The Steel city and the comedian have a long history together going back to the 1970’s.
Both have fallen on hard times.
This city was once prosperous, Canada’s leader in producing steel but those days were long ago.
Some call its once bustling downtown core a ghetto. She has been in a downwards spiral for quite some time but that has never stopped her old friend Bill from dropping in every once in a while to pay her a visit.
He has always been very loyal to us out here in the provinces.
Now our old friend has got some troubles of his own lately…… but the man is an old pro and even though he knew not everybody was thrilled about him coming our way, he decided to honor his commitment anyway.
What do you do when an old friend has a tumble from grace and wants to drop by and say hello?
First, you do what any good friend does and welcome him with arms wide open and let him do what he does better than just about anybody else…. make you laugh.
The seventy-seven year-old legend brought his best game to Hamilton last night and the audience bought theirs……. braving a cold winter’s night to support him. There were some fifteen hundred of them laughing and cutting the old boy some slack while they took an old stroll down memory lane together.
Secondly, you have to call your old friend on their bullshit.
And that is what a small crowd of protesters came to do and I was one of them. Now some of us know how to gently tell someone he might be losing his way and not be fully cognizant of how his actions are being perceived outside of his bubble and some of us don’t.
Which brings us to rule number three: mind your manners and let him do his thing. It is rude to interrupt anyone…especially when they are working.
However, Cosby behaved like an old boy scout and was prepared to let his adversaries have their say and whoop it up, avoidance hasn’t really been working for him anyway.
Lastly, you take a look at the whole picture.
I don’t know if Bill Cosby is a rapist or not.
Only Bill and the ever growing number of women who are accusing him of this crime know the truth.
Due process and the law is in his favor. The statutes of limitations are long over and how do you prove such heinous allegations after all this time has passed.
You can’t.
We just hope the man will drop this mask of arrogance he has been hiding behind and come clean and tell us his side of the story.
It is time to clear the air, old friend.
Give us some answers.
Man up.
Don’t be scared.
You are amongst friends.
Hey, and when you clean up your act and get your shit together…
Remember us, just like always, old friend.
We shall be waiting for you to come back and pay us a visit…..
when you can……
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