First of all Woohoo!! I made it to 300 songs on this site.

Now on top of this being my 300th song, I decided to dedicate this particular article to a little insight to CIEIR Music.

First things first, my experience.

In terms of instruments I am somewhat good at the piano, good with guitar both acoustic and electric and have tried a Sax, Xylophone, drums and Trombone as my instruments in music class.

My main talent is being able to play by ear, to repeat and play some songs I've heard over a million times. While I can read sheet music, I am not good at handwriting it, as I cannot equate the notes to the sounds.

Luckily for me, I had a sheet music program that helped me with that. Initially I was gonna use it to just write by ear and play the finished result later. However when I discovered that Musescore had a midi setting, I knew that I could do so much more. I couldn't just play the midi itself out, as it would sound extremely bland. So the midis I've saved, I converted to Wav and Mp3 files depending on where I'd publish my music at. Using FL Studio to give the instruments more realism.

So when I call my persona S.T. Musician, it really lives up to that part of the name. In a nutshell I make music simply by writing it.

Ralph Bakshi a very influential animator once said to a group of up and coming artists, that as long as you have a computer, you have your studio. Now at the time, he was speaking merely of animation, but that principle can apply to anything including music making.

In short though, true artistry, whether it's music, movies, games, tv shows, books and so on, relies on three main parts on your body. Your brain, your heart and your hands.

Now with Halloween only 13 days away, I wonder how I'll top this off.

Many people both old and new often share the common ground of bemoaning either the past, current or future generations. Y'all at one point in your lives at least knew an old man or woman that lamented at what they considered the good old days or knew someone in the current or future generations to come, that claim either their generation sucks or is better than the previous. Claiming that everything they did was original and new. Well after what I've witnessed over the years in various mediums across the net, I got one solid word for any and all generations.

BULLSHIT!!

The generations never changed. They just word things differently. Take the so called never ending battle against sexism over the past 2 centuries. One of the major topics that anti-sexism groups have complained about, both men and women and that technicolor rainbow inbetween, is that too many of their demographic gets objectified with thin re-assurance that the next generation cannot and will not do that again. This one makes me laugh the most and I'll tell you why.

Anyway you slice it, there is nothing you can't say that won't turn into something offensive in the next generation or further. That's the main meat of it. The words may change but the intention is the same.

For example. I'm gonna name a few words people used over time, that often meant the same thing.

Between the 1930s to the 1960s, rather than directly mention a body part the opposite sex is admiring they'd often use slurs or jargon that if heard out loud could not possibly mean anything lewd or creeper like. A man back then would gaze and compliment a woman's Gams, Backside and Balcony. If you went back in time and heard all that you'd be wondering what the fuck is he talking about.

Now let's take you, the man and that woman into a different timeline. The 1960s to the mid 2000s. That same man has no filter and instead of saying the above, he'd go right for the throat and leer and comment on her legs, ass and tits. Naturally someone like yourself whom is in the newest generation would definitely cry "Sexist" for that, but much of why this one is less offensive to me is for two reasons. 1. Much of why people said it, was because they could say it, it's that freedom of expression many people like to test especially with censorship being shattered at the time. 2. Both sexes gave as good as they got. If a guy was complimenting a woman's features, unless that woman wasn't into men, she'd most likely either compliment his features or insult any lack of as they perceive them. That's equality to me, the ability to be on the same level of niceness and vulgarity as everyone else.

Now let's go to the 2010s - 2020s. Words like Thicc sum it all up. That said, here's where the whole article comes to a head. Although people nowadays treat words like Thicc or Protecc, as if they're brand spankin' new, those words were never original. The misspelling aside the words like that written as they were, were originally developed by rap artists between the 90s and the 2000s. The very generation, the bulk of this generation claims to despise and try to correct. You all didn't take a step forwards, you didn't act cute or original. You basically read what others have done and took what you thought would seem trendy at the time. To put it plainer for a progressive generation, rather than moving forwards, you taken a massive step backwards. Using words that sound different but mean the same very shit you claim to fight against. And I'm not talking about just against sexism. All the major woes in the world can be summed up with this following mindset.

"I can't stand how people are treating each other, but I'm too lazy to do anything about it, so I'll just change the way they talk about it. Yay me. So Smart!! So Progressive!!"

Not only applies to sexual slurs, but racial slurs, orientation slurs, you name it, it's the same problem. Rather than actually try to solve the problem, find common ground and be nice to one and other. Generation upon generation instead just sweeps it under the rug saying "Screw it. Not my problem."

Sugarcoating it doesn't help, so why the fuck do you add sprinkles to this particular brand of sugar, when it's still just covering the same shit rather than getting rid of it?

If you're all serious about change, actually fight for fucking change. If I see a new word that takes place of the current trending word "Thicc" I know the world is doomed to failure. But just to save you time I offer a new word in case no one heeds my words. "Fiftee Twenty Fiftee" If you're gonna fuck up the language even further you may as well bastardize the stanard BWH Measurments while you're at it. Who knows you may just run some poor insecure person's life by calling them "Zeeroh Zeeroh Zeeroh" or "Wone Hundredd Wone Hundredd Wone Hundredd". Do these words sound lame to you? Good.

In all honesty, we've never really changed save for the advances in technology. The only thing that really changed was our now forever dwindling vocabulary.

CIEIR NEWS:

Local News. World News. Entertainment News. Jokes

Letter from the Editor:

As I prepare to celebrate the holiday coming up, I've noticed that even when things are at their bleakest, some how things turn out good in the end. For a while I only saw the holidays as merely a break from the harshness and cold reality of life. A temporary reprieve from all the woes. Now, I think of them as how life should always be like. Regardless of whether or not the circumstances that lead to our lives were out of our control, we shouldn't use the holidays as an excuse to take time off said circumstances, but rather use it as an example that said circumstances should literally have no power over you. We feel obligated, whether it's Christmas, Thanksgiving or any other holiday regardless of upbringing, to only be nice to each other and care for each other a few times a year. What a crock of shit. Why should Kindness be regulated to just that when it can literally happen every day, with even the most minimal of efforts being just as good as something grand. I'm not saying you all should drop your responsibilities. Lord knows, that people still need to live life in order to enjoy what it has to offer. I am saying though is that it wouldn't kill you to extend what you feel the holidays are about, beyond the obligated date. I suggest you think on that one for a while.

Local News

ODSP Raise Divides Ontario

As most people in Ontario know, as of the end of last September, the Ontario Disability Support Program or ODSP finally got their annual increase back after 4 years. The rate now %5 per year in order to coincide with the increase of rent and inflation. Some Ontarians see it as a welcome relief in light of all the shit that's happened the past 2 years. Others such as the ODSP Action Coalition see it as not enough. Personally, I believe we should be glad it's here in the first place, but on the other hand doing the math I do see their point. The only thing I can say is hopefully it at least sticks. But I am so glad that Crackhead Ford finally caved on that one.

World News

Putin's Own Generals Threaten To Overthrow Him

In about a few months it'd be one year since Putin invade Ukraine. Despite Annexing 4 regions, talk around the town is that Putin's actually weakening and the soldiers have a chance to drive the Russian Army out. However let's just say not all is well in Putin's homefront. Rumors have circulated that Putin is contemplating Nuking Ukraine in an effort to get the last laugh. However another rumor surfaced, that should Putin ever even remotely THINK of ordering a nuclear strike, the Generals of the Russian Army will foster a coup against him. Oh gee if only someone predicted this would happen, maybe Putin would have gotten out ok......oh wait someone did:

Not so ridiculous now is it? I knew that if anyone was gonna turn against Putin that it would be his own army. I just only assumed the privates would get involved, up until now I had no idea even his own Generals. Guys whom have probably served that Army before, during and what seems to be after Putin's reign, would be sick of him. The world is getting smaller for you isn't it Vlady. Hehehe. Fuck you.

Entertainement News:

Newgrounds News:

@cerealgutz is currently available for requests today and tomorrow which can be seen here.

The Newgrounds Halloween Spooktakcular is upon us once more. The deadline of course being October 31st. Enter if you're interested.

Big Shout Out To @LiteralHat for announcing their annual HatTober which can be seen right here.

Hollywood News:

For this one I am only focusing on one news story.

The first trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie has just been released which can be seen here:

Just kidding it's right here:

Now a lot of people despite having movie more accurate to the games, have some greivances against the movie. Mainly the cast. Up until this trailer some of those greivances were over. No one expected Jack Black to make a great Bowser, until this. However the main gripe is Chris Pratt and Charlie Day not only taking the roles of Mario and Luigi from legendary Mario actor Charles Martinet, but their biggest gripe is that neither Chris nor Day is gonna attempt the trademark high pitched somewhat stereotypical Italian accent. Personally I know where you're coming from. I grew up playing the games too. First I played was the NES Cartidge that came with Duckhunt:

However, contrary to popular belief it wasn't racism or cancel culture that made this decision. In fact the Deep voice brooklyn accent Mario is a lot older than you think. The whole thing started out in 1989, when DiC Entertainment wanted to cash in on the popularity and impact Super Mario Bros. brought to the gaming industry and kids everywhere. As a result they made this:

The Super Mario Brother's Super Show. Starring WWF Legend Captain Lou Albino as Mario and former Jefferson's cast member Danny Wells as Luigi. The show was divided between Live Action Segments which involved the daily antics of Mario Bros. Plumbing which had many guest stars including but not limited to DiC's own Inspector Gadget:

But then had animated adventures, based mainly on The U.S. version of Super Mario Bros. 2, also known as Doki-Doki Panic in Japan. Eventually the show also paved it's way for two cartoons based on the later games as well as a Legend of Zelda Cartoon which would replace the show every Friday. You know the one I'm talking about:

This along with the Brothers being from Brooklyn later got incorperated in the infamous 1993 movie starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi. Despite the backlash received from game fans on that one, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto loved the movie for it's creativity and even incorperated some elements of it into his later games. Such as Toad's Turnpike on Mario Kart 64. You look at that and tell me it's not based on the chase scene of the old movie. Anywho, no one hated on them for doing it even long after the show became reruns and Martinet took over. This movie is gonna do just fine succeed or fail.

Jokes

For this segment of Jokes, I'm doing halloween ones. One not mine, but someone has to bring back the classics, but the other two are my creation. Try to guess which one.

1. A skeleton walks into a bar and asks for a beer.....and a mop.
2. In our world: Three Kids are coming home from trick or treating. They open their bags and check their candy, finding razor blades, needles and other disasters. They wisely tell their parents. Meanwhile in opposite land: Treat-or-Trickers: Chocolate? Lollipops? Twizzlers? What the fuck is this? Where's the Razor Blades, the Syringe's? WHERE'S THE POISON GODDAMMIT!!! Their parents lock the door in their room so they don't hear them complain more.
3. Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and The Wolfman walk down the street they see all these kids and adults dressed as them partying and going for treats. Dracula is confused and says "I read on the news that it's no longer appropriate for people to wear costumes if you're not part of the race of the character you dress up as." Frankenstein's monster chimes in "Yeah, so." To which the Wolfman says "He's got a point, I identify as part Cainine, you're half-dead and German and Drake here is a Romanian Vampire. So many people go up in arms about a redhead dressing up as Mulan, yet don't bat an eye when they are basically wearing our skin over their bodies. Progressive my full moon."

NGL these one's are kinda lame, but I get a good chuckle out of them.

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As you know, my own songs range from Rock, to Synth, to Orchestral to Chiptune. However that said I have a history of loving many kinds of music. Ever since I was a kid I listened to different songs, of different genres and like many of you, I have my favourites. Now this may come a shock to some, but to others that seen me name some specific composers and other artists, this wouldn't surprise you. But I thought I should share a few of those songs by the Genre that have shaped my life.

For starters. When I was a kid born in the 90s, I got started listening to classic rock from my parents. Apparently the first song I ever sang, which also counted as my first words was Talk Dirty To Me by Poison:

Then I got into Guns and Roses, Aerosmith and Def Leppard:

So ya, I'm kind of a metalhead. Listened to a lot of bands, got introduced to certain movies through these songs. Dokken for example first introduced me to Freddy Krueger:

Of course as I was living in the 90s I've gotten to know modern rock bands at the time like Nirvana:

As well as a few rap groups:

But I also expanded my musical palate to other genres as time went by.

Electronica:

Classical Music:

As well as movie soundtracks:

Much of it was a heavy influence on my own work and to others struggling with songwriter's block I figure it could help give you all some ideas. Use them wisely.

Just wanted to share my music background, let me know if you have favourite songs.

Last night I was making arrangements with some family for the thanksgiving holiday coming up. (To anyone that doesn't know, Canada has their thanksgiving in October as opposed to America's November.) I just gave the dog I was sitting back to his owner and after everything was settled, we had a few drinks and I went home. I was so hungover that I didn't wake up until 3 - 4 hours before I wrote this. Now my Go-To cure for hangovers is Greasy Food and some gingerale, but I was also recovering from a cold so I went to go find some Buckley's brand cough syrup. I searched every store near my area and they were stripped clean. No surprise as the town I live is full of drug addicts, though jokes on them, Buckley's has nothing to get high off of unless you like a lot of menthol. Anywho, I bought a different syrup and I see this old lady having trouble with her scooter. I ask if she needs help. She tells me the battery is dead and that the motor was so screwed that it seized the wheels. She asks me if I wanted to make $20 and I say "Sure." in which she asks me to help her push the scooter back to her place. Even if she didn't have $20, I would have helped her anyway, because that's how I was raised.

The place wasn't far and if not for the wheels, we would have gotten there faster, but with some effort I helped her push the scooter back to her place, her husband gave me the $20 and I went back home.

While I was glad to help out, there was something about the situation that made me feel disgusted and it's not the first time I've seen it. I've witnessed it before 2 years ago, when Covid panic was at an all time high. Another old lady was on her way home, just moments from getting to the driveway of her apartment building. She collapses from heat exhaustion. But the thing that disgusts me about both events is that people walk past them rather than stop and help. One particular individual in the first instance, didn't even want to touch her let alone help me help her up, simply because he was afraid she'd give him covid. If I wasn't holding her up, I would have punched him in the face and said "Does that count as touching?" With some help from more caring individuals I helped her back to her building where it was much cooler there. After I left, I was so enraged that I shouted out in the middle of the street "COVID IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO HELP PEOPLE!!!!"

It leads me to one of the biggest problems in the world. As a kid, even in a town as bad as mine, there used to be a sense of community. Complete strangers whom don't know fuck all about each other, would go out of their way to help. Yet nowadays, everyone doesn't even glance at things like this. Treat it like it's not their problem and it makes me very angry. Where did we go wrong as a race that even for a few minutes to an hour we don't take the time to help people out anymore? What is it that causes 90% of the world's population to say "Screw them it's not my problem."? Those ladies out there along with other humans, could be your friends, your relatives and other loved ones and if they were in the same position, you'd all be pissed. Hell none of us are getting any younger either and will one day be in similar situations.

Yet despite all that anger, it really felt great helping out. For that rare moment I knew exactly what it was like to be S.T.

I quote Batman on this "A hero can be anyone. Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a little boy's shoulder to let him know that the world hadn't ended." It doesn't take much to be a hero. It's not all about fighting bad guys and saving the world. Sometimes it involves the little things in life. Despite what others have said in the past against me including assuming that I have a hero complex, I never saw myself as a hero. In my case, I am doing everything I can to atone for many misdeeds and regrets I've made in the past especially now that I managed to get a second chance at life. Granted there are things I do that come across as heroic on occasion, but I never saw myself that way even if the people I help see me that way. I'm just a guy trying to make his mark on the world, just so on the day he dies, he'd finally achieve some form of true happiness.

What I do, is simple. It's child's play something literally anyone can do if they just take even the smallest amount of time to care for something other than themselves. True Heroism, is finding a way to keep doing it until everyone is ok.

My advice to you my listeners, is this if not anything else. Take time to care. You don't have to donate anything, you don't have to give away anything you have that others don't. You don't even have to be in the same room as the person that needs your help. You just do what you can. If you succeed, more power to you. If you fail, then try again somewhere else.

As Light Harmony would say "You are strong, they are weak, fuck them all." The weak in this context being the assholes that don't help. Don't be like that.

Some of the best comedies, especially the dark ones, have little to no filter whatsoever. No subject was Taboo, no word was considered unfunny no matter how offensive it can be. However, sometimes, people often go too far. They either make fun of a high tension hot topic, one too many times or sometimes even just once is enough to turn a laughing crowd into an Angry Mob. As shown with these guys. Whether it's a Macabre Joke gone too far, slurs spoken out loud for nothing more than ironic aesops or plain old shock value or the things beyond that, in which nothing is off limits, such as shows like South Park, Rick and Morty, Simpsons and the like, dark comedy has come along way, but without it's fair share of problems.

For example. No subject is taboo. You could be the most tolerant person on the planet and yet if you thought it was funny, you'd either say a slur or make fun of a topic that normally should not be made fun of. (Again South Park had a lot of mileage with that one.) Yet while you get a good laugh, you don't read the room. Some agree and think it's funny, others don't get it and there are some who not only think the comedy is unfunny, but treat you as if you're a horrible person for saying or doing that.

Now I'm not saying this is cause to eliminate Dark Comedy. Oh no. If anything it makes us appreciate Dark Comedy more as it often relates to the most depressing moments of our lives and helps us find humour in them.

Now to be a successful Dark Comedian, without plummeting after one mistake too many, you need to follow these simple guidelines.

1. Talk fast and precise. Which applies to all forms of Comedy. If you stammer or stutter, no one would find the joke funny. The have to keep up with you for at best 5 minutes and at worst an hour.
2. As long as it feels funny, it's funny. People joke about the darkest topics, yet find some good wholesome (Yes I am using that word right.), humour in it. Mostly because we are confronted by shocking moments for the sake of laughter. The Addams Family was the Grand Monarch of this one. As everything the family said or did, was meant to make us do double takes. One shocking. One funny.
3. Use a persona. Rather than go out there yourself, create a person that befits the comedy. Even in this world of overtly sensitive people, it's been proven many times, that an audience resonates more with a character than a real person. While most light hearted comedians are the exception, the guideline is especially prominent in Dark Comedy. Character like Morticia Addams, Beetlejuice or any Stephen King Villain, have often proved to be very shocking yet very entertaining.
4. Find a quick exit after the Act. This is both for showmanship and to escape anyone you pissed off.
5. Use what you know. Sometimes the darkest of comedic moments can be summed up by past experience.
6. Read the room. It's important to know what audience you expect.
7. Have fun.

While these are guidelines I try to follow, they aren't set in stone. Everyone has their own unique comedic ways along with their own rules and guidelines. What's yours?

Over the years I have been a huge fan of Dark Comedy. Shows, movies and comics that have a more darker tone, but still continue to be hilarious. One of the reasons I like the Newgrounds of Old.

Dark Comedy itself, when you get right down to it, follows the same rules as other genres of comedy. Timing, Setups, Punch Lines. The difference being the execution of said rules.

In say a slapstick comedy, the setup is someone preparing to throw a pie in another person's face, the punchline is either they hit or miss and the timing usually means that someone walks in on it in the moment of impact.

Now take a scene like say a couple arguing as they are crossing the street. That's the set up. The argument gets heated, with one or the other saying "You can just drop fucking dead." Only for the person to say that to suddenly get hit by an oncoming car. Now the person getting run over isn't the funny part.....for the most part. The comedy doesn't just come from the carnage, but the fact that it all happens so suddenly with convenient things happening at that time. The set up being the argument, the punchline being the death of one of the people arguing and the timing being a car hitting that person right after they finished talking.

Now that's just a basic example of Dark Comedy, people can do a lighter version of this for more family friendly humour or for the sake of added shock humour you could make it even darker. Come up with as many fucked up things you can think of. Stuff that put Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy and Rick and Morty on the map. However like all comedies there are rules.

1. Set up, Punch Line, Timing. As explained before.
2. No subject is taboo, but don't overdo it. This one's important because like most comedies, you can only do so many jokes about the same dark subject that they wear out over time.
3. Pick your darkness. There are many types of dark themes as there is dark comedy. Gothic, Modern, Classic, you name it. Pick a theme and the jokes come to you.
4. Read the room. Not everyone finds the same joke funny.
5. Have fun.

Well thanks for reading and let me know your favourite Dark Comedies.

La Simpatico: El Musica? What happened to the bartender of Nowhere?

El Musica: I shot him.

La Simpatico: Well that's just...YOU WHAT!?

El Musica: Now I'm off to go to Nowhere's Fixin' Shop, to Fix Ed Nowhere.

FREE DRINKS AT MARTHA'S VINEYARD!!!

Just kidding. Now that I got your attention, I am proud to introduce my newest Bandcamp bundle in all it's glory. However, here's the interesting twist. I'm not just gonna advertise the recent music I put on this site. Nope, for the first and only time, I am also gonna advertise older stuff that has been strictly bandcamp only. Now some of this stuff you may have caught glimpses of through here, but today, I will show you the rest of the work you missed, listening to them.

First and foremost let's get the new stuff out of the way:

Call Me Sometime

My attempt at making something as simple as a phone call, have meaning. $1 CAD Per Track.

Getting Ready For a Fight

My attempt at a pre-fight preparation Song. $1 CAD Per Track.

CIEIR vs Dark Divide

The musical final battle of two long feuding enemies. $2 CAD per track.

And finally:

Adventure In The Weird West

What started out as a small tribute to the Weird Western Genre, blossomed into more CIEIR Music lore. $11.99 CAD for the Album, $1 Per Track. You can also listen to it here.

Of course, I wouldn't be plugging my newstuff here without recommending some of my older stuff.

Glockenvaltz: A Story of Love Betrayal and Murder

First ever Album I ever published on Bandcamp. A tribute to classical music. $9.99 CAD per Album. $1 Per track.

SynthOrcChip: Which Sounds Better?

The first of 5 attempts at an interactive Album in which the listener was supposed to vote which version of the same song sounds better in either Synthesizer, Orchestral or Chiptune. $9.99 CAD Per album. $2 Per Track.

Haunted Murder

My first attempt at a horror themed album, for those who wanted one for their movie projects. $9.99 CAD per album. $1 Per track.

Hopefully some of you would enjoy these as much as my newer works, some of you can also feel free to cringe on the off chance you don't.

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Recent events in my personal life, have caused me a few things. Some in my favour. I managed to get some new furniture for my place, which is a stepping stone to being a studio. Now, I have been tasked by relatives of mine, to look after their dog. They paid me very well with offers for more things, it gives me something to do while I think of new ideas for my music and audios and I have experience in pet care so I'd not only be qualified for it, but I would know how to change some dogs behavior. Now, I'm no Caesar Millan, but I have had experience with some pets in the past. As a kid I grew up literally around a family of sheppards, they saw me less as a human and more like one of their pups. I also had a cat with me. As a kid it's easy, if the pets are well tempered, then they can literally talk to children. The patriarch of that dog family used to "Walk" me by holding my hand with his mouth. His way of holding hands. When it came to my teenage years I've mostly looked after cats, but often dog sit a couple of times. Dogs liked me back then. One bad experience with a Rottweiler later, I end up fearing them. Breaking my heart. I've worked to overcome that fear, but because of it I never raised a dog since so I'm a little rusty. The dog is a Husky. It's 10 years old in Human years making him 70 so he's practically an old man. He's big suck for attention, whines cries and even paws at you if you're not petting him. When you walk him, you'd have to keep him on a short leash or he'll drag you or bolt. I've looked after that dog for a while at their place and so far I've been able to get him to listen to me and I'm trying to get him used to people so he can ignore them when I take him for walks. He's skittish around other dogs. Sometimes want's to play with them, other times fight. Very talkative as befitting of a husky. I keep joking about whether or not we should get a sled for him. Anywho, they themselves found a new place, but they needed to keep him out of the way until they moved there. They paid me very well, they bring the dog food when needed. All I have to do is feed him and walk him. He does get along with me, but sometimes he defies his owners. And sometimes when I take a J break I get into a conversation with him. As someone who's known domestic animals over time, I've known dogs to be very talkative wanting their owners to understand them. He's an old dog, but he acts like such a big puppy sometimes. Anywho, wish me luck and hope this doesn't turn out to be a rip off of Beethoven, where hilarious disasters revolve around dogs.

Also stay tuned for more audio stuff.

Harmony: The creator's got a dog? So cute.

Light: Eh, it's gonna annoy the hell out of him.

S.T.: I'm mostly a cat person, but I think he'd be able to pull it off.

Light: You're just saying that because your his Persona.

S.T.: Yep and proud of it too. That said, he could use the interaction.

CIEIR News Follow-Up: RIP Elizabeth II, Welcome King Charles III?

As we all know, after the tragic passing of Queen Elizabeth II, her son, the man formerly known as Prince Charles has succeeded her as King Charles III. Just yesterday he made a speech which honoured her loss, as well as appointed his son, Prince William, the Prince of Wales.

First and foremost I have this message to say to Charles himself. Your Majesty, I apologize for your loss. I know what it's like to lose a mother and I can imagine all the if you'll excuse my language, shit you're going through, but now you have a responsibility not just to your family and your country, but also the world. With that said I sincerely apologize for what I am about to say in the next part.

Before this, the only other time King Charles III made the news was in June of 1994. When he admitted to having an extramarital affair behind his wife's back, the then Princess of Wales Diana Frances Spencer. An affair that ended in the divorce of the two, as well as lead to Diana's Death on August 31st 1997, by way of vehicular manslaughter at the hands of paparazzi after the scandal broke out. Rumours have consisted of both Charles and Elizabeth arranging for the death for letting it come out in public. I myself won't go into them save for the following thing. If Charles didn't have much respect for his wife that he would cheat on her, then I say onto you all in the UK, what makes you think he can handle the responsibilities that lay in governing the country? However, while I ask that. I implore you to think long and hard about your answer. Many people have often had low expectations of the Royal Family especially when it came to the Princes. Yet despite that, they have often done things that taken us by surprise. Case in point Harry. Before we knew him for leaving the Royal Family with his wife Meghan Markle, was well known as the controversial party prince. A guy who once went to a costume party dressed up as Adolf Hitler for no other reason other than a cheap laugh. Yet he shocked the world when he joined the front lines during the Iraq War. Take away the fact that the Iraq War is one of the most controversial ones in the world. He risked death the possibility of being a high profile captive, just to join his fellow countrymen. I was shocked when I saw footage of him manning one of their biggest machine guns. Now Charles while there have been other problems in the royal family, both private and public, has been managing to stay on until his time as King came to pass, who knows what kind of plans he had even way before the scandals. This could end up being either the UK's Golden Age or it could be one of the biggest disasters the country has ever faced.

Either way, we'll just have to wait and see.

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