Identity said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Ok, Ozzy, Nikki Sixx, Keith Richards, they live, but one seizure and T dies! Good lord.

Her publicist said subsequent to experiencing 2 seizures last month, Teena personally changed the dosage of her seizure meds due to the side effects. That probably wasn't a wise decision.

right.

TMZ has the hearbreaking 911 call (audio) from Alia. I'm sick to my stomach.

Nick715 said:

TMZ has the hearbreaking 911 call (audio) from Alia. I'm sick to my stomach.

I KNEW IT!

That's why I don't trust that site!

Timmy84 said:

I'm actually mad. It took until the poor girl died for her to get the coverage she never fucking got when she was living.

Well at least it proves that Teena was never willing to sell out musically to get mainstream pop coverage when she was alive.

I wish I didn't listen, I feel horrible right now. That poor girl.

lazycrockett said:

Timmy84 said:

I'm actually mad. It took until the poor girl died for her to get the coverage she never fucking got when she was living.

I mentioned this pages ago, she's more famous now than she was when lovergirl was on the charts. Its amazing what stories get press during a slow/holiday weekend. ABC World News even gave her bout 3 minutes Monday Night.

I don't think Rick James OR Roger Troutman were given that much post-life coverage!

Nick715 said:

TMZ has the hearbreaking 911 call (audio) from Alia. I'm sick to my stomach.

Oh great. Now TMZ are going to give Teena Marie a Michael Jackson post-life treatment.

Timmy84 said:

Nick715 said:

TMZ has the hearbreaking 911 call (audio) from Alia. I'm sick to my stomach.

I KNEW IT!

That's why I don't trust that site!

For every orgers that like to accuse some people (especially me) for being up the word "conspiracy" a little too much, try to answer THIS question if you think you know all of the answers better than the rest of us:

How the f*** does TMZ get easy access to 911 call audio recordings?!?

I keep reading that Teena never received a Grammy, so I had to search this out because I couldn't believe that SHIT.

Well it is true. Guess what else is fucking true???

Some Grammy winners for best female RB performance:

Mary J. Blige

Alicia Keys

Beyonce (y'all now this shit is wrong on so many levels... that Beyonce- yes, Teena Marie-no)

Toni Braxton

Whitney Houston

Lauryn Hill

Stephanie Mills

No Teena Marie????!!!! WTF

And even when they gave an award to Patti Labelle, she had to "share" the honors with Lisa Fischer back in 1992.

Foch the Grammy. That is what I say.

Nick715 said:

TMZ has the hearbreaking 911 call (audio) from Alia. I'm sick to my stomach.

Count me out; I won't be listening to it.

TonyVanDam said:

How the f*** does TMZ get easy access to 911 call audio recordings?!?

You can file a Freedom of Information request for 911 calls.

prodigalfan said:

I keep reading that Teena never received a Grammy, so I had to search this out because I couldn't believe that SHIT.

Well it is true. Guess what else is fucking true???

Some Grammy winners for best female RB performance:

Mary J. Blige

Alicia Keys

Beyonce (y'all now this shit is wrong on so many levels... that Beyonce- yes, Teena Marie-no)

Toni Braxton

Whitney Houston

Lauryn Hill

Stephanie Mills

No Teena Marie????!!!! WTF

And even when they gave an award to Patti Labelle, she had to "share" the honors with Lisa Fischer back in 1992.

Foch the Grammy. That is what I say.

The moment U2's The Joshua Tree won 1987 Album Of The Year over Michael's Bad AND Prince's Sign 'O' The Times, I was saying F*** The Grammy Awards even then.

TonyVanDam said:

Timmy84 said:

I KNEW IT!

That's why I don't trust that site!

For every orgers that like to accuse some people (especially me) for being up the word "conspiracy" a little too much, try to answer THIS question if you think you know all of the answers better than the rest of us:

How the f*** does TMZ get easy access to 911 call audio recordings?!?

You'll always have people wanting to make money off you so they'll do that. It happened before the internet.

silverchild said:

Three deaths that have shook our world this year

I don't mean any disrespect. I loved them all, and miss them so much... but only one shocked me... Teddy had been in bad health for years since his accident. I was not surprised. Lena was in advanced age... I was not surprise.

I could hardly drive when I heard about Teena.

When I relive that moment I heard the DJ say that she had passed... I can still feel the horror and utter shock I felt. It was truly devastating because musically, it was like my worst nightmare. I swear, last summer when I decided I couldn't make it to the Teena Marie concert I just felt this...

I dunno know... this weird feeling... I remember as I sat in my car in the garage hearing the radio spot about the upcoming concert that I would miss I thought... "I am never gonna see Teena cause I can't get anyone who likes her enough to see her now that she is not in the top 40s." I remember thinking it is going to be just like with Rick James.. I will miss my chance and regret it.

But I just brushed that thought off and thought "next year I will see her."

I don't know why I am so torn up about this. I feel almost silly but I get teary eyed when I think I will NEVER see Teena perform live.

There is no concert I even want to see. Honestly. I've seen Prince twice. If I don't see him again... okay, I can live with that. There is really no one else I have wanted to see in concert that I have yet to see. Just Teena.

Damn.

TonyVanDam said:

lazycrockett said:

I mentioned this pages ago, she's more famous now than she was when lovergirl was on the charts. Its amazing what stories get press during a slow/holiday weekend. ABC World News even gave her bout 3 minutes Monday Night.

I don't think Rick James OR Roger Troutman were given that much post-life coverage!

Nope. I don't know if Ray Charles got the same treatment Teena is getting now.

Identity said:

TonyVanDam said:

How the f*** does TMZ get easy access to 911 call audio recordings?!?

You can file a Freedom of Information request for 911 calls.

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

TonyVanDam said:

Identity said:

You can file a Freedom of Information request for 911 calls.

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

You spent all that time reading on some occult shit in the entertainment business and you didn't know that?

[Edited 12/29/10 17:54pm]

TonyVanDam said:

Identity said:

You can file a Freedom of Information request for 911 calls.

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

the Freedom of Information Act is one of the most useful tools for your freedom of speech and transparency in government. yes, there are downsides, but you're a little wrongheaded in your view of this.

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

Duh, I was understanding what dude meant at five. You actually think people weren't this cruel?! Come on now Tony lol

But that's no excuse for not using proper protocol. I agree 100% with freedom of the press. But that freedom should NEVER be use as a license to disregard proper protocol.

Teena & Michael were recording artists, NOT politicians on taxpayers' payroll.

I don't mean any disrespect. I loved them all, and miss them so much... but only one shocked me... Teddy had been in bad health for years since his accident. I was not surprised. Lena was in advanced age... I was not surprise.

I could hardly drive when I heard about Teena.

When I relive that moment I heard the DJ say that she had passed... I can still feel the horror and utter shock I felt. It was truly devastating because musically, it was like my worst nightmare. I swear, last summer when I decided I couldn't make it to the Teena Marie concert I just felt this...

I dunno know... this weird feeling... I remember as I sat in my car in the garage hearing the radio spot about the upcoming concert that I would miss I thought... "I am never gonna see Teena cause I can't get anyone who likes her enough to see her now that she is not in the top 40s." I remember thinking it is going to be just like with Rick James.. I will miss my chance and regret it.

But I just brushed that thought off and thought "next year I will see her."

I don't know why I am so torn up about this. I feel almost silly but I get teary eyed when I think I will NEVER see Teena perform live.

There is no concert I even want to see. Honestly. I've seen Prince twice. If I don't see him again... okay, I can live with that. There is really no one else I have wanted to see in concert that I have yet to see. Just Teena.

Damn.

Similar emotions here. THIS one dying really HURT. Maybe it's just how personal the artist is to you or maybe even your generation. Losing Teena? Yeah...I felt that one right in the heart.

Timmy84 said:

TonyVanDam said:

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

You spent all that time reading on some occult shit in the entertainment business and you didn't know that?

[Edited 12/29/10 17:54pm]

If this "Freedom of Information of 911 calls" for ALL members of the public was available AFTER The Patriot Act, then shame on me for nothing knowing any better. But if this was BEFORE The Patriot Act, then excuse me for not knowing that the right to privacy for myself, relatives, friends, AND enemies never existence at all.

Identity said:

One of Lady T's final interviews.

So down to earth and real. Just a class act.

errant said:

TonyVanDam said:

Really?!?

I guess Chuck D was right the first time when he said "Our freedom of speech mean freedom of death, We gotta fight the powers that be".

the Freedom of Information Act is one of the most useful tools for your freedom of speech and transparency in government. yes, there are downsides, but you're a little wrongheaded in your view of this.

I don't see it that way at all. I take a person's rights to privacy very seriously.

TonyVanDam said:

Timmy84 said:

Duh, I was understanding what dude meant at five. You actually think people weren't this cruel?! Come on now Tony lol

But that's no excuse for not using proper protocol. I agree 100% with freedom of the press. But that freedom should NEVER be use as a license to disregard proper protocol.

Teena & Michael were recording artists, NOT politicians on taxpayers' payroll.

but 911 is.

TonyVanDam said:

errant said:

the Freedom of Information Act is one of the most useful tools for your freedom of speech and transparency in government. yes, there are downsides, but you're a little wrongheaded in your view of this.

I don't see it that way at all. I take a person's rights to privacy very seriously.

no you don't. you're all over this place making disparaging claims about Jay-Z's and Beyonce's and Rihanna's imagined religious practices.

[Edited 12/29/10 18:16pm]

sugartuff said:

Timmy84 said:

I knew I was off lol thanks

I was wrong

I'm pretty sure now they're from the Starchild period (1984)..

She has the same earring as in the painting from her album cover:

right, and the make up is the same on this album cover. The hot pink lipstick and wild looking magenta eye shadow.

TonyVanDam said:

Teena & Michael were recording artists, NOT politicians on taxpayers' payroll.

If they are only recording artists, why did the FBI kept files on MJ, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Paul Roberson, etc. What about those McCarthy era "Hollywood Communist" blacklists decades ago? Why did the government start those payola trials only when Rock N Roll became popular? They had no problem with it before then, nor with the mafia running the entertainment business.

prodigalfan said:

sugartuff said:

I was wrong

I'm pretty sure now they're from the Starchild period (1984)..

She has the same earring as in the painting from her album cover:

right, and the make up is the same on this album cover. The hot pink lipstick and wild looking magenta eye shadow.

I see. Yeah now looking at the pictures, it definitely came from '84.

MickyDolenz said:

TonyVanDam said:

Teena & Michael were recording artists, NOT politicians on taxpayers' payroll.

If they are only recording artists, why did the FBI kept files on MJ, John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Paul Roberson, etc. What about those McCarthy era "Hollywood Communist" blacklists decades ago? Why did the government start those payola trials only when Rock N Roll became popular? They had no problem with it before then, nor with the mafia running the entertainment business.

Thank you! This been going on since the middle of the 20th century. Like I said, I'm not shocked they would do that. People forget...

TonyVanDam said:

Timmy84 said:

You spent all that time reading on some occult shit in the entertainment business and you didn't know that?

[Edited 12/29/10 17:54pm]

If this "Freedom of Information of 911 calls" for ALL members of the public was available AFTER The Patriot Act, then shame on me for nothing knowing any better. But if this was BEFORE The Patriot Act, then excuse me for not knowing that the right to privacy for myself, relatives, friends, AND enemies never existence at all.

No it happened before, Tony. I don't know about Big Brother but we've ALWAYS been watched even before our existences, people weren't truly given "privacy". "Privacy" don't exist, never did.