When I was on the college speaking circuit, I never faced the kind of vitriol visited on Ben Shapiro, or Ann Coulter. Nor did I ever inspire the kind of hysteria the nation saw this past week at the...
Joseph’s Columns Archive
MEN BEHAVE LIKE COMPLETE IDIOTS
It is simply a fact of life that beautiful women make men behave like complete idiots. I know first hand. Along with the rest of America, The Cosby Show had become my favorite television program. Every Thursday evening, I was parked...
FINE ASS LISA BONET
I would like to see a show of hands from men between the ages of 40 and 55, who remember where they were the first time they laid eyes on Lisa Bonet. If you claim not to recall, I...
SEROTONIN AND CHEMICAL IMBALANCES
The depression I suffered during the spring of my first season introduced me to the idea that I might have a chemical imbalance in my body — a lack of the neurotransmitter serotonin, the chemical responsible for maintaining mood....
THINGS BEGIN TO UNRAVEL
As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” In hindsight, I’m not so sure all of that roguish activity was a good thing and perhaps that is why, in a very short time, things began...
NEVER UHM…”DATE” WHERE YOU WORK
Never date where you work! I had heard this bit of wisdom in various forms at least a dozen times. However, when faced with the decision, I didn’t heed the warning. Of course, the people who had offered me...
AS COREY EXITS, THE REDHEAD ENTERS
As badly as I felt about the disintegration of my relationship with Corey, things were happening so fast in my life that I didn’t mourn very long. In fact, I didn’t mourn much at all. Instead, I stripped to...
WOMEN. OH THE WOMEN
I love women, absolutely love them. However, for most of my life, I found myself just too shy to speak to them. Oh, I looked and on occasion I would smile. I always fantasized, but approaching a woman out...
THE SMELL OF DESPERATION
I wanted it so badly. Fame. The riches of television stardom. This had been my dream since childhood and now it was at my doorstep. The Cosby Show — the number one rated program on television — was the...
DOIN’ THE PUBLIC RELATIONS HUSTLE
One of the things my publicist, Suzanne Rosewood, had me do right away was to associate myself with a charity. Signing on with a charity meant I would get my photo taken, be interviewed, and even receive plaques for...
THE SHARK FILLED WATERS
The train was pulling out of the station. The Cosby Show was, as the Beetles sang, “my ticket to ride.” I was eager for all the new opportunities for fun and devilment that were sure to come my way as...
DAMN! I LOOK SEXY IN ALL THIS SPECIAL TREATMENT
There is a great deal of wisdom in that old saying: “Fame is written in ice and the sun is always shining.” Celebrity is fleeting. Sure, special treatment is nice and there’s no reason not to enjoy it. The...
THE EYES WERE EVERYWHERE
The eyes were everywhere. From the moment I walked out my door, no matter what I was doing, or where I was going, I felt the eyes watching me. “What is he wearing?” “Who is the woman he is...