Bill Cosby spoke at Cal Poly last night wearing a Central High School teashirt, told some yarns and singled out certain people in the audience for special attention. It was a most enjoyable night. He spoke passionately about many things and each story offered a lesson of its own. He talked a bit about marriage from a biblical perspective and some of life’s lessons hard learned along the way. Probably the biggest laugh from the older men in the audience came when he was talking about how God made a ‘help mate’ for man, then quipped about how and when woman decided she was ‘boss?’ He complained about his wife putting things ‘where they belong’ and how he could never find them! Laura laughed hardest at this point. He asked the audience why a woman will be all sweet and wonderful apon seeing a sleeping baby, but the same woman seeing a sleeping man on a couch would become angry!
Bill Cosby is remarkable is his ability to weave serious subjects, moral lessons and humor. It is not humor without purpose, but humor with a message.