Rest in Peace Whitney!

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Rest in Peace Whitney!

Post by Outlaw » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:08 pm

Rest in Peace Whitney!

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Post by BK METS » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:31 pm

Best rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever at the Superbowl Giants-Bills. I remember it was during war time in Iraq and everyone in the stands had American flags. Very sad what happened to her life...

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Post by Winston's Empire » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:22 pm

BK METS wrote:Best rendition of the Star Spangled Banner ever at the Superbowl Giants-Bills. I remember it was during war time in Iraq and everyone in the stands had American flags. Very sad what happened to her life...
Same here. That rendition of the National Anthem was the best of all time! She was way better in my eyes than what became of her life. Hopefully she is in a better place now. RIP Whitney....
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Post by Glenneration X » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:50 pm

Completely agree on her rendition of our National Anthem. Considering the setting and context, it gave me goosebumps.
Ironic that her passing comes on the eve of the Grammys. I'm sure they'll quickly put together quite a tribute for her.

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Post by Edwards Kings » Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:31 am

A beautiful woman with one of the best voices I have ever had the pleasure to hear. A character flaw, exploited in my opinion by that...to keep these Boards PG...JERK Bobby Brown, took her from us too soon.

RIP and it is our loss. Voices and a presence like hers in her prime do not come along every day.
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Post by Outlaw » Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:54 am

She has the greatest voice my ears have ever heard....She will be missed... No matter how she passed, her last 20 years shoud've have been so much more, but once again Drugs and Alcohol wreaked so much pain for her and those around her. I hope all the young children and anyone take pause and learn from such a tragic early loss of life because of Substance abuse.

She will live on in the lives of many through her music and that voice and may her passing not be in vain...

Her Rendtion of the National Anthem will be played in many stadiums for centurys to come...

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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:03 am

Her life makes me think of Dwight Gooden. (This what my wife means by turning everything to baseball :) )
Both could have been better for so much longer. The wrong choices robbed us of seeing their talents over a normal period of time. For both, it was beautiful while it lasted.
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Post by Glenneration X » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:13 am

DOUGHBOYS wrote:Her life makes me think of Dwight Gooden. (This what my wife means by turning everything to baseball :) )
Both could have been better for so much longer. The wrong choices robbed us of seeing their talents over a normal period of time. For both, it was beautiful while it lasted.
Great analogy Doughy. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.

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Post by Outlaw » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:19 am

Glenneration X wrote:
DOUGHBOYS wrote:Her life makes me think of Dwight Gooden. (This what my wife means by turning everything to baseball :) )
Both could have been better for so much longer. The wrong choices robbed us of seeing their talents over a normal period of time. For both, it was beautiful while it lasted.
Great analogy Doughy. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.
It brought Strawberry down too.... Imagine the numbers he woud have put up had he stayed clean and lived life, like, say a Derek Jeter....
Another was Ken Caminitti... I wonder what it is, that makes so many athletes and cultural icons stumble into the the darkness of abuse...

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Post by Glenneration X » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:29 am

Outlaw wrote:
Glenneration X wrote:
DOUGHBOYS wrote:Her life makes me think of Dwight Gooden. (This what my wife means by turning everything to baseball :) )
Both could have been better for so much longer. The wrong choices robbed us of seeing their talents over a normal period of time. For both, it was beautiful while it lasted.
Great analogy Doughy. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.
It brought Strawberry down too.... Imagine the numbers he woud have put up had he stayed clean and lived life, like, say a Derek Jeter....
Another was Ken Caminitti... I wonder what it is, that makes so many athletes and cultural icons stumble into the the darkness of abuse...
Elvis, Marilyn, the Mick, the Kennedy's, the list goes on and on and the tragic stories are endless. The inability to control one's demons has taken down some of the greatest figures in every part of American culture and in many cases shortened their lives. Fame can be both a blessing and a curse.

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Post by Thunder » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:07 am

Undoubtedly one of the best voices of all time. Her anthem rendition at the SB will always be revered as one of the best ever. At that time, our country needed an injection, Whitney delivered and once again made us proud to be an American.

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Post by TOXIC ASSETS » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:03 pm

Gone too soon and certainly agree she was a terrific talent. However, let's not be so quick to blame Bobby Brown for the drugs. While obviously not the best guy on the planet....Whitney Houston is the person most responsible for her drug abuse. Enough said.

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Post by Winston's Empire » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:12 pm

Outlaw wrote:She has the greatest voice my ears have ever heard....She will be missed... No matter how she passed, her last 20 years shoud've have been so much more, but once again Drugs and Alcohol wreaked so much pain for her and those around her. I hope all the young children and anyone take pause and learn from such a tragic early loss of life because of Substance abuse.

She will live on in the lives of many through her music and that voice and may her passing not be in vain...

Her Rendtion of the National Anthem will be played in many stadiums for centurys to come...
Extremely Well Said.
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