met HIM (i was cleaning a commercial HOTEL pool IN san JOSE when HE was playing a GIG in town) , watchin a fascinating DOC on HIM. a human being I didn’t know what OR how became of HIM. THRILLED connect the dots of my casual meeting SO long ago. SO quiet & cool of aN interface.. KUDOS bill.. I didn’t understand BILL cosby was BLACK when I watched I spy (as a tiny KID) BLACJK was more of a CLASS than a RACE. SO the first FAMOUS person I met was BILL withers & now THIS doc.. KUDOS ( a grace about HIM. he re: studdering U have 2 PREload a 4givinNESS, INstead of ANGER)
JUST finished THE doc, RUMBLE in THE jungle was AROUND the time I met him while he was sitting alone @ the pool. My dad a WWII navy FIGHTER pilot was in & out of reserves WHEN withers was a KID in SAME navy. My dad met JOE louis when HE was distraught over some BIG event IN his LIFE when he was OUT @ nite IN NY. ALONE he called out 2 the big BLACK man hey CHAMP can I help U. He shook his HEAD no NEVER said a WORD.
in spite of : NOT but his RACE and/or class OR skin color becomes 2ndary 2 his humanity.. BILL cosby & this DUDE… glad 2 MET u Bill..
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i was swiMMin every DAY , shredded & very TAN got a job w/ THE dude WHO cleaned THE condo POOL where MY mom lived.. FUN job flirt w/ GUESTS. JUMP in pool . noBODY @ this hotel pool. he was sitting alone. COUPLE yrs JUST after HE hit huge, liked HIS pop SONGS. asked HIM. “ur bill withers RIGHT” yep, U had a huge YR couple back. HE was very KIND in retrospect per the explanation THIS doc makes 2 HIS time Frame & philosophy. I’m sure HE preFETCHED his 4givness MY foolish conversation. THE dude was cool . like MY kid when I say cOOl like FONZY, nope FROZEN. He was froZen..
