# Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Has Died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2002, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750 "2002-04-26T12:35:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/1 "2002-04-26T12:35:05Z")
Killed in a motorcrash in Honduras yesterday. She was in a car with 7 other people; no one else was hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/2 "2002-04-26T12:39:07Z")
news service ran this: Lopes becomes the second female R&B singer to die tragically in less than a year, following the death last August of rising star Aaliyah in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Arista rapper Notorious B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997 😕 Why is B.I.G even mentioned? It seems so out of left field. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/3 "2002-04-26T12:45:21Z")
Wasn’t Left-Eye the one who went seemingly missing for a while a couple of years back? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/4 "2002-04-26T12:58:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Why A Duck \* > \*\*Wasn’t Left-Eye the one who went seemingly missing for a while a couple of years back? \*\* Indeed it was. This is strange; seven other people in the vehicle don’t even get hurt but she dies instantly? Could it be a disappearance scam? ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/5 "2002-04-26T13:02:02Z")
I wonder if they were chasing waterfalls? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Red\_Menace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@The\_Red\_Menace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Red_Menace)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/6 "2002-04-26T13:15:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\*news service ran this: > Why is B.I.G even mentioned? It seems so out of left field. \*\* B.I.G. was on Arista as was TLC, apparently. > [@](#): > > “No words can possibly express the sorrow and sadness I feel for this most devastating loss,” said Antonio “L.A.” Reid, president and CEO of **Arista Records** , who has known the group for about 10 years. Otherwise I agree, there’s not much connection. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/7 "2002-04-26T13:28:39Z")
Where is TLC going to find a new L? I vote for Lemmy from Motorhead. Or Les Claypool. ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/8 "2002-04-26T13:30:26Z")
Wasn’t she the one who burned that NFL player’s house to the ground after an argument? Man, there goes one hard-core chick. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/9 "2002-04-26T13:31:18Z")
I hear La-La from the Teletubbies is looking for work. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/10 "2002-04-26T13:35:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTA \* > **Wasn’t she the one who burned that NFL player’s house to the ground after an argument?** Yes, she was; the NFL player in question is Andre Rison; said house was only a few miles away from me. The argument was over shoes; Andre went out shopping, and didn’t get anything for her. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/11 "2002-04-26T13:40:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RickJay \* > \*\* > > Indeed it was. > > This is strange; seven other people in the vehicle don’t even get hurt but she dies instantly? Could it be a disappearance scam? \*\* Or maybe she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt? ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/12 "2002-04-26T13:55:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > \*\*I wonder if they were chasing waterfalls? \*\* Maybe I’m easy, but this sure made me laugh. The celebs sure are dropping like flies these days, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/13 "2002-04-26T14:01:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 3waygeek \* > \*\* > Yes, she was; the NFL player in question is Andre Rison; said house was only a few miles away from me. The argument was over shoes; Andre went out shopping, and didn’t get anything for her. \*\* No, the arguement was about Andre spending the weekend with (reportedly) Spinderella from Salt n Pepa. The shoes part was that she put all of his sneakers into the bathtub and set them on fire. And yes, it does seem celebrities are dying at an increased rate. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/14 "2002-04-26T14:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 3waygeek \* > \*\* > Yes, she was; the NFL player in question is Andre Rison; said house was only a few miles away from me. The argument was over shoes; Andre went out shopping, and didn’t get anything for her. \*\* She maintained that burning down the house was accidental. She said she was symbolically burning stuffed animals in the bathtub and fire then got out of hand. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/15 "2002-04-26T14:07:44Z")
Perhaps it was shoes she was burning as **Biggirl** states. The part of the story I remember was that she had done this previously when the house featured a marble tub that, of course, did not go up in flames. Apparently during a remodel they replaced the marble tub with a flamable one. Lisa didn’t know it was flammable, according to her, IMHO believable, story. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/16 "2002-04-26T14:33:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\*Where is TLC going to find a new L? I vote for Lemmy from Motorhead. Or Les Claypool. \*\* I vote for Lou Reed. ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/17 "2002-04-26T14:43:20Z")
Liberace! Oh, wait… he’s dead too, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/18 "2002-04-26T14:54:16Z")
Okay. 7 people in 1 car? Maybe “car” really means big ol’ honkin’ SUV? I’d second the vote that maybe she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/19 "2002-04-26T16:43:50Z")
I didn’t know the first thing about Lopes & TLC (although I’m sure I heard that “Waterfalls” song somewhere). It’s very sad that she died so young but when [url"[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20020426/en\_nm/people\_tlc\_dc\_4](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20020426/en_nm/people_tlc_dc_4)"]Yahoo was generous enough to explain why she was named **Left Eye** , I thought it was one of the most ridiculous things I ever heard in my life. Does anyone care to provide a little context or thematic insight to this, uh, choice of accessory? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750/20 "2002-04-26T16:51:58Z")
**#$%\*!** Sorry about the coding. Here’s the [LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-042602lopes_wr.story), which provides a little more explanation. I read on another site that the condom was _packaged_, an important detail, IMO (since otherwise, the pure visualization of it is, well, pretty peculiar). Oh, and I saw footage of that fire on the news–that was a big frickin’ house! Still, sad news for LL/TLC fans. ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lisa-left-eye-lopes-has-died/105750.md?page=2)