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I can say with no shame I had a poster of her on my wall when I was a kid (for the obvious reasons). 2016 has not been kind.
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So sad. I hope she finds peace on the other side. RIP Vanity.Last edited by MIB41; Feb 16, '16, 8:54 AM. -
Oh wow! She was only 57! That's just too young. I remember in Hi school, we used to laugh to "If A Girl Answers, Don't Hang Up". RIP Vanity.
"Do you believe, you believe in magic?
'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
If your mission is magic your love will shine true."
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OMG !!!
I totally loved her !!!
One of the most beautiful lady of the 80's !!!
I totally wore out my Action Jackson VHS from PAUSING it so many times
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Such sad news. I still have her Vanity 6 lp. At least in her final years she was sober and clean although the damage was done. Better to pass away clean with a clear mind and heart. RIP.Comment
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Interesting story about her life..
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Very saddened by this.
Her ministry was next to Fremont's Kaiser, close to my home.
Years of drug abuse destroyed her kidneys. I can relate, not the drug part, but I have chronic kidney disease. Luckily, while not 100% healthy, I have functioning kidneys (my creatinine levels are almost normal). She had a transplant and was still on dialysis.
I agree with Mike, she was drop dead gorgeous. I was a big fan of hers.
She was not a great actress nor singer, but she was a good entertainer nevertheless.
The Last Dragon's 7th Heaven scene...
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Matthews suffered from sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, a rare complication of a peritoneal dialysis, and died in a Fremont, California hospital on February 15, 2016, at the age of 57.sigpicComment
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I just saw George Gaynes died to..You remember the dad on Punky Brewster and from Police Academy. He was 98 years old! I thought he died years ago.
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Wow, George Gaynes would be at the top of my list of people I thought died YEARS ago.Comment
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She needed $43,000.00 for her health and Prince didn't step in to help? That azz-wipe. He has millions. He could'a offered her assistance.Comment
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Was thinking the same thing ^^^^^^^^sigpicComment
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she was such a hottie!! man in the Last dragon and Never to young to die with Gene Simmons ....always had a huge crush on her"Time to nut up or shut up"
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Well, to be fair to Prince, perhaps he did not know that she needed help to pay for her medical bills. After all, they broke up 30 years ago (prior to "Purple Rain") and most people don't keep tabs on their ex-girlfriends/ex-boyfriends after 30 years. Prince said some kind words about her at a recent concert.
I'm not defending Prince for everything that he tried to do (his original suggestion for Vanity's stage name also began with a "V-") but I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt now, and I'm willing to believe that he's not the same person that he was in his early 20's.
About Vanity, it really is a tragedy. She died way too young. Paid the price for her hard-partying and hard-living years, but I'm glad for her that she straightened herself out after near-kidney-failure in '94 and had 20 more years of life.Comment
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Didn't Prince turn jehovah witness ?
Them people mostly stay to themselves and break all ties with former family and friendsComment
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