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[holly1971]

I opened the paper the other day and was looking at all the artists that are playing in my area this summer and I thought to myself, I will never see Whitney again in concert. There are days I am in disbelief she is gone. I can listen to her music, watch her videos but I CANNOT listen to "I Love the Lord" without crying. I guess because I know what God meant to her,it's such a spiritual,beautiful song and I know it was personal to her. My parents are like, "When are you going to get over this?" I just can't. Not now at least. I spent tons of money after she passed because it was a way of holding on to her memory. If you don't believe me, look at my icon. I own that award for "I Look to You" and believe me it wasn't cheap. Last year on her Birthday, I had a "mini tribute" to her and played some of her concerts and listened to some of my favorite songs. Just needed to unload this. How is everyone else coping ???

Edited by holly1971, 13 June 2013 - 02:27 PM.

[WhitneyHouston4eva]

I just watched a tribute programme that was aired the day after Whitney's passing and am fighting back the tears No ther celebrity passing has affected me like Whitney's passing has

[Austin]

I still find myself thinking about her a lot and i am still sad about it.

[jonb4more]

Yeah, call me shallow but i still get a little bitter when I see Mariah. I wish Whitney was still here!

[richardlondon]

No man, I am full of admiration for the talent that sustains in show business without succumbing to the temptations and traps that lay out there. I am also struck by the fight in Whitney and the strength and dignity that she demonstrated. Looking back now, knowing what I know, and with a greater understanding of her battle, which was long and hard and very lonely, I listen with fresh ears and appreciation to some oh her most recent live performances.

There was a period when I thought, blimey we gave to pretend that this is not happening. We have, as fans, to look away and enjoy what she gives us, turning a blind eye to the rest. Now I see that all alng she hid very little. We went on the journey with her and she drew strength from the love and appreciation and belief. She glowed when on stage. Even when things got really tough, she still gave it her all. As Aretha said, what a trouper.

I feel inspired by her. No obstacle I will come across will be as tough as that. With such cruelty. Comprehensive misery, and with such unrelenting scrutiny and little real support, and yet she fought. She really fought. I admire Mariah, I enjoy beyonce remixes and videos, yet I love Whitney, because she loved and needed us much mire then other artists will. Thankfully.

[remamamama]

I was watching Mariah on GMA a few days ago. Surprised that she actually sang completely live, and of course she doesn't sound as good as her "pre-recorded years", but at least she's doing what a true singer is supposed to do. But it immediately struck me that my idol Whitney is now gone. No more "comebacks", no more chance to redeem herself with yet another powerful vocal performance. No more standing ovations or surprise appearances. Seeing Mariah always makes me sad because it reminds me of what Whitney could be doing right now.

Sometimes I just can't help but think of that dreaded day, and the topic that appeared on CW the day she passed, "Whitney Houston Has Died, Rest In Peace". Looking back that was really a traumatic experience for me, who has never witnessed a death in my own family or friends. It completely changed me. I literally felt I was a different person since Feb 2012. I became more pessimistic. I lost my interest in music. I prefer to spend my day on my own and could lock up myself in my room just watching old clips of Whitney. Although I'm fully aware that her legacy will last forever, I'm always scared that one day she'll be forgotten, no one will buy her records, her label no longer sells her music, WF and CW close down, etc. And I try not to follow what's going in her family (I haven't even read Cissy's book) - because I feel like it's too heartbreaking to hear what they're doing now. And whenever I see the brilliant things MJ's estate has done, I think of how Pat is tarnishing Whitney's legacy and how Sony is missing on huge opportunities to promote her legacy. That's what saddens me.





Whenever I feel down, I think of this photo to remind me that she's in a better place now, smiling at me from heaven.

[Terrence]

remamamama, on 15 June 2013 - 04:38 PM, said:

I was watching Mariah on GMA a few days ago. Surprised that she actually sang completely live, and of course she doesn't sound as good as her "pre-recorded years", but at least she's doing what a true singer is supposed to do. But it immediately struck me that my idol Whitney is now gone. No more "comebacks", no more chance to redeem herself with yet another powerful vocal performance. No more standing ovations or surprise appearances. Seeing Mariah always makes me sad because it reminds me of what Whitney could be doing right now.

You just summed up my emotions as well. Mariah is my number 2 favorite diva so I love that she's still out and doing her thing. I have friends who are die hard Mariah fans and I hear them talk about their excitement for the new album, and new MC era. While I'm happy and would love to see her come back and slay the world, part of me gets a little jealous. It's not fair to me that your favorite diva is still here but mine is gone.

[WhitneyTheEmpress]

I'm still sad too. Watched her performance at the AMA's the other day, and I was in tears. No one will ever be close to Whitney - no one. I love Mariah for what she has been doing these 23 years, but it was something different with Whitney. Celine is amazing as well, but not Whitney-ish..

[richardlondon]

Totally agree. Whitney's talent and legacy is on record. It is unique. It is untouched. It is a shame that she did not have chance to fully evolve into her second act- film star, judge, mentor whatever it would have been. That would have been magnificent too, although i suspect there would have had to be an adjustment in terms of expectations. As such, she left with unfilled potential. In a way that is better then exhausted potential maybe?

[just-whitney]

i tears up when i hear clive say "She was ready to come back and record in the summer".... it has me thinkiung would that be another whitney era?