Whitney Elizabeth Houston
1963 - 2012
Legendary singer, actress, and sadly, poor choice maker, Whitney Houston died yesterday at the age of 48.
News of her death, while stunning to most is not terribly stunning to many. Don't ask what that means.
Houston's drug addiction issues were well publicized, and frankly I blame ex-husband and enabler, Bobby Brown for taking her down the rabbit hole.
Whitney's death, like Robert Hegyes, represents another nail in the coffin of my youth. Houston exploded onto the scene in 1985 with her first album, "Whitney Houston" and that soul-soaring single Saving All My Love for You. I was 20-years old, in all my black, high-top Reebok, mullet sporting glory.
Her appearance in The Bodyguard simply cemented her star power, despite a rather clunky script and Costner's bad haircut and old-man style slacks pulled up to his nipples.
Details regarding the cause of death are still unknown. I will update once her people get back to me.
Oh, Whitney. Why?
What a talent, what a voice, what a gift. What a sad stupid loss.
Posted by: Pambasilea | February 12, 2012 at 02:15 PM