W/C 6th January 2025

It's always a little strange that the first couple of episodes of the New Year also mark the end of another year of TFM.

Here we are at episode 52 of season 5, which means that next week will mark the beginning of my sixth year of banging away at whatever this curious little podcast actually is.

Anyway, whilst searching to see if `I had used this weeks episode title before (which I had) I took a moment to stop and read the episode notes from back in January 2021, and as it turns out it was that episode when I made the decision to publish in seasons, as it marked the end of the first year proper of the pod.

Strange how these things make sense of themselves...

Stay safe.

Seasons End - Marillion (with Friends)

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W/C 30th December 2024

Having made the decision to go with Old December as the title track, it turns out I have already used it - way back at the end of December 2021.

That left me with the dilemma of what to do, should I consider something different and if so should I re-record the final bit of the podcast? Of course that would have meant selecting another tune as an episode title, and nothing was coming to mind.

Should I go back and rename the earlier episode? Not a bad idea, but I would have to go back and listen to it to try and select something suitable, and I am not overly excited about that prospect.

Or should I just power on and repeat myself. Well it is a great tune.

Stay safe.

Old December - Thea Gilmore

Ashley Jackson

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W/C 23rd December 2024

Here we go then, the Christmas TFM.

Over the last couple of weeks I have been watching a lot of Christmas specials, you know the kind of thing Not Going Out, Gavin & Stacey, Frasier, Click & Collect, etc, etc. I have been over indulging in them for the reasons we do anything at this time of the year; they are there and they make you feel good.

And I think some of that Christmas Special formula has permeated its way into this week's episode. Think about it, it feels like a normal episode but somehow it isn't quite the same, it has an unashamed Christmas vibe and it is a little less ranty and a little more mushy.

Of course any series that has been running this long would be expected to deliver some form of festive special, after all it is the law, so I am on point in that respect.

Stay safe.

P.S The other Christmas Carol spoken TV episode I was struggling to recall was Simon Callow.

That'll be Christmas - Thea Gilmore

Hendersons Relish

Sheffield Lyceum Snow White

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 16th December 2024

The biggest problem I had trying to replicate my Chrissy Mix playlist on Spotify came literally at the start of the process. Since my very crack at that particular selection, the first track had always been Gabriels Message by Marillion.

No ifs, no buts, no negotiations.

Of course that particular version started out life as a fan club only release, and still to this day is not available on Spotify. So I had to find an alternative, atmospheric opener and whilst I love Sol Invictus by TG, it just isn't quite the same. I have become used to that as the start point.

Of course Midwinter Toast which is the second track on the seminal Strange Communion album isn't actually on my Chrissy Mix but as this weeks TFM goes live on the Midwinter solstice it felt like a good way to include this track as well.

Stay safe.

Stacey & Nat stare-off

Gwen's Omelette Recipe

W/C 9th December 2024

I am going to mention Love Actually in this week's TFM, and even though it is a bit of a passing reference, it prompted me to search out a video clip that I had seen a snippet of earlier in the week on instagram.

I have therefore just watched the full speech that Hugh Grant made, as he introduced Richard Curtis at a recent awards ceremony. I draw it to your attention because it reaffirms why Hugh is such a national treasure, he is grumpy and a little self-centred, and invariably raging about where we managed to find ourselves.

I wonder if he would ever consider recording a TFM.

Stay safe.

Born of Frustration - James

Hugh Grant introduces Richard Curtis

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W/C 2nd December 2024

Of course there are flip sides to everything. As you will hear I am going to make a plea for more impromptu conversation, and also talk about an epic gig in an epic venue.

In both cases near disaster was only just averted. Take note;

a) Whilst helping the Australian Lady with her bag as we all got off the train, I put down my rucksack because her case was quite heavy. I realised as I walked through the station that I had left it behind and only just made it back to retrieve it before the train was due to alight. It's the fastest I have scaled a flight of stairs in a good while, as I literally pushed people out of the way and left human debris in my wake.

b) I managed to park in the wrong car park at the Cathedral in Liverpool, and only just got back to my car before it would have been locked into the basement for the evening. I then had to walk back to my seat at the front, and disturb the entire proceeding. Its a good job they know me.

Stay safe.

Take Me To Church - Hozier

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W/C 25th November 2024

I am currently sat in the McDonalds car park just off J35a of the M1, waiting for Josh to return with £8.08 of food.

I literally have no clue what he has ordered, I was merely required for payment. This is one of those times when you are most certainly a piece of flesh connected to a credit card.

After a fairly nail-biting game we are driving home with three points. Two sendings off (one for each side) a fine penalty save and lots of nervous noise, but we won out by a single goal. It feels good, though the Sunderland fan I just bumped into in the gents wasn't quite on the same page about it all.

Stay safe

Once in a While - Barry Bostock

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W/C 18th November 2024

I am dedicating this week's TFM to the person I sat next to on the train travelling to Manchester on Wednesday. You are going to hear all about it (obvs) but just to be clear the naming of the episode is most definitely for you.

Which brings us to the album that particular track originates from, which is of course Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty. As it happens I had been listening to that long-player just the week before, and one particular moment that I had completely forgotten about had made me smile.

At the end of Runnin' Down A Dream there is a little interlude where Tom instructs the listener that because you are listening to the CD version of the album, there will now be a slight pause to allow those listening on cassette or record to get up and turn the album over.

Genius.

Stay safe.

I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty

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W/C 11th November 2024

Where are we all at in terms of Christmas Lights?

Don't get me wrong I am a big fan, but I went for a run in London on Thursday morning (around 06:15 so still very much dark) and as I stepped from the hotel I was met with the full twinkly, majestic force of the display as I proceeded toward Russell Square.

I found myself wondering if the middle of November wasn't just a bit too early to be in full chrimbo-mode.

I feel grinch-like just suggesting it, but shouldn't we wait until at least the beginning of advent?

Stay safe.

Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

9-42 John Wiles aka The Old Grey Guitarist

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W/C 4th November 2024

The simple fact is that irrespective of whether the outcome is the one we wanted or not, we just have to keep going.

It's fine to feel the way we all feel at the moment, and it's fine to try and make some sense of what just happened. It's also fine to want to distract your self with other stuff, take comfort from something that might seem a little irrelevant, or unimportant and it is certainly fine to find a disproportionate amount of happiness in a piece of optometry.

So with all that in mind, I give you this week's TFM.

Stay safe

America - Razorlight

Kitty Cafe

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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