Don't forget this fact,you can't get it back....Cocaine

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

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[Michael K (Az.)]

Indeed! (Why I, just a lowly musician would know about these things is beyond me)

[hotglue #43]

I'm HIGH of Life!!!!!

[cookiedough]

Whitney should have followed her ex-husband Bobby Brown's (MC Hammer) famous song 'you can't touch this' and left that darn powder alone.

Her death is still being talked about darn near as much as the other fruit Michael Jackson.  Most famous singer's death in my lifetime I vaguely remember was the king, Elvis, I think was in 1977 (?)when I was only 7 years old.

Any death is sad, but the media makes it seem like the famous deserve special attention or something.  I'd rather see more media coverage nationwide for all the fallen soldiers.

[Reb]

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

WOW 

[BIG--T]

Whitney should have followed her ex-husband Bobby Brown's (MC Hammer) famous song 'you can't touch this' and left that darn powder alone.

Her death is still being talked about darn near as much as the other fruit Michael Jackson.  Most famous singer's death in my lifetime I vaguely remember was the king, Elvis, I think was in 1977 (?)when I was only 7 years old.

Any death is sad, but the media makes it seem like the famous deserve special attention or something.  I'd rather see more media coverage nationwide for all the fallen soldiers.

If Elvis were still alive, I guarantee he would have said the same thing about the fallen soldier!  

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

Funny, I never thought of EC's cocaine song as being an "old" song, but he sure looks young there.

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[czuch]

Thinking about the talent shot through the hole is just beyond comprehension.
Dolly Parton, who wrote" I will allways love you", said Whitney may have done it better.
I have yet to hear the "Star Spangled Banner" done better.
I dont believe in the lionization of these fallen stars.
Kinda pissed about the Half Staff for Whitney.

[BIG--T]

Thinking about the talent shot through the hole is just beyond comprehension.
Dolly Parton, who wrote" I will allways love you", said Whitney may have done it better.
I have yet to hear the "Star Spangled Banner" done better.
I dont believe in the lionization of these fallen stars.
Kinda pissed about the Half Staff for Whitney.

I agree. What about half staff for the true fallen heros!! 

[Thespian]

 Music can touch the soul of those who listen to it, and real or not they can come to feel that they know the performer as if they grew up with them. Which in a way they do, when a singer / performer has a long career. Do you not then understand why more is made of there passing in the media, than a fallen soldier known only by family and friends?  ???

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.    

 My 2 cents. Freight Train Floyd, Base & Vocals

[BIG--T]

Music can touch the soul of those who listen to it, and real or not they can come to feel that they know the performer as if they grew up with them. Which in a way they do, when a singer / performer has a long career. Do you not then understand why more is made of there passing in the media, than a fallen soldier known only by family and friends?  ???

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.    

 My 2 cents. Freight Train Floyd, Base & Vocals

Well I still believe the flag should be lowered for presidents and such, not singers or movie stars. I mean they didn't even lower it for the King of Rock & Roll!!!  Could it possibly be a racial thing? 

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

Lowering the flag for rock stars and actors isn't appropriate in my mind. In recent years close to my home we've had flags ordered lowered by local mayors occasionally. Mostly for local firefighters and LEO's who were killed. I certainly mean no disrespect but I thought flags could only be ordered lowered by the president or governor, but maybe I'm wrong.

I do understand the rock star thing somewhat though. More and more our society is ruled by emotion instead of rational thinking. And you don't have to watch the news long or look far to see it.

However, lets face it, we identify with rock stars because we all want to be rock stars.  And, dying from drugs and alcohol is all to frequently a traditional ending for rock stars.

We all die, you can never save a life, you can only delay a death.

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[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

Music can touch the soul of those who listen to it, and real or not they can come to feel that they know the performer as if they grew up with them. Which in a way they do, when a singer / performer has a long career. Do you not then understand why more is made of there passing in the media, than a fallen soldier known only by family and friends?  ???

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.    

 My 2 cents. Freight Train Floyd, Base & Vocals

You making some junkie into a hero is the embarrassment IMO.

[BIG--T]

Music can touch the soul of those who listen to it, and real or not they can come to feel that they know the performer as if they grew up with them. Which in a way they do, when a singer / performer has a long career. Do you not then understand why more is made of there passing in the media, than a fallen soldier known only by family and friends?  ???

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.    

 My 2 cents. Freight Train Floyd, Base & Vocals

You making some junkie into a hero is the embarrassment IMO.

Right on Bro!!   

[Reb]

As Rick James said one time

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[Thespian]

 I made a Hero out of who? Here it is again. Don't think you know what i'm saying, actually read what I said.

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.

 Would the same thing be said about the son or daughter of a VRCC member, even it they died of drug abuse?        

 

[registbass]

 She "trivalized" her life and her legacy when she became a junkie ! SHE DID IT TO HERSELF !  In drug therapy circles they call defending someone who is drug addicted "co-dependant " !   

[BIG--T]

I made a Hero out of who? Here it is again. Don't think you know what i'm saying, actually read what I said.

 Regardless of how you feel about Whitney, her passing should not be treated with the callousness I have seen on this board. Honoring her passing in no way diminishes the death of a solder. But the way her death  has been trivialized on this board is sad, and should be looked at as an embarrassment to this community.

 Would the same thing be said about the son or daughter of a VRCC member, even it they died of drug abuse?        

 

The VRCC family member wouldn't be on TV 24-7 for 3 wks! I don't know who you were directing your comment to, but I was simply stating I don't believe they should lower the flag for any entertainer/ celebrity. This should be for presidents or something very important like 9/11.

I mean they didn't lower the flag for ELVIS, THE KING, the man whose death affected the  entire globe on every continent!  So who did they think she was? I personaly think race played a big part in it. BTW, Elvis served his country and I bet he wouldn't want the flag lower for him!

[Thespian]

 I said nothing about the flag being lowered. I don't think it was appropriate, but what dose that have to do with showing respect for the dead? Criticize the one who gave the order, not the one it was done for.

 I hope to god nobody in your family ever suffers substance abuse Registbass. If they do I hope you remember this post. It's a much more complex and devastating issue than you seam too think, judging from your post. Is it the cocaine that makes the difference for you? People die from addiction to food, booze, cigarettes and prescription drugs to name but a few. should they be ridiculed after they die as well?   

 ALL I am saying is that, IMO there has been, and still is, A shameful lack of respect for the dead in this case.