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About SCARFMAN

Hey, I'm Scarfman, also known as Andy Lloyd! I'm a Copywriter and fan of television shows, books and most sports. I'm a Media and Cultural Studies Graduate from LJMU and love to blog about all sorts as you can see. At the moment most of my blogs are either mental health related ones (OCD sufferer) or popular culture reviews (books and TV shows). I hope you enjoy reading them. Thanks, Andy.

Football is back, hallelujah. My mental health in lockdown!

Posted on July 18, 2020 by SCARFMAN

No football in lockdown ‘People say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.’  My dear love for Manchester United Football Club can be applied to this saying.  You see, coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown was the very first time in … Continue reading →

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Be bold men, become a scarfsexual with Scarfman Scarves!

Posted on July 14, 2020 by SCARFMAN

The birth of the scarfsexual The shocking news is that metrosexuality is now dead! Well, it is according to the man who first coined this term back in the 1994, Mark Simpson. Apparently, there are that many sensitive straight men … Continue reading →

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Undertaker: The Last Ride – A Series Review

Posted on June 28, 2020 by SCARFMAN

An emotional farewell to The Undertaker! ‘Rest in peace.’  If you know anything about professional wrestling, then you will know that these three words belong to The Undertaker.  Undertaker: The Last Ride, was a five-part documentary series that for the … Continue reading →

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Contamination OCD in lockdown

Posted on June 17, 2020 by SCARFMAN

Suffering with Obsessive-compulsive disorder whilst in Covid-19 lockdown was always going to be a big challenge for me, but two things have saved me. For those of you who do not know my mental health story, I have blogged about … Continue reading →

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I CAME, I SAW AND I CONQUERED …ME AND MY COPYWRITING COURSE DREAMS!

Posted on April 15, 2020 by SCARFMAN

I FINALLY GRADUATED WITH A DISTINCTION IN MY COPYWRITING DIPLOMA! For those of you who follow me on social media, you’ll have recently learnt that I had some great news last Easter Monday.  After 181 days of doing an online … Continue reading →

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LAST TANGO IN…..A BIT OF A LET-DOWN! Last Tango in Halifax – series 5 – episode 4 review.

Posted on March 16, 2020 by SCARFMAN

  Writer and creator Sally Wainwright, is a genius in my eyes.  Her Happy Valley for example, is one of the greatest TV dramas ever made.  I have also always been a big fan of Last Tango in Halifax too.  … Continue reading →

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FIGHTING BACK FROM MY CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN NIGHTMARE!

Posted on September 4, 2019 by SCARFMAN

This is a blog that I feared I would never be able to write one day.  It is about celebrating the miraculous improvements I have made regarding my chronic pelvic pain.  I had tears in my eyes the other day … Continue reading →

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HELLO BLOG, IT’S BEEN AWHILE!! AN UPDATE AND THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by SCARFMAN

Hello everybody, it has been awhile my friends! I guess I haven’t written a blog since March 2019, because quite frankly I didn’t feel the need to.  I have been super busy with my OCD recovery and trying to improve … Continue reading →

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THE BAY – Series One – Episode One review.

Posted on March 24, 2019 by SCARFMAN

Upon reading that The Bay was a new missing child drama, I came over all Brenda from Bristol, i.e ”NOT ANOTHER ONE.” Yes, in recent years this has now become a much-exhausted TV genre.  I loved the second series of … Continue reading →

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MotherFatherSon – series one – episode one – a review.

Posted on March 12, 2019 by SCARFMAN

MotherFatherSon, a powerful stylistic BBC Two thriller that promised so much with a stellar cast, and in the main this first episode duly delivered. You had to concentrate all the way through this though, otherwise you would have felt snookered … Continue reading →

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