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| Whitney and MsKemi 2006 |
Today is my beloved friend Whitney Houston's 50th BIRTHDAY!!
I SALUTE YOU!! Happy Birthday Nippy!!!
Track #11 of her last album.
The day she died the 11th of February 2011
The second day of the month and the second child of Cissy Houston.
Like she never left!!
I told Akon how strong this strong that song they did affected me.
I was glad to have attended the goodbye service.
She was a true PERSONAL friend. She once told me I resembled her. I met Whitney on the set of her ex-husband's reality show "Being Bobby Brown." It was at that time that I truly saw the effect of addiction on Whitney. She and I developed a friendship that was so close that she told me everything going on with her and Bobby. We became such great friends on the set. I was the only known entertainment blogger at that time in 2004 when blogging was still evolving. My former blog was ATLCelebritynews.
On this particular day she was shooting on the set at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead, Atlanta and it was a casual set. Bobbi Kristina, her only child and even the dog was there. I have more pics but these are the only ones that came to Canada with me at the time. The last thing I told Whitney is "Look to God and never let the Devil take over." This is the LAST time I saw her as I left Atlanta.
I spoke to her a few times on the phone years later with the last time being August 2011 when I suggested to her to "retire" and be a Judge on X-factor, Idol or similar talent shows. In my opinion, she spiraled down after the 2010 Grammy nomination blow. Her comeback CD "I look to you" was SNUBBED. Whitney went back on drugs. She died as a result of the causes that drugs do.
I want to remember Whitney for the song "The Greatest Love of all." She sang..... "I believe that the children are the future" and "A song For You" which of course she TOLD ME she wrote for me. The day at the Grand Hyatt, Atlanta when we crossed the road and buy cigarettes and everyone came to us. I was covering Whitney and Bobby's reality show after a tough of morning of fights. The day I spent so much time with her. I told the Nigerian Tribune in an interview they did with me when I arrived back home.
"Another experience was meeting and making friend with late Whitney Houston. We met through my blog. I got a phone call from Bobby Brown who invited me to cover their show at Atlanta. We met, hugged and took pictures. Then at the location where we met, she was smoking cigarettes. I enjoyed my relationship with her. She was a nice person. She was real, I love her voice when she’s talking, but she was high half the time and this kept her going. though it was believed she had everything, but she was never happy. Whitney had started using drugs before meeting Bobby Brown. Unfortunately, her daughter is also into drugs. Whitney told me, I’m going to write and sing a song for you and she did. This is ‘A Song For You’ released in 2010. I can’t do without playing it." Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo Nigerian Tribune Jan 2013
May she rest in peace and may Bobbi Kristina, Cissy and the whole family find peace in this tragedy of losing Whitney. My Pictures of Bobbi's 13th birthday party are another set of memories. Whitney invited me to this event too and that was the last time I physically saw her.
Last time I saw her performing was in a video at Bobby Brown's mother Carole's funeral in 2011. Carole was once her mother-in-law. I interviewed Carole in 2005 about all the drug use in the marriage to Bobby and it was aired on an Atlanta Radio station shocking everyone when Carole said that Whitney introduced her son to "white powders" referring to cocaine and heroin. Carole stated that Bobby was only into weed.
Later we heard her brother confessing to Oprah that he introduced her to the drugs meaning that Carole Brown was right. Bobby was so upset he turned away and left the funeral in another development.
I truly miss her today!! I always say Whitney's Birthday was the same as mine. I celebrate 6 and hers 9th. 6 is 9 upside down. I love you Whitney Elizabeth. Big 50th party in heaven with Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Princess Diana, Gerald Levert, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Sammy Davis Jr. I wanna be at that PARTY!!
Memory albums I put together below on Facebook.
