iain

“If you’re truly going to be free you’re going to have to overcome the love of wealth and the fear of death” MLK

[iain @firetroll98]

@BBCNewsnight @jessphillips It’s called “gaslighting” people …. Boris and his false narratives are everywhere- covid response/public services/Brexit/COP26/cladding etc etc … it is obvious & disgusting! The media should call this government to account every time not just when it’s about it’s own standards

[Fran Mallon @FranMallon1]

An amazing video of Dolly Parton singing one of her most famous songs in Páidí Ó Sé’s pub in Ventry Co. Kerry 🇮🇪 in 1990
How did Páidí pull that coup off
#RIPDolly

[James @jamesinsurrey]

RIP Dolly

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.

[EddyFisher Studios @EddyFisher240]

Andy Kaufman walked onto Johnny Carson’s show pretending he was terrible at impressions then pulled off one of the wildest transformations late-night TV had seen.

He starts as Foreign Man, nervously doing deliberately awful impressions of Archie Bunker and Ed McMahon. Carson and the audience are basically watching a guy who looks completely out of his depth.

Then he says he’s going to do Elvis.

He turns around, changes his clothes, fixes his hair, turns back around and suddenly he’s Elvis.

The voice, the movements, the lip curl, the confidence everything changes. The audience goes from laughing at him to screaming for him.

And just when you think the Elvis impression is the entire joke, Kaufman snaps right back into the awkward Foreign Man character.

That ending is what makes the whole thing work. He made the audience underestimate him before showing them exactly what he could do.

Was Andy Kaufman a genius at controlling an audience, or did the shock of that Elvis transformation make the performance seem better than it actually was ?

[iain @firetroll98]

@LauraWalkerKC Same same

[Lee Johnson ⚫️⚪️ UP THE MAGS @lee1892Johnson]

Brilliant Liverpool just brilliant #nufc

[iain @firetroll98]

@LauraWalkerKC Catching up On the FFS posts 😂😂 it’s crazy at the moment eh… and don’t mention the environment 🤬

[Matty Dread @MattyDread]

Did we land on the moon? Sean Lock again #SeanLock #Moonlanding

[iain @firetroll98]

@LauraWalkerKC FFS … must be the start of every post these days 😂❤️

[Kingdom of Cycling @Cycling_Kingdom]

🕯️FIN TARLING 🕊️

One of our own left us too soon while doing what he loved most, cycling & living his dream. Our hearts go out to our dearest friends and founder of the club , Fin’s parents Mike & Dawn with the help of Fin’s grandparents Denise & Brian and brother Josh & Grace❤️

[Maanvis 🇳🇱 🍅 @maanvis81]

The official communiquee about Finlay Tarling as it came in for the English commentator. The commentator, full of emotions, read the tragic news...

Eternally sad :( 💔

[IredcapI @IredcapI]

The course was closed. A car got onto it anyway, driving straight into the race. That's how you lose a 19-year-old.

Finlay Tarling died Friday on stage eight of the Volta a Portugal. British rider with the NSN Development Team, younger brother of Ineos star Josh Tarling. Struck near Ponte de Lima by a vehicle traveling against the direction of the race.

Organisers say the driver ignored the road-closure signs. The stage was cancelled and the podium scrapped.

[iain @firetroll98]

Poor lad