Post by ClassicSoul on Apr 10, 2006 8:14:58 GMT -5
Diana Ross at Rick Weiss Gala honoring Berry Gordy Jr.
Darrell Smith
The Desert Sun
April 8, 2006
Miss Ross for Mr. Gordy. Miss Ross for Mr. Gordy.
The Rick Weiss Humanitarian Gala, held tonight at the Westin Mission Hills resort in Rancho Mirage, honored the humanitarian achievement’s of Motown founder and Palm Desert resident Berry Gordy Jr.
And so Diana Ross came to Palm Springs, in a blindingly polar white fur and evening gown and a fond embrace for the music mogul who helped launch her career and the “Sound of Young America.”
The reunion – soundtracked by the legendary Smokey Robinson’s singing onstage -- was just one of the special moments at the gala to honor the late Rick Weiss that is a highlight of every desert social season.
In addition to the honor given to Gordy, Cure Autism Now founders Jon Shestack and Portia Iversen of Los Angeles were honored with the Rick Weiss Humanitarian Award at the eighth annual event before about 1,200 people.
And, in the green room, an impromptu reunion with Brian and Edward Holland, two-thirds of the songwriting supertrio of Hol land, Dozier and Holland, who penned so many hits for Motown, including “Can I Get a Witness,” “Your a Wonderful One,” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” for Marvin Gaye; “Heat Wave,” and “Nowhere To Run” for Martha and The Vandellas.
“This is time for this family come together,” said gala co-host Meredith Greenburg, “To look toward the future and see what more can be done.”
Weiss was the partner of Meredith’s father Earl Greenburg, the marketing magnate, Palm Springs International Film Festival Chairman and philanthropist who founded the dinner, which raises money for residences for people with HIV/AIDS named for Rick Weiss.
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Darrell Smith
The Desert Sun
April 8, 2006
Miss Ross for Mr. Gordy. Miss Ross for Mr. Gordy.
The Rick Weiss Humanitarian Gala, held tonight at the Westin Mission Hills resort in Rancho Mirage, honored the humanitarian achievement’s of Motown founder and Palm Desert resident Berry Gordy Jr.
And so Diana Ross came to Palm Springs, in a blindingly polar white fur and evening gown and a fond embrace for the music mogul who helped launch her career and the “Sound of Young America.”
The reunion – soundtracked by the legendary Smokey Robinson’s singing onstage -- was just one of the special moments at the gala to honor the late Rick Weiss that is a highlight of every desert social season.
In addition to the honor given to Gordy, Cure Autism Now founders Jon Shestack and Portia Iversen of Los Angeles were honored with the Rick Weiss Humanitarian Award at the eighth annual event before about 1,200 people.
And, in the green room, an impromptu reunion with Brian and Edward Holland, two-thirds of the songwriting supertrio of Hol land, Dozier and Holland, who penned so many hits for Motown, including “Can I Get a Witness,” “Your a Wonderful One,” and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” for Marvin Gaye; “Heat Wave,” and “Nowhere To Run” for Martha and The Vandellas.
“This is time for this family come together,” said gala co-host Meredith Greenburg, “To look toward the future and see what more can be done.”
Weiss was the partner of Meredith’s father Earl Greenburg, the marketing magnate, Palm Springs International Film Festival Chairman and philanthropist who founded the dinner, which raises money for residences for people with HIV/AIDS named for Rick Weiss.
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She slept him into changing the face of Motown LOL 
