Grim Reaper Check in- Whitney Houston dead at 48
 

It just came across AP. Yep, it's sad but true, she had SO many demons, I pray for her soul, and her family survivors. My wife's favorite movie is the BodyGuard, which means I've seen it hundreds of times. Drugs kill people (NOT saying this was the case, but probably an after effect of years of abuse, normal people don't die at 48.

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/...ilms-dies.html

Just saw it announced on Twitter.

She was 6yrs older than me. I thought she was a lot older than 48.

How tragic. :( She had such a beautiful voice.

Thanks Earl, I don't check the news often, so hadn't heard. I hate it when our young talented stars commit involuntary suicide with drugs.

Her cousin was Dionne Warwick, another beautiful voice.

RIP Whitney:hug:

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I loved her voice, that makes two in a short period of time Amy Winehouse also died not too long ago as well. Drugs are taking too many peoples lives.
Then Michel Jackson, it seems the list goes on and on all through the decades. I don't understand why people waiste their money and fame and their lives on drugs. If I had money like that, it wouldn't be my choice! Too bad nobody could stop her. I will keep her in my prayers, and I hope all of you do on NT. We lost another beautiful voice. ginnie

Just saw it too. I especially loved her song "And I Will Always Love You". What an awesome voice.

http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_...tons-best-song

~ Faith

They havent said yet if it was drug related (I wont be surprised if that's the cause tho)

There was a news report from yesterday or the day before that showed pictures of her with blood running down her legs and she had a scratch on one arm. (coming out of a nightclub) and she was looking really disheveled.

I will bet money that it's drug related in some way...either directly from drugs, or something from years and years of drug use.

Going to go look and see if I can find a link to the story I saw earlier with those pictures of the scratch on her arm and blood running down her leg.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-for-wear.html

I have all of her early CDs, she was one of my favorite singers. This is so sad. I loved her music and then she married Bobby Brown and she started taking drugs. I feel like he corrupted her and her life went downhill. What a loss of a great talent. I feel so bad for her children. :(

So sad!

I loved her music..... RIP Whitney.

She led such a troubled life all in the name of love. She loved Bobby so much, but he led her down a very dark path. Her child was in constant danger from those two dummies and I pray to God that her child grows up with some counseling for all that she saw (watching both her parents high, and silly) and that someone with a solid stable influence now appears for her.

I LOVED her voice, but in the end she destroyed it. After her many rehab stints her voice was just never the same. She had a god given talent and wasted it! Trapped by her own demons and selfish ways.

I pray she finally finds the peace she so desperatly sought.

So very,very sad. Such a beautifful women blessed with the voice of an angel. Such a waste. I got so many text messages from friends last night talking about it. My heart goes out to her family.

I agree that it is very sad... I liked her alot. Some of her music still gives me goosebumps... "I Will Always Love You" especially.

I was up in the night for medical reasons, and saw this, and
ended up on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w
I apologize for the introductory short advertisement.

This song is especially nice, but bittersweet, since she failed herself to follow its lyrics literally. :(

"I Will Always Love You" was written by Dolly Parton in 1973 and released with her singing it in 1974. I remember it well and I loved it then.

Whitney Houston sang it in 1992.

Whitney Houston's daughter was taken to the hospital today...from the same hotel that Whitney died in.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...d-to-hospital/

I hope she wasnt taken to the hospital for the same reasons that her mother died from (drugs maybe?) Hope she'll be ok.

edited to add:

they finally updated the story. She was taken to the hospital after breaking down over her mother's death. Completely understandable. Hope the paparazzi leave her alone.

I feel really sorry for Bobbie...the daughter.

I only saw a brief part of one episode of the reality show she did a while back ... about her family. It was totally painful to watch.

Coming from a turbulent, unpleasant childhood myself, I have to
really wonder if this daughter can overcome, the drug use example and this sad death.

I saw one report of a photo of the young girl snorting cocaine ...don't know if that is true. But since addiction is thought to be biologically driven today, and possibly inherited...I am concerned for the daughter. Grandma is in NJ... I saw a live report that the church in NJ was having a special service early this morning. Grandma has been in charge of the choir there for 54 yrs as reported on CNN! I do hope the family comes to the aid of Whitney's daughter. I truly hope someone can help her before she takes this damaging path.

BTW ...it is totally possible Whitney fell in the bathroom, hit her head and died that way. It is a common accident for anyone impaired for any reason! So I reserve judgement until more facts come in.

Whitney Houston's voice is what made the song famous. She had the voice of an angel. Dolly can write songs but Whitney had one of the greatest voices of our century. Just saying. :o

Also,

If you don't have something good to say about a person maybe you shouldn't say anything at all. Especially right after they pass.

I will never forget her Star Bangle Banner, in 1991/2. The most beautiful rendition that I ever heard. I even bought the tape..

Thank you Whitney..:hug:

Sally,

She sang that acapello (sp) at the superbowl. She walked out on the field wearing sweats and sang with no accompaniment and it made history. She really was one of the greatest singing talents of the past few decades. What a loss. They paid tribute to her tonight at the Grammy awards several times.

What a sad story all around; my heart weeps for her family.

I've told my kids that unless there is some seriously compelling reason not to, I want my cause of death announced publicly and immediately. I don't want "suddenly" or "following a long/short illness" in my obituary. I don't want people speculating: "She probably had a heart attack because she was so fat", or "I heard she had MS, she probably died of that", or whatever!

And people can't help it. I hate it, but I do it too.

She set the bar for that song and, IMHO, nobody will ever be able to match it. I get goose bumps every time I hear it. What a wonderful singer she was. She could sing the alphabet and make it special.

I guess I just dont understand.

1/2 hour before her death, her mom and sis spoke to her, and all said "she seemed perfectly normal to me"

The morning of her death, her daughter, and members of her team spoke to her and said "she seemed normal to me"

The night before her death, she was at a Grammy party, interrupted someone elses song, was so drunk (or whatever) she had to be escorted from the club. She was photographed with blood running down her leg, unable to walk under her own power without holding on to someone, slurred words, confused and disorderly and all of her friends and family said "she was CELEBRATING! she seemed normal to us!"

The week before she was beligerant and rude to her own staff, and was partying like she was nominated for a grammy. She had been starting a movie project called "sparkle" and was celebrating the return to the silver screen. Her family said her mood was joyous, and she was on top of the world. She seemed NORMAL to them!

What part of ANY of this woman's behavior was NORMAL? I got so angry when MJs family said the same thing. What part of needing propophol to sleep is NORMAL? She was surrounded by friends, family, loved ones, sisters, mother, daughter and a team of professionals. Didnt ANYONE learn ANYTHING from Michael Jackson?

I blame her family for not stepping in between her and the devil that was destroying her. Allowing bad behavior will only get you more bad behavior. How many celebrities must die before we get the idea that "she was acting normal" is a dangerous statement? When that type of behavior becomes "normal" we have become too twisted to be our sisters keeper. Didnt she has ONE friend, ONE family that was willing to step in, go toe to toe and do what it took? ONE? Why was she allowed to suffer to death? IMHO she was in pain for years, decades, and did it alone.

RIP whitney. I guess I just dont understand how you could be surrounded by folks that love you so much, and yet no one could hear you screaming.

:mfr_wha: So are you referring to my statement:Ponder: :Dunno: :confused2: If so, I certainly did not say anything bad about Whitney. I was simply putting the facts out there. Yes, Whitney had a wonderful voice - no doubt about it. But ---- Dolly's writing and singing the song way back in 1974 had lots to do with my personal life at that time. Yes, I go way back. So if you are referring to me I find it a bit unfair since I never said anything bad about Whitney. :Sigh:

I've followed Whitney since she sang on the Merv Griffin show. Lots of people blame bobby Brown for being her downfall, but Whitney had her own set of issues before him. She had great a talent and I think it came with great responsibility which was too much for her to handle. She did an interview on tv a few years back where she basically blamed any substance abuse on the business she was in. She said sex, drugs, and rock & roll, that was the business.

I'm truly saddened and love her songs from The Bodyguard. Kevin Costner brought the song "I Will Always Love You" to the movie. She didn't make too much money from that song since Dolly Parton wrote it but that and the National Anthem were her 2 best performances in my opinion.

I hope the toxicology report comes back with some answers ....then some of the speculation at least can be put to the side. A person with a troubled past is always marked - never free from the spector of resumed drug use. Until I hear otherwise, I'll choose to to believe she was just having fun at the events in the previous days. Her friends and family say she was dancing and singing in a hot, sweaty club - wouldn't anyone look disheveled?? Anyway...I thought the grammy tributes were well done. Jennifer Hudson did a beautiful job. LL set the tone at the beginning very nicely, too.

I heard on TV this morning that she was under water when they found her, but her lungs weren't filled with water...which indicated to the ME that she'd died before slipping under.

We're all human, with many flaws and weaknesses. What I feel sad for is that that wonderful, heavenly voice is now gone from the Earth.

My favorite is "The Greatest Love of All".

RIP dear one...

About singer just my opinion
 

I had a thread pop up about her. There was zanax in the room with another unidentified medication. (according to this news agency) personally I didn't know alchohol and zanax could take a life like that. I think this dark road she traveled may have started with Mr. Brown, but as adults we have to take some responsibility for what we put into our bodies. Nobody really has control over another human being. I wish she had sought out help with counselors instead of taking this sad path that so many others went down. Couldn't she see this happening from others in the industry? Amy Winehouse, just recently?
We lost a heavenly gifted voice, because nobody dared intervene on her behalf. I blame those around her, that knew her the best. Someone knew about this problem. Just like here on NT, we come together to try and help each other. I wish somebody had tried for her. I am going to miss her very much. ginnie

Yes, alcohol + sedatives= depressed breathing and death.

Back when meprobamate came out...the first "minor" or light tranquilizer... many alcohol related deaths occurred mixed with it.

The benzos now, like Xanax, etc also have this warning.

I suspect another drug or two in the mix. But it is also possible,
she had a cardiac event, or some other medical complication from her past cocaine use. Sitting in really HOT water can compromise the heart... mixed in with a person in not so great shape, a hot water immersion can cause fainting or worse.
There are many possibilities yet.

beautiful
 

Thanks K, I am so glad that moment in time was recorded. A true tribute to her talent.

I wish we had had recorders in the days of Jesus.:)

Recorders
 

I wish we had recorders in the day of Jesus too. Maybe the world would not be in such sad shape, imagin seeing him over and over again, any time you wanted to! ginnie

No! Sorry it looked that way! :hug:

Hi Dej
 

I don't understand eithor. ginnie