Bill Cosby: Underrated

Change the title of this post to "I underrated Bill Cosby."

He is not underrated in any general sense. The guy is hilarious and remarkebly insightful. He has a prolific body of work, culminating in The Cosby Show, which was groundbreaking television.

Better late than never though, as you say.

Bryan's influences ... Gary Becker ... Ayn Rand ... and Bill Cosby?? New question: is he talking "we're buying too many shoes" Cos or "let's have a chocolate pudding pop" Cos?

Many, many, years ago, when I was gambling for a living -- Bill Cosby was playing at the Hilton in Las Vegas, and the casino gave us an invite and a line pass for the show. We went to see the dinner show, and it was so good we decided to go back and see the late show. It was an entirely different show. We went back and saw his show about five times that week -- and every time it was a new show. Essentially, he walked out on the stage, spotted someone in the audience, and began a conversation -- the conversation reminded him of something, and then he told a story -- for an hour.

How many people have that much confidence? Sure, he had 20 or 30 years of experience -- but he walked out on the stage without preparation for that show. He just knew he could do a show. It was quite impressive.

Ok, what's this next book I've heard so much about? Apparently it'll be coving the waste that is education, the case for more parenting, and Cosby.

Well after listing them maybe those aren't so disjointed. I was remembering a longer list of "next book" topics, but Google comes up short.

It seems you're promotional strategy is working on at least one reader.

What many people do not know is that Bill Cosby is a brilliant man with a doctorate in education. That's rare, since most people with doctorates in education are idiots. Many of his TV shows and live performances contain good advice about parenting and education.

He also has sensible (and, therefore, controversial) opinions on how inner city blacks should deal with their problems. He tells them to be good parents, to pressure the schools to provide safe learning environments, and to stop blaming whites for their problems. Unfortunately, his speeches get publicity not for their content but for the negative reactions by other black leaders.

Bill Cosby has always been on my short list of public figures I truly admire.

Bryan, does this mean you're eager for the release of "Leonard, Part 7"?

When it comes to Cosby, you've got your good stuff and bad stuff.

[Whether or not they're visible, the four "stuff" items are linked above.]

I am trying to get out of here, have patience.

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Evolution designed the herding mammal, it burrows, tramples, migrates yet stays in groups for procreation. The mammal is less Malthusian than the lizard, and can carry "phase" information over territory and season that allows repetitive group behavior.

I agree with you. I used to love bill cosby but now never want to watch him. I guess i do view him as childish but i still like most the things from my childhood, so why not bill cosby. His quotes are actually pretty funny as well.