RIP

Greyson · 02-12-2012, 02:33 AM

May she rest in peace. Certainly one of the best. I am not trying to be disrespectful in any way here. Do any of you remember before she married Bobby Brown all the rumors that she was a lesbian? She had the "friend" that was I believe a friend of her childhood. The friend played basketball and was her constant companion. I wonder where this woman is tonight.

My condolances to Whitney's daughter, mother, her ex-husband, her entire family and all of the people, fans who loved her.

musicman · 02-12-2012, 05:58 AM

There was a time when I was able to walk long distances. I chose to walk in a local cemetery. It was peaceful and serene albeit for a male in his 30's who obviously lost his wife at a young age. He had his car door open and blasting out of the speakers was Whitney's song I will Always Love You. It was hard to hear the song over this young man's wailing. In watching the tributes of Whitney last night and hearing that song it brought me back to a young man's lost. I wonder what he is feeling today as we all try to deal with this tragic lost.

AtLast · 02-12-2012, 06:28 AM

Whitney Houston had an amazing range and depth in voice- one of the greatest we will ever know. Her ability to change keys in the middle of a song like it was routine was a vocal talent few have ever had.

Of course there is a lot of speculation about her death. We will have to wait for causation. Something on my mind is that due to her longterm coke use, her heart could have very well been damaged and it might end up she died of heart failure without any drugs in her system. I fear suicide as well because she was struggling so much with her music career comeback and dif lose some of her voice range. And her being an abused woman that obviously had poor self-esteem. yes, even someone as beautiful and talented as her can have low self-esteem- happens all of the time. Also, I hope to hell that she did not have one of the Hollywood docs to the stars that scripted her narcotics for sleep, etc. and her death was due to prescription drug abuse along with alcohol. Thinking about Heath Ledger and MJ (others) here.

She struggled so much with getting clean & sober and being able to remain so. It is like this for some addicts especially if they never get to the emotional components of their addiction. And like so many stars, she could never get away from the media when in crisis.

I feel really sad about this because it might be a story we have heard far too often about the deaths of music icons that have brought something extraordinary to their art. My heart goes out to her family and especially her young daughter.

I hope people see beyond the addiction and poor choices in her life plus just plain being fragile at certain points and see that she was simply human dealing with things that for most people are not judged continually in the public eye.

SnackTime · 02-12-2012, 06:47 AM

Rest In Peace Whitney Houston! You will be dearly missed.

My thoughts and prayers go out to her family

I just heard on the news a little while ago, she passed in her hotel room hours before Clive Davis' Grammy party. They reported, finding prescription medication(s), but no illegal drugs were found.

DapperButch · 02-12-2012, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Greyson

May she rest in peace. Certainly one of the best. I am not trying to be disrespectful in any way here. Do any of you remember before she married Bobby Brown all the rumors that she was a lesbian? She had the "friend" that was I believe a friend of her childhood. The friend played basketball and was her constant companion. I wonder where this woman is tonight.

My condolances to Whitney's daughter, mother, her ex-husband, her entire family and all of the people, fans who loved her.

Robin Crawford.

SugarFemme · 02-12-2012, 09:42 AM

Whitney, I hope you are able to find the peace that you so desperately sought in life. You will be missed. You touched many many lives. Including mine.

adorable · 02-12-2012, 10:18 AM

UofMfan · 02-12-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GPS

http://keanu.reeves.mediafetcher.com...tor_skiing.php

Keanu Reeves reported dead

The link you posted doesn't work and I have not found any credible news sources reporting this.

UofMfan · 02-12-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GPS

http://keanu.reeves.mediafetcher.com...tor_skiing.php

this link is working all over facebook

This one is. Still nothing in the major news feeds.

Hoaxes are easily done, this is why I always check credible sources.

GPS · 02-12-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by UofMfan

This one is. Still nothing in the major news feeds.

Hoaxes are easily done, this is why I always check credible sources.

i feel bad enough lol so i deleted them luckily i could do that. i have searched all over. i will watch and read before posting a death

SoulShineFemme · 02-12-2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GPS

http://keanu.reeves.mediafetcher.com...tor_skiing.php

Keanu Reeves reported dead

Down at the bottom of the page this link leads to there is a disclaimer that the website is 100% fake.

GPS · 02-12-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SoulShineFemme

Down at the bottom of the page this link leads to there is a disclaimer that the website is 100% fake.

nice, my apologies

SoulShineFemme · 02-12-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GPS

nice, my apologies

No worries. I'm just so glad the story wasn't true. I was kinda freaking out there for a min.

Chancie · 02-12-2012, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greyson

May she rest in peace. Certainly one of the best. I am not trying to be disrespectful in any way here. Do any of you remember before she married Bobby Brown all the rumors that she was a lesbian? She had the "friend" that was I believe a friend of her childhood. The friend played basketball and was her constant companion. I wonder where this woman is tonight.

My condolances to Whitney's daughter, mother, her ex-husband, her entire family and all of the people, fans who loved her.

I can't believe that Whitney Houston is dead.

I came out in the '80s and I remember dancing to her music at the Duchess in the West Village. I always thought that she had a gorgeous strong powerful voice. Years later, when she was a guest on Saturday Night Live, she was hysterically funny in a skit with that little girl who used to smell her own armpits.

I did hear rumors that she was a lesbian and I remember her saying, I'm not a gay girl. Why would I be a gay girl? People said, Why doesn't she just say, I'm not a lesbian, but so what if I was.

When I heard that she was struggling with drugs and alcohol, I did wonder if her own internalized homophobia contributed to her suffering, and I felt so sad for her.

Of course I don't know whether she had a girlfriend, or was a lesbian, or that she died from drug use, poor thing.

tapu · 02-12-2012, 04:38 PM

Oh, sure, everyone cares about Whitney Houston dying, but what about the 86 Syrians who lost their lives today? Is it because they're white??

princessbelle · 02-12-2012, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tapu

Oh, sure, everyone cares about Whitney Houston dying, but what about the 86 Syrians who lost their lives today? Is it because they're white??

Please, please tell me this is a joke!!!! Are you freaking kidding me Tapu? I don't believe i've heard a word said about Syrians and that no one cared. Is it because no one mentioned it? For real? What about the millions of POC AND white people that die and have died daily in wars, in epidemics, due to no food or shelter, and continue to die daily, world wide....are YOU saying you don't care about them now? Because you didn't mention those people either?????

I don't get steamed about many things on here but this has got my blood boiling.

Because we mention someone famous dying and just because she so happens to be a POC, now we are all "haters of whites"? Really????????

That's beyond rediculous!!!!!

SugarFemme · 02-12-2012, 04:46 PM

Are you serious?? Do you realize how racist this post is?? Your post was so wrong and offensive on may levels. We have all posted out of emotion, but sometimes you have to think about how what you say will hurt others.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapu

Oh, sure, everyone cares about Whitney Houston dying, but what about the 86 Syrians who lost their lives today? Is it because they're white??

CherylNYC · 02-12-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tapu

Oh, sure, everyone cares about Whitney Houston dying, but what about the 86 Syrians who lost their lives today? Is it because they're white??

I've never reported a post before. This one is beyond the pale.

Janny · 02-12-2012, 05:01 PM

The fact that none of you get it, is beyond the pale.

DapperButch · 02-12-2012, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Janny

The fact that none of you get it, is beyond the pale.

I "get it", I just don't find it humorous.

02-12-2012, 02:33 AM	#1
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