Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  Me preparing to record a show in the temporary  studio.  Tuesday December 28 2021 This was intended to be our replacement for me working on Christmas Day, but I woke up too late, sleeping past my 11:00am alarm, and instead waking at around 1:30pm by accident. I had got in from work at around ten past six, and got to bed a little after 7am. I started putting together bits I had for the second Christmas messages episode that will be coming out on Thursday, which will also be the final episode for season four of Pods Like Us, after which I will be taking a break from releasing episodes, but not from recording them. I have actually already started recording for season five, which will commence on Sunday the 16th of January. I rang my mum to see how she is dealing with the flu, finding out that she’s getting better. Not completely over it, but it’s positive. I informed her of the passing of a friend of the family for nigh on thirty years, Eric Gamble, who I also worked with back in the da

Over the five shifts of Christmas there were many feelings, mainly negative. As posted previously, I am getting sick of always working at Christmas, although I do understand why parents are given priority for the time off. It’s an industry that necessitates working through the festive season, but that doesn’t make it any easier when others get a long amount of time off, end those who do not have children. My brother Richard irritated me when I asked about posting a card to him, by saying that he doesn’t like Christmas. And yet he gets the whole season off… He has children and indeed grandchildren, and yet he hates the season.  I would love to get the time off to spend with family, to visit them, to take homemade food, and in fact food that not only Louise had made, but myself as well! I love the idea of all that, but I can’t do any of that.  But he can! Sat in a work van in the middle of the night eating food from a container on some site, probably after having got the settings wrong o

  Monday December 27 2021 The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember)! My 80’sography - March 28 2021: Part two of an interview with record producer Hugh Padgham. Great coverage looking at 1982--1983. Interesting choice for song he produced that he’s sick of hearing! I love the Phil Collins cover by ABBA’s Frida at the end!  3 Minute Lesson - (0:03) episode: December 14 2020: the ancient land of Beringia.  Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Podcast - (0:13) episode 160: July 24 2021: Eric and Eric look at the Eldorado Instrumental Medley. Thoughts from Troy. Archive of Jeff talking about recording with a full orchestra for the first time. “What does Madeline think?”  Christmas Past - (0:11) December 25 2021: this time Brian Earl is looking at what’s happened over 2021 to shape what    Christmas became. I’m with you Brian in that my favourite new seasonal music of this year is Norah Jones.  Buried On The Tundra - (0:08) December 26 2021: Akiachak, Alaska

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember)! My 80’sography - March 14 2021: Part one of an interview with record producer Hugh Padgham. Great coverage looking at 1979-1981.  3 Minute Lesson - (0:03) episode 187: December 8 2020: tanning and skin cancer.  Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Podcast - (0:13) episode 156: June 19 2021: archive from Jeff before the beginning! Eric and Eric are looking at the song Melting In the Sun from Zoom. Archive of Jeff talking about production. Thoughts from Troy. “What does Madeline think?”  The Other Stories - “When a young girl is bartered away to a god, she will do whatever it takes to free herself. This story looks at the Medusa myth from the perspective of the monster herself, but how much of a monster is she really? Written and narrated by Jasmine Arch “ 3 Minute Lesson - (0:03) episode 188: December 9 2020: evolution of human skin. Spyhards - (1:57) episode 70: December 21 2021: Scott and Cam are joined by S

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember)! Face The Music - (0:16) episode 155: June 12: 2021: Eric and Eric look at the song Long Time Gone from Zoom. George Harrison on slide guitar. “A very cheerful episode.” Thoughts from Troy. “What does Madeline think?”  Tis The Podcast - December 24 2021: The guys read from the book the 12 terrors of Christmas by John Updike. Apparently this is a thing that they do each Christmas Eve?   The Calm Christmas  Podcast show notes 1 The Calm Christmas Podcast - (0:37) season 2 episode 8: December 2021: Beth offers advice to help with being able to relax, and take time out to celebrate Christmas. The Calm Christmas  Podcast show notes 2 Reel Film Reviewed - (0:35) December 23 2021: in a special bonus episode Kris gives his 12 favourite Christmas films.  3 Minute Lesson - episode 183: December 2 2020: credit card debt spiral.  Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Podcast - (0:15) episode 152: May 22 2021: Eric and Eric

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember)! Lost & Found & Rewound - (1:31) December 19 2021: special episode. Starts with the guys talking about guitar effects pedals. AC/DC. Cheek Rick. Batman films. Sometimes you just can’t get rid of a bomb! Great description of Prince by Chris! After this to go into the debate where by they are deciding which of the two double albums by Prince, 1999 or Sign O’ The Times, is the better album. They then start to discuss the film ideal maker. After they discuss this, Chris does the True or False game with Rick and Jim against each other regarding Prince, mostly about unreleased material in his vaults. That music needs to be released! Those metacritic results for 1999 and Sign O’ The Times.  3 Minute Lesson - (0:03) episode 180: November 27 2020: Sex ratios in pregnancy in that more males are born than females.  Face The Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Podcast - (0:14) episode 150: April 2021: Eric and Eric are lo