COULD BOBBY BE THE BACKBONE?!

Some of us melted with each of Bobby's mischevious grins. Some of us flocked to barbershops for a box cut just like his. Some of us mocked his waist to pant size ratio. But ALL OF US pointed the finger his way when Whitney's drug abuse was uncovered.

For years, many have blamed Bobby for Whitney's demise, branding him the bad boy who got a nice church girl caught up in all sorts of trouble. I never really bought that. Too easy. So my sister Arlene and I are chatting about Whitney's latest binge (per the supermarket tabloids, of course) when she raises a good point - when have you ever seen Bobby on the cover of Star lookin' all greasy and strung out?...it doesn't happen.

So our theory is that Bobby's a recreational user (very recreational) who has always managed to keep it under control - or at least out of the press. And all these years, he's been the one actually holding it all together -- taking care of the kids, putting out a crappy single here and there for some dough (Humpin' Around, Thug Lovin', et al), joining the reality tv bandwagon, and probably doing a decent job of keeping greasy Whitney out of the press if you consider of how much trouble she must really get into.I wonder how many times she throws the 'my perogrative' line at him? hee hee.

Mr. Brown got himself a candygirl alright!