Whitney Houston RIP

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Saturday Feb 11, 2012

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... 20c2c17762

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

That is a shame. She was such a talent. Rip.

Drum-Wolf · Post by **Drum-Wolf** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

That really sucks. She was a phenomenal singer & entertainer. I think that I was in love with her when she first broke out in the mid-80's.

sstuckey · Post by **sstuckey** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

Drum-Wolf wrote:That really sucks. She was a phenomenal singer & entertainer. I think that I was in love with her when she first broke out in the mid-80's.

That makes two of us! I thought Whitney was gorgeous.

autumnsky · Post by **autumnsky** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

Never heard ANYONE say they didn't love her voice, even if it wasn't the type of music you would normally listen to! No matter what transpired in the last few years of her life, she is still another amazing talent gone too soon!

Post by **Jim Price** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

Agreed, a sad loss. I used to play Whitney's hits constantly during my stint on WFBG-AM in the late '80s. She definitely had the voice!

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

Prelims are saying that it was a combination of heavy drinking and Xanax that caused her to pass out in the bathtub, in which she ended up drowning. We won't know for sure till after the autopsy and toxicology tests, which is scheduled for today.

jetcitywoman · Post by **jetcitywoman** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

moral of story: take showers

riksylvania · Post by **riksylvania** » Sunday Feb 12, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jeUINzHK9o
In case anyone forgot, this was sold as a single in the platinum range in 1991 and 1992.It's her without the Xanax, booze, crack, or whatever else she got into. Damn shame, not many people are born with a set of pipes like her.

Don Hughes · Post by **Don Hughes** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

It's not a tragedy that she died, it's a tragedy that she ruined herself with the drugs. Is she a legend, absolutely. But her story should also be a publc service anouncement to kids that says, "Don't do drugs!!!"

Sorry if that sounds harsh and disrespectful.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

It is being reported that the coroner told her family that she died from a combination of xanax and alcohol now. They found water in her lungs, but it wasn't enough to drown her. We will know more when the tox comes back.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

Is it me, or does every TV talent show female singer simply try to imitate Whitney? (I also think most of the guys emulate Stevie Wonder... or Whitney, in certain cases)
They always have to belt the sh*t out of everything, and there's always the patented Sam Harris octave-note as a crescendo at the end. They always seem to ATTEMPT her voice, but seldom get close.
Listen to Whitney Houston's famous version of the National Anthem... that is a singer OWNING a tremendously demanding song, her voice just soared, and she made us all look at a song we've heard a thousand times in a whole new light. It was a chart single ten years later! She literally redefined how the song was performed, as did Hendrix. You don't get many artists like that...

CHICKSINGA · Post by **CHICKSINGA** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

You are totally right about that, they all emulate Whitney or Mariah or some soulful singer they rarely can manage. I can't watch any of that Crap.
But Whitney was real!!! Its's too bad that fame is so hard for some. and truthfully, after living in LA for 8 years I wanted nothing to do with it.
Whitney got lost in the darkness of no one saying no to her & thats what fame much of the time becomes. She grew up in fame too, her Mom & Aunt Dionne Warwick which probably made it harder to be grounded. The pressure to stay stick thin probably didn't help, either. Hopefully "real" women like Adele are the new trend of real talent and self acceptance.

jetcitywoman · Post by **jetcitywoman** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

"I will always love you" from the film "Bodyguard" is an example of her incredible talent. One of my favorites love songs of all time.

autumnsky · Post by **autumnsky** » Monday Feb 13, 2012

BIG amen to THAT Chicksinga! Totally agree! Finally someone who can accept themselves as they are...a real woman, not some skinny crackhead lookin' freak! It's great how a suckie boyfriend can inspire such talent and songwriting! And Adele's

all the way to the bank!!!

KeithReynolds · Post by **KeithReynolds** » Wednesday Feb 15, 2012

jetcitywoman wrote:moral of story: take showers

HAHAHAHA!!!!

jetcitywoman · Post by **jetcitywoman** » Wednesday Feb 15, 2012

KeithReynolds wrote:
jetcitywoman wrote:moral of story: take showers
HAHAHAHA!!!!

ROFL!