What would you do if you were in the Caribbean and ran up on Whitney Houston and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, at some fruit stand trying to sell you some watermelon?

I’d probably request to hear “Saving All My Love For You” upon purchase, but most fans would probably look on in disbelief. Yet, that’s the life Whitney once considered after fame became passé.

It’s just one of several revelations Whitney Houston shared in part of one her highly publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey.

As a longtime fan of the Bobby Brown, let me just say Nippy made it quite difficult for fans of the “Kang of R&B” to sing “Roni” in good conscience.

While Whitney made sure to assure Oprah and the world that Bobby had his charm and that the two were in love, it’s hard to look at the man the same once Whitney said that he once spit in her face.

Whitney made it clear that Brown was more so emotionally abusive than physically during their marriage. She did note one time he slapped her, but “he got hit on the head three times by me.”

And she shared another story that involved her cracking Bobby’s head open with the cordless phone. When their daughter came from her room to ask what happened, Whitney said, “I told him not to do it.”

Still, Whitney called Bobby her “drug” and it’s obvious that she tried her best to be a supporting wife – which was complicated by her fame exceeding his by leaps and bounds.

Speaking of drugs, Whitney gave Oprah a quick tutorial on how to lace your weed.

“Follow me here, Oprah,” she said as she explained that she was “lacing marijuana… with rock cocaine.”

OK, that’s the part that tripped me out. I know Whitney told Diane Sawyer that “crack is wack,” but isn’t rock cocaine crack? Can someone who failed the D.A.R.E. program explain this to me?

While we’re at it, may I get some feedback from you all about Whitney’s claims that she would lock herself in her room, smoke up half of Colombia as she read her Bible and listened to gospel music?

Where do they do that at?

Thankfully, Cissy Houston was there to get her daughter in check.

In the interview, Whitney recalled Mama Houston offering an ultimatum that got her off drugs for good.

Whitney told Oprah: “She said, ‘I’m not losing you to the world. I’m not losing you to Satan. … I want my daughter back.’ She said, ‘either you do it my way or we’ll go on TV and (say) you’re gonna retire.’”

Even bolder is what Cissy told Bobby.

Whitney added: “She said, ‘If you move, Bobby, they’re gonna take you down. Don’t you make one move.’ And he stood there like — he was scared.”

I bet Kanye West wouldn’t snatch an award out of Cissy’s hands.

All and all, despite her being frank about her hardships, Whitney made it clear that she wants her joy back. Hopefully, she gets it. Part two will air today and it will include a performance.

Did you catch part of the interview? If so, what did you think?

Photo credit: The Associated Press

TAGS: Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston

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