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Doc Holliday

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78. Tell it, brotha.

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 11:03 AM

Feb 2012

The lowest point in my entertainment life was a wretched seven months spent as a karaoke host in '93. I listened to so many different horrible, no-talent wanna-bees try to sing that song that my 'cringe' curcuits fused and shorted out....that one, and "The Greatest Love Of All."

That was some of the hardest money I've ever earned. Many was the night I wished for a gong, or at least a big hook.

"...if we were picking teams for a singing contest, I would want her on my team."

That's about my level of Whitney-fandom.

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Sorry about Whitney Houston, but she really wasn't "that" good. [View all] GoneOffShore Feb 2012 OP

I strongly disagree. frogmarch Feb 2012 #1

A little question: cliffordu Feb 2012 #2

Uh....It's been nice knowing you! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #3

Nonsense... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #4

Maybe you don't like "pop" music at all. Quantess Feb 2012 #5

Dolly Parton's "I will always love you" was infinitely superior. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #6

I love me some Dolly! Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 #8

Gotta love that she wrote these songs about her own life and loves! Jolene: NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #9

Dolly was just being sweet and gracious, as usual. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #24

I can't tell you how strongly I diasgree with you as well (as another person posted). IMHO nirvana555 Feb 2012 #10

Well, both were great, but only one actually wrote the song. (nt) NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #11

Dolly has a nice voice but it does not compare to Whitney's Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #22

Whitney's version had way more sales and many more awards than Dolly's version MrScorpio Feb 2012 #82

Dolly! Every word explodes with emotion! Bake Feb 2012 #35

dolly parton "when i wrote that song SwampG8r Feb 2012 #49

And that's just how classy Dolly Parton was and still is! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #73

Dolly got more real emotion into one syllable than ANYBODY else ... Bake Feb 2012 #84

Disagree. You might be too young to know. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #7

I've probably heard and made more live music than you've had hot dinners GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #31

I couldn't stand her either. kurtzapril4 Feb 2012 #72

Possibly, possibly not. Probably not. Almost certainly not, odd thing to say. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #74

ahem. cliffordu Feb 2012 #76

Hey, neither of us is dead, right, and we still have 17 fingers between us, right? NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #77

YEah..... cliffordu Feb 2012 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Tripod Feb 2012 #12

she was that good. Whisp Feb 2012 #13

I don't believe you. Ptah Feb 2012 #14

WTF! Tripod Feb 2012 #15

Agree 100% rufus dog Feb 2012 #16

Hey, hey, hey!!! Since when is honest aesthetic minority dissent gangtackled here? MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #17

Thank you. GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #30

I'm with MFM! Bake Feb 2012 #36

That was what I was wondering. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2012 #70

I'm not really of fan of that music style but since she just died I was going to go with the flow. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #18

Meh. De gustibus etc. nt trackfan Feb 2012 #19

Sorry to learn of your hearing impairment Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #20

*snort* laundry_queen Feb 2012 #21

lol! Okay. HappyMe Feb 2012 #23

I never found her shrieking vocal gymnastics to be all that inspiring. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #25

And had I posted that subject line as the headline of this thread GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #33

Hmm...I kind of think that 'shrieking' as far as vocals HappyMe Feb 2012 #48

My biggest complaint about Ms. Houston, may she rest in peace, is... Orrex Feb 2012 #26

Karaoke? HappyMe Feb 2012 #28

I know, I know. Orrex Feb 2012 #29

Yes, there's even a webcam where you can watch karaoke from a New Orleans bar ... Bake Feb 2012 #37

Isn't that against the Geneva Convention? HappyMe Feb 2012 #39

It depends on how you define "torture." Bake Feb 2012 #41

I agree. HappyMe Feb 2012 #42

That's not 100% true! LynneSin Feb 2012 #34

Oh God, I'm jabbing knitting needles in my ears now!! Bake Feb 2012 #38

Fuck yeah! JVS Feb 2012 #43

How do you feel about little girls with red wigs singing "Tomorrow" then? yellowcanine Feb 2012 #55

Tell it, brotha. Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #78

Opinions are like...... marmar Feb 2012 #27

I have to disagree with that and even I'm not a big fan of her music LynneSin Feb 2012 #32

I agree. She had real talent,but I don't care for her genre of music. Swede Feb 2012 #40

She isn't a one trick pony. If you watch the video clip above of The Greatest Love of All... JVS Feb 2012 #46

Nice to know I'm not the only one Rob H. Feb 2012 #44

"...she rarely passed up an opportunity to bludgeon listeners over the head with it..." yellowcanine Feb 2012 #56

Whether you like her or not, she had a GREAT singing voice... Iggo Feb 2012 #45

Lovely. Thanks for playing. nolabear Feb 2012 #47

I liked her, and I am interested in listening to those you think were/are more rewarding to hear. Ptah Feb 2012 #50

Susannah McCorkle, China Forbes, Jonatha Brooke GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #51

Thanks, I enjoy Joan Baez and Emilylou Harris. Ptah Feb 2012 #52

Storm Large is singing occasionally with Pink Martini GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #64

Wooot! flying rabbit Feb 2012 #83

"Sorry..........BUT......." doesn't really work for me when someone has died. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #53

+1 ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #59

If one doesn't offer a critique on the body of work of an artist who just died GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #66

Don't flatter yourself. This was no critique on the body of work of an artist. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #71

Bullseye, Y.C......... (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #75

I wish I could sing like she did. RiffRandell Feb 2012 #54

Too much Whitney Polly Hennessey Feb 2012 #57

I think her voice was very good. The music she sang over . . . RZM Feb 2012 #58

I'd like to hear your view of Anita O'Day Ptah Feb 2012 #60

Watch it, now! Iggo Feb 2012 #65

Not really- digonswine Feb 2012 #61

STRONGLY DISAGREE.......She sang effortlessly......... MindMover Feb 2012 #62

that is possibly backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #68

I apologize to your greater sensibilities for my song choice.....maybe you have a better one...???? MindMover Feb 2012 #69

I agree, she was a warbler, I don't like warblers. n/t A Simple Game Feb 2012 #63

Hell of a thing to say the week she dies. But, if you really... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #67

I'm relieved to know I'm not the only person on Earth who was not a big Whitney fan. Pool Hall Ace Feb 2012 #80

Really? MrScorpio Feb 2012 #81