkien it’s just sO OVERDONE—)

Monika (sayori deserved better)

rap/hip-hop (a notable exception is Hamilton)

this post (and this whole blog) will be updated as time goes on, since I’m pretty new to tumblr!!

#introductory post #new to this #pls be nice