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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer

@xeyeti.bsky.social
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Author, artist, musician, historian, gad about town, cardigan aficionado, and Oxford comma stan. More can be found at www.charliecottrell.com and xeyeti.com. He/him.

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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 12h
Playlist #285 New kittens! Oh, and a playlist, why not.
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Playlist #285
New kittens! Oh, and a playlist, why not.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 23h
History Emergency! History emergency! They do happen sometimes, and it’s always good to have a historian on call for those situations.
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History Emergency!
History emergency! They do happen sometimes, and it’s always good to have a historian on call for those situations.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Introducing the new kittens! There’s Gert (the tortie) and Chloe (the Siamese). They are adorable little cuddle bugs.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prediction Markets Seriously, these prediction market businesses are just absolutely everywhere. I feel like every other ad I see is for one of them. Nice to know gambling is such a booming business on the internet.
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Prediction Markets
Seriously, these prediction market businesses are just absolutely everywhere. I feel like every other ad I see is for one of them. Nice to know gambling is such a booming business on the internet.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sometimes, I’m reminded of just how much my in-laws fucked up my wife, and I am filled with rage and a deep sadness.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Playlist #284 It's Monday, and that means a new playlist for you! Aren't you lucky?
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Playlist #284
It's Monday, and that means a new playlist for you! Aren't you lucky?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All Panic, No Disco So yeah, had a panic attack a couple of weeks ago. It was less than pleasant, to say the least. Dunno what caused it, but it was not how I wanted to spend a Saturday night.
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All Panic, No Disco
So yeah, had a panic attack a couple of weeks ago. It was less than pleasant, to say the least. Dunno what caused it, but it was not how I wanted to spend a Saturday night.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have posted so many songs for the coming month over on Patreon.com/xeyeti. You can go check them out for only a single dollar a month!
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Get more from Charlie Cottrell on Patreon
Get more from Charlie Cottrell on Patreon. Become a member for just $1/month. I've been writing and recording songs for years now. It started as a goof…
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Support: It’s Not Just For Bras! DId you know I have a Patreon? I just relearned this fact myself!
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Support: It’s Not Just For Bras!
DId you know I have a Patreon? I just relearned this fact myself!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I sometimes forget just how gossipy teenagers are. There is so much tea being spilt in my classroom this morning about kids I do not even know; it's amazing.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Padding Look, maybe it’s really comfortable living on your knees if there’s some good padding.
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Padding
Look, maybe it’s really comfortable living on your knees if there’s some good padding.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A brief interlude.
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Sketch Comic #1: Grief
First, apologies that this is so hard to read. It was all done in pencil, and the pencil didn't scan well. If I keep doing these sketch comics, I'll do them in pen from now on. Second, the content...yeah, it's about grief. I've been struggling with grief for a while now (tomorrow's actual comic gets even more into it. Yay!). Ever since Grandma Betty passed a few years ago, it feels like it's been just one hit after another.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just want to get to the stage in my life where I don’t have to wake up early anymore.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I has played you a song. youtu.be/37kScZeO9Yg?...
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The Ocean Just Gets In The Way (Acoustic)
YouTube video by XEYeti
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Playlist #283: Covers and Covers and Covers It's Monday, so that means it's time for another playlist. And this one is all...covers?
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Playlist #283: Covers and Covers and Covers
It's Monday, so that means it's time for another playlist. And this one is all...covers?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Turns out I have zero patience for my first period's shenanigans todays.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Sounds of Silence It’s amazing how few students can muster even a hint of enthusiasm about being in class. I get that government is maybe not the most exciting class ever, but it’s gotta be better than, like, math, right?
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The Sounds of Silence
It’s amazing how few students can muster even a hint of enthusiasm about being in class. I get that government is maybe not the most exciting class ever, but it’s gotta be better than, like, math, right?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why must every single dad-blasted Youtube video I pull up on Jose de San Martin happen to be made with AI? Have people really become so damn lazy?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What do we think are the chances I can convince my pregnant coworker, Ms. Rodriguez, to name her kid Pudge?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Aaaand my watchband broke as I was coming into the school this morning. It's a real Monday of a Tuesday, isn't it?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Playlist #282 It's still Monday! This still counts!
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Playlist #282
It's still Monday! This still counts!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had a panic attack for some reason this evening. Took a Valium and slept for five hours. Feel better now, but still shaken. What the hell was that all about?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Playlist #281 It's Monday again! How does that keep happening?
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Playlist #281
It's Monday again! How does that keep happening?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I got my hair cut. Specifically, this one.
Image of a bearded man with a fresh haircut and a red arrow pointing at a random hair on his head, because he thinks he’s hilarious.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Playlist #280 Goodbye, Baby Cat. You were the best.
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Playlist #280
Goodbye, Baby Cat. You were the best.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We had to help usher our elderly cat, Cici, across the rainbow bridge today. It was hard. She’s gonna be missed.
Image of a gray tabby cat laying across a pile of blankets at the vet’s office. She is very skinny.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Playlist #279 The world is a little less bright without Dolly in it.
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Playlist #279
The world is a little less bright without Dolly in it.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just made the vet appointment every pet owner hates to make.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Do you think if Canada changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake Obama we could get him to just have a massive stroke?
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dammit, not Dolly... www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80
Her death came after in May 2026 she announced she was canceling a Las Vegas show and said she’d been undergoing treatment for kidney stones for several years.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Playlist #278 The school year has begun, and I only wanna strangle a couple of the kids so far!
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Playlist #278
The school year has begun, and I only wanna strangle a couple of the kids so far!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So my first period class this year is gonna be...challenging, to say the least.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
In honor of the Burnt Offering EP releasing today, here's an official lyric video for Burnt Offering (Fancy Version)! youtu.be/apvlxnPEouU
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Burnt Offering (Fancy Version) Lyric Video
YouTube video by XEYeti
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Variations on a theme. New EP out today!
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Burnt Offering EP Liner Notes
Happy Friday and happy Release Day for the Burnt Offering EP! It's available on all your favorite streaming platforms. What is it, you may ask? Let's call them variations on a theme. The theme is a song off my first full-length album, Creature Comforts. Let's explore each version included in the five-song set. Burnt Offering (Version 1): Originally intended for…
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Playlist #277 Summer's over, but the playlist isn't!
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Playlist #277
Summer's over, but the playlist isn't!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The campers are trying to airdrop me Gen Alpha memes that I do not understand. Send help.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Playlist #276 A broken AC? To the library!
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Playlist #276
A broken AC? To the library!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Air conditioner is out at the school where we’re hosting the summer camp. Have relocated to the library, where there is ac but far less privacy for my kids who are all making music on their iPads and chronically incapable of turning down their volume.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Playlist #275 The summer is disappearing quickly! Where did it go? Where did it go?!
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Playlist #275
The summer is disappearing quickly! Where did it go? Where did it go?!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Playlist #274 Wednesdays are the new Mondays at the beach.
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Playlist #274
Wednesdays are the new Mondays at the beach.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Monday morning, and another playlist! It's like I'm on a schedule or something.
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Playlist #273
Happy Monday, folks! Just a week until I head to Virginia Beach. Also, it's the Wife's birthday this weekend! Hurray! The Gray Charlies, "Mill Street, 1am": I'm still super-proud of the lyrics I wrote for this one, and the singer knocked it out of the park. Also, Clyde's guitar solo fits perfectly. Go listen. Matt Berninger, "Martini Me Fatso": I love this song and hate its title.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
One of the campers told me yesterday my name sounded “tough,” which was far more charming than I thought it would be. Mind you, he spent the rest of the day calling me “bro.”
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Playlist #272 Greetings from the Gulf Coast! Imagine this is being typed with a margarita in one hand.
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Playlist #272
Greetings from the Gulf Coast! Imagine this is being typed with a margarita in one hand.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I’ll be honest: I’d rather have fraud and everyone who actually needs the help gets the help than eliminating fraud and trying to create stigma for asking for/needing help. Stitt can go fuck himself, a sentiment I’d be happy to share directly to his face.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sitting in a jiffy lube getting my oil changed while the last person on earth who doesn’t own headphones watches TikTok on his phone. Ask me anything.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Playlist #271 Beach week!
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Playlist #271
Beach week!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Playlist #270 Happy Monday! Can we get more views than the America 250 "state fair" show did? I think we can!
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Playlist #270
Happy Monday! Can we get more views than the America 250 "state fair" show did? I think we can!
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’m pretty sure the impromptu performance by a group of social studies teachers at my school one day a few weeks ago was better attended than whatever nonsense they had going on for America250 yesterday.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Playlist #269 It's summer! And I remembered to do this despite that.
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Playlist #269
It's summer! And I remembered to do this despite that.
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Charlie Cottrell, Guitar Strummer @xeyeti.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Playlist #268 Summer's finally here! Or will be by Wednesday afternoon, at least.
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Playlist #268
Summer's finally here! Or will be by Wednesday afternoon, at least.
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