On June 22, 1969, the greatest voice of her generation died.
By June 25, 1969, after the initial shock and grief had worn off, the average American had just about enough of the mourning.
Sure, they loved this woman when she was at the very top. The admired her singing, her movies, her will to succeed and overcome.
But..
In the last five years of her life she began to look like nothing more than a strung out junkie. Her whole persona(vocal or otherwise)was self-indulgent. Her relationships were disastrous. Her choice of husbands, dreadful. Her fortune gone.
Her great days were behind her.
I mean, she died in a bathroom for god’s sake.
Another junkie....dead. Who Cares? No one is going to give a s*** about her in another month.
Hindsight is 20/20.
The saga of Whitney Houston has just begun...
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I agree Anth but I doubt Houston will be built up like Garland has been. The media game today is so broad with a multitude of outlets I doubt anyone will get traction like the Golden Age greats did.
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Judy was a true artist. Her voice had a subtlelty that Whitney could never match. Judy knew how to put across the lyrics; Whitney was pyrotechnics.
"Judy was a true artist. Her voice had a subtlelty that Whitney could never match. Judy knew how to put across the lyrics; Whitney was pyrotechnics."
Um, Ok. Because that makes total sense....
September 23, 1917:
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta is born.
OMG, tazber, I remember watching El Santo in Guatemala. He was a very big deal in Central America. A lot of the boys wanted to be him.
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