Whitney Talks About Her “Just Whitney” Album

 

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In a rare interview of 2002, Whitney talks about her Just Whitney album. I love the way Whitney Houston expressed herself. She seemed to be a fun and down the earth person. Whitney was also beautiful.

Whitney Houston Dancing to September

 

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It makes me feel happy when I see video clips of Whitney dancing and having a good time with people. In this video, she dances to Earth, Wind, and Fire’s “September”. 

Whitney Fashion

 

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Do you remember Whitney appearing on the Magic Johnson show? I loved her outfit. I loved what she had on. Whitney knew how to dress up. I loved the black and grey. 

You’re Still My Man - Whitney Houston

 

Most songs on Whitney’s album were played except two or three I don’t remember. You’re Still My Man was played, and I think it should have been played more. I don’t recall Whitney performing “You’re Still My Man” whenever she appeared on television. She could have in concerts, but I have never been to any of her concerts. 

 You’re Still My Man is an uplifting song for a man missing a woman that he’s apart from. From a woman that he knows still loves him, and the song is good for the woman too if she feels like the lyrics said.

Whitney Had Love

 

Whitney Houston loved herself some church. She would be in the middle of talking about something and break out with it. Those weren’t Whitney Houston’s words in the song, but that’s how she would do. I love what Whitney did. It makes me wonder if she really wanted to be a preacher. I believe she needed to be one because she would act as if she were one on stage. I believe Whitney Houston had more than the gift of singing. .....

The Voice The Crown

 In the beginning, when I first saw Whitney, to me, she was a spiritual and special person. I do not remember any other singer like her in the days of the 80’s. When I saw her singing gospel with her mom and brother one night on television, I felt like there was some kind of hope for something better in life. Whitney was more than a singer. Whether she knew it or not, she was a leader. Whitney may not have been perfect in her personal life, but she was perfect enough that if she reached out to her fans and told them to stay away from the bad things in life, they probably would have done it because they looked up to her. 

Whitney Houston had some affect on me. It made me feel good that she grew up in church. It made me feel good to hear her stories how her mom got on her case, because the same stuff was happening to me. I thought people that grew up the way Whitney did couldn’t get a career in singing blues because of how she served God. Then, I learned that her mom was a singer too, and Whitney was blessed to make it. So I always kept my eyes and ears open some when it came to Whitney. I knew she was going to have some frustrations. I kind of understood who Whitney Houston was when she talked about her mom and her upbringing. For some odd reason, I felt like Whitney was my family. I still do.

When it was pronounced that Whitney passed away, I was in a very close relationship with God. My mom had passed away and then we lost another great singer. We had lost MJ, Aaliyah, Selena and then Whitney. The comforter had come to visit me. They were very important to some of us, and I know they were important to God as well. He told me to keep Whitney in my memory.

Today, I still think of Whitney. She was the queen in singing. I think of her as the voice who wears the crown.

The Postcard

 

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It was back in the 80’s when I wrote Whitney Houston a letter. I didn’t know anything about her trials and tribulations, but I knew there might be some hard times for her like anyone else in life. So I sat down and wrote Whitney a Christian letter. I really liked her a lot and saw her as a person. I thought, “I don’t know why I’m writing Whitney. I know I probably won’t hear from her. Them Hollywood stars always talking about they busy. All they got to do is slap a stamp on an envelope.” Well lol, that’s the way I thought. That’s the way a teenager should have thought about a celebrity in those days. It was normal though celebrities get lots of fan mail. I didn’t understand. 

Well, as time went on, I had forgotten all about the letter I had sent off in the mail to Whitney. I don’t even remember what I wrote to her. I think I remember writing something about Moses and telling her not to give up. The day I was writing her, I do remember having that part on my mind.

One day I came home from school. When I got home, mom was standing in the doorway with a little tiny smile on her face. Just a tiny one. I knew something was up. She was looking at me and wouldn’t take her eyes off of me. Now that I think about it, she saw herself. She knew what she had in herself and knew about what I would do. I asked mom what was wrong.

She said, “You got a surprise in the mail.” Mom handed me a postcard from Whitney’s fanclub. I don’t remember writing to Whitney’s fanclub, but anyway, I got a postcard. Mom asked, “What’s the matter?”

I said, “Mom, Whitney might not have gotten my letter. How do I know she got it? It probably got into the hands of someone else. She didn’t actually answer me. This is fanclub stuff.”

Mom said, “She might have gotten it. At least you got something. You could have got nothing.”

I held the postcard in my hand for a long time examining what was on the card. I put the card aside and right this very day I don’t know what I did with that postcard. I wish I had the mind then like the mind I have now today lol. Like I said, I didn’t understand.

Musical Notes

 

When I hear Whitney’s singing, I don’t see the musical notes of her voice, but I sure can imagine them because she was full of notes. 

It's Whitney

 

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You can say what you want to say, but Whitney Houston was a soul sister. They could never get the story right about her. Saint or sinner. Winner or looser. Even though she was the best, they were always putting her to the test. Whitney was different from the rest. 

She didn’t want to leave us. She didn’t volenteer. Whintey was called out. It was time to go home. She was peculiar with her talent. Whitney was strong and could stand alone. She didn’t need competition and wasn’t selfish for herself. Although sometimes I think she should have been because of the way she was treated. Whitney needed to live her life. She needed time to herself. Whitney didn’t try to hurt or take from nobody. She seemed to be a giving person regardless of those demons. Whitney had love. It was just the Prince of power of the air always meddling in our lives. Doing his job. 

You know Whitney had a throne. She was the queen, and that old devil was always trying to knock her off. He didn’t want nobody to rule or do nothing because he wants to be the ruler of all. But that’s not what was intended to be. Whitney was born with a purpose. We all are. I don’t know where Whitney is, but if she’s in heaven, she made great headlines up there. 

 Life is not easy. Whitney was maturing. She had to grow. She was learning things that those tabliod writers didn’t know. The good book or else they wouldn’t have written some of the things that they wrote. We reap what we sow. But all can be forgiven. Whitney kept living until it was time to go. …..

 

There Will Never Be Another Whitney

 

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W-H-I-T! Whit! Whitney Houston! There will never be another Whitney. There is only one Whitney Houston. It is said that a Hollywood star is worth more dead than alive. That should tell you right there that in Hollywood, you’re nothing but a product. But oh, Whitney was more than that to a lot of fans. If she could come back from the dead, we would see just how much she’s worth. She wouldn’t have to sing not one song.

Hollywood is so pitiful without Whitney to the point they had to make a fake Whitney. The hologram they made of her didn’t look much like her. There were some fans disappointed. With the technology we have today, I know that it could have been done better. In a hurry. All about entertainment and money.

Guess what, Clive Davis is doing a movie about Whitney Houston. Guess who they chose to play as Whitney? Naomi Ackie. That’s what I’ve read in the news so far. And she doesn’t look like Whitney Houston at all. I know the choice could have been better. Why not choose somebody that looks a lot like Whitney and someone new. Someone that has been through struggles in life like Whitney Houston that can act it out better than an actress. 

 Now, When I said that there won’t be another Whitney Houston, I did not mean that no one couldn’t imitate her. There are some tribute artists that can sing like Whitney and probably could play as her in a movie. There is a lot of singing and acting talent out there. It would be great to have a singer and actress to remind us of Whitney. However, God made only one Whitney Houston.

Things I Noticed About Whitney

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When I first saw Whitney Houston, she was very intelligent sounding. She spoke kind of proper. Whitney did not seem like a young woman from what they call the hood. She wanted to be something in life, and she had the right mentality as an African American woman.. I think some people were jealous and afraid of that. Even her own race. I can't get over Al Sharpton calling her Whitey.

Whitney did not have to prove nothing to nobody about herself. She was a bold lady. All she had to do was just be herself, and she needed to be a happy self with some freedom. Not the person of Hollywood. Whitney had greatness with an invisible crown on her head. I don't believe she knew she had that crown, but the people that booed her at The Soul Train Awards knew. How are we going to boo somebody we made the queen? It looks and sounds like an ignorant Hollywood music business thing to me. It is said they lift you up to bring you down. Like the world is messed up, Hollywood is messed up. People need to stand up. They don't have to take the confusion and evil. God would not want us to.

When it comes to Whitney Houston, the media loves to mention drugs. Why weren't they seeing and mentioning her depression and the times that she was tired? She certainly did look depressed and tired sometimes. Sometimes you could tell when she wasn't so cheerful. I believe it was what other people were doing too that made her sad. Sometimes it's those things we don't see. But I know that God sees, and he's not happy.

The Symbolism of Nippy

Whitney Houston whose nick name is Nippy died a Hollywood star. It bothered some people that they had seen an Egyptian statue after her death at the private family viewing online. Don't let that bother you because that is not what Nippy was about. Nippy belonged to The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark New Jersey. She sung in the choir there and Whitney's mother Cissy Houston is also a lifelong active member of the congregation, and serves on the Deaconess Board. Whitney Houston (Nippy) never stopped visiting churches when she was alive and would sing. I've seen a rare footage of Whitney singing at Bishop Dr. Fred Jerkin's Evangelical Fellowship Church in Pleasantville, NJ in 1998. I'm sure Hollywood has it's own ideas away from church.

The Symbolism

Nippy has been known to help some people in Hollywood. She sounded like someone who would protect you and help you if she could. In the art above, I made Nippy a warrior with a weapon because I knew she was battling in spiritual warfare.

Ephesians 6:12 - For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].

Ephesians 6:11 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

If Nippy had not been a Christian, we might not would have ever noticed her spiritual warfare. She was in a real battle. If you have been reading your Bible, you know the story of Job and Satan. You know how Peter denied Jesus (Luke 22:31-32). You know about Paul and how a thorn was given to him in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7). I believe the Shepard boy known as King David was in the battle too.

The Mummy  on the shoulder of Nippy means nothing but death. Sometimes men think they have murdered and buried the dead, but some men are not dead in Christ. They will have new bodies anyway. So why preserved the body like the Egyptians do? In the art, you see Nippy alive, and she wears the mummy to open the minds of men to make them think about what death and life really are.

Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

Matt. 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

In the first bottom fold of Nippy's headband and helmet is written her nick name Nippy. The helmet represents rank. If Nippy (Whitney Houston) gets to heaven, she'll have a new name.

Rev. 2:17 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said to the churches; To him that overcomes will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knows saving he that receives it.

Whitney Houston - Cautionary Tale?

What is a cautionary tale? When it comes to Whitney Houston, should the story of her life and death be called a tale at all? A cautionary tale is a tale told in folklore, to warn its listener of a danger. For Whitney, there was danger but why warn the listeners that way? Everybody is saying different things about Whitney and how she lived and died. You can tell that there are things left out and not being said in the story. I don't believe that the whole truth is told. The story doesn't add up and left as a mystery of how she really died to my mind.

Sometimes I have to wonder if the story was being told to us from the beginning while Whitney was alive. She told us about some of the fears that she had. We saw signs of depression on her face. Whatever it was about, I do not believe that some of it was of her own demons.

Whatever happened to Whitney Houston, God is not pleased. If other people were involved in Whitney's death, they also have a price to pay. It is possible that they will pay the price worse than whatever so called price Whitney had to pay for fame. Whitney may not have been an angel, but she still was somebody's child. That child belonged to God. It was him that took her on out of this world to be with him. And if she is not gone, (because I didn't see her body, and I didn't see her buried) God is with her where ever she is.

Hollywood dressed Whitney in a black cloak in the movie, The Bodyguard. It is a place of fantasy. It is a place that can tell you the truth in diguise through movies and stories. Maybe that movie told us what was actually going to happen to Whitney. Usually, black represents darkness or death. However, if Whitney is in heaven, God has given her a white robe. He has more to offer in his kingdom than that of Hollywood. And remember, life is not fantasy, the people .. they are not fantasy, and neither is God.

W-H-I Whitney

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W-H-I Soul Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston put a hurtin' on the National Anthem back in 1991. Houston's National Anthem was the best ever. Remembering and Honoring Whitney Houston on the Soul Whitney Podcast. Whitney Houston was sining the gospel. Whitney was singing R&B

Singing (The Whitney Sound, The Hip Hop Sound, The Pop Sound; Whitney Houston in every sound.)

I'm Gail Nobles, and I hope you're enjoying the W-H-I Soul Whitney Houston Podcast. And Now it must come to a close until another day.....

It Takes A Special Person and Movie Maker for Whitney Houston's Life Story

It takes a special person and movie maker for Whitney Houston's Life Story. There are quite a few actresses that want to play Whitney, but they are not Whitney. They are no where near Whitney. When you look at them, you do not even see Whitney. I do not think a famous actress should play Whitney. I do not think just any movie maker should make the film if it happens. We need someone to play Whitney that truly knows struggles, trials, and tribulations. We need someone that desires love and knows the real deal in life. In other words, if that someone has had experience, that someone can act it out without being taught.

Hearing Whitney Spiritually

As I get a message in my email from my Whitney Twitter account, I can hear Whitney spiritually saying, "Don't you forget me now." I answer her back in my mind saying, "I won't forget you." Life is strange. There are some things I can't help, and there are some things I can't explain. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has a sixth sense about things. It is because of God because we don't give power to ourselves. As I remember Whitney, I remember God and all of the good people that have left us. All of the good that is in him are family whether they are dead or alive.

1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Whitney Houston in Comedy

Whitney Houston appeared in a funny comedy sketch on SNL in 1996, alongside Will Farrel, Penny Marshall and Rosie O'Donnel. Whitney was natural for comedy because she made comedy around those that loved her in real life. Whitney could make people laugh and appeared to be a fun person.

Married Couples_Bobby Brings Whitney a Glass of Water

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Staged or not, I loved it when Bobby brought a glass of water to Whitney and wiped the sweat off of her face. It's good to see things like that from married couples. Married couples should do things like that for one another always. It's something I myself do not see a lot after people get married. Wives become house wives it seems and that's it. Men become husbands that complain they are tired all of the time. I enjoyed seeing Whitney's performance and seeing Bobby with her.

Cissy Mentions Whitney Wanted to be Liked

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Miss Cissy Houston mentioned in her book that Whitney wanted to be liked. She said that Whitney couldn't understand it if someone didn't like her. According to Miss Houston, Whitney thought everybody was good when she was a child. She didn't like fighting. Whitney wanted everybody to be friends.

 I have also heard stories about Whitney from her friends like Jennifer Holiday. As a grown woman, Whitney didn't like to fight from what I can understand. I believe that Whitney was a peacemaker. I'm sure she turned the other cheek many times in her life. But I also understand Miss Houston's point of view about how you must stand up for yourself. There were times that I saw and heard Whitney stand up for herself though. I'll never forget the time when Whitney got mad at Wendy Williams (LOL). Her mother's temper came out of her that day. Whitney just had to learn on her own like we all do. It's one thing when somebody tells you something and another thing when you learn for yourself.

You know, I wish I could have been around Whitney in her life to tell her how much I like her. We must like ourselves too. If you don't like yourself, nobody else is going to. People will try to make you give up and die. That should make us want to live even more. When people see that you are going to be strong and go on, they will come around you sooner or later and learn to like you. It may be that they didn't like you because they wish they had the God and strength in them that you have in you. Don't try to fit in. Just be you. Some people will hate you no matter what you do. Whitney was the best and people knew. Whitney can see too resting from the things that made her blue.

Whitney & Celine

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Celine: I can't sing it like you Whitney. But if I may, in celebration of everything that you did for me, and for so many other artists, by setting the bar so high, I'd like to sing one of my truly favorite Whitney songs. A song that says as much about you as it does about all of us.