I Miss Her

I took for granted that I would see Whitney Houston with greying temples commanding the stage as an elegantly dressed septuagenarian. It was a no-brainer that I would hear her unique, textured speaking voice in an interview as she made witty and slightly irreverent  jokes while she bounced a fat, happy grandbaby on her lap and hummed a lullaby on the fly. I just knew she would sing at the (far in the future) funeral for Aretha Franklin.

But that’s not how things happened.

Given the troubles she’s had over the past decade or two, it’s not exactly surprising that Whitney Houston died young, but my goodness it hurt. And I’m just a fan, we’re not even related. Never met the woman. Never saw her perform live.

When I read that she died, I somehow felt like I lost something/someone. Almost like she was some crazy, beautiful, distant relative I didn’t get to talk to enough and she died before I got to tell her how much she meant to me and how awesome she was.

I miss her.

 

R.I.P Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac passed away on August 9, 2008 due to complications from pneumonia. He leaves behind a wife, daughter and countless friends and fans who will truly miss him. My prayers go out to his family. The man was only 50 years old. For a tons of links to all those television shows and movies that Mac made you laught till you cried, check out the post AfroBella did about him.

 

Wishing A Good Homegoing For Dr. Donda West

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Dr. Donda West, scholar, author and mother of Kanye West, passed away over the weekend. Dr. West’s publicist told CNN that she died after a cosmetic procedure. She was only 58 years old.

My prayers go out to Kanye and his family. I’ve already read some extremely disrespectful headlines on a couple different gossip sites. I don’t really do celeb gossip on this blog, but I will admit that I read some of the funnier gossip blogs. That said, I think it’s totally inappropriate to make light of someone’s death. Especially the untimely passing of someone’s mother. Celebrities are public figures, but every aspect of their lives should not be fodder for lonely bloggers and stalkerish photographers.

I’m sure Kanye is grieving just like anyone else would grieve and I hope that his undeniable talent with beats and rhymes will serve as a way for him to release and express his emotions in a healthy way. Writing really is cathartic.

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