1sotrue said:

I can't believe this is Whitney's first and only cover of Rolling Stone due to the success of 'The Bodyguard'.

A crying shame, ain't it?

Rolling Stone magazine is Left-leaning and it has chronicled the many contributions made by Blacks to music and culture. Although there have been rare exceptions, the editors have traditionally followed the practice of using White cover subjects.

[Edited 2/23/12 11:41am]

Don't understand why they used that picture of her. Out of all the beautiful pictures she took. They could have done better.

Identity said:

1sotrue said:

I can't believe this is Whitney's first and only cover of Rolling Stone due to the success of 'The Bodyguard'.

A crying shame, ain't it?

Rolling Stone magazine is Left-leaning and it has chronicled the many musical contributions made by Blacks to music and culture. Although there have been rare exceptions, the editors have traditionally followed the practice of White cover subjects.

I don't care how "left leaning" (wings on the same dirty bird) it is, the magazine has always stunk to me except when it came to classic rock legends. The few soul legends that did get two or more covers I always assume it was an event... hell it's always an event when a black artist gets a cover or two or three on there.

Timmy84 said:

BitetheBeat said:

Not to go there but there havent been many/fair amount of blackwomen on RS covers! Before The Bodyguard she was breaking records and making history. Yet she got one cover!

[Edited 2/23/12 11:30am]

Oh we all know the reason why... lol

I think Tina Turner is the most covered black artist in the history of that magazine.

Yeah she has like 5 but she's been on the radar before the magazine's been around(1967)! So thats sad and the next in line for more than 1 is probably Diana(she has 2,maybe 3). Meanwhile other pop divas old and new have that and than some.

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[Edited 2/23/12 11:53am]

BitetheBeat said:

Timmy84 said:

Oh we all know the reason why... lol

I think Tina Turner is the most covered black artist in the history of that magazine.

Yeah she has like 5 but she's been on the radar before the magazine's been around(1967)! So thats sad and the next in line for more than 1 is probably Diana(she has 2,maybe 3). Meanwhile other pop divas old and new have that and than some.

1967

1969

1971

1984

1985

1986

1997

-she was on it 7 times in all. Diana has two (1973, 1977). Patti LaBelle was in one with Labelle (1975). I don't think Aretha or Gladys ever got on the cover at all...

Timmy84 said:

I don't care how "left leaning" (wings on the same dirty bird) it is, the magazine has always stunk to me except when it came to classic rock legends. The few soul legends that did get two or more covers I always assume it was an event... hell it's always an event when a black artist gets a cover or two or three on there.

Yep. Now compare those ''events'' to Gaga's 3 covers since 2009 and Brit's 5 or more covers over the course of her career.

Timmy84 said:

BitetheBeat said:

Yeah she has like 5 but she's been on the radar before the magazine's been around(1967)! So thats sad and the next in line for more than 1 is probably Diana(she has 2,maybe 3). Meanwhile other pop divas old and new have that and than some.

1967

1969

1971

1984

1985

1986

1997

-she was on it 7 times in all. Diana has two (1973, 1977). Patti LaBelle was in one with Labelle (1975). I don't think Aretha or Gladys ever got on the cover at all...

And 3 of 7 are her posing w/ others(men & Madonna/Courtney Love)

Identity said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't care how "left leaning" (wings on the same dirty bird) it is, the magazine has always stunk to me except when it came to classic rock legends. The few soul legends that did get two or more covers I always assume it was an event... hell it's always an event when a black artist gets a cover or two or three on there.

Yep. Now compare those ''events'' to Gaga's 3 covers since 2009 and Brit's 5 or more covers over the course of her career.

Yeah they give them too much coverage. Then again, RS wasn't about shit no ways.

BitetheBeat said:

Timmy84 said:

1967

1969

1971

1984

1985

1986

1997

-she was on it 7 times in all. Diana has two (1973, 1977). Patti LaBelle was in one with Labelle (1975). I don't think Aretha or Gladys ever got on the cover at all...

And 3 of 7 are her posing w/ others(men & Madonna/Courtney Love)

Ike and Mel.

BitetheBeat said:

Timmy84 said:

Oh we all know the reason why... lol

I think Tina Turner is the most covered black artist in the history of that magazine.

Yeah she has like 5 but she's been on the radar before the magazine's been around(1967)! So thats sad and the next in line for more than 1 is probably Diana(she has 2,maybe 3). Meanwhile other pop divas old and new have that and than some.

banks said:

BitetheBeat said:

Yeah she has like 5 but she's been on the radar before the magazine's been around(1967)! So thats sad and the next in line for more than 1 is probably Diana(she has 2,maybe 3). Meanwhile other pop divas old and new have that and than some.

Janet has 3 covers

I forgot about Janet... she sure did.

banks said:

I think i just counted 20 RS Covers for Madge

Yep.

Identity said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't care how "left leaning" (wings on the same dirty bird) it is, the magazine has always stunk to me except when it came to classic rock legends. The few soul legends that did get two or more covers I always assume it was an event... hell it's always an event when a black artist gets a cover or two or three on there.

Yep. Now compare those ''events'' to Gaga's 3 covers since 2009 and Brit's 5 or more covers over the course of her career.

And no offense but did Maddy need all of her's. I thought it was a bit much but maybe thats just me! Anyhow I've seen no more than 28 RS covers with black women/women of color on covers in like 45 years. Also Aretha got one recently.

[Edited 2/23/12 12:17pm]

Identity said:

Timmy84 said:

That doesn't mean he's a hypocrite. Think about it, all those folks who praised Whitney at the funeral, were they there for her in her time of need? I doubt it. You can say the Wayans probably. Dionne? No question. Of course Cissy. But anyone else? I mean I get it, it's a gesture to show appreciation at a funeral/memorial service but you'd think if they really were there for her, would she be dead now? Ray J was at the funeral too but he was somewhere else when Whitney allegedly died and he didn't return her phone calls. In fact what Master P is saying is only preaching to the choir because some of us are saying it too. Don't mean our lives are any better because we weren't in Whitney's limelight. But do you think it's more hypocritical if someone in the know is saying this over someone who isn't?

You can't absolve Whitney of the consequences or the responsibilities. She was a hot, reckless mess till the end, seemingly on a collision course with death for over a decade. Chaka Khan and others have stated that Whitney routinely opposed sound advice because she was a "grown ass woman." Famous last words, I would think.

[Edited 2/21/12 18:17pm]

Bugger all this, has anyone heard that Frank Carson is dead!? Apparently he died choking on a Ritz biscuit. His last words were, "It's a cracker!"

SoulAlive said:

shellyk84 said:

Whitney rocking out to Madonna's superbowl show

5 days before her death

http://www.tmz.com/2012/0...0OAb_GDuAh

just a few days later,she was dead.It's still hard to believe.

i loved seeing this video

iloveannie said:

Identity said:

You can't absolve Whitney of the consequences or the responsibilities. She was a hot, reckless mess till the end, seemingly on a collision course with death for over a decade. Chaka Khan and others have stated that Whitney routinely opposed sound advice because she was a "grown ass woman." Famous last words, I would think.

[Edited 2/21/12 18:17pm]

Bugger all this, has anyone heard that Frank Carson is dead!? Apparently he died choking on a Ritz biscuit. His last words were, "It's a cracker!"

Well that's odd...

Timmy84 said:

Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert) to Wendy: "You crucified Whitney!"

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Janet Hubert

Dear Wendy,

This past weekend was a very difficult time for so many of us.

Though I never knew Whitney Houston, I felt a profound sense of loss and sadness. On Sunday morning I took my dog for a walk in the park across the street and still could not shake the sadness I felt. I wondered if what I was feeling was perhaps related to losing my mother and brother this past year, but then I thought no, it was something else.

I watched the funeral service with the rest of the world, and cried time and time again with each story that was told. I felt like I knew more about this amazing woman than ever before. We all watched her as a little girl, center stage, singing like a bird, she was destined for superstardom. To watch her center stage full circle in death was a feeling no mother should ever have to feel. I applaud Ms. Warwick, the pastor, and all others who formed a police line of love and protection around her that was impenetrable only to those who really knew her. We, the public accepted their decision to keep it private, but they allowed us to witness her Home Going ceremony, I don’t know if I could have been so gracious. WE felt like we knew her and we knew nothing about her except what we read and hear from people like you and other media outlets. I listened to her interview with you and was compelled to say out loud. “Go on Whitney tell her like it is,” when you pried into her life back then. I had my son in the same year as Ms. Houston; we did Ebony Magazine that same year, she introducing her baby girl and me my son. I am trying to be dignified, but here goes.

The Internet has become somewhat like the 10 commandments, and this is why… whatever is posted or commented on… is forever written in stone. Neither I nor anybody can stop anyone from making up stories, reviews, lies etc, cutting and pasting whatever they decide to put together like a bad buffet breakfast.

I have had some horrible meals shoved down my throat on the web that I had no parts of.

I still have a bad taste in my mouth from a recent cut and paste meal from your beloved TMZ (THE MUDSLINGING ZONE). I believe you said once “If you heard it on TMZ then it must be true,” really Wendy?

The Internet is indeed the information highway, but it can also be “a Forum of Hate.”

[img:$uid]http://cdn.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/whitneywendy2012-wide.jpg[/img:$uid]

You said that morning with tears in your eyes, that you would not discuss Whitney any further, but you crucified her the whole time she was alive, as you do so many people on your show. I want to ask you why? What do you get out of this besides money?

How do you sleep at night knowing that you are one of the biggest bullies in the world disguised as HOT TOPICS? Celebrities are not topics we are people, just like everyone else, we hurt and we hear and we bleed real blood, not fake blood, just as you do.

How do we as parents teach our children to honor each other, treat each other with kindness when all they see are images of people like you who condone and promote meanness, rude reality TV stars, and your opinion as you berate world renowned people like Janet Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and others you slam on a daily basis.

I keep asking myself why no one is saying anything about this. What the hell are they afraid of? Where are my sisters out there who feel as I do?

Well Wendy, I try to teach my son to stand up, shout, and scream when there is injustice. Yeah yeah, I know, I have been screaming for years and will continue to do so as long as there are images that depict black women as neck shaking, over bearing women whocan’t get along.

A sister, a mother, a daughter, a star, left this world way too early; she was loved by the world. The world mourned, I don’t think that we needed you to try and take down another brilliant sister on that following Monday morning. (Your rude comments about Janet Jackson)

You started right back up without hesitation or pause… you need to stop Wendy. We need to stop, and the world needs to stop. I need to stop as well. There will be no more quotes from me to be misquoted. We need to join together, wrap our arms around our children, everybody’s children. Remember you have a child who will suffer every slingshot and arrow that gets thrown back at you Wendy; our public lives greatly affect our children.

I know I am going to suffer some arrows for writing this letter to you, I know you are loved by many, but remember this Wendy; they love you when you are up and they love to take you down. You will not always be up, you will not always be on the A list and attend all the parties. Ride the wave sister girl, but make sure you know how to swim when the ride is over. Artists are survivors, we work hard to build our crafts and careers and I ask that you simply remember that in the future.

I’m just sayin’ it like l mean it too.

Janet Hubert


Janet Hubert to Wendy Wil... | EURweb

Kevin and Makael from TheSkorpionShow gave Aunt Viv "several seats" in the 'HAVE A SEAT" Hall of Fame! I wonder what they will say about her latest input.

dreamfactory313 said:

Timmy84 said:

Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert) to Wendy: "You crucified Whitney!"

[img:$uid]http://cdn.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/janet_hubert2012-med-wide.jpg[/img:$uid]

Janet Hubert

Dear Wendy,

This past weekend was a very difficult time for so many of us.

Though I never knew Whitney Houston, I felt a profound sense of loss and sadness. On Sunday morning I took my dog for a walk in the park across the street and still could not shake the sadness I felt. I wondered if what I was feeling was perhaps related to losing my mother and brother this past year, but then I thought no, it was something else.

I watched the funeral service with the rest of the world, and cried time and time again with each story that was told. I felt like I knew more about this amazing woman than ever before. We all watched her as a little girl, center stage, singing like a bird, she was destined for superstardom. To watch her center stage full circle in death was a feeling no mother should ever have to feel. I applaud Ms. Warwick, the pastor, and all others who formed a police line of love and protection around her that was impenetrable only to those who really knew her. We, the public accepted their decision to keep it private, but they allowed us to witness her Home Going ceremony, I don’t know if I could have been so gracious. WE felt like we knew her and we knew nothing about her except what we read and hear from people like you and other media outlets. I listened to her interview with you and was compelled to say out loud. “Go on Whitney tell her like it is,” when you pried into her life back then. I had my son in the same year as Ms. Houston; we did Ebony Magazine that same year, she introducing her baby girl and me my son. I am trying to be dignified, but here goes.

The Internet has become somewhat like the 10 commandments, and this is why… whatever is posted or commented on… is forever written in stone. Neither I nor anybody can stop anyone from making up stories, reviews, lies etc, cutting and pasting whatever they decide to put together like a bad buffet breakfast.

I have had some horrible meals shoved down my throat on the web that I had no parts of.

I still have a bad taste in my mouth from a recent cut and paste meal from your beloved TMZ (THE MUDSLINGING ZONE). I believe you said once “If you heard it on TMZ then it must be true,” really Wendy?

The Internet is indeed the information highway, but it can also be “a Forum of Hate.”

[img:$uid]http://cdn.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/whitneywendy2012-wide.jpg[/img:$uid]

You said that morning with tears in your eyes, that you would not discuss Whitney any further, but you crucified her the whole time she was alive, as you do so many people on your show. I want to ask you why? What do you get out of this besides money?

How do you sleep at night knowing that you are one of the biggest bullies in the world disguised as HOT TOPICS? Celebrities are not topics we are people, just like everyone else, we hurt and we hear and we bleed real blood, not fake blood, just as you do.

How do we as parents teach our children to honor each other, treat each other with kindness when all they see are images of people like you who condone and promote meanness, rude reality TV stars, and your opinion as you berate world renowned people like Janet Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and others you slam on a daily basis.

I keep asking myself why no one is saying anything about this. What the hell are they afraid of? Where are my sisters out there who feel as I do?

Well Wendy, I try to teach my son to stand up, shout, and scream when there is injustice. Yeah yeah, I know, I have been screaming for years and will continue to do so as long as there are images that depict black women as neck shaking, over bearing women whocan’t get along.

A sister, a mother, a daughter, a star, left this world way too early; she was loved by the world. The world mourned, I don’t think that we needed you to try and take down another brilliant sister on that following Monday morning. (Your rude comments about Janet Jackson)

You started right back up without hesitation or pause… you need to stop Wendy. We need to stop, and the world needs to stop. I need to stop as well. There will be no more quotes from me to be misquoted. We need to join together, wrap our arms around our children, everybody’s children. Remember you have a child who will suffer every slingshot and arrow that gets thrown back at you Wendy; our public lives greatly affect our children.

I know I am going to suffer some arrows for writing this letter to you, I know you are loved by many, but remember this Wendy; they love you when you are up and they love to take you down. You will not always be up, you will not always be on the A list and attend all the parties. Ride the wave sister girl, but make sure you know how to swim when the ride is over. Artists are survivors, we work hard to build our crafts and careers and I ask that you simply remember that in the future.

I’m just sayin’ it like l mean it too.

Janet Hubert


Janet Hubert to Wendy Wil... | EURweb

Kevin and Makael from TheSkorpionShow gave Aunt Viv "several seats" in the 'HAVE A SEAT" Hall of Fame! I wonder what they will say about her latest input.

I wonder what Kev and his moms said after Etta James died. Kevin's moms went into this rant about Etta when that whole thing with Beyonce blew over. I haven't watched his "show" in ages...

Skip to 13:02

One more just for fun!

Timmy84 said:

dreamfactory313 said:

Kevin and Makael from TheSkorpionShow gave Aunt Viv "several seats" in the 'HAVE A SEAT" Hall of Fame! I wonder what they will say about her latest input.

I wonder what Kev and his moms said after Etta James died. Kevin's moms went into this rant about Etta when that whole thing with Beyonce blew over. I haven't watched his "show" in ages...

I remember that episode! Mama Skorpion went in on Etta James! LAWD...

The National Enquirer Defends 'Beautiful' Open Casket Photo

Feb 23, 2012

The National Enquirer publisher Mary Beth Wright has defended the magazine's choice to publish a front page photo of the late Whitney Houston in her casket at a New Jersey funeral home.

Wright said she thought the photo was "beautiful" but has refused to say how they got hold of the shot. Whigham Funeral Home in Newark has since released a statement denying that they were the ones who leaked the photo.

Speaking to the LA Times, Carolyn Whigham said:

''We have no comment. But it was not the funeral home... Whitney was a personal friend to me and my family. We would not do that... I am very angry, very upset, just like the family, just like the fans.''

Speaking to Fox News , publisher Wright said of the photo: "I thought it was beautiful," adding that she saw it as a work of art.

The National Enquirer has previously published post-mortem photos of John Lennon and Elvis Presley.

http://www.nme.com/news/w...ston/62227

Identity said:

The National Enquirer Defends 'Beautiful' Open Casket Photo

Feb 23, 2012

The National Enquirer publisher Mary Beth Wright has defended the magazine's choice to publish a front page photo of the late Whitney Houston in her casket at a New Jersey funeral home.

Wright said she thought the photo was "beautiful" but has refused to say how they got hold of the shot. Whigham Funeral Home in Newark has since released a statement denying that they were the ones who leaked the photo.

Speaking to the LA Times, Carolyn Whigham said:

''We have no comment. But it was not the funeral home... Whitney was a personal friend to me and my family. We would not do that... I am very angry, very upset, just like the family, just like the fans.''

Speaking to Fox News , publisher Wright said of the photo: "I thought it was beautiful," adding that she saw it as a work of art.

The National Enquirer has previously published post-mortem photos of John Lennon and Elvis Presley.

http://www.nme.com/news/w...ston/62227

Yeah sure you think it's beautiful, Ms. Wright.

Timmy84 said:

Yeah sure you think it's beautiful, Ms. Wright.

Whitney Houston's Mendham Twp. neighborhood

Pop icon brought a touch of magic and mystique to area

The troubles that plagued Whitney Houston never surfaced in her dealings with the locals in Mendham Township, where she lived in a 12,561-square-foot mansion on quiet North Gate Road in the Oak Knoll section.

Neighbors called Houston “sweet” and “friendly.” She waved when she took walks, sent them Christmas cards, and supported a local children’s charity.

“The experience we all had was very positive,” said Claire Kaplan, Houston’s next-door neighbor since the mid-’80s. “There were lots of workmen renovating her house for close to a year after she moved in. To thank us for putting up with that, she sent us all red roses.”

The pop star with the big voice also sent bouquets, and thank you notes, after her July 18, 1992, wedding to R&B singer Bobby Brown, an event that drew 700 attendees. Security was so tight that some of the neighbors recall having to show an ID to pull into their own driveways.

That was OK with them, though, especially because many were invited to the event as well as Houston’s 25th birthday party — a memorable night for Fran Bondy, who used to live on North Gate Road and was president of the Oak Knoll Property Owners Association.

“She greeted everyone as we filed in,” Bondy recalled. “There were three tents, everything was done to perfection, and everyone seemed very happy to be there and chat and mix. I met Sue Simmons from Channel 4 News and Isaiah Thomas. My friend approached him to get an autograph for my daughter. She still treasures that.
“It was a magical night.”

Food connections

Some people recall when Houston, after she renovated her strikingly circular home, purchased the adjacent property at 1 Cross Way for her family members, including her brother, Michael Houston, also a musician.

But even off her out-of-the-way street, the singer’s presence always was welcome at local restaurants and other establishments. She ordered Greek salads with grilled chicken on top at The Randolph Diner, recalled owner Bobby Spiropoulos.

“Some customers recognized her right away,” he said. “Some teens went over to the table, and she gave them an autograph.”

Houston also liked pot pies, according to Michael Horty, general manager at The Black Horse Tavern and Pub, a mainstay in downtown Mendham. She enjoyed eating there with her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, in the booth behind the host station.

“One time she was humming a tune and I had to stop by and say, ‘Oh, that sounds so beautiful,’ ” Horty said. “The same song was playing on the Muzak system.”

Always, he said, the songstress/actress was lovely, soft-spoken, and “had a beautiful air about herself.”

According to Horty, at one point Houston was having a recording studio addition built onto her Mendham home. With so many people around, she ordered a lot of takeout for a while.

“She would call and ask, ‘Would you make me a special lobster, please? I love the way you make lobster,’ ” Horty recalled.

Her favorite Chinese takeout place was The China Gourmet, formerly in the Mendham Village Shopping Center, where the owner kept Houston’s picture on the wall.

No one had to guess that was her favorite, according to Mendham Township Committeeman Rich Krieg.

“Whitney was interviewed on the radio in California,” Krieg said. “When they asked what was her favorite place to eat in Mendham, she said The China Gourmet. I knew the owner at the time and he was excited. That was his big claim.”

'Down to earth and genuine'

Houston was graceful even under stress, according to Mendham Township Police Chief Steven Crawford. Not long after Houston moved to Mendham, Crawford stopped her on some motor vehicle offense.

“She jumped out of the car,” he recalled. “Obviously, I recognized her from music videos. She was very down to earth and genuine, especially considering her stature with regard to fame.”

Crawford also remembered noting she was short, which surprised him, and that wasn’t all that surprised him.

“For a woman who had No. 1 hits, she was, first, driving herself around,” he said. “Second, she was extremely personable and a pleasure to deal with.”

Did he give her a ticket?

“No! Never!” Crawford said. “Her attitude was phenomenal.”

But a limousine did appear in later years.

Charles Topping was working at First Fidelity Bank on East Main Street and recalls Houston’s limousine parking in a series of spaces by the bank while the driver ran into the Wicker Basket to get cups of coffee.

“He’d bring out the coffee and the window in the limo would go down as he approached,” Topping recalled. “Then he would hand the coffee into the limo. So we saw her hand as she reached to get the coffee.”

Topping called Houston an asset to the town and “a person of note, a person of quality.”
The limo wasn’t the only car at the Houston estate, as Krieg remembered.

“Her daughter went to the Montessori nursery school,” he said. “Bobby and Whitney were very clear that they wanted their daughter to be mainstreamed and not singled out. Their daughter showed up the next day in a chauffeured Rolls-Royce.”

Her charitable side

As revealed in many media reports, Houston had a special feeling for protecting children. In “Greatest Love of All,” one of her hits, she sang:
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way

The sentiment was reflected in her $60,000 donation in 1998 to help Deirdre’s House of Morristown build a medical room for children.

Because of that generosity, Jim O’Brien, formerly of Mendham Township, holds a special place in his heart for Houston. Deirdre’s House is named after his daughter, Deirdre O’Brien, whose life was taken at 25 by a serial killer.

The facility serves area children who are victims of abuse and/or neglect.

“We were running low on money and didn’t have enough to establish a medical room where doctors would give treatment to victims,” said O’Brien, a former county freeholder. “Word got around and we got a call from Houston, who said she’d like to donate $60,000 for the room.”

To this day it lessens the trauma of medical care for children, said Deirdre’s House Executive Director Maria Vinci-Savettiere.

“People never talk about how philanthropic she was,” Vinci-Savettiere said.

A real tragedy

Deborah Heiberger of Randolph never encountered Houston but nevertheless drove to the star’s now vacant mansion Wednesday to place flowers outside the gate.

“I put flowers there because I really loved her,” Heiberger said. “I just wanted to make some kind of tribute. I loved her voice. It was the most amazing voice I ever heard. Not many artists have a voice like hers. She was beautiful.

“Whitney Houston had it all. But, unfortunately, I guess she didn’t feel that way, and it’s sad.”
Houston divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.

The Mendham mansion on North Gate Road, now reportedly in need of repair, remains on the market, as it has been, on and off, since 2009, according to Robert Cross, an agent with CarProperty.com. Cross drew media attention this week when he advertised the mansion as the “scene of the activity that brought down this incredible musical diva over a 15-year cycle.”

Originally $2.5 million, the asking price was reduced to $1.97 million last year before the home was briefly taken off the market. It went back on the market in January for $1.75 million.

“Even though Whitney had a listing with New Jersey real estate people,” Cross said, “she wanted to advertise on CarProperty.com, starting about 2½ years ago. I met with her personally then and we connected because she had an interest in cars and her place had a big garage that she appreciated.”

He said Houston thought buyers who liked cars would appreciate the mansion. The ad says the property features 15 outside parking spaces and a 1,000-square-foot four-or-more-car garage. It also describes the hallmarks of the mansion on the five-acre, gated lot as “soaring ceilings, abundant natural light, and circular-themed interior spaces.”

It was there in 2005, in the last years of their marriage, that Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston filmed the reality television series, “Being Bobby Brown.”

The home is only being shown to potential buyers with proof of at least $1.75 million in liquid assets, according to the ad. A few potential buyers have come forward, according to Cross.

“But many are going to wait until the brouhaha settles down,” he said, “because they might think someone will drag them into the public conversation about this mansion.”

Though the mansion is a curiosity, the conversation in Mendham focuses on Whitney Houston as a thoughtful neighbor who brought a touch of her magic and mystique to their town and their lives.

Like everyone interviewed who remembered Houston, Krieg expressed sadness for the pop star’s suffering and death.

“This is a real tragedy,” he said.

Bondy put it this way: “It’s just so sad. It’s bittersweet.”

Identity said:

1sotrue said:

I can't believe this is Whitney's first and only cover of Rolling Stone due to the success of 'The Bodyguard'.

A crying shame, ain't it?

Rolling Stone magazine is Left-leaning and it has chronicled the many contributions made by Blacks to music and culture. Although there have been rare exceptions, the editors have traditionally followed the practice of using White cover subjects.

[Edited 2/23/12 11:41am]

It's a shame how much RS has shunned black female artists. Janet, for instance, in her lengthy career has only covered the mag three times, while Britney Spears has half a dozen covers. Whitney certainly should have been on the cover of RS more than one time.

Jordin Sparks Pays Tribute To Her Idol Whitney Houston

Feb 24, 2012

The moment she was told her idol Whitney Houston had died,Jordin Sparks broke down, locked herself in her hotel room and "cried non-stop," a source tells People Magazine.

But the American Idol winner, 22, kept her tears to a minimum on Thursday afternoon while paying tribute to the late singer at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Speaking briefly about shooting the upcoming film Sparkle with Houston, Sparks grinned and told the room, which was packed with Oscar contenders and others who included Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Paula Patton, Pam Grier and Kerry Washington: "The first day she got [to the set] she's scolding me, and I'm thinking this is the best day ever. She went from being this unreachable supernova pop star to my costar, friend and someone who was like a mentor to me. It was a gift and an honor to play opposite Whitney Houston in the film."

Besides her brief speech, Sparks also performed "Look into Your Heart," a song from Sparkle.

"When you see Sparkle, you will be so happy to see the joy that is on her face," Sparks said about Houston. "Everyday started with Whitney saying, 'How are my babies doing? Are you guys good? God is good.' It translates on the screen."

http://www.people.com/peo...36,00.html

New behind the scenes footage of Sparkle interpresed with an interview segment.