Whitney Houston DEAD at 48
2/11/2012 The AP has confirmed that singer Whitney Houston has died at age 48. She was at the Beverly Hilton awaiting the pre-Grammy party held by Clive Davis, where she performed just one year ago today. While I was not a fan of her music, her talent was undeniable and, for a time, unmatched. Her voice was mind mindbogglingly powerful and her control over it would make any vocalist jealous. The details of her death won't be released for sometime though it seems likely that drugs played a factor, whether that means a relapse of some kind or a simple matter of her body giving out after a decade or so of abuse. Her godmother, Aretha Franklin, is said to be grief stricken and inconsolable and all the other apt cliches associated with death. While death is never welcome, especially on the young, hers comes at an especially inopportune time as she has been in the process of cleaning up her life and resuming her career. it reminds me of the...