Comments on: Barry White, Dead at 56

Barry White, Dead at 56

metaxa — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 13:56:44 -0800

The First, The Last, The Everything. Barry White, soul legend, dies at 56.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:02:16 -0800

The Walrus of Love... gone? No more amour pour les sharks, oh my.

By: poopy

poopy — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:03:37 -0800

cnn link. whacking day. :(

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:06:17 -0800

No link as the news sites haven't got hard details yet Perhaps you can Wait ten minutes then. I mean, it's not like you think they're not going to post the story.

By: Mossy

Mossy — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:07:43 -0800

Indeed, obituary: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2386227.stm

By: machaus

machaus — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:08:32 -0800

And Luther Vandross is sufferring from a major stroke. I forsee an end to the baby boom.

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:09:10 -0800

By: stonerose

stonerose — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:10:12 -0800

XQUZYPHYR, are you having a shitty day, sweetie? Because you see to be jumping on people's asses recreationally. While playing MeFi cop might be fun, it might best be saved for threads not announcing someone's death. Go wave a sparkler and have some watermelon.

By: Space Coyote

Space Coyote — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:18:11 -0800

Just so everyone knows, this means I now have the sexiest voice on earth.

By: madman

madman — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:19:28 -0800

Damn. Double damn. Now who's gonna sing the "doin' the wild thing" music? (suggestions?)

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:25:16 -0800

Back off, Space Coyote...the Sexiest Voice On Earth title is now *mine*. But I digress... Barry White will be missed. As a commentator said on CNN a few minutes ago, there must be tens of thousands (or more) of people who are here on this planet right now as a direct result of Barry's music. End of the baby-boom, indeed. Favorite song? Tough call...but probably "What Am I Gonna Do With You?" And there was that episode of "Ally McBeal" that I happened to be watching a few years ago...when the cast members were in a nightclub to celebrate a birthday, and in walks Barry White, crooning to the birthday person...sent chills down my spine.

By: ewwgene

ewwgene — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:27:46 -0800

And Luther Vandross is sufferring from a major stroke. I forsee an end to the baby boom. Now who's gonna sing the "doin' the wild thing" music? Ruben to the rescue maybe? *shudder*

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:33:33 -0800

He died of a broken heart.

By: metaxa

metaxa — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 14:48:21 -0800

Hey, $random_string_of_consonants_in_caps, step off mofo! I was leaving when I heard, so I just posted the news. There were no links when I found out. Next time, I'll ask your permission before I post, eh? I'm not overly happy with my post being edited either, but - ho-hum.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:10:50 -0800

mofo is the same as mon frere, right?

By: billsaysthis

billsaysthis — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:15:14 -0800

p_g: that was slash, baby, all slash!

By: Dreama

Dreama — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:32:57 -0800

Barry White's daughter was the mother-to-be on an episode of A Baby Story on the TLC network a couple of years ago, and the cameras followed her on a pre-birth visit with her father. In addition to having a velvet voice, Barry White had a tender, loving heart. He will certainly be missed. But Luther Vandross fans rejoice -- he's recuperating from his stroke and is making definitive progress in rehabilitation every day.

By: pemulis

pemulis — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:42:15 -0800

[This is good]

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 16:06:34 -0800

And now N!xau, too? Dear God, will the carnage never end?

By: samuelad

samuelad — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 16:14:30 -0800

I remember an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with a segment on game show host Wink Martindale. During a scene at Wink's birthday bash, Barry White, with a drink and a smoke in one hand and a mic in the other, was belting out tunes by the pool as the evening's entertainment. Wink's birthday parties just won't be the same anymore.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 16:16:35 -0800

I love the sexy slither of a lady snake... RIP, Barry White.

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 17:15:22 -0800

pemulis, that's either very sly, subversive humor or a warped mis-use of the [This is good] system!!

By: jbou

jbou — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 19:11:25 -0800

Practice What You Preach is my favorite Barry White tune. I always include Barry White in my talk of favorite R+B singers, probably 2nd after Marvin Gaye. RIP Barry.

By: Dreamghost

Dreamghost — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 19:18:15 -0800

I guess losing the Arby's Spots to Tom Arnold was the last straw... Man I have some shitty deathpool picks this year... May You Rest In Peace ;/

By: KevinSkomsvold

KevinSkomsvold — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 01:10:52 -0800

I'll be making love on my bearskin rug in his honor. Maybe a little wine.....

By: y2karl

y2karl — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 04:49:11 -0800

A teen aged Barry White played piano on Jesse Belvin's classic Good Night My Love.

By: PrinceValium

PrinceValium — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 09:49:58 -0800

From the home office in Sioux City, Iowa: TOP TEN WORDS THAT SOUND ROMANTIC WHEN SPOKEN BY BARRY WHITE 10. Jazzercise 9. Gubernatorial 8. Doo-hickey 7. Dweeb 6. Bite me 5. Prime time catastrophe 4. Gingivitis 3. Pataki 2. Big Ass Ham 1. Oprah

By: taz

taz — Sat, 05 Jul 2003 13:56:36 -0800

even the words "Sioux City, Iowa" sound romantic when spoken by Barry White, and that's saying a lot.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Mon, 07 Jul 2003 17:31:50 -0800

Wow, PrinceValium -- I remember that Top Ten...and I can still hear Barry saying "Oh-pruh" in his amazing voice. Great piece.