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What a waste.
Either way, you had to know this news was coming years ago.
That's the version I use when I need to play the anthem at events.Quote: odiousgambitUnforgettable "Star Spangled Banner" performance in the Super Bowl right in the middle of the Persian Gulf War. Sad.
In all seriousness, it's sad, but not hard to believe. The woman was plagued with bad decision making her entire life. It's sad to think that she had all that singing talent go to waste, but look at how many musicians who abuse drugs. You think that the countless examples would affect them, but they still keep using and abusing...
May she Rest In Peace.
Quote: TiltpoulI really was tempted to find some crack to smoke in remembrance, but "crack is wack..."
In all seriousness, it's sad, but not hard to believe. The woman was plagued with bad decision making her entire life. It's sad to think that she had all that singing talent go to waste, but look at how many musicians who abuse drugs. You think that the countless examples would affect them, but they still keep using and abusing...
I never understood why so many performers use so much of the time. Once I heard a star said it was the lonliness after the performance ended. One minute thousands of people fawning all over you, next alone in the dressing room and even then the promoter has gotten his money and isn't goiong to cater to you, he wants your stage packed up before the arena owner is all over him for running late.
As to her personal life Ms Houston had a repuration of being hard to deal with and not well liked. I remember an article about limo drivers in a city and how they got to meet celebs and the one they were quoting drove Whitney once. She came to town again and he outright refused saying, "there isn't enough money." Supposedly most of the drivers said the same about her.
Quote: BozMaybe Scott Norwood was still thinking of the song when he went "wide right".
Not to hijack the Whitney thread, but it's amazing 21 years later how people think that FG was a sure thing chip shot. Ask casual football fans how long that kick was, and most remember it as shorter than it was. I won't post how long it was here, so you can take a guess in your head for yourself and then look it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Right_%28Buffalo_Bills%29
I think it's alot harder on women than it is on men. Your appearance is very important component of a singer's success when you're female, so you have the additional pressure of keeping in shape and looking good, where as with men, you can keep on rockin' into your 60s.
Quote: BozMaybe Scott Norwood was still thinking of the song when he went "wide right".
Really, ... a Scott Norwood reference.... I've sufferred enough....
He did indeed make the trip to Connecticut to the delight of his fans and spoke briefly about his ex wife during the show.
Quote: 1BBHe... spoke briefly about his ex wife during the show.
Did he clarify whether he preferred her face over a speed bag?
It appears to be live musicians and dancers with a projection or "hologram" of Whitney. I'm all for supporting musicians and dancers, but I'm highly skeptical about how they're presenting the main attraction. Somebody please give this a review!
(I saw Whitney in 1986 my first concert where I actually drove!)
I don't remember.
But I do recall an article about Dan Marino losing a ton of money investing in a start up hologram company.
If this is the same company and there's finally a commercial application it could be interesting.
Just Googled this. Lots of articles. Goes back several years.
Here's the Dan Marino story:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/miami.cbslocal.com/2012/09/11/hollywood-digital-effects-company-files-chapter-11-dan-marino-loses-millions/%3famp