Whitney Houston dead at 48

[timay]

Story just breaking right now...

[themadscientist]

It was inevitable.

[dasoupdude]

Crack aside, I am actually saddened by this.

[Bubba1]

Crack aside, I am actually saddened by this.

I'm kinda sad about it too. She had talent and looks in her earlier days. It's a shame what her drug abuse did to her.

[jbracy7]

Whitney didn't smoke crack she smoked uncut coccane,way more deadly, I'm sad cuz.bobby didn't go first. But oh well god rest her soul. I know this is a bad time but........Some where a dozen drug dealers are crying I'll miss whitney's money,even thou bobby knocking at my door( sung to I'll miss my hommies by master p)

[nissangirl74]

Cocaine kills, no matter what form you abuse. I have often wondered how she has lived this long. It sucks that she will be remembered more for her drug use than her music.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Being that I didn't really pay attention to celebrities in the news, I'll definitely remember her more for her music. I've never really been a "pop" fan, but damn, that woman put it down in some of her tracks. Some of the best vocals/range I've ever heard.

[alms24sebring]

Before my time but I know how much of an impact she was to music. Unfortunately she will be remembered for drugs. What exactly did she die of, at the time of death that is?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8TPk23E ... re=related[/youtube]

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

Whitney didn't smoke crack she smoked uncut coccane

That doesn't make any goddamn sense. Crack is just freebase cocaine, and you can't smoke cocaine...so she was a crackhead.
You either live fast, hard, and short...or slow, soft, and long. She was the former (That didn't sound right...)

[PapaSmurf2k3]

What exactly did she die of, at the time of death that is?

Word has it she was at the Beverly Hilton. That's where the pre-party for the Grammys is. Word also has it Clive Davis found her.

[timay]

Word also has it she partied heavily last night and was found in the bathtub.

Also heard she wasn't looking well a couple days ago.

[alms24sebring]

I would agree that black eyes are pretty noticable

[bundy26]

Messed up but I wouldn't call it a shocker, RIP.

[themadscientist]

Whitney didn't smoke crack she smoked uncut coccane

That doesn't make any goddamn sense. Crack is just freebase cocaine, and you can't smoke cocaine...so she was a crackhead.
You either live fast, hard, and short...or slow, soft, and long. She was the former (That didn't sound right...)

Peanutbutter and crack sammiches.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vr5PkXjLF4[/youtube]

[Bubba1]

Before my time but I know how much of an impact she was to music. Unfortunately she will be remembered for drugs. What exactly did she die of, at the time of death that is?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8TPk23E ... re=related[/youtube]

Ha. I always thought Debra Wilson (who portrayed Whitney) was the best part of MAD TV.

From what I read this morning, it was not cocaine. It appears Whitney took a combination of Xanax and booze (bad combo). She then passed out while in the tub and drowned. She was found with her head underwater.

[alms24sebring]

^^That was one of the funniest skits
^ She was hilarious and had some tig ol bitties. I think Debra and Aries touched each others around behind closed doors

daaaam. Thats sad to hear though. I wonder if she knew what was goin on but she couldnt move. Thats a hard way to go.

[Bubba1]

daaaam. Thats sad to hear though. I wonder if she knew what was goin on but she couldnt move. Thats a hard way to go.

I imagine her drug dealer is crying at this point. (too soon??)

[numbnuts240]

awesome talent and career that was squandered by her drug use. i am not sad over a death that resulted from poor life choices.

[Dittoz7]

Only feel bad for the Family and fans.

[nissangirl74]

I feel bad for her daughter. Apparently she has been treated for stress in the hospital since her mom passed. What a hell of a legacy to live with, to be the daughter of two of the most self-destructive stars of the business. One can only hope that this doesn't define who she is.

[Jesda]

I used to be a fan until her voice deteriorated due to drug abuse. Her last few recordings sounded awful (I posted a thread here a couple years ago). So, to me, a consumer of popular music, she was already dead.

She wasn't my wife/mom/sister/neighbor/friend. Neither was she the cultural icons that Michael Jackson and John Lennon were, so I can't genuinely say that I am sad about her loss. I empathize with her family.



I remember a decade or so ago when kids on Star Search and other talent shows would talk about how Whitney Houston was their idol, how they wanted to be classy, talented, and beautiful just like her. Addiction and self-neglect significantly reduced her status in American culture.

[Bubba1]

I used to be a fan until her voice deteriorated due to drug abuse. Her last few recordings sounded awful (I posted a thread here a couple years ago). So, to me, a consumer of popular music, she was already dead.

She wasn't my wife/mom/sister/neighbor/friend. Neither was she the cultural icons that Michael Jackson and John Lennon were, so I can't genuinely say that I am sad about her loss. I empathize with her family.



I remember a decade or so ago when kids on Star Search and other talent shows would talk about how Whitney Houston was their idol, how they wanted to be classy, talented, and beautiful just like her. Addiction and self-neglect significantly reduced her status in American culture.

There's a new controversy swirling in NJ, as Gov. Christie has ordered all flags (including the US flags) to be half mast Saturday in Whitney Houston's honor, solely because she was born and raised in Essex County.

The local veterans groups are expressing disgust as they felt Christie's gesture insulted or at least watered down the true meaning of lowering the US flag.

IMHO, Christie could have lowered the state flags and that would have been appropriate. But I believe lowering the US flag should be reserved for people who either dedicated or sacrificed their lives in service of their country.

[Jesda]

They lower flags for d!ck wad politicians, so they've already set the bar pretty low.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

^Jesda makes way too much sense all too often.

[nissangirl74]

Apparently two talk radio hosts in LA were temporarily suspended because they called her a crack ho on the air. Do you sugar-coat it because of who she used to be, or do you just call a spade a spade?

[Jesda]

She was a crappy mother, a miserable junkie, and an incredible vocalist (until the last few years).

That's the plain truth. If the truth hurts, then so be it.

[AZhitman]

Correct.

And there's a bunch of flag-draped coffins being offloaded onto military airfields every month, EVERY occupant of which deserves more attention, press and remembrance than Ms. Houston.

Our celebrity worship in the country disgusts me.

[themadscientist]

Instead of trying to live an honorable life I'm just going to take singing lessons so I can be a complete stain in the rest of my endeavors worry free.

[Bubba1]

Apparently two talk radio hosts in LA were temporarily suspended because they called her a crack ho on the air. Do you sugar-coat it because of who she used to be, or do you just call a spade a spade?

It's fine to call a "spade a spade", but the DJ's were not only inaccurate, they were potentially defamatory. Houston was clearly not a crack ho. She admitted using a better grade of cocaine than crack, and she did not resort to prostitution to fuel her drug addiction. Both DJ's would still be on the air if they had simply called her a fool for squandering her talent /health/wealth because of her drug use, instead of a crack ho.

[AZhitman]

It's fine to call a "spade a spade", but the DJ's were not only inaccurate, they were potentially defamatory.

...and, to continue my comparison, we hear people (including media types) calling our troops "baby killers".

There's no uproar against that.

I don't know much about cocaine, and i don't know that she didn't whore herself out (or those close to her) to buy drugs, so I don't have an issue with "crack ho".