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Mysterious Music – Episode 12

Sublime, a popular band from the 1990s, had an unlikely mystery floating throughout their second album Robbin’ the Hood. Three tracks contain the rambling and yelling of a man named Raleigh Theodore Sakers. The things he’d say ranged from humorous to troubling, but always entertaining; and these tracks fascinated listeners for 27 years. Aside from his name, however, not much else was known about him, until now…

Music featured in this episode:

- “Two Sides” by SefChol
- “S.T.P.” by Sublime
- Cold Cracks Us” by TrackTribe

January 2022 – Dearest Readers & Viewers

Dearest readers and viewers,

I hope everyone’s off to a wonderful New Year.

Some personal responsibilities came up which caused the Scream content I was planning on releasing in January to be pushed to February. I’ll be back on YouTube replying to comments and uploading videos in just a couple short weeks.

In the meantime, I’ve been able to push forward on the next Mysterious Music episode, which is expected to be released by the end of January. It’ll be a lot different than the previous episodes, similar to the Panchiko special.

Thank you for all the support. Talk soon.

Best,

New interview with C. W. Schultz

C. W. Schultz was interviewed by Write Publish & Impact, a writing circle of authors and editors from Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Here is an excerpt of the interview from September 12, 2021.

Two new series premiering in September 2021

September 2021 will bring two new series to C. W. Schultz’s YouTube channel.

Movie Czars is a film criticism series hosted by C. W. Schultz and his friend Zak, premiering September 1. In the first episode, the two movie buffs rank each film directed by Quentin Tarantino, with a debate on the quality of Godfather 3 and The Last Jedi prefacing the main event.

The second series is Eerie Articles from Old Newspapers, in which Schultz pulls clippings that have been lost to time. In some episodes, Schultz will examine the mysteries that continue to surround these old articles to this very day; while in other episodes, Schultz narrates articles that were released just prior to an unexpected historical event, such as the Kennedy Assassination. Eerie Articles from Old Newspapers premieres on September 8.

Lots of updates – Some good news, some bad

I have some new content out. Ordinarily, I’d let my work speak for itself and that’d be the end of my post. But, because I made it a goal to post more often, and because a lot has happened since my last post, I thought I’d share more than usual, considering some of it will likely affect my work.

For starters, I know I wrote that I have a lot of projects lined up, but several of these may unfortunately never see the light of day. There was one that I got really invested in back in March; and, because I wanted to respect someone else’s request, I ended up putting this project on indefinite hold. It’s a never-say-never type of thing, so there’s hope I can share it with all of you eventually; but, for now, my project will compromise a fellow creator’s project that they’ve been working harder and longer on, so I agreed to put the brakes on mine. Without going into detail, their request is very reasonable… it’s just terrible timing. Yes, there are other projects to work on; but for this one, I was at a point of no return. So, huge bummer. Luckily, this creator is very sympathetic, supportive of my project and understands that me respecting their wishes was a huge sacrifice. When a fellow creator recognizes this, it really softens the blow. So, kudos to them.

I’m also anticipating some scheduling changes, which could interfere with my work/life balance; which, in turn, could interfere with my writing time. It’s never gotten me down before, but I thought I’d point it out just in case there are any unexpected delays.

There’s also been a tragedy in my life. Back in April, I lost a friend to suicide. I rotate through states of sadness, disbelief, and anger. Throughout the coping process, I’ve discovered that I might have a lot to say about this situation that could help others. Once a few months have gone by, maybe I’ll share something more for suicide awareness.

Another piece of bad news is that a loved one of mine got into a car accident. It could’ve been much worse; nonetheless, it’s likely going to be a recovery that I’ll be assisting with for a few months.

I’ll leave you with a piece of good news. There’s a new opportunity that could potentially be a breakthrough for literature, in a world that’s constantly distracted by cellphones, movies, social media and videogames. It’s going to take a few months to determine the success (which is partially why I’m being so vague about it), but if it is, then Whispering of the Autumn Leaves is perfect for the type of format it offers. Regardless of how it turns out, I’ll make sure to continue sending updates on the status of my fifth book’s publication.

Thank you for your continued interest and support. It’s always meant a lot, but during times like these is when it counts the most.

A Mysterious CD Found in a Shop

In 2016, a mysterious CD with anime cover art was found at a second-hand shop. The only information was the name of the band, album and tracks, plus a copyright year of 2000. When playing the disc, electronic-rock music could be audible underneath the glitchy sound caused by damage to the CD. With no other information or trace on the internet about the band or their music, this would be the starting point of the search for Panchiko.

Click here to watch this Mysterious Music Special.

Snowy Valentine

Sometimes, I feel like I have all the luck. Other times, nothing seems to go right. Unfortunately, this post will be detailing the latter.

By delivering the most recent Mysterious Music episode over a week early, it allowed me extra time to achieve my next goal that I planned on sharing by 03/03/2021. But, for whatever reason, despite all the hours of work (and even about a half-hour’s worth of usable material), things just aren’t lining up right. The good news is, there are a lot of ideas I’m eager to bring to life for both my bibliography and YouTube channel; the bad news is, the projects keep hitting roadblocks. Admittedly, this isn’t the first time I’ve encountered this problem. Between 2013–2015, I had three false-starts with A Book About a Film. With the house-of-cards that storytelling can be, I just couldn’t get an entire level standing without collapsing. Luckily, I eventually cracked the story of A Book About a Film, so I have no doubt that I’ll do it again with the bind I’m in right now.

It’s difficult to give details about a project that hasn’t even been fully realized (and may never be), but what I can share is that I have ideas for content on Batman, Him, Indiana Jones, sleep paralysis, The Sopranos, the Tyrion Targaryen Theory, true crime; as well as more short-stories, Mysterious Music episodes (including Panchiko’s D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L) and Scream content. Some are ideas in my head, others have made it on paper, a couple even have videos in the editing process… but, unfortunately, nothing that I feel is worth someone’s time. You can praise my work or criticize it, but you can never accuse me of making something in which I didn’t take my audience’s time into consideration. Even to those who’ve given me a bad review, I appreciate them taking a chance on something I created. So, at the end of the day, I feel okay not delivering something because I know that when I do deliver it, it’ll be without regret—not rushed and not for the sole purpose of being relevant. I know that those who were looking forward to my March 3rd release understands and supports this. For that, I thank you.

Here’s something that happened, which excellently summarizes things: During the snowy Valentine’s Day of 2021, of all the dozens of cars parked on Holden Street in West Seattle, only one had a cock-and-balls drawn on it. Of course, my car. With my luck, it probably wasn’t a finger that drew it either. Anyway, I shall continue to write on, so please check back soon. Thanks for visiting.

MYSTERIOUS MUSIC – “Odds & Ends” (Episode 9)

In this post, I wrote that new content will premiere the first Wednesday of every month. Well, the first Wednesday of February came over a week early. The latest episode of Mysterious Music is being released sooner than its planned February 3 date because some of the content will potentially be competing with other outlets, so I decided to get things out as soon as possible. Competitiveness is a rarity for me, but this was an instance in which I wanted to beat others to the punch. It’s titled “Odds & Ends”, and covers just that; miscellaneous albums, bands and songs that didn’t quite fit the other categories featured in previous episodes of Mysterious Music. Click here to watch.

Audio editing, done; video editing, started

Initial isolated vocal tracks for the next episode of Mysterious Music have been recorded and the audio has been edited. I decided to take a day off before the video editing process begins. In that time, I went for a nice long walk, where I stumbled upon a huge bush covered with awesome web patterns, accentuated by the dew of a late-morning winter in the Pacific Northwest. Afterwards, I finished Season 3 of Cobra Kai before giving Snowpuff a haircut. Despite her countless hisses, I came out of it without any bites or scratches.

New Workspace for a New Year

Switching to a new desk, tucked in a different corner of the office. This is where the writing will take place. I’m currently hard at work on the next Mysterious Music episode. You can spot my ghostwriter at the bottom of the image. She knows that, of all the places I move around the house, sitting down here to write is the most likely place I’ll be.