My Melbourne: Southbank says G’Day to Today

My morning jog was bought to a halt by a group of on-lookers gathered to see Channel Nine’s Today show hosted live outside the Crown Casino complex on Melbourne’s Southbank this morning.

Under brilliant blue Melbourne skies with the Melbourne Aquarium in the background, hosts Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic both looked incredibly fresh-faced for 7.30am.

Above: Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson and Richard Wilkins

Richard Wilkins (or ‘Dickie’ as he was affectionately called by the crew) interviewed legendary Motown group The Temptations. Best know for songs such as “My Girl”, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg" and “Pappa was a Rollin’ Stone” the group boast a total of 21 number-one hits.

Richard discussed the glory days of Motown and the passing of Michael Jackson with original group member, Otis Williams. The group are in Melbourne for tonight’s launch of the Motown event which will tour Australia. The event celebrates fifty years of Motown and along with The Temptations, artists such as The Four Tops, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Martha and The Vandelas and The Miracles will perform. Special performances will also be given by Joan Osborne, Ian Mos and Jimmy Barnes.
For more information on the event, visit: http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/638959/The_Four_Tops_The_Temptations_Mary_Wilson_The_Supremes_Martha_and_The_Vandellas_The_Miracles_Joan/The_Motown_Event?event_id=638959#details

Above: Richard Wilkins with Motown group, The Temptations

The show was bought to a close with Masterchef winner, Julie Goodwin and her delicious recipe for the Buttermilk pancakes with caramel sauce.

Despite Julie’s helpful hints to guarantee the perfect pancake, calamity Karl managed to destroy Julie’s handiwork by creating ‘pancake balls’ – you need to FLIP ‘em Karl!