RIP: Whitney Houston is dead at the age of 48

Fr8monkey · 02-11-12, 08:32 PM

Just reported.

No details as of yet...

Takeda Shingen · 02-11-12, 08:44 PM

And so ends what was of late a tragic life. May she rest in peace. In the end, I am afraid that the writing was on the wall.

u crank · 02-11-12, 08:56 PM

To bad. One of the really gifted singers in recent history. Pure natural talent. Shame her life unraveled like that. RIP Whitney.

Oberon · 02-11-12, 09:35 PM

Such a shame, she had one helluva voice behind her...but one helluva troubled life. RIP.

Skybird · 02-11-12, 09:37 PM

Not really having been a fan of her, but I must admit that her first album and its songs were somewhat iconic for the mid-80s. But she always was a two-faced person: gifted with a relatively good voice and a drive for perfectionism, songs of varied musical quality that sometimes almost abused her voice, and on the human, social level she was not much liked by musicians working with her, for she behaved too much like a diva and a poisenous beast. My father's orchestra once cooperated with her during some event in Berlin - they were happy when she had left again: singing was good, behaviour towards musicians was terrible.

Some good songs remain in memory - and that's it. As Takeda said, the writing was on the wall - since her disastrous attempt for a comeback some time ago at the latest. Almost nobody remains a "star" forever. One should know when one better leaves and then stays away. A good choice of time is to go when the party runs highest.

P.S. The soundtrack for "Bodyguard" also was not bad, had some good tunes.

Reece · 02-11-12, 10:29 PM

R.I.P. Tragic end!

Will be interesting to find out what happened!

AVGWarhawk · 02-11-12, 10:37 PM

Bobby Brown was her undoing.

nikimcbee · 02-12-12, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Bobby Brown was her undoing.

I thought it was the drugs?

AVGWarhawk · 02-12-12, 12:31 AM

drugs Introduced and supplied by B obby Brown.

BossMark · 02-12-12, 05:32 AM

Guess her new film will be called "The Body Bag"

Anyway RIP Whitney

kiwi_2005 · 02-12-12, 06:15 AM

One of the best female singers of the 80's & 90s, RIP Whitney.

Kaye T. Bai · 02-12-12, 06:56 AM

Rest in peace. Gone too soon; what a shame.

Platapus · 02-12-12, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Such a shame, she had one helluva voice behind her...but one helluva troubled life. RIP.

The key word was had. Drugs and alcohol took its toll on what was a wonderful ability.

48 is too young to die, but she made life choices. She is at peace now.

A rather tragic life story

Jimbuna · 02-12-12, 08:39 AM

Terribly tragic but the warning signs were already becoming noticeable.

RIP Whitney

Molon Labe · 02-12-12, 12:21 PM

Strange, I had forgotten that she was still alive.

02-11-12, 08:32 PM	#1
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	RIP: Whitney Houston is dead at the age of 48 Just reported. No details as of yet... __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

02-11-12, 08:56 PM	#3
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	To bad. One of the really gifted singers in recent history. Pure natural talent. Shame her life unraveled like that. RIP Whitney. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

02-11-12, 09:37 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Not really having been a fan of her, but I must admit that her first album and its songs were somewhat iconic for the mid-80s. But she always was a two-faced person: gifted with a relatively good voice and a drive for perfectionism, songs of varied musical quality that sometimes almost abused her voice, and on the human, social level she was not much liked by musicians working with her, for she behaved too much like a diva and a poisenous beast. My father's orchestra once cooperated with her during some event in Berlin - they were happy when she had left again: singing was good, behaviour towards musicians was terrible. Some good songs remain in memory - and that's it. As Takeda said, the writing was on the wall - since her disastrous attempt for a comeback some time ago at the latest. Almost nobody remains a "star" forever. One should know when one better leaves and then stays away. A good choice of time is to go when the party runs highest. P.S. The soundtrack for "Bodyguard" also was not bad, had some good tunes. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-11-12, 10:29 PM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. Tragic end! Will be interesting to find out what happened! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

02-11-12, 10:37 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Bobby Brown was her undoing. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-11-12, 08:44 PM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	And so ends what was of late a tragic life. May she rest in peace. In the end, I am afraid that the writing was on the wall.

02-11-12, 09:35 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Such a shame, she had one helluva voice behind her...but one helluva troubled life. RIP.

02-12-12, 12:31 AM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	drugs Introduced and supplied by B obby Brown. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-12-12, 05:32 AM	#10
BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	Guess her new film will be called "The Body Bag" Anyway RIP Whitney __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

02-12-12, 06:15 AM	#11
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	One of the best female singers of the 80's & 90s, RIP Whitney. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

02-12-12, 06:56 AM	#12
Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Rest in peace. Gone too soon; what a shame.

02-12-12, 08:39 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Terribly tragic but the warning signs were already becoming noticeable. RIP Whitney __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-12-12, 12:21 PM	#15
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	Strange, I had forgotten that she was still alive. __________________