Hot Stuff: Whitney Houston

[Smiley and West]

		Smiley & West remember singer Whitney Houston, who died at the age of 48. Smiley: I fell in love with Whitney from the very first note. First time I heard her. West: She enriched our lives in the most fundamental way. It was soul-stirring music.

[lisa swytzer]

GONE TOO SOON!

[Bri'on]

R.I.P Whitney.

[Candace McCarty]

Voice of an Angel

The death of the incomparable Whitney Houston is heartbreaking

Even with all of her beauty and musical brilliance

She, like so many of us women do. . .

Doubted whether she was pretty enough

Was she good enough

Another fatality of a gifted genius

Fallen prey to the oligarchs of the music industry and substance pushers

Lost to the world of fame and success

Destroyed by the seductive escape from this burden

Where is there to go from here

[Denise Harris]

Amen Dr. West! This is what I have been feeling about the oligarchs in the entertainment industry. My heart is just not healed over this angel's death. Part of my pain is over the untouchable power that seem to beat down minorities in the entertainment business. Oh, Tavis you are too right about the affects of the oligarch's fowl intentions, and how they take a devastating toll. My prayers are for those who remain, who may be on the verge of destruction. I shake my head and wish there was something we could do. I put it in God's hand.

[lisa swytzer]

beautiful!
Candace McCarty said:

Voice of an Angel

The death of the incomparable Whitney Houston is heartbreaking

Even with all of her beauty and musical brilliance

She, like so many of us women do. . .

Doubted whether she was pretty enough

Was she good enough

Another fatality of a gifted genius

Fallen prey to the oligarchs of the music industry and substance pushers

Lost to the world of fame and success

Destroyed by the seductive escape from this burden

Where is there to go from here

[charles derrick jr]

Another one of our queens gone.She captured the worlds attention with her remarkable voice.