RIP Whitney Houston, Merged Options

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I'm listening to Clive speak about Whitney now on MSNBC. I think Whitney was a beautiful person with a beautiful soul to match her voice, but went down the wrong path. May she rest in peace.

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Clive's speech made me cry.

[world_idols]

can any 1 tell me how long a furnual is alow to be in usa church ????
it is now over 3 hours since it all startet

i have stop watch it after 1hours 30 minits
becours it feels like its not now a furnual its more a celebrations talkshow

so can any tell me how the rules is in usa

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As they were taking out her casket out of the church "I Will Always Love You" was playing.

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Michael Jackson's Posthumous Tribute to Whitney



Whitney Houston had a very close connection to Michael Jackson, and ironically the pair had even more in common with their sudden, tragic deaths at almost the same exact age.

Now, ET has obtained a copy of a tribute to Whitney by the Jackson Estate that is running in trade magazines, the Los Angeles Times and Whitney's hometown paper, the Newark Star Ledger, on Saturday, the day of her funeral.

Above the image of a single, perfect rose, the ad reads simply "Whitney," then below it, "In loving memory of her majestic voice, her radiant beauty and the magic she created on stage."

Stick with ETonline this Saturday for complete coverage of Whitney's funeral.

Source: 1 & 2.

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Whitney Houston laid to rest at private NJ burial



WESTFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career.

Fans and onlookers gathered in several places along the route the motorcade took from the Newark funeral home to the cemetery about 20 miles away in Westfield, where Houston was buried next to her father, who died in 2003.

The 48-year-old singer died Feb. 11 in California, hours before she was to attend a pre-Grammy Awards party. No cause of death has been determined.

On Saturday, she was mourned at an invitation-only funeral at the church in Newark where she sang in the choir as a child. She was remembered by the biggest names in the music: Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys sang, and industry mogul Clive Davis was among those who spoke, as was Kevin Costner, Houston's co-star in "The Bodyguard."

The funeral was closed to fans, who were not allowed within blocks of the church. Still, many came to Newark to take part in what ways they could, some from as far as Miami and Washington, D.C.

Fans gathered again near the funeral home Sunday morning, and some even slowly ran alongside the hearse as it began the journey to Houston's gravesite. Several yelled out "We love you, Whitney" as the hearse, which had a black and white headshot of the star in a window, slowly drove away.

Barbara Davis, 53, of Newark, said she had been waiting outside the funeral home since 8:30 a.m., hoping to get a glimpse of Houston's final trip.

"To be here at her home-going is an honor and a blessing," Davis told The Star-Ledger of Newark.
Also among the crowd was Newark resident Eva Aquino and her two granddaughters, ages 10 and 13. All three stood on a street corner as the hearse passed by, and they used cellphones to snap photos of the procession.

The girls were wearing T-shirts and buttons of Houston that their grandmother had bought from vendors outside the funeral home Saturday.

"We came here and bought all these things of her to cherish the memories," said 13-year-old Nalani Velez of Kearny.

Source.

[lfy]

I caught excerpts of the service on CNN last night.

Very moving, indeed!

[*Laci]

Her funeral was probably the most moving experience I've felt in a very long time. When Kevin spoke I started bawling!

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CATALOG ALBUMS:


BILLBOARD 200:


HOT 100:


Whitney tearing up those charts.

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CATALOG ALBUMS:


BILLBOARD 200:


HOT 100:


Whitney tearing up those charts.

And tear-ing up the charts. (sads*)

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And tear-ing up the charts. (sads*)

That too.

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That photo of her in her casket made me tear up so much. Who would release such a thing?

[lfy]

The tabloids and entertainment show are still having a field day about her death.
I'm starting to avoid reading and watching any of these shows. So lurid and disrespectful of her and her family's privacy.

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Whitney still slaying on the charts.







This post has been edited by 1234567890: Mar 7th 2012, 12:57 AM

[stellarstarlight]

Whitney I'm still shocked by it. She was a talent that will be missed greatly.

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Whitney I'm still shocked by it. She was a talent that will be missed greatly.

I'm still shocked by it as well. People didn't expect her albums to do this well after her death, but she is proving that she was The Voice for a reason.