NEWS: MUSICIAN IKE TURNER PASSES
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Reports are coming in that musician Ike Turner died today at the age of 76.
“He did pass away this morning” at his home in San Marcos, in northern San Diego County, said Scott M. Hanover of Thrill Entertainment Group, which managed Turner’s musical career.
There was no immediate word on the cause of death, which was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.com.
Turner managed to rehabilitate his image somewhat in his later years, touring around the globe with his band the Kings of Rhythm and drawing critical acclaim for his work. He won a Grammy in 2007 in the traditional blues album category for Risin’ With the Blues.
But his image is forever identified as the drug-addicted, wife-abusing husband of Tina Turner. He was hauntingly portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the movie What’s Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner’s autobiography. USA-TODAY/PHOTO: WIREIMAGE
Condolences to his family, be sure to check back for any updates…








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J. Lewis
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Ike’s middle name is ‘Wister’, right up there with my middle name. Like what the hell was my folks thinking when they came up with this stuff but my middle name is different so it’s cool. Don’t ask me my middle name cause I ain’t saying it. Even when I die it will be classified info lol.
I’ll speak at Ike’s funeral….go a little something like this
Ike Turner was a man known for making hits not only in the studio but also outside the studio. He was a double threat. I know when Ike arrived at the pearly gates he was met by James Brown and Rick James. Now they making hits for the Lord.
I got a bunk bed in hell waiting for me, I know I do…
77.
Caramel_Frapp
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Cake anyone?
78.
Dame
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@J.Lewis…. on the radio the other day they were talking about knowing the signs when a fight is going to break out in the club. And ur going to break rule #3 stepping to another man’s girl. So I advise u not to do that I want to be safe.
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LadyT
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Yall gone get me in trouble . Got me laughing out loud at work. LMAO, ROFL!!!!!!!!!
80.
Val™
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
ROFL @ Meat - post 41!! and LMMFAOOOOOO @ J Lewis post 61..
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Dame
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
*you to be safe
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J. Lewis
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@ Dame, I’m a wallflower. I wouldn’t really step to another man’s girl but that just some stuff I be saying. Not really a club guy myself anyways but I go lie 3 times a years lol!
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J. Lewis
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
like not lie
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i am daSexiest MAN Alive.....
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Ike..”come on bitch…come on”
Jackie..” Fuck u Ike!! fuck U!! u dont gotta hit me but once!!!”
Tina:..”jackie..its okay ..its alright!! lol..”
Jackie..” Its not alright to let some mutha fucka pound on u!! IF you had any sense you’d get outta here too!!”:
Ike..”bitch if u had any sense u get the hell outta here!”
Jackie..”fuck u ike ..fuck u! kIss my ass!!! (to TIna) “you a dead woman if u stay here !!!!!
Ike..”and dont let me catch u round my house..now sit down and have some cake anna mae..what da hell all ya’ll lookin at?!!!”
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vondoraun
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
HAHAHA! okay im so not laughin at his death…RIP IKE!, but im laughing at the fact that Tina’s rep was like “Tina hasnt spoken to IKE in 35 years…no further comment!” I mean damn no condolences to the guy or anything…lmao…oh well I guess thats the way life goes!
Source TMZ
86.
LIY LIY
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
umm..i dont kno what to say cuz he was a wamen beate but ummmmmmmm……r.i.p……i guess
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thomian
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
lol@Sexiest
What about when he said “If you fu#$ up a step tonight, you’ll be frying fish tomorrow”
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blackisbeautiful
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
hahhaha lol at the “What’s Love Got To Do With It” references..wow RIP Ike Turner..the man definetly had issues with himself and his surroundings but him and Tina made beautiful music together no one can deny that..but Tina turned it out in 80’s
89.
LadyT
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
#84 yousa fool!
I’ma go home and watch the movie.
90.
Cause I'ma Laaaaaaady
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
I love this site.
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Dame
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@ J.Lewis I am wallflower as well and I go twice a year. I dread going out my friends hate me. I don’t know if anyone mention the classic line: get get get in the car Anna Mae.
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Jasmine
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
ok?!?…i’m not gonna say anything bad about the man becuz he’s dead
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JSCENE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
IKE: “LOOK WHAT YOU DONE DID, LOOK WHAT YOU DONE DID, YOU DONE MESSED UP A PERFECTLY GOOD AUTOMOBILE.”
LOL…I LOVE THAT LINE.
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Cause I'ma Laaaaaaady
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
“Anna Mae if you die on me I’ll kill you.” I’m still trying to understand that line
He had to be on that “GOOD STUFF” to say some stupid ish like that.
“Anna Mae if you die on me I’ll kill you.”
I cant stop saying it. Still trying to comprehend.
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i am daSexiest MAN Alive.....
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
OH hell yea Thomian……..i swear its one of my favorite movies of alltime..
noone can forget dis..when they was in da car when she had dat white suit on..
She wuz like Ike dont start wit me today i aint in da mood…
Ike..oh u aint in da mood? huh what u say? then started smackin da shit outta her lol
Dont u .smack..ever..smack…talk..smack..to me..smack..like dat..smack..ever!!! u hear me? smack lol
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boombox
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
i dont know why everyone is trippin about Ike when half of these family-favorite old school artists beat their wives, cheated, got hooked on drugs, etc.
sorry but Ike wasnt that much different from the rest of them.
RIP
97.
J. Lewis
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@ Dame…my friends hate the fact I hate clubbin too. They be like why you don’t like it. I be like cause them mofos don’t know how to act. I got beat up like three times one night and ain’t have nothing to do with none of the fights lol
98.
Cause I'ma Laaaaaaady
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Tina Turner: Go straight to hell, Ike!
99.
EBZ01
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Tina and her kids ain’t so sad I’m sure so……………….yeah.
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thomian
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
^^^^^The difference is they made a movie about IKE!!!!!!
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i am daSexiest MAN Alive.....
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
jscene i see u couldnt help urself lol….
102.
ChokLitFactory
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
R.I.P Ike, everyone deserves a second chance
103.
Floridaboy8703
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
RIP Ike Turner! Thanks for introducing the world to Tina Turner & Leaving a mark on black music!
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EBZ01
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Lol k …………….. still………. yeah…………
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Dame
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@J.Lewis it is always the innocent bystanders that get hurt.
They do act crazy and I never understood why ppl would buy new outfits to wear and when u leave the club, u smell like u just got through hanging with Snoop.
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BrittanyBeauty
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Damn I was just saying that shit today eat the cake anna mae! R.I.P
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MY TAKE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE
why Tina gotta be a whore?
the woman is old enough to be your grandmother and you calls her a whore
you mean to tell me that the statute of limiations will prevent a pedophile from being charged after 7 years but a “hoe” is a hoe for life?
this is a damn shame to call a senior citizen a whore because she had a baby by another man who probably didnt beat her ass like somebody we know
even JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH defended an alleged “whore” by saying he who is without sin let him cast the first stone.
Angel you should take that post down where the girl called Tina Turner a whore
you dont even wanna be associated with that type of shit
das a bad look
RIP to Ike Turner
108.
MY TAKE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
#100 THOMIAN: GOOD POINT!!!!!
109.
Soon The New Day
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
LMFAO @ # 65!!!!!1
110.
NYBlaq
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
In other news … Jodi Foster FINALLY came out the closet.
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MY TAKE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
my favorite line from the movie was when Ike told the back ground singer that if she dont get dem dance steps right that she was gon be frying fish on Monday
LMAO
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thomian
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
LOL@mytake me too. I posted that on #87. I’m sorry if it offends someone but it was funny.
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TooCute
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
angela basset was soo amazing as Tina- now she should have been a black female oscar winner! such a great actress
i hav nothing nice to say about Ike but its sad that despite his musical accomplishments he’ll only be remebered as a wife beater
114.
CLEARMINDED
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
CTFU @ #1 and @ JLewis!
Well his musical legacy is secure. May he — and his fists — rest in peace.
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bill
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
I enjoy ConcreteLoop !
It’s like a party line….
Y’all say some funny stuff….
It Keeps me laughing all day long
116.
jamaican gal
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
theres rumors sayin he died of a cocaine overdose…DAMN SHAME!
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Lette
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Man I’m sorry about Ike but yall funny for all these comments though I was laughin the whole time….but I really do wonder hows Tina feelin since she a buddist she probally been forgave him….I hope so
118.
DejaVuMoDeL
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
For SOME STRANGE REASON I FEEL LIKE EATING CAKE AND GETTING VERY VIOLENT!!
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Marquette
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
All y’all are killing me on this blog…
People…c’mon…you only know what you were shown in the movie…which took place in what the early 80’s or something and probably was really over-dramatized for entertainment purposes like all other biographies.
Anyway i’m pretty sure Tina has moved on, of course she hasn’t forgotten but c’mon people let it go he’s not the only celebrity who beat his wife and I guarantee he won’t be the last…he’s just the only one who have a movie showing it.
RIP Ike Turner
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hott
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@ My Take . I said Tina was a whore ( which is a past tense) , never said “is”. If some of you would read instead of looking a a movie to form an opinion of someone you would be fine. Im a music lover and when movies and such are created especially when someone is potrayed as a bad person, I keep in mind there’s always two sides to a story so I do my research . I call it like I see it. If she was a whore she was a whore . point blank! While you are speaking of god you should have pulled out some scriptures on infidelity , because she slept with alot of men while married to Ike. Research Tina then coome talk to me ..
the rest of those comments left for me had nothing of intrest so I disgress…
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floacist
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Is it bad that I’m not really sad?
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tammy
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
sexydiva& hott chill out . i feel you but let ppl have fun. RIP Ike
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Staci
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Oh lawd not Ike! These comments making me wanna watch the movie though…R.I.P.
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emma v
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
Just like everybody else said I will not disrepect the dead.
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Juslisen
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@120
So Tina was a whore because she slept with some dude, yet you let Ike off the hook despite him constantly cheating on Tina as well and even beating her. Please tell me, why you didn’t apply this same thinking to Ike as well.
As for Ike’s passing, I never was a fan of the guy to begin with. He was a wife-beater and like most abusers he tried to rationalize his abusive behavior to Tina. I’ve seen a VH1 behind-the-music story on Tina a few years ago and Ike (during the segment) was still trying to rationalize his abusive behavior. Not trying to disrespect the dead, just saying the truth.
Oh well, RIP Ike Turner…I guess
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silly_rabbit
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
bye.
to me, what you did to women takes precedence over anything you ever did.
ADIOS!
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silly_rabbit
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
^^anything else* you ever did.
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visha
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
he was old so it was definitely time BUT have no pity at all to be honest. He had no regrets for his mean ways (and YES he hit her). I dont speak ill of the dead but he was a wife beating junkie THERE I SAID IT !!!!!
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JSCENE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
@120
EXACTLY WHAT RESEARCH DID YOU DO TO LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THAT TINA TURNER IS A WHORE? ARE YOU TALKING OUT OF THE CRACK OF YOUR ASS? YOU SAID TINA CHEATED ON IKE, NOPE, YOU’RE WRONG…I JUST READ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THEIR LIVES TOGETHER, AND IT READS THAT TINA HAD A SON FROM A EARLIER “RELATIONSHIP” AND THEN HER AND IKE GOT MARRIED AND THEY HAD A SON….SO WHAT SHE DID BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED DON’T MAKE HER A WHORE AS YOU CALL IT….IT’S THATS THE FACT, THERE’S A LOT OF WHORES OUT HERE, WOMEN HAVING CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK….AND YOU SAID SHE SLEPT WITH MEN, WHO ELSE DID SHE SLEEP WITH THAT YOU KNOW OF? I MEAN IKE CHEATED AND BEAT THIS WOMAN TO NO END….WHY IN THE HELL WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT IT, SHE SEEMED TO HAVE REALL LOVED HIS ASS AND DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE…., AND THERE WERE TONS OF EYEWITNESSES WHO CONFIRMED THESE ACCOUNTS……IN FACT, YOU SHOULD DO SOME RESEARCH. NOBODY IS TAKING THE WORD FOR ANYONE, IKE TRIED TO SUE THE MOVIE MAKERS OF “WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, AND HE TRIED SUING TINA HERSELF…..THE ABUSIVE BITCH DIDN’T WIN CAUSE THE STORIES WERE LARGELY CO-SIGNED BY MANY EYEWITNESSES, HOSPITAL REPORTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PEOPLE WITH NO FUCKIN INTEREST TO THOSE PEOPLE….THEREFORE, I THINK WE CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT LARGELY, WHAT WE SEEN IN WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT IS AUTHENTIC, CAUSE IF IT WASN’T, IKE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED SOME SORT OF JUDGEMENT FOR SLANDER….HE WAS JUST MAD CAUSE TINA PUT THE SHIT ON OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW…..
BUT NO MATTER WHAT THE STORY ACTUALLY IS….IKE WAS AN INCREDIBLY ABUSIVE MAN, BOTH PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, AND VERBALLY. WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS A CHANGED MAN BEFORE HIS DEATH IS UNKNOWN TO ME….BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT A WOMAN WHO GETS THE COURAGE UP TO LEAVE AN ABUSER, AND WHO GETS THE NERVE UP TO BLOW THE LID OFF OF A ABUSER’S STORY, AND WHO HAS MADE A GOOD NAME FOR HERSELF, A HARD WORKING BLACK WOMAN, DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE CALLED A WHORE, BY ANY ACCOUNTS……I’M SORRY, I WAS JUST APPAULD BY THAT STATEMENT, THOUGH YOU WERE CERTAINLY ENTITLED….IT DID PROMPT ME TO DO “RESEARCH”, AND I DID NOT FIND WHAT YOU CLAIM.
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visha
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
JSCENE THANK YOU
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team.h0v&b33
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
THEY SHOULD WRITE.
“EAT THE CAKE ANNA MAE” ON HIS TOMB STONE.!!!
LMFAOOOOOOOO
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nicholelibra
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
From my agnostic point of view…If you did nothing in this life to earn respect, then don’t expect it after death.
And with that said. “Eat the cake, Anna Mae. This some good cake.”
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dark sista
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
May god forgive all his sins
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SydniLux
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
I can’t believe after all these years, he’s finally gone. I wonder how Tina feel.
-SydniLux
http://sydnilux.blogspot.com
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TINA MARIE
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 /
I wonder if tina is going to the funeral…I bet if she does she probably won’t say anything.
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LisaLisa
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
I really doubt that Tina hasnt said a word to Ike in 35 years… I mean, they got divorced in 78 and thats not even 30 years….
i wonder about their children…
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whatsgoingon
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
I have family who were personal friends of Ike and Tina when they started out. They saw Tina’s movie “What’s love gotta to do” and could not believe how Tina Turner portrayed Ike as this womanizing wife beater and could not believe the lies. They admitted that Ike was rough to Tina when he got high, but they both got high and drunk and would fight with each other something awful. Also, they said that Tina slept around with any and everybody she could and would start outbursts with Ike in public, especially when she got high. They both were heavy into drugs and drinking- another detail her movie conveniently left out. My uncle told me he even called Ike after the movie came out and talked about the lies and encouraged him to come out with his story. Ike did come out with his, but not too many people seemed to care by that time. My family has absolutely no reason to lie about this. Tina is not the innocent victim that she portrayed herself to be. Shame on her. The world has been fooled by Tina’s lies, but there are those who know the truth. Rest in peace Ike!
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wason
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
you are so cool. but i just found out your secret that you have joined an online club muslimonly.com/i/registration, by which you are seeking a sexy girl for extramarital relationshi…
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Juslisen
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
Quote from Ike’s autobiography
“Sure, I’ve slapped Tina… There have been times when I punched her to the ground without thinking. But I never beat her.”
Whatever you say, Ike….
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mphsmade
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
bless Lord.
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Kenzykenken
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
R.I.P
142.
FILZNUCK # 138
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
Wason, shut up you booch ass brigadell suckel ass biddyotch!!!!!
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MY TAKE
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
HOT:
NO, NO, NO
You wrong for calling Tina a whore
THE FACT THAT HER STORY WAS TOLD NATION WIDE AND NOT IKE’S SIDE SAYS ALOT
her side of the story will be remembered which says even more
remember, it is the cream that rises to the top
wicked lies will be destroyed but the truth will always remain and be remembered when its all said and done
and the same goes for those who choose to do not so good things
they will be remembered for the dirt that they do
im not judging Ike Turner and I wish him to rest in peace (EVERBODY MAKES MISTAKES) but I will continue to, in good faith, support Tina Turner
on another note- i wonder if Ike would have had the last word , would you have taken his side of the story for face value bc you seem to hold a question of suspision for Tina’s side of the story
you was real quick to try to reduce Tina to a whore
WE ALL SAW THE MOVIE and the fact that she came out of it all unscathed and stronger, more beautiful and successful, SOLD MORE RECORDS than she ever did when she was with Ike is more proof that she kept it real
now check those facts
and please tell me you are not a black woman up here calling Tina Turner a whore
the dick got alot of yall out here riding for men even when they wrong while being quick to insult a woman by calling her a whore
you must listen to alot of rap music
sounds like you’ve been psychologically programmed against black women and therefore you automatcially reduce them, no matter how successful, triumphant, or resilient, to being mere whores
Tina Turner a whore?
I aint never once heard that before except from you
now is that what you really wanna be out here spreading about somebody’s mother and grandmother?
Tina Turner is well loved by many so this should be expected
you need to show more respect
you can support Ike without calling Tina a whore
just like I can support Tina while still wishing Ike to rest in peace.
its called R.E.S.P.E.C.T
you might wanna study the definition of respect since you be doing your lil research and what not
and to # 137 WHATS GOIN ON
we dont care what your uncles’ nephew’s cousin told your god father back in 1979
its always a hater still talking shit 30 years later after we done already seen what it is
so just keep it movin because your claims and allegations are looking very suspect
sounds like you got a personal problem
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MY TAKE
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
another funny line from the movie was when Ike ran down on Tina in the parking lot and said, “You aint no Donna Summers!”
Laurence Fishbourne played the hell out of that role!
i still think Angela played one of the strongest leads of our time that movie
but as always RIP to Ike Turner
he was definatley a legend too
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MY TAKE
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
^^^^^^^^^THOMIAN or somebody help me out here
was this scene from the parking lot or was it when Tina was back stage getting ready to make her big comeback and Ike snuck in the dressing room and pulled a gun on her?
i forgot
time to rent the movie again
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Mika
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
Never disrespect the dead. Whatever. Ike shouldn’t have disrespected his wife nor himself. Yes, he is a music legend. Yes, he did record the first Rock & Roll song. BUT, he was also a wife beater and a rapist which is the trump card. No matter what he did in life, he will and should always be known for the violence he perpetuated against his wife. And let’s be real, probably other women. So, with the news of his death, I say, Another one bites the dust. Because where he’s at It’s Dark and Hell is Hot.
147.
Smith
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
I saw Ike Turner at the Blue Note in New York in Spring 1998. It was one of the best rock/blues performances I have ever seen. Since then I have been able to listen to some of his other music. Risin’ With The Blues I bought at dealstudio.com is the album I like best. It won Turner a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for 2007. I think his music, on the other hand, will live on with us forever.
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whatsgoingon
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
@143
I’ve got no problem here, PAL. Thanks for taking out time to acknowledge my comment- you know, the one you could care less about. Seems like you’ve got the problem with that long, winded, meaningless comment. Sounds like you’re sad and lonely over there- BOO HOO! Anyway, I still have love for Tina just as much as you do, but, there IS two sides to every story. I never said Ike was not wrong for hitting Tina, he was wrong. I just pointed out what was told to me- that Tina slept around, got high and drunk- something her movie did not tell. Anyway, all that is OLD news, and part of music history that was born over 30 years ago with Ike and the Revue, is now gone. Ike was a legend and so is Tina.
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MySpace Text
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
Maybe he has done several bad things before but i believed that he has changed on his latter days. All of us have natural kindness kept within. May he rest in peace.
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sADbutTruE88
Thursday, December 13, 2007 /
HE WHO HAS NOT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE ITS SAD TO SEE PPL GO ON NOT TRULEY ACCOMPLISHING THE THINGS THEY SHOULD HAVE WHAT GREAT POTINTUAL WE ALL HAVE IS BIGGER THAN WE KNOW AND WE LIMITED IT ITS GOOD HE GOT THINGS 2GETHA
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