She’s back and hopefully better than ever! That’d really be amazing, as she’s my pick for the greatest voice of all time.

After kicking a coke/crack dependency and getting rid of a deadbeat husband (Bobby Brown), Whitney Houston is back to doing what she does best, and her first concert will be in Kuala Lumpur.

I can only hope that Barcelona will end up on her comeback tour.

“Didn’t we almost have it all, the night we held on till the morning . . . .”

“It’s not right, but it’s okay, I’m gonna make it anyway. Pack your bags, up and leave, don’t you dare come running back to me!”

Whitney Houston provided much of the soundtrack to my teenage years and early adulthood.

Here is the announcement by Whitney herself, looking a little bit more mature (the young black bloggers call her “Mama Whitney” with affection), but still looking great.

Following is one of the few times that I ever remember thinking that the Star Spangled Banner (the American Anthem) is a beautiful song. I was still a teenager at the point, but I remember really liking this rendition. I think that had less to do with the song itself than with who was singing it. Ignore the war-time politics and the waving flags for the moment, and just listen to the song.