Timmy84 said:

November said:

Given all the recent "news" about the funeral arrangements, dosen't this statement seem a bit contradictory? Maybe it's just me.

Nah it ain't just you. I already grew sick when I read DAVID FUCKING BOWIE was attending. Whitney wanted her privacy but even in fucking death, she's not gonna get it. Fuck all of them. Why would Cissy and Dionne even agree to this?

Yep. I'm sure you know better than her family of what would be the right way to handle her funeral and who her friends were. Seriously, some of you people, sitting behind your screens with your armchair ruling of how the showbiz world should work. Geez!

Timmy84 said:

November said:

Given all the recent "news" about the funeral arrangements, dosen't this statement seem a bit contradictory? Maybe it's just me.

Nah it ain't just you. I already grew sick when I read DAVID FUCKING BOWIE was attending. Whitney wanted her privacy but even in fucking death, she's not gonna get it. Fuck all of them. Why would Cissy and Dionne even agree to this?

I don't know why the org is acting surprised. Whitney is an iconic figure. It can't be private. Princess Diana, Michael...Folks will be glued to their television screens tomorrow. It will fuel even more interest. Her sales will explode. Too many people care about Whitney Houston to have an "over and done with" "unseen" funeral. She was not a D-Lister.

I try to see all sides but I stick to what I've said...whatever her family wants I'm with! I'm not feeling a view for all body during the coverage but I'm sure her family won't do that anyway so I'm not tripping.

Timmy84 said:

Nah it ain't just you. I already grew sick when I read DAVID FUCKING BOWIE was attending. Whitney wanted her privacy but even in fucking death, she's not gonna get it. Fuck all of them. Why would Cissy and Dionne even agree to this?

Cissy sang with David that means Whitney was in tow with her mom during the sessions so that how Bowie knows the Houston family.

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PatrickS77 said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah it ain't just you. I already grew sick when I read DAVID FUCKING BOWIE was attending. Whitney wanted her privacy but even in fucking death, she's not gonna get it. Fuck all of them. Why would Cissy and Dionne even agree to this?

Yep. I'm sure you know better than her family of what would be the right way to handle her funeral and who her friends were. Seriously, some of you people, sitting behind your screens with your armchair ruling of how the showbiz world should work. Geez!

I still stand by my statement... I was against Michael's memorial/funeral televised. But it's whatever.

Cissy HOUSTON sang with The Drinkards gospel group; formed group Sweet Inspirations c. 1968; sang backup vocals with the Sweet Inspirations for Atlantic, Muscle Shoals, and New York records; backup singer for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick; has recorded with Luther Vandross, David Bowie and daughter, Whitney Houston.

Identity said:

Whitney Houston Called 'Crack Ho' on L.A. Radio, Jocks Suspended

Feb 16, 2012

A Los Angeles talk radio team has been suspended for 10 days for referring to the late Whitney Houston as a “crack ho.”

John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou, known as John and Ken on KFI in Los Angeles, apologized for the comments, and said they accepted the suspension.

During an on-air discussion in the wake of Houston's death last Saturday, Kobylt said, "At some point you’re just sick of it all, and so is everybody else in the industry. All her friends and hangers-on; everybody who knew had to deal with her.

“It's like, ‘Ah Jesus . . . here comes the crack ho again, what’s she gonna do? Ah, look at that — she's doin' handstands next to the pool. Very good, crack ho . . . ' After a while, everybody’s exhausted. And then you find out she’s dead. It’s like, ‘Really? Took this long?’

The station issued a statement calling the statements “insensitive and inappropriate. . . . KFI management does not condone, support or tolerate statements of this kind.”

Kobylt, in a statement, said, “We made a mistake. We used language that was inappropriate and we sincerely apologize to our listeners and to the family of Ms. Houston.”

Link

They have done and said so much worse so this is a miracle that they are held accountable in any way. KFI must have some stake in Whitney's music somehow (parent company, shares, etc..)

Timmy84 said:

PatrickS77 said:

Yep. I'm sure you know better than her family of what would be the right way to handle her funeral and who her friends were. Seriously, some of you people, sitting behind your screens with your armchair ruling of how the showbiz world should work. Geez!

I still stand by my statement... I was against Michael's memorial/funeral televised. But it's whatever.

It gave me closure. I thought what needed to be said was said. I thought it gave a new insight into not just Michael the performer but Michael the father, the son, the brother, the friend. I thought the fans, outside and inside the arena, were respectful. There were no huge problems. I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I reflected.

I thought it was brilliantly executed.

getxxxx said:

Cissy sang with David that means Whitney was in tow with her mom during the sessions so that how Bowie knows the Houston family.

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So, there you go. But Mr. Timmy knows it all!

musicjunky318 said:

Timmy84 said:

I still stand by my statement... I was against Michael's memorial/funeral televised. But it's whatever.

It gave me closure. I thought what needed to be said was said. I thought it gave a new insight into not just Michael the performer but Michael the father, the son, the brother, the friend. I thought the fans, outside and inside the arena, were respectful. There were no huge problems. I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I reflected.

I thought it was brilliantly executed.

Exactly.

Whitney Houston’s Full ...y [PHOTOS]

^Very good obit. Whitney !

Can't believe I just read Whitney's obit.

Hudson said:

Westboro Baptist Church Plans to Protest Whitney Houston Funeral

Westfield - The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, known for its radical demonstrations at the funerals of soldiers, celebrities, and homosexuals, has announced their plans to picket outside the funeral of music superstar Whitney Houston.

The church group believes that God is punishing the United States with death, disease, war and destruction because of America’s acceptance of homosexuality, and has gained support for its cause by protesting at high-profile public and private funerals around the country. In a prepared statement they said, “God gave Whitney Houston a beautiful singing voice and a world-wide platform, which she should have used to encourage obedience to His Word and warn the wicked that their rebellion brings destruction from the hand of God. Westboro will picket her funeral to warn the living: “except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Whitney Houston, 48, daughter of gospel legend Cissy Houston, had struggled over the past decade in a battle with drugs and alcohol that is blamed on ex-husband Bobby Brown, with whom she had a tumultuous, and sometimes violent marriage that kept the couple in the media spotlight. Margie Phelps, daughter of Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps, took to Twitter following the death of Houston last Saturday at the Beverly Hilton, where she was found unconscious in a bathtub and later declared dead. Phelps said, "No R.I.P. Whitney Houston. You don't live your life serving self and sin, stealing God's glory, and get peace. God gave her a voice, she used it to teach sin, not serve God. Fags call her 'gay icon.' Yeah, WBC is picketing that funeral."

Westboro Baptist Church

A Westboro Baptist Church picket sign of singer Whitney Houston.

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In a further attempt to express their disdain for Whitney's lifestyle choices, the Westboro Baptist Church released a parody of a Houston song, entitled "God, Will Always Hate You Whitney," in which they called the singing sensation a "druggie," further manipulating the words of the hit Houston song to share their twisted message. Later, Phelps tweeted, "Yay! 2 pickets in NJ-Whitney Houston funeral and legislature," possibly revealing the church's plans to protest Houston's funeral as well as NJ's gay marriage bill's recent passage while they visit the Garden State. Despite the flurry of Facebook posts and tweets from Margie Phelps, there is still a chance that the Westboro group, which is small in number, may not show up for the private funeral scheduled for Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she is expected to be buried beside her father. The extremist anti-homosexual hate group has failed to make an appearance at several recent protests they claimed they would be attending.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/319688#ixzz1mcuA50fC

OHHHH HEEEEEEELLLLLL NOOOOOOO!

musicjunky318 said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah it ain't just you. I already grew sick when I read DAVID FUCKING BOWIE was attending. Whitney wanted her privacy but even in fucking death, she's not gonna get it. Fuck all of them. Why would Cissy and Dionne even agree to this?

I don't know why the org is acting surprised. Whitney is an iconic figure. It can't be private. Princess Diana, Michael...Folks will be glued to their television screens tomorrow. It will fuel even more interest. Her sales will explode. Too many people care about Whitney Houston to have an "over and done with" "unseen" funeral. She was not a D-Lister.

Honestly when youre doing a reality tv show on basic cable and doing drugs for the last 20 years of her life that pretty much makes her a d lister. Ya'll need to stop trying to canonize her. She did some decent songs back in the day but really for the last decade she was a mess. To try and compare her to Princess Diana is a joke. Diana's charities and organizations saved lives and made a difference in the world. Sorry Whitney did not. Stop trying to rewrite history now that shes dead.

Also the public isn't demanding anything. Sure some fans want to mourn but the general public would like to move on If the frakin media would stop hyping everything. CNN has done coverage for almost a week now for no reason than nothing else is going on in the world. I almost wish Israel would bomb Iran's nuclear plants to see something important going on.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Whitney Houston’s Full Obituary [PHOTOS]

I would like to have a physical copy as a keepsake. Oh, it is so beautiful.

Identity said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Whitney Houston’s Full Obituary [PHOTOS]

I would like to have a physical copy as a keepsake. Oh, it is so beautiful.

thats not the official one

thats from a funeral home in TENNESSE

here is the official funeral home in NEWARK NJ

http://www.whighamfuneralhome.com/index.php/obituaries/21-whitney-houston

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Umm, strongly disagree LazyC. If you dont get it why even comment. The coverage isn't gonna stop b/c if using is all the woman did than this story would've been over and done like with others.

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All the news channels can kiss my ass. Plus knowing how Whitney was, she's probably shaking her head of all of this is going on. Least she don't have to see it for herself now. And lazy's right, for a while, she wasn't making big press. After the reality show she had to lay low because that was embarassing. As hard as she tried to come back, it was always led by bad news, as Entertainer would say. All of us (well maybe not all) have been guilty of joking about Whitney - I know I have and I'll admit it - and a lot of us have all said how sad it was for someone who was that gifted to blow it all away but let's not act like we all treasured her when she was here. We treated her just as bad as some who treated Michael and now that she's dead, we all wanna act like they were the greatest things since sliced bread. My thing about televised funerals and shit is that it's inappropriate. You could be the Queen of England and I still think a funeral deserves privacy. Truly, the thing is to say people are more worth dead than alive just shows how evil the cycle of celebrity is. When you come out, you're hot, when you start to drip, they drag you down, and then when you die, they wanna mourn you and talk about how great you were and send you flowers when you can't smell 'em forgetting the fact that when you was struggling, they spit at you, kicked at you and called you a joke. Now you're a "hero".

Fuck outta here.

According to TMZ the family also invited Mel Gibson to the funeral because he tried to help her get off drugs and clean and sober at some point, but he wont be able to attend the funeral this weekend.

^^I hear ya but I personally never made a joke about her! I've always wished the best for her, even when I didn't agree with all she did (but thats alot of people). So my feelings are the same as they were when I first saw her in the 80s! She was never arrested for harming anyone or DUI's or anything to others.

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lazycrockett said:

musicjunky318 said:

I don't know why the org is acting surprised. Whitney is an iconic figure. It can't be private. Princess Diana, Michael...Folks will be glued to their television screens tomorrow. It will fuel even more interest. Her sales will explode. Too many people care about Whitney Houston to have an "over and done with" "unseen" funeral. She was not a D-Lister.

Honestly when youre doing a reality tv show on basic cable and doing drugs for the last 20 years of her life that pretty much makes her a d lister. Ya'll need to stop trying to canonize her. She did some decent songs back in the day but really for the last decade she was a mess. To try and compare her to Princess Diana is a joke. Diana's charities and organizations saved lives and made a difference in the world. Sorry Whitney did not. Stop trying to rewrite history now that shes dead.

I never tried to deny that she wasn't a mess. That's why she's not here. Many notable names were messes. The reality remains, however, that she is an icon. You can try to dispute that all you want but it's the truth. The very fact that her funeral is even being aired on television should give you a clue. People are interested in her. She's Whitney Houston. Doesn't co-exist with D-List. Sorr lazy.

^Thank you! Why let a few bad choices overshadow the entire person and career! Thats a very negative and empty way to look at things. Her on & off struggles aren't even half of those two important factors. Besides its not like her success and voice are near common to this very day!

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lazycrockett said:

musicjunky318 said:

I don't know why the org is acting surprised. Whitney is an iconic figure. It can't be private. Princess Diana, Michael...Folks will be glued to their television screens tomorrow. It will fuel even more interest. Her sales will explode. Too many people care about Whitney Houston to have an "over and done with" "unseen" funeral. She was not a D-Lister.

Honestly when youre doing a reality tv show on basic cable and doing drugs for the last 20 years of her life that pretty much makes her a d lister. Ya'll need to stop trying to canonize her. She did some decent songs back in the day but really for the last decade she was a mess. To try and compare her to Princess Diana is a joke. Diana's charities and organizations saved lives and made a difference in the world. Sorry Whitney did not. Stop trying to rewrite history now that shes dead.

The following is a list of some of the charitable causes that Whitney Houston has supported over the years: The Whitney Houston Found...r Children: Formed in 1989, the WHFC aids sick and homeless children, and works toward the prevention of child abuse, teaches children to read, and has built inner city parks and playgrounds. In past years, the foundation also has hosted a Christmas party for homeless children. The United Negro College Fund is a favorite Whitney Houston charity. She raised a quarter of a million dollars for the UNCF at a 1988 Madison Square Garden concert, appeared on at least two "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" telethons to benefit the UNCF, and has been honored by the organization for her consistent giving with the Frederick D. Patterson Award. One of Whitney Houston's first gigs was a benefit concert for the UNCF in which she sang "Tomorrow" from the musical "Annie." The Juvenile Diabetes Res...Foundation: Whitney Houston regularly attends their "Carousel of Hope" charity gala and was honored for her giving in 1996 with the Brass Ring Award. St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital: Founded by the late actor Danny Thomas, this hospital helps critically-ill children without asking for money from their parents or guardians. It is subsidized completely by charitable giving. Whitney Houston has given so much to the hospital over the years that the founder's daughter, Marlo Thomas, honored her at a charity banquet in 1994. South Africa: The announcement that Whitney Houston would participate in the 1988 Freedom Fest concert event (for a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela) drew other artists and much media attention. In 1994, Whitney also toured in South Africa, giving concert proceeds to numerous children's charities including two children's museums, the President's Trust Fund (for the freed Nelson Mandela), the Kagiso Foundation and several orphanages. In the 1980s, when Whitney was an up-and-coming fashion model, she also refused to work for any company that did business in then-Apartheid South Africa. American Red Cross: Whitney Houston donated all of her proceeds from the single and home video sales of her Superbowl XXV rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" to benefit Gulf War troops and their families. Whitney's record company followed suit. Whitney was elected a member of the American Red Cross Board of Directors in 1991. New York Firefighters and Police: Whitney Houston re-released "The Star Spangled Banner" charity single to benefit the New York Firefighters Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police Fund following terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. She waived her royalty rights to the single, which went on to top the U.S. sales charts in October 2001 and raised more than $1 million. The Children's Defense Fund: All of Whitney Houston's proceeds from her two "Classic Whitney" concerts in Washington, D.C., totaling a quarter of a million dollars, were donated to this charity. The National Birth Defects Center: The Boston area center named its Hearing & Language Disorder Clinic after Whitney due to her giving. UMDNJ University Hospital: The Newark, N.J.-based hospital named its Pediatric Special Care Unit after Whitney Houston due to her giving. Hale House: Whitney Houston donated enough to this Harlem-based charity that they were able to build a Learning & Recreation Center. Rainbow House: Whitney Houston has provided financial assistance to this shelter for adolescent mothers and for children with HIV and AIDS. Russian Aid Fund: In February 2004, Whitney donated 1 million rubles to the Aid Fund for victims of a bomb attack in the Moscow subway. The funds were raised by her performances in Moscow. T.J. Martell Foundation: Whitney Houston has supported this foundation, which funds research for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. Harlem Boys Choir, New Jersey State PBA, and The Youth of Atlantic City: Whitney donated proceeds from her only 1990 U.S. concert appearances to these three charities. Debt Relief: Whitney supported a cyber petition by international debt relief campaign Jubilee 2000 to persuade world leaders to erase debt owed by 40 of the world's poorest nations. Wyclef Jean Foundation: Whitney Houston participated in a Carnegie Hall benefit that earned about $250,000 for this foundation in January 1991. Welcome Home Heroes: Whitney's Easter Sunday 1991 concert in Norfolk, Va., was free for returning Gulf War veterans and their families. HBO, which televised the event live, encouraged cable systems to descramble their signal so everyone could enjoy the show for free. 1994 Rainforest Benefit: Whitney Houston made a surprise guest performance at this event, notable for Whitney's singing a bit of "La Donna e Mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto." She also performed "If It's Magic" and "I Will Always Love You." For the 1992 movie premiere of "The Bodyguard," proceeds went to The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children and to the Magic Johnson Foundation for pediatric AIDS research . For the 1996 movie premiere of "The Preacher's Wife," proceeds went to The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Denzel Washington's choice) and a third charity chosen by director Penny Marshall. Kurdish Refugee Relief 1991: Whitney performed at the "Simple Truth" concert at London's Wembley Stadium and allowed MTV to simulcast her performance of "Miracle" at her Oakland, Calif., concert during a telethon held for this cause. Fighting AIDS: One of Whitney Houston's favorite causes, highlights include her performance at the Arista 15th Anniversary AIDS Benefit in 1990. She also flew to Los Angeles for the "Commitment for Life" AIDS Benefit in 1994 from her South American tour, and then immediately flew back to resume her concert tour. Fighting Cancer: Another of Whitney Houston's favorite causes, Whitney performed at a Cancer Research Benefit at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Michael Bolton Foundation: This charity honored Whitney for her giving in 1995 with a fund-raising gala. In 1997, Bolton's foundation joined forces with Whitney's foundation to honor other charitable artists at a fund-raising gala. Emmanuel Cancer Foundation: Whitney was unable to attend a 1990 benefit held in her honor, so she turned it into a food drive to benefit this New Jersey chidren's organization. Special Olympics: Whitney performed at the Opening Ceremonies in 1987 and recorded "Do You Hear What I Hear" for free for their first "A Very Special Christmas" benefit album in 1989. 1988 Olympic Games: Whitney Houston recorded the song "One Moment In Time" for an album of the same name to benefit Olympic athletes. Ronald McDonald Children's Charities: The South Florida arm of this organization honored Whitney for her giving. The Bronx Zoo: Whitney Houston donated two lion cubs to the Bronx Zoo in New York City in 1989. For her 1992 wedding, Whitney asked attendees and fans to contribute to the Whitney Houston Foundation For Children in lieu of gifts. Whitney Houston has been honored for her charity work by the VH1 Honors in 1995, The First Annual Triumphant SPIRIT Awards by Essence Magazine in 1997, and 1998 Trumpet Awards (organized by Ted Turner).

^Not to mention all the support she showed various female artists in the business! Many have spoke about her encouraging them! Which is rare, since its so competitive. What are/have all the haters and nay sayers been doing to help and uplift others?!

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If the family want's to show the funeral on t.v it's cool if they don't then that's cool too. The last I heard it was a private service so I didn't know it was going to be on t.v. But whatever the family wants to do is fine with me and this is not brand new information that people love you when you're dead it is what it is and it's SAD but that's the cycle ..I said in the other thread how the media get's off on dead celebrities.

Anyone can cut a check.

http://www.dianaforever.com/human.htm

I want jack the thread further.

It wasn't JUST check-cutting but folks will believe what they want so whatever. Whitney also had a job/had to work. We all have our issues so I dont take fun in cutting down others. If you can't personally match what good Whitney has done(or anyone of these figures) than slow down on the judging.

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missfee said:

Timmy84 said:

^ I got the same question...

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Me too. I thought that was the whole point of keeping it "private". Shucks if all them celebs going to be there, and then having the funeral streamed online and on a couple of tv stations, then why not have a screen outside for the fans? Just sayin'. I really didn't expect them to have the funeral shown at all because I thought it was going to be private.

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A screen outside for fans would be too disruptive to the neighborhood.

Televising it will hopefully keep fans away from the church.

I have no problem with people (celebrities) who worked with her and befriended her being at the funeral.