WaterInYourBath said:

prodigalfan said:

The reason people are bringing up MJ is because he was the "King of Pop"

and Whitney Houston was the "Princess of Pop"

and they are both gone. GONE. wow

No. Whitney is The Voice. She's not "princess" anything.

Oh yeah... that is right. I have heard that one before. voice with a capital "V"

Baby Bobbi Kristina with Whitney at AMAs 1994

okay, I am getting over the disbelief and shock... now the saddness is really settlling in.

I just read a tweet from Christinia Aguielera (sp?). And my mind went to that Xtina performed in Etta James's funeral and it hit me that we will be hearing about WHITNEY HOUSTON'S funeral services.

Edit: totally the wrong emoticon.

[Edited 2/11/12 20:00pm]

prodigalfan said:

I read she also had an adopted son

LadyLuvSexxy said:

I will not point fingers. You know, it was done to death during her life and will be done to death afterward. It happened, the demons of it took hold of her life, and she tried to fight them. It's not as easy as a patch or a stick of gum. The blame game won't bring my diva back. The blame game won't erase what has already happened. I will choose to remember her as the "pretty lady in white" who amazed me during that football game. I will remember her as the "lady who danced in the shadows" in her video I'm Your Baby Tonight.

I'm personally getting upset because of all the ugliness on other forums and the people who destroyed a wonderful tribute page on FB with their anonymous trash. I can't expect the Internet to perfectly behave and that's going to get dismissed. Tonight is going to be all about her, the music, and how she made me feel growing up. I choose to be positive because I'm already hurting as it is over her death. Getting mad at sarcasm (haven't seen it here like it is elsewhere) won't do any good.

Besides, Whitney would have wanted a fan to keep it classy. I do this for my diva.

May she rest in peace.

Thanks sis...I remember when my granddad used to tell sanctimonious mofos, "one day somebody's gonna be looking down on you too."

None of us knows how we're gonna leave here and high and mighty talkers can be brougt lower than low in the blink of an eye...I've seen it more than once.

Reminds me of an old Staples Singers song....

A whole town can accuse

And carry bad news

Gossip is cheap, and it's low

So unless you've made

No mistakes in your life

Just be careful, of the stones

That you throw

Oh my,this is really sad news. I am totally shocked...

RIP Whitney

tinaz said:

prodigalfan said:

My favorite song and video. She looked and sounded like an angel.

you forgot the backslash I added it for you

thanks, I just discovered my error.

bboy87 said:

I read she also had an adopted son

Wow really?

BklynBabe said:

How is it that Michael and Whitney fucked up their lives and are dead yet Prince and Madonna are still here and dropping albums and tours and Super Bowls like no one's business?

Like others have said, people with the 'good' image are usually shy, sensitive people, much more prone to taking drugs to ease their pain then the likes of more confident, brash types like Madonna and Prince. They got it all out of their system when they were young too, always a good thing then bottling it up for years and then not being able to handle it.

As for this death I dont think any celebrity death has shocked me since Michael. Before him even Anna Nicoles death made me sad, now its just numbness to everyone else as I literally almost passed out when Michael died. The weirdest thing is when they have just been seen out like Whitney had and the next minute they're dead, its a very sobering situation for anyone to see.

prodigalfan said:

My favorite song and video. She looked and sounded like an angel.

[Edited 2/11/12 19:49pm]

Another great one...powerhouse vocals!

duccichucka said:

ElectricBlue said:

The truth is SHE got Bobby started on coke. She was the one with all the high-end hollywood friends in the 80's.

Not much of a shocker here... sad for a second but really since everyone now is on pills, get ready for allot more of these semi-young deaths.

pretty fucked up how pills and of course im assuming she was on them, everyone seems to be.... mixing.

I agree: Whitney Houston was a hood rat way before she met Bobby Brown.

The public persona portrayed in the 80s wasn't authentic. She was ghetto and I'm sure

that was what attracted her to Bobby Brown.

^^

I can appreciate honest observations and constructive straight talk about this tragedy. But please stop the name calling and disparaging remarks on this thread for people to honor and grieve the loss of this musical legend. That remark was uncalled for on THIS thread.

Show some decency if not for Ms. Houston.. then for her fans who love and grieve her loss.

Man CNN is being COLD MUTHERFUCKERS.

babynoz said:

Thanks sis...I remember when my granddad used to tell sanctimonious mofos, "one day somebody's gonna be looking down on you too."

None of us knows how we're gonna leave here and high and mighty talkers can be brougt lower than low in the blink of an eye...I've seen it more than once.

Reminds me of an old Staples Singers song....

A whole town can accuse

And carry bad news

Gossip is cheap, and it's low

So unless you've made

No mistakes in your life

Just be careful, of the stones

That you throw

exactly. people posting about mj and whitney's 'fucked up' lives, and then having the nerve to get upset and call me classless when i call them out on their sanctimonious bullshit. i don't have any 'classy' words for people who take cheap shots at a time like this.

lazycrockett said:

Man CNN is being COLD MUTHERFUCKERS.

I know...they keep talking about their journalistic duty and then the bring on that hack Dr. Drew,

lazycrockett said:

lazycrockett said:

Man CNN is being COLD MUTHERFUCKERS.

This is why I don't watch news stations anymore. Fuck them all. MSNBC, CNN, Fox, fuck them.

babynoz said:

lazycrockett said:

Man CNN is being COLD MUTHERFUCKERS.

I know...they keep talking about their journalistic duty and then the bring on that hack Dr. Drew,

They keep repeating the same crap. We know she was talented but WE GOTTA talk about the controversay, WE GOTTA talk about the controversy, THE CONTROVERSY is obviously gonna be highlighted....yea beacuse you keep bringing it up.

Douchebags.

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prodigalfan said:

duccichucka said:

I agree: Whitney Houston was a hood rat way before she met Bobby Brown.

The public persona portrayed in the 80s wasn't authentic. She was ghetto and I'm sure

that was what attracted her to Bobby Brown.

^^

I can appreciate honest observations and constructive straight talk about this tragedy. But please stop the name calling and disparaging remarks on this thread for people to honor and grieve the loss of this musical legend. That remark was uncalled for on THIS thread.

Show some decency if not for Ms. Houston.. then for her fans who love and grieve her loss.

yeah, right, prodigal. this is the same poster who implored me a few posts back to have a 'genteel and intelligent conversation' with him/her. that's why i have no problem showing my 'rancor', as s/he put it. i have no desire to be genteel with poster like this.

kibbles said:

babynoz said:

Thanks sis...I remember when my granddad used to tell sanctimonious mofos, "one day somebody's gonna be looking down on you too."

None of us knows how we're gonna leave here and high and mighty talkers can be brougt lower than low in the blink of an eye...I've seen it more than once.

Reminds me of an old Staples Singers song....

exactly. people posting about mj and whitney's 'fucked up' lives, and then having the nerve to get upset and call me classless when i call them out on their sanctimonious bullshit. i don't have any 'classy' words for people who take cheap shots at a time like this.

Yep,

I'm sure they're all model citizens,

prodigalfan said:

duccichucka said:

I agree: Whitney Houston was a hood rat way before she met Bobby Brown.

The public persona portrayed in the 80s wasn't authentic. She was ghetto and I'm sure

that was what attracted her to Bobby Brown.

^^

I can appreciate honest observations and constructive straight talk about this tragedy. But please stop the name calling and disparaging remarks on this thread for people to honor and grieve the loss of this musical legend. That remark was uncalled for on THIS thread.

Show some decency if not for Ms. Houston.. then for her fans who love and grieve her loss.

It is not my intention to offend anyone.

But I will utilize my first amendment rights and continue to speak constructively and as

honestly as I feel. While most of you are putting on airs because a singer died, I am

being contemplative about my own life.

If that means saying some things that are disagreeable with the norms being expressed

around here, then you better not read my posts.

But again, if I have offended anyone, I am sorry that you took offense.

tinaz said:

suga10 said:

They need to quit putting the blame on Bobby. If Whitney Houston wanted to get better and cleaned up- it was her OWN choice.

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All he said was her downward spiral started after she married him... Which seems to be true

Far too often when something bad happens, the black guy gets blamed. Whitney Houston was trying to please too many people, specifically trying to "keep it real" when she should have walked away from a whole host of rats. Why did Clive Davis have her singing "popular" music in the first place when it was beneath her? If white industry suits didnt aggressively market, and endorse the culture of trash she'd still be breathing and that aint got nothing to do with Bobby Brown.

kibbles said:

Whitney got into drugs long before Bobby. It's not his fault. And it doesn't make either of them bad people. It's called having a bad habit. Just like smoking a cigarette.

musicjunky318 said:

babynoz said:

I know...they keep talking about their journalistic duty and then the bring on that hack Dr. Drew,

They keep repeating the same crap. We know she was talented but WE GOTTA talk about the controversay, WE GOTTA talk about the controversy, THE CONTROVERSY is obviously gonna be highlighted....yea beacuse you keep bringing it up.

Douchebags.

[Edited 2/11/12 20:06pm]

They start in on folks before they even get to the funeral home these days.

musicjunky318 said:

Whitney got into drugs long before Bobby. It's not his fault. And it doesn't make either of them bad people. It's called having a bad habit. Just like smoking a cigarette.

Exactly.

I will say this every one CNN is talking too, Smokey, Tommy, Simon etc all are mentioning her drug abuse and still she got no help.