Whitney Houston Dead - Page 2

lookout123 · 02-11-2012, 11:22 PM

Like you already said, MJ I expected. This one not so much. She's been out of the news long enough I guess I figured she'd cleaned herself up. bummer.

infinite monkey · 02-12-2012, 04:24 PM

I, for one, feel a tremendous sadness at the passing of Whitney Houston. She had the voice of an angel, and she was so beautiful. The fact that she wasn't perfect, that she had demons (that an angel should have demons) made her all the more real to me. She wasn't a joke.

I'm not one to fawn and paw over celebrities, but I am appreciative of artists of any kind who are a cut above most. I admire especially the ones who almost don't even seem real, they're just that good.

I have a VHS of SNL Music a Go Go (from first 15 years of SNL music) and one of the features where they show the whole performance is Whitney doing "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Decked out in the dress of the time, dyed denim shorts with holes, a cute jacket, she was so young and beautiful. I asked my ex if her performance was lip-synched because it was just so perfect. He's a musician, and with his better perception of such things told me there was one little part, one little note that was just a little off, and that's one of the reasons he knew it was live. I couldn't detect it, and I still listen to that performance (when I have my VHS player set up) completely incredulous that it's a live performance.

R.I.P. Whitney. You were one of a kind, one in a billion.

monster · 02-12-2012, 04:57 PM

very nicely said, IM.

Do you love or hate The Bodyguard?

infinite monkey · 02-12-2012, 05:09 PM

I've not seen The Bodyguard...never seemed my cup of tea. What about you?

monster · 02-12-2012, 05:27 PM

Love it
/guilty secret

It's one of my Christmas vacation go-tos.

That and True Lies

I love Dirty Dancing too, though, so my taste could be described as dubious at best.

I also love Goodmorning vietnam, Full Metal Jacket and A Fish called Wanda.

wolf · 02-12-2012, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I also love Goodmorning vietnam, Full Metal Jacket and A Fish called Wanda.

Well thank goodness and FSM for that, at least.

infinite monkey · 02-12-2012, 05:33 PM

Well then I'll check it out.

Someone I never expected told me he thought Dirty Dancing was not bad, and I jokingly fell to the floor, pounding the carpet, saying "no.....no.....no." LOL

FMJ is one of my top ten.

You know what, I've not seen True Lies either. That's Jamie Lee, right?

monster · 02-12-2012, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Well then I'll check it out.

Someone I never expected told me he thought Dirty Dancing was not bad, and I jokingly fell to the floor, pounding the carpet, saying "no.....no.....no." LOL

FMJ is one of my top ten.

You know what, I've not seen True Lies either. That's Jamie Lee, right?

And Arnie. it's very silly.

Pete Zicato · 02-12-2012, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

And Arnie. it's very silly.

Helen Tasker: Have you ever killed anyone?
Harry: Yeah, but they were all bad.

Aliantha · 02-12-2012, 05:41 PM

I love The Bodyguard. I think it's a great movie.

monster · 02-12-2012, 05:47 PM

...And I like Die Hard and Love Actually and Four Weddings and Bend it Like Beckham and and Peter's Friends and Muriel's Wedding .....I guess I'm kinda eclectic

infinite monkey · 02-12-2012, 05:57 PM

Eclectic is good. I note movies in your list that might not be on my list, but I can see the appreciation of them.

Then again, I also like Love Actually (just posted about it recently and have watched it again since then) and Muriel's Wedding and Four Weddings and a Funeral.

So I've seen two recommendations for The Bodyguard, and I'm going to get it.

monster · 02-12-2012, 08:21 PM

This is the song of hers I loved as a teen

kerosene · 02-12-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

This is the song of hers I loved as a teen

I loved that song, too. It was played constantly on VH1 back then and VH1 was constantly on at my house back in 87/88. I had to play it just now, and was surprised at how well I remember it, even now.

I still think that album was her best.

RIP, Whitney.

monster · 02-12-2012, 08:43 PM

har.

02-11-2012, 11:22 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Like you already said, MJ I expected. This one not so much. She's been out of the news long enough I guess I figured she'd cleaned herself up. bummer. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-12-2012, 04:57 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	very nicely said, IM. Do you love or hate The Bodyguard? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-12-2012, 05:27 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Love it /guilty secret It's one of my Christmas vacation go-tos. That and True Lies I love Dirty Dancing too, though, so my taste could be described as dubious at best. I also love Goodmorning vietnam, Full Metal Jacket and A Fish called Wanda. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-12-2012, 05:41 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I love The Bodyguard. I think it's a great movie. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-12-2012, 05:47 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	...And I like Die Hard and Love Actually and Four Weddings and Bend it Like Beckham and and Peter's Friends and Muriel's Wedding .....I guess I'm kinda eclectic __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-12-2012, 04:24 PM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I, for one, feel a tremendous sadness at the passing of Whitney Houston. She had the voice of an angel, and she was so beautiful. The fact that she wasn't perfect, that she had demons (that an angel should have demons) made her all the more real to me. She wasn't a joke. I'm not one to fawn and paw over celebrities, but I am appreciative of artists of any kind who are a cut above most. I admire especially the ones who almost don't even seem real, they're just that good. I have a VHS of SNL Music a Go Go (from first 15 years of SNL music) and one of the features where they show the whole performance is Whitney doing "I'm Your Baby Tonight." Decked out in the dress of the time, dyed denim shorts with holes, a cute jacket, she was so young and beautiful. I asked my ex if her performance was lip-synched because it was just so perfect. He's a musician, and with his better perception of such things told me there was one little part, one little note that was just a little off, and that's one of the reasons he knew it was live. I couldn't detect it, and I still listen to that performance (when I have my VHS player set up) completely incredulous that it's a live performance. R.I.P. Whitney. You were one of a kind, one in a billion.

02-12-2012, 05:09 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I've not seen The Bodyguard...never seemed my cup of tea. What about you?

02-12-2012, 05:33 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well then I'll check it out. Someone I never expected told me he thought Dirty Dancing was not bad, and I jokingly fell to the floor, pounding the carpet, saying "no.....no.....no." LOL FMJ is one of my top ten. You know what, I've not seen True Lies either. That's Jamie Lee, right?

02-12-2012, 05:57 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Eclectic is good. I note movies in your list that might not be on my list, but I can see the appreciation of them. Then again, I also like Love Actually (just posted about it recently and have watched it again since then) and Muriel's Wedding and Four Weddings and a Funeral. So I've seen two recommendations for The Bodyguard, and I'm going to get it.

02-12-2012, 08:21 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This is the song of hers I loved as a teen __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-12-2012, 08:43 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	har. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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