Rich Firth
@richdfirth72.bsky.social
IT trainer with a history degree (military, political and US history), happy to chat about classic TV and the legendary E Street Band.
He hates lip-synching, so he has done it on every video since.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
He hates lip-synching, so he has done it on every video since.
"Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil"
Part man, part monkey?
Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil"
Part man, part monkey?
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
"Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil"
Part man, part monkey?
Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil"
Part man, part monkey?
Same for me - Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Same for me - Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
One of the prerequisites of his $1t pay deal is selling a million of these. No wonder he's back to sucking up to Trump.
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of the prerequisites of his $1t pay deal is selling a million of these. No wonder he's back to sucking up to Trump.
Indeed. My mum's dad was an RAF pilot during the war, who thought highly of Churchill. My dad's dad was a coal miner who wouldn't have his name spoken in the house...
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Indeed. My mum's dad was an RAF pilot during the war, who thought highly of Churchill. My dad's dad was a coal miner who wouldn't have his name spoken in the house...
I did point out that the big difference was that Churchill fights them on the beaches, whilst Johnson hides from them in the fridges, but he was adamant 🤷♂️
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I did point out that the big difference was that Churchill fights them on the beaches, whilst Johnson hides from them in the fridges, but he was adamant 🤷♂️
Sadly, some people did think he was clever. In 2019, I was working with a guy who told me I was wrong and that Johnson was the new Churchill who would sort the country out. We've lost touch, so I don't know what he thinks now.
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Sadly, some people did think he was clever. In 2019, I was working with a guy who told me I was wrong and that Johnson was the new Churchill who would sort the country out. We've lost touch, so I don't know what he thinks now.
Spike Milligan on Give Us A Clue must have been something.
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Spike Milligan on Give Us A Clue must have been something.
"I'm runnin' through the forest
With the wolf at my heels
My king is lost at midnight
When the tower bells peal"
Countin on a miracle?
With the wolf at my heels
My king is lost at midnight
When the tower bells peal"
Countin on a miracle?
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
"I'm runnin' through the forest
With the wolf at my heels
My king is lost at midnight
When the tower bells peal"
Countin on a miracle?
With the wolf at my heels
My king is lost at midnight
When the tower bells peal"
Countin on a miracle?
Timothy Dalton in Jane Eyre at 6. Would turn over after that, though...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Timothy Dalton in Jane Eyre at 6. Would turn over after that, though...
"I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms."
My Father's House?
My Father's House?
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"I ran till I fell, shaking in his arms."
My Father's House?
My Father's House?
Exactly. The giveaway is the article implying that Steven Knight is some sort of 'showrunner' for the film, working with a team of writers, when that isn't what's happening.
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Exactly. The giveaway is the article implying that Steven Knight is some sort of 'showrunner' for the film, working with a team of writers, when that isn't what's happening.
The endings of Highway Patrolman and My Father's House still get me every time, even after 40 years.
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The endings of Highway Patrolman and My Father's House still get me every time, even after 40 years.
Plus, according to his register of interests, he makes £1m a year from working nearly 3.5 days a week on other jobs. He'd have to give that up to be PM.
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Plus, according to his register of interests, he makes £1m a year from working nearly 3.5 days a week on other jobs. He'd have to give that up to be PM.
Both Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong were outstanding, as is the direction. One of those 'crafted' films where every single shot and object on screen tells you something. Harrowing in parts, but deserves any awards it is put up for.
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Both Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong were outstanding, as is the direction. One of those 'crafted' films where every single shot and object on screen tells you something. Harrowing in parts, but deserves any awards it is put up for.
...beat into him that a man should never show weakness or talk about feelings, he couldn't explain to anyone what was happening. It's as much that Springsteen is the reason to tell the story, as it is a story about Springsteen.
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
...beat into him that a man should never show weakness or talk about feelings, he couldn't explain to anyone what was happening. It's as much that Springsteen is the reason to tell the story, as it is a story about Springsteen.
As Brianna said, the pressure was 'mailable'. You didn't see it because it was sent to us left handers directly through the post.
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As Brianna said, the pressure was 'mailable'. You didn't see it because it was sent to us left handers directly through the post.
I met her at a dance, down at the union hall
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall.
Darlington County?
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall.
Darlington County?
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I met her at a dance, down at the union hall
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall.
Darlington County?
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall.
Darlington County?
Oh, what my foreman does, well, I don't know
He just throws me a shovel and yells, "Go, Bobby, go"
The Big Payback?
He just throws me a shovel and yells, "Go, Bobby, go"
The Big Payback?
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Oh, what my foreman does, well, I don't know
He just throws me a shovel and yells, "Go, Bobby, go"
The Big Payback?
He just throws me a shovel and yells, "Go, Bobby, go"
The Big Payback?