Whitney Houston dead at 48 [Archive] - The Technodrome Forums

Jester

02-11-2012, 07:14 PM

TMZ (http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead/) is quoting her publicist that the legendary entertainer has died.

Shocking and tragic.

Indeed. I saw the post pop up as I updated the forum. Totally took me off guard. I hate to speculate, but had to be drugs.

Raph's Girl

02-11-2012, 07:16 PM

Currently died of unknown cause and unknown location according to her publicist

http://news.yahoo.com/whitney-houston-superstar-records-films-dies-005927033.html

AcidBurn30

02-11-2012, 07:55 PM

this was NOT unknow. if you know her pass from the 80s and 90s...she died from drugs..her and her coke hubby Bobby Brown is coming up next if he doesn't fix himself better.

XERO

02-11-2012, 08:09 PM

F*ck, it has barely been a week since Cornelius died and now this?

Man... she had the most beautiful voice.

Katie

02-11-2012, 08:14 PM

They found her in a Beverly Hills Hotel and tried to revive her. It's unknown....but my guess is overdose or suicide

oldmanwinters

02-11-2012, 09:03 PM

Never been done better...

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Type 97 Chi-ha

02-11-2012, 10:10 PM

I remember her when she first became famous in the 1980's. I knew she had drug problems all her life, but would have thought that by now she might have gone off them the way Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones did.

pannoni1

02-11-2012, 11:07 PM

Well, it looks like the "death comes in threes" rule strikes again. Just over two weeks ago, it was Etta James, then Don Cornelius last week, and now Whitney Houston. And OT TMNT fans are especially familiar with her voice as the TMNT's franchise peaked right in the middle of her popularity. She's sort of the female Michael Jackson however, with a definitive "shark jumping" moment in their careers to the point that they became virtually deader than disco until sympathy arrived. I followed her two main fan forums, classic Whitney and Whitney-Fan for awhile around her comeback attempt, but I knew from spending enough time there that hope for a revival was nearly impossible. May this be a valuable lesson to aspiring singers. At least TMNT was good with anti-drug measures! I have 27 singles and three albums of her plus 2 12" singles, along with four concert programs of her and two wall calendars, and even a 1981 Seventeen Magazine with her on the cover! A very sad, Billie Holiday-esque career with some noticeable parallels. Rest in peace, Whitney. :(

Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

02-12-2012, 05:30 AM

And OT TMNT fans are especially familiar with her voice as the TMNT's franchise peaked right in the middle of her popularity.(

I used to create year-wise playlists in the MP 3-player from the 1950's to today and when coming to the years circa 1987-1995, it also got the perfect fealing when hearing a lot of songs from those years with different artists.

Luzmagica

02-12-2012, 06:16 AM

Wonderful voice in a very sad life.... :cry:

Rest in peace.

Samhain

02-12-2012, 06:28 AM

A shame what drugs can do to a person. Oh well.

ZariusTwo

02-12-2012, 06:45 AM

I heard Bobby's having fits over this.

It looks like he's gonna have to take control:D

BubblyShell22

02-12-2012, 07:47 AM

Yeah, I heard about this yesterday when my sister called and told us. It's a shame that she had to die, but I could see it coming with her history. I thought she had cleaned up her act. Such a shame though. She had an amazing voice.

Discogod

02-12-2012, 11:18 AM

I heard Bobby's having fits over this.

It looks like he's gonna have to take control:D

I heard he killed himself - his suicide note simply said "Two can play that game"... :p

mysterycolor

02-12-2012, 11:26 AM

bummer :tsad:

KROW

02-12-2012, 11:48 AM

I heard Bobby's having fits over this.

It looks like he's gonna have to take control:D

I heard he killed himself - his suicide note simply said "Two can play that game"... :p

That's his prerogative.

The last I heard of her, she cleaned up and was making a comeback. But like many drug-related deaths, it's tragic but not surprising.

Raph's Girl

02-12-2012, 12:27 PM

Reports right now are saying she drowned in the bathtub.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/12/whitney-houston-dead-bathtub-underwater

papa_smurf73

02-12-2012, 12:41 PM

Discogod

02-12-2012, 12:43 PM

gobo

02-12-2012, 02:07 PM

Anna Nichole
O_O She's dead? You mean the stupid blonde gold-digger from Playboy that talked like a toddler? Hallelujah! ^_^

Cure

02-12-2012, 02:17 PM

O_O She's dead? You mean the stupid blonde gold-digger from Playboy that talked like a toddler? Hallelujah! ^_^

You're f*cking despicable.

BubblyShell22

02-12-2012, 04:04 PM

You mean the one who went on that one awards show and asked, "Do you like my body?" Yeah, she's dead. I never liked her anyway.

As for Whitney, I also thought she had cleaned up her act, but even if she did, it still could've done damage, and she just died suddenly.

Type 97 Chi-ha

02-12-2012, 06:23 PM

What the heck is going on?? Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, Anna Nichole... It just seems all to coincidental to me. I'm not into conspiracy theories, but all these celebs dying like this, and at such young ages, makes me start to think a little..... What a shame. :/

Celebrities dying young isn't a novelty. Jimi Herndrix, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, Rudolph Valentino, just off the top of my head. Many but not all died of drugs or alcohol. Rudolph Valentino died of illness while in the hospital, probably from a hospital infection or bad treatment.

Raph's Girl

02-12-2012, 06:41 PM

O_O She's dead? You mean the stupid blonde gold-digger from Playboy that talked like a toddler? Hallelujah! ^_^

Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007. "Accidental" drug overdose

SherlockJr

02-12-2012, 07:14 PM

Even though I've never been a fan (or a hater, for that matter) it made me very sad to find she had died. :( Probably a victim of drug overdose.

TheCanadiandrome

02-12-2012, 09:11 PM

RIP Whitney. May she at last find the peace in the afterlife she didn't find amonst the living

Leo656

02-12-2012, 09:14 PM

You can't accidentally overdose on something you shouldn't put in your body in the first place, there's nothing "accidental" about it, the body decides it's had enough and shuts down. People frequently "overdose" and die from much smaller dosages of narcotics than they consume on a regular basis. I don't even like the term "overdose" used as a cause of death, it sends the message that "just a little" is somehow "safe", and that's how everyone starts on that **** in the first place.

I love how some people are already starting with the tributes and blah blah, as if anyone would care if she wasn't famous. Someone wins a beauty pageant or a high school talent show, people tell them they're amazing, someone puts 'em on TV and gives 'em a million dollars, and suddenly they're no longer a "mere mortal". They're godly, infallible, and can do whatever they like because they have a "talent". And when they do something stupid and die it's a "tragedy" instead of slow-motion suicide. Whateeeever.

My thoughts on people who die from drugs are pretty well-known by now. Know better, don't be stupid, be better, etc. etc.

Jester

02-12-2012, 09:22 PM

Celebrity deaths are also selective. If Whitney Houston had been a professional wrestler who overdosed, it would automatically be assumed to be steroids and everyone would be decrying the industry...

TheCanadiandrome

02-12-2012, 09:31 PM

Katie

02-13-2012, 06:23 AM

Wow. So much anger.

The prevailing theory is that she took a Xanax (which she apparently did have a valid perscription for......it's an anxiety drug.....she was headed to a crowded party....not a scenario that would raise a red flag if you took an anti anxiety med.) Then went to take a bath, fell asleep, and drowned in the tub. One Xanax would be enough to make you sleepy.

Just because the media paints pictures of a still on crack Whitney doesn't make it true.

BubblyShell22

02-13-2012, 07:25 AM

Well, until the autopsy results are conclusive, we won't know for sure. But if she did take a Xanax, I can't understand why she'd go into a bathtub to take a bath. Why didn't she just lie down in bed?

The Grammys did a tribute to her that was really heartfelt. I agree about the drug thing, Leo, but it's still sad because she was an amazing singer. I'm really sad for her daughter. Mom had heard that they wouldn't let her in to see her mother and that she was cursing and demanding to see her. It just breaks my heart to hear something like that.

papa_smurf73

02-13-2012, 08:33 AM

Whoa. Just read all these replies. I didn't do a good job of conveying this, but my intention was more so to say it bums me out to hear these things, regardless of who it happens to (celeb or not).

And there it is.

RIP Whitney.

Donnie

02-13-2012, 10:06 AM

bummer :tsad:

Total bummer!

Type 97 Chi-ha

02-13-2012, 03:38 PM

Latest report: she had both alcohol and prescription drugs in her system.

I really hope it wasn't deliberate suicide. :tsad:

BubblyShell22

02-13-2012, 04:16 PM

Yeah, I agree. How could you do that to your daughter?

Sword Slicin' Leo

02-13-2012, 04:16 PM

how can anyobe be shocked over this?? she's been on more rocks than cliffhanger..oh well... she wasted her own life

TheCanadiandrome

02-13-2012, 07:35 PM

Latest report: she had both alcohol and prescription drugs in her system.

I really hope it wasn't deliberate suicide. :tsad:

that would be tragic for sure

clanmalkav

02-13-2012, 07:45 PM

There's no denying she brought on an early death, but still, RIP.

BubblyShell22

02-14-2012, 07:33 AM

Yes, and that's the tragedy of it. The fact that she pretty much killed herself by consuming those things and leaving a daughter without a mother.

mysterycolor

02-15-2012, 12:41 PM

Celebrity deaths are also selective. If Whitney Houston had been a professional wrestler who overdosed, it would automatically be assumed to be steroids and everyone would be decrying the industry...
exactly right

this is very very true... the more glamorous the star the more "heartbreaking" the death seems to be... this statement isnt meant to take away from the fact that her passing so young isnt unfortunate, it is and she will be missed by her fans... but unfortunately, people die everyday and many far too young.

TheCanadiandrome

02-15-2012, 03:10 PM

this is very very true... the more glamorous the star the more "heartbreaking" the death seems to be... this statement isnt meant to take away from the fact that her passing so young isnt unfortunate, it is and she will be missed by her fans... but unfortunately, people die everyday and many far too young.

also very very true

The Stryker

02-15-2012, 07:46 PM

O_O She's dead? You mean the stupid blonde gold-digger from Playboy that talked like a toddler? Hallelujah! ^_^

Wow. She left behind a baby girl and never did anything to you personally but yeah sure, celebrate that she's dead.

I get that people want to be cool and hate celebrities and the fact that they're all over the place but to even hint at being happy at another person being dead is reprehensible.

Samhain

02-15-2012, 08:30 PM

There are a lot of people that are dead because of dumb Decisions. And that baby girl will have a better life now that she doesn't have a drug addict mother ''raising'' her.

Leo656

02-15-2012, 11:21 PM

Probably accidental, I doubt a lot of drug deaths are intentional, there's probably easier ways to do it. When my mom ODed part of me wondered if she did it on purpose but I don't think she would have ODed on coke on purpose, if anything she would have taken a bunch of pills if she was trying to kill herself. If anything, Whitney's body could have just shut down from years of too much abuse, to the point where even a moderate dose could have caused her to go too far under. When they did my mom's autopsy there was a little of everything, nothing to extreme levels, but when the body says "no more" it's lights out.

Nobody should be happy when someone dies but no one should elevate someone's worth just because they had "a gift" either. Especially if they set a poor example in life. As for Whitney's daughter, I think the real best thing would have been for her mom to get her sh*t together for both of their sakes, but some people just don't care about anyone but themselves. That's one of the things that goes hand in hand with drug abuse, it's selfish behavior that begets more selfish behavior.

The Stryker

02-16-2012, 09:25 AM

There are a lot of people that are dead because of dumb Decisions. And that baby girl will have a better life now that she doesn't have a drug addict mother ''raising'' her.

I'm sure that kid wouldn't agree that not having her mother in her life is awesome. Insulting as all f*ck.

I didn't even like the woman or understand her fame but I'm not going to sit on a high horse and act like the world is a better place and everyone is better for her dying. That's sick.

Type 97 Chi-ha

02-16-2012, 09:43 AM

I'm sure that kid wouldn't agree that not having her mother in her life is awesome. Insulting as all f*ck.

I didn't even like the woman or understand her fame but I'm not going to sit on a high horse and act like the world is a better place and everyone is better for her dying. That's sick.

I'm agreeing with Stryker yet again, though I thought Whitney Houston had a good singing voice. The world isn't a better place when someone kills themselves with their own folly. It's a better place when someone stupid stops being stupid.

BubblyShell22

02-16-2012, 09:53 AM

Yeah, I don't think anyone should celebrate someone like Whitney being dead. I give exception to evil people like murderers because we don't need people like that in the world anyway. But for Whitney, I'm not glad she's dead. I wish she would've gotten the help she needed. My sister just told us that Bobby Brown isn't allowed at the funeral. I even saw on The Today Show that there's a controversy because there's a flag that's lowered at half mast in her honor.