The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

Howard the Duck · 02-12-2012, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Well, it's not that I followed the lives of celebrities but I guess I did watch a lot of television in the 80s and 90s. She and Bobby Brown (who was a member of Boys II Men, an enormously popular R&B group from the late 80s) got together and became notorious for their drug use and subsequent legal troubles. They became a well-known cultural joke.

Bobby Brown was a member of New Edition, not Boyz II Men

they're not so much R n B, but more like a black version of New Kids on the Block

**Janszoon** · 02-12-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Bobby Brown was in New Edition, not Boys II Men.

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

Bobby Brown was a member of New Edition, not Boyz II Men

they're not so much R n B, but more like a black version of New Kids on the Block

Beat you.

Engine · 02-12-2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

Bobby Brown was a member of New Edition, not Boyz II Men

they're not so much R n B, but more like a black version of New Kids on the Block

Oops, I knew that. My mistake. And perhaps they (and Boys II Men) were a boy band like the New Kids but I still think they were legit R&B. At least by 80s standards.

**Janszoon** · 02-12-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Oops, I knew that. My mistake. And perhaps they (and Boys II Men) were boy bands like the New Kids but I still think they were legit R&B. At least by 80s standards.

Not only were New Edition like NKOTB, they were from the same city and assembled by the same guy, Maurice Starr.

Howard the Duck · 02-12-2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Oops, I knew that. My mistake. And perhaps they (and Boys II Men) were a boy band like the New Kids but I still think they were legit R&B. At least by 80s standards.

no, they sang a sort of New Jack Swing lite

Engine · 02-12-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

no, they sang a sort of New Jack Swing lite

Like I said, it was the late 1980s.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 02-12-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Shame she had to go and do it the week I go back to work.
Remind me to take my Ipod.

Tell me about it. I couldn't get away from I Will Always Love You before her untimely and tragic death.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-13-2012, 04:28 PM

RIP Whitney. I remember that first album cover, such a beautiful lady and the voice of a songbird. Say hello to Etta for me.

BastardofYoung · 02-13-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

RIP Whitney. I remember that first album cover, such a beautiful lady and the voice of a songbird. Say hello to Etta for me.

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Above · 02-16-2012, 08:20 PM

I only knew you briefly, but I knew you were a great comfort to my friend in both of your times of need. What happened to the both of you was cruel, and I'm sorry you have to leave us so soon.

I won't forget you.

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Above Oh my golly! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: England Posts: 339	I only knew you briefly, but I knew you were a great comfort to my friend in both of your times of need. What happened to the both of you was cruel, and I'm sorry you have to leave us so soon. I won't forget you. __________________ Be pure, Be vigilant, Behave

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FRED HALE SR. Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 3,752	RIP Whitney. I remember that first album cover, such a beautiful lady and the voice of a songbird. Say hello to Etta for me.