================================================ Subject: Re: NCR: Aaliyah is dead From: "maria ashmore" To: Date: Sun 26 Aug 2001 14:19:15 -0400 ================================================ thanks for the article. I was not a big fan but none the less, its shocking and sad. my heart goes out to her family, friends and fans. maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "...L i Z Z y..." To: Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: NCR: Aaliyah is dead > Holy hell! this can{t be true. it{s like finding out tupac died.(and lord > knos i cried then!) > > On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 18:10:52 +0200, Agnieszka wrote: > > Since people on the list listen to different music, I thought maybe > Aaliyah had some fans here too. She died in a plane accident. I have never > been a big fan of her, but that's really sad :((( > > Agie > > > http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448402/20010826/aaliyah.jhtml?headlines=tr ue > Here's the article: > > Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash Saturday in the Bahamas, authorities > said. > > The 22-year-old singer and actress, born Aaliyah Haughton, was one of > eight people who died when the twin-engine plane they were traveling in > crashed seconds after taking off from the Bahamas, according to Grand Bahama > police superintendent Basil Rahming. > > Aaliyah was in the Bahamas shooting a video, Minister of Tourism Tommy > Turnquest told the Associated Press. > > She died instantly when the plane, a Cessna 402B, exploded on impact just > 200 feet beyond the end of a runway at Marsh Harbour International Airport > on Abaco Island at 6:45 p.m., Rahming said. The craft, which was bound for > Opa-Locka Airport, just northwest of Miami, apparently suffered engine > failure upon liftoff, he said. > > Others killed in the accident included Aaliyah makeup artist Eric Foreman, > 29, and Virgin Records representative Douglas Kratz, 28, according to > Rahming. Two other women and three other men, including the pilot, died in > the crash, while one man was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami > with serious injuries, Rahming said. > > Aaliyah "was like one of my daughters, she was one of the sweetest girls > in the world," producer Quincy Jones told the AP. "I loved her and respected > her and I am absolutely devastated." > > "We find it devastating and most unfortunate that after having this > world-famous star Aaliyah and her crew select the Bahamas as their choice > location for her latest video, the project has climaxed on such a tragic > note," tourism minister Turnquest told the news service. > > In July, Aaliyah released her self-titled third album, which found her > moving away from club beats toward more introspective, midtempo numbers (see > "Aaliyah Makes Love And War On New Album"). The album features the single > "We Need a Resolution," one of three songs she recorded with producer and > frequent collaborator Timbaland. > > The singer, who co-starred with martial artist Jet Li in the 2000 action > flick "Romeo Must Die," plays the title role in the film adaptation of the > Anne Rice novel "Queen of the Damned" and was cast in "The Matrix 2," both > due in 2002 (see "Aaliyah Finishes New Album During Break From Movies"). > > She released her first album, Age Ain't Nothing But Number, in 1994. > > The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Civil Aviation > Department of the Bahamas will jointly investigate the crash, Rahming said. > > For a feature interview with Aaliyah, check out "Aaliyah: Been A Long > Time." > > -Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp