Topic: Whitney Houston... (Read 17280 times)

Arkhams Finest · « **Reply #40 on:** February 13, 2012, 08:57:27 AM »

Quote from: T-Block on February 13, 2012, 08:47:27 AM

Man, there's a sermon in that somewhere!

u c with the eyes of teh spiddit.

gtrdave · « **Reply #41 on:** February 13, 2012, 08:58:01 AM »

Quote from: nessalynn77 on February 13, 2012, 08:19:09 AM

...about how she was really just crying out to God, my hope is that God was truly able to do a work in her. Nothing else matters.

Amen. I know that she knew Jesus and I'm thinking that she loved Jesus. I can't imagine the grip that this world's substances had on her, but I pray that those everlasting arms embraced her as she passed from this world into eternity, letting go of all that tried to keep her from Him.

Docdb04 · « **Reply #42 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:15:14 AM »

Death is the only thing promise, but we are never prepared when it happens.

It is sad news to hear about Whitney Houston. The pressure of being a celebrity is something that many of us will never understand. Many of us on LGM strive to be the best that we can be at what we do. Many times we never give a thought about the territory and demand that comes with higher levels. I didn’t know Whitney Houston personally, so I am slow to comment about her life. I have no idea what she was dealing with, as I only know what the media portrayed and interviews she has done. The entertainment industry, just like any other industry at a certain level, is survival of the fittest. Almost 90% of the people around you are there to get what they can get out of you. They see how much money you can put in their pocket and rarely care about you as a person. We can speculate all day and night about the issues she dealt with causing her death. We can speculate and say Bobby Brown was the cause of her down fall. We can say that depression set in about the last few appearances, that didn’t go so well. We have no idea and we will only know what is released to the public.

The thing is all of us have a time frame that we can’t control. Everyone has a beginning and an end. Her death may not have been a result of what she went through. It could have very well been her time. The purpose that was set for her to accomplish was completed. For all we know, Whitney could have been ready to go. We only know what we see.

LaylaMonroe · « **Reply #43 on:** February 13, 2012, 10:00:30 AM »

Quote from: nessalynn77 on February 13, 2012, 08:19:09 AM

I kinda wish we could just talk about the Whitney I knew. The 80s princess. I hate for all that to just be forgotten. Moreso than any other artist (even MJ), Whitney had a strong presence in my youth, and she was an overall positive influence. She kept her clothes on, any sexual themes were only lightly suggested, but for the most part she was a well-spoken (as Britt said), successful, talented, squeaky clean black girl that girls like me could respect and admire. That's the Whitney I'll remember, and that's who I'll believe she was. Sometimes life gets to us in ways we never imagined and who we are gets lost in it. I dare not judge her or play armchair quarterback on her low points. Living them is far different than commentating them. People wish she could've made a comeback, gone farther, etc, but how do we know that wasn't what was messing her life up? How do we know that all the fame and glory wasn't unhealthy for her and the stuff that we witnessed was a direct result of that? What about Whitney the person?

My cousin had a chance to minister to Whitney at the altar at a church in Texas some time last year (I think?), I remember when he told me about it he was talking about how she was really just crying out to God, my hope is that God was truly able to do a work in her. Nothing else matters.

Thank you, Nessa. You've completely expressed my sentiments.

I choose to remember the Whitney that captivated me in my youth. The squeaky clean, drop dead gorgeous, mega-talented chick from the hood who didn't look a bit like where she came from... who only wanted to sing bgvs for her mama, yet made her way to the world stage and made us all, especially young black women, immensely proud.

Hasmonean1 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 13, 2012, 10:11:48 AM »

I always thought Anita Baker was the best during that time up until 1991 when Whitney sang the Star Spangled Banner. I had to give it up to the lady from that point forward. It's something about that song that separates the real from the pretenders. She did it best. To me, that song should be a requirement in all the singing competitions.

T-Block · « **Reply #45 on:** February 13, 2012, 10:18:29 AM »

Her rendition of the star-spangled banner is really the "ONLY" rendition that every other rendition got/will get compared to. Beyonce couldn't even outdo it, so I doubt any other singers will.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #46 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:07:57 AM »

Quote from: Hasmonean1 on February 13, 2012, 10:11:48 AM

I always thought Anita Baker was the best during that time up until 1991 when Whitney sang the Star Spangled Banner. I had to give it up to the lady from that point forward. It's something about that song that separates the real from the pretenders. She did it best. To me, that song should be a requirement in all the singing competitions.

Agreed; she completely SMASHED that song.

THE WOLFMAN · « **Reply #47 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:19:44 AM »

Real talk?
Demons don't take over.

They are let in.

LaylaMonroe · « **Reply #48 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:39:16 AM »

Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on February 13, 2012, 11:19:44 AM

Real talk?
Demons don't take over.

They are let in.

I find that to be an inadequate statement, with all due respect.

nessalynn77 · « **Reply #49 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:45:42 AM »

Quote from: LaylaMonroe on February 13, 2012, 11:39:16 AM

I find that to be an inadequate statement, with all due respect.

Agreed. One may create the opening, but once it's done, it's not as easy as just walking away.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #50 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:48:20 AM »

Quote from: LaylaMonroe on February 13, 2012, 11:39:16 AM

I find that to be an inadequate statement, with all due respect.

*needle moves across record*

LaylaMonroe · « **Reply #51 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:51:13 AM »

Quote from: nessalynn77 on February 13, 2012, 11:45:42 AM

Agreed. One may create the opening, but once it's done, it's not as easy as just walking away.

Exactly.

And many of us open doors in ignorance, not even knowing what we're doing. Once you've done so, they can indeed take over and it will take JESUS to undo the damage past, present and future.

Quote from: sjonathan02 on February 13, 2012, 11:48:20 AM

*needle moves across record*

Ikr.

THE WOLFMAN · « **Reply #52 on:** February 13, 2012, 12:02:44 PM »

<cue light saber sfxWOOOOOSHHHH----HUMMMMMMM>

I say "take over" as in you're walking minding you're own business, singing "noonie, noonie, nooo..." and said demon out of nowhere forces you to do a thing without any prior contact at all.

Not "take over" as in becoming the dominant force once they have gained a foothold. they can and will certainly do that.

I say "they are let in" in that a thought, idea or suggestion is brought to you via the senses, and you then have the choice to reject it or entertain it, and act on it.

csedwards2 · « **Reply #53 on:** February 13, 2012, 02:39:41 PM »

Whitney literally and figuratively took me to church yesterday as I rode down the highway, replaying the hits, then repeating "I Love the Lord". Whew that song! And for the keys players, the "I'll hasten to his throne vamp" at the end is a nice alternative worship groove.

kingrhollo · « **Reply #54 on:** February 13, 2012, 03:10:39 PM »

Quote from: THE WOLFMAN on February 13, 2012, 12:02:44 PM

<cue light saber sfxWOOOOOSHHHH----HUMMMMMMM>

I say "take over" as in you're walking minding you're own business, singing "noonie, noonie, nooo..." and said demon out of nowhere forces you to do a thing without any prior contact at all.

Not "take over" as in becoming the dominant force once they have gained a foothold. they can and will certainly do that.

I say "they are let in" in that a thought, idea or suggestion is brought to you via the senses, and you then have the choice to reject it or entertain it, and act on it.

When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

James 1:13-15

ssabass · « **Reply #55 on:** February 13, 2012, 05:49:56 PM »

Hate to bust your bubble but, Whitney was never that girl that they portrayed her to be in the public eye. She was groomed by some very good image makers. Whitney was always as ghetto as they come. She was far from the character that they portrayed her to be. They tried there best to keep the real Whitney locked in a safe, but what u do in the dark will always come to light. After she made her fame & fortune & made plenty of people a whole lot of money they pulled away, cause they had no more use for her. Then the real Whitney was allowed to come out. So the Whitney that we saw over the past decade, is who she really was.

nessalynn77 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:01:23 PM »

*eyes rolling* And I'm sure you know her personally to verify all of that...

THE WOLFMAN · « **Reply #57 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:23:32 PM »

not to be on the negative vibe, but that I agree with.

She was handled by Clive, and he was from the old school of grooming the artist. You walk like this, you say this, you smile like this, etc. You didn't let the negative aspect of the artist show if that was not the character package. ya learned etiquette, social graces, alla that. He kept that on lock.

People were sooo shocked when she got with bobby, cuz people hadn't seen the joisey hood girl yet. they believed the facade. her behavior in latter years was something that is in a person early on, not the influence of the industry. The industry, i will say, exacerbated the situation. I'ts one thing to be unbridled, with limited resources. it's another to be unbridled, and have not only resources, but people (leeches) that wont check them.

THE WOLFMAN · « **Reply #58 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:26:41 PM »

use of an SAT word. nice.

carry on...

under13 · « **Reply #59 on:** February 13, 2012, 06:31:53 PM »

Quote from: ssabass on February 13, 2012, 05:49:56 PM

Hate to bust your bubble but, Whitney was never that girl that they portrayed her to be in the public eye. She was groomed by some very good image makers. Whitney was always as ghetto as they come. She was far from the character that they portrayed her to be. They tried there best to keep the real Whitney locked in a safe, but what u do in the dark will always come to light. After she made her fame & fortune & made plenty of people a whole lot of money they pulled away, cause they had no more use for her. Then the real Whitney was allowed to come out. So the Whitney that we saw over the past decade, is who she really was.

Interesting. It's funny how the media and the music industry basically tried to destroy her these past few years by dragging her name in the mud and then refusing to properly promote her projects. This is exactly the same thing they did to Michael Jackson...and it looks like they both died the same way. I guess they were worth more dead than alive.

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