"To me, Whitney was that next person, after Diana Ross, who for a lot of little girls was sort of that bright light called positive African-American beauty and talent. ... When you look at someone like a Beyoncé, you know the influence someone like Whitney had on that."] (Jimmy Jam)

"We spent more than twenty great years together at Arista Records with our friend and mentor, Clive Davis. My heart goes out to her family, to Clive, and to everyone who knew and loved this amazingly talented and beautiful artist. I will always love her." (Barry Manilow)

"When I started my career, I wanted to be like her. I loved her so much. My prayers go out to her daughter and to all of her family." (Celine Dion)

"To me Whitney was THE VOICE. We got to hear a part of God every time she sang. Heart is heavy, spirit grateful for the GIFT of her." (Oprah Winfrey)

banks said:

babynoz said:

I didn't see the El Debarge vid...do you have the link by chance?

http://www.tmz.com/2012/0...rge-video/

Thanks.

this one. this one....................on heavy rotation right now

[youtube](http://www.youtube.com/wa...rTuV4Szxzo)[/youtube]

DexterDayglo said:

this one. this one....................on heavy rotation right now

[youtube](http://www.youtube.com/wa...rTuV4Szxzo)[/youtube]

cheers timmy!

I just read online their Daughter is in the hospital, but the thing they are reporting is one of Whitney's people gave her a pill to relax - but she mixed it with booze...

Question.

YOUR FUCKIN BOSS just died less then 24 hours ago... from pills & booze.

Can someone FEEL something anymore??? MUST we all be drugged to erase emotions????

Fuck:-o

Do any of "These People" just chill... stop pill pushing! Let the little girl feel the pain of loss... hiding it with this pill to sleep, this pill to wake up, this pill to relax you... etc. As soon as you wake up from your pill pushing yes men - your going to feel the pain anyways!! Hiding from it, doesnt help.

Hey let's kill the 18 year old daughter 10 hours after we just watched OUR BOSS kill herself for 20 years with every drug known to man.

I think worst then Pills .....

is

"Yes Men"!!!!

That's the drug celebs have to get away from first, is STOP pushing your original friends and family away after you become famous... because the 2nd group is just a bunch of people who will look the other way and say YES to anything that comes out of your delusional mouth.

RIP Whitney

This is just really sad to me. It's like she lived her life in reverse. You would hope the troubled shit would happen early in life, clean up then succeed. If Bobby was the one introduced drugs into her life, he must feel a heavy stone right about now.

And this makes me "feel" my age, in that the legends we grew up with are starting to die, although in her case & MJs case way too young.

While I don't consider her one of my musical heroes, listening to the DJ spin her music last night made me realize what a gift she really was. Rest in peace Whitney, thanks for all the good memories

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Thx luv4u for "Part 2" of this thread

[Edited 2/12/12 13:36pm]

when are the people in the know gonna come out n tell the world just how bad of a junkie she was or wasnt? If those people lives are somewhat forced down our throats thru the media isnt it our right to know everything, i dont want just know the squeeky clean bs routine. Tell me she snorted dunes of coke n smoked tons of crack etc etc cmon, whats the term, be fuckin real !

[Edited 2/12/12 13:42pm]

jon1967 said:

when are the people in the know gonna come out n tell the world just what how bad of a junkie she was or wasnt?

maybe that should be left up to you! you seem to be headed in the rite direction.

Still so utterly surprised and sadden to know Whitney has passed on!

No one could compare to Whitney Houston. She is the VOICE. Her music is sung all over the world whether it be: Funerals, Weddings, Parties, First Time Kisses, PRETTY Much any event..Whitney was there with a story and passion that lifted souls. She is music and love. She never divorced the two! She will forever shine and glow! I've always loved her..and still will!

I think its pretty sad the way people harm Whitney's legacy. It is a fact that most artists have or have had a tragic personal life and as consequence may live very differently than what people assume is "right". To judge them for the way their life experience has effected them and what direction it took them, is unfair. If you wan to Judge an artist, do so by their art because it says more about who they are rather their personal lives ever could display.

Whitney Houstons Death, should NOT remind anyone "To Get Right" Or of "The ills of drugs"...It should motivate us to Love & appreciate the beautiful flowers which exist in the arboretum of life. WHERE WERE YOU, When you saw her in pain? Did you wish for hope and love? Did you champion the force of success? Or did you just scoff at her fall?

It hurts me that so many are so quick to use everything as a sign of some sense of judgement or indication of fufilled prediction. This is a time for us to get together and respect where she was.

THE LOVE WILL EXHALE! With me anyways...

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This is probably not surprising:

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bust the enablers

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I hope Whitney's family doesn't fight over her money. I don't believe for a second that she was broke.

That should be Bobbi Kristina's Money and no one else's.

Timmy84 said:

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said:

This is probably not surprising:

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You should look at Amazon.com. The only album in the top ten that is not Whitney is of course Adele! That's something Typical.. :-O

And it's very sad. Once again another Great artist respected AFTER they die

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said:

This is probably not surprising:

[img:$uid]http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/large/687b6267gw1dq043cs568j.jpg[/img:$uid]

You should look at Amazon.com. The only album in the top ten that is not Whitney is of course Adele! That's something...

Shows you one thing: don't ever underestimate someone's legacy...

Timmy84 said:

Timmy84 said:

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said: You should look at Amazon.com. The only album in the top ten that is not Whitney is of course Adele! That's something...

Shows you one thing: don't ever underestimate someone's legacy...

I'll have to agree with you on that one. People swear that just because someone is not "relevant" or selling out stadiums means that They didnt make a mark in music history.

silverchild said:

Timmy84 said:

Shows you one thing: don't ever underestimate someone's legacy...

You got that right! It even sucks that 2009's I Look To You became her final curtain call...

Yeah and even worse, SOME of the songs seem awfully prophetic especially the title track.

rest in heaven whitney

ThePopLover2 said:

Timmy84 said:

Shows you one thing: don't ever underestimate someone's legacy...

I'll have to agree with you on that one. People swear that just because someone is not "relevant" or selling out stadiums means that They didnt make a mark in music history.

Whitney's mark in history should never be forgotten. She's done things that people today can't match.

ThePopLover2 said:

I never really cared much for Whitney Houston, but I do remember grooving to "How Will I Know" as an eleven year old. Though I paid her little attention, I admit that her voice was just ridiculously good.

Her fall from grace was painful to watch, especially that Diane Sawyer or whoever interview.

At least now she is at peace.

In the Masters Program of Spiritual Psychology that I graduated from, they played "The Greatest Love of All" in the very first weekend and they played it the very last weekend of the entire program in Year 2. How DIFFERENT it sounded after doing all the inner work we do in that program; the work of TRULY loving ourselves and knowing who we really are: Divine souls having a human experience.

I am going to be a mess the next time they play this at school.