I collect vinyl comedy albums. It all started with his comedy albums and we had several that my brother and I listened to in the 60s on our portable record player in the tract home we grew up in. Then I got hooked on the first "Bill Cosby Show" on TV that ran 1969 - 1971. He played a High School Gym Coach and had great comedy guest stars like Dick Van Dyke and Moms Mabley. Although from Philly, he started doing early stand-up comedy career in my hometown of San Francisco at the "Hungry I" with others such as Phyllis Diller and the Smothers Brothers.
So he did the "Noah" bit I had heard on the record. Funny! I got all his records; FUNNIER! (My favorite is "To Russell my Brother Whom I Slept with.")... He was the first African American lead on a TV show ("I Spy"). Then came all the rest--Movies TV, Books and more: "Fat Albert", "The Electric Company" and of course "The Cosby Show" that broke TV's racial stereotypes and gave him the title of "America's Dad."
And in 2016 we started to hear that Bill Cosby is not our "Dad" but in fact he is "America's Sexual Predator" I couldn't believe it. Then the hung jury in 2017. Today, found Guilty on Three counts of sexual assault for the 80 year old and I hope he never sees the light of day again. The guy that taught me how to laugh and made racial strides is one worst People in America. In the retrial we heard all the gory details: 60 or more victims (that we know of).
The Bad news is I won't ever listen to any of my precious Cosby records again. I can't laugh at someone so repugnant. While my heart is broken for me, it's more broken for all of the victims of sexual Predators in position of power. They cross color, culture and politics. I'm grateful to Cosby for being the kickstarter of the me Too Movement. And letting us know these pigs are just the tip of the iceberg, with more to come. It will make America better:
Chck the link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/11/22/weinstein-aftermath-all-men-accused-sexual-misconduct/884778001/
Donald Trump
Michael Douglas
Richard Dryfuss
Harvey Weinstein
Ben Affleck
Mario Batali
Matt Lauer
Al Frankin
Olympic coach Larry Nasser
David Blaine
Louis C.K.
George HW Bush
Jesse Jackson
Nick Carter
George Takei
John Conyers
David Copperfield
Andy Dick
Jon Grissom
Dustin Hoffman
Garrison Keillor
Danny Masterson
Donovan McNabb
Nelly
Jeffery Tambor
Jeremy Piven
Charlie Rose
Geoffery Rush
Steven Seagal
Gene Simmons
Russell Simmons
Tom Sizemore
Kevin Spacey
Sylvester Stallone
Oliver Stone
Steve Wynn
PARTIAL LIST. ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME?! No, unfortunately.
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