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Named for the zip code of where we recorded these songs, San Marcos Texas, 78666. Shell went to college at Texas State University in San Marcos and 50 million and Shellshag make San Marcos a regular part of their tour stops. Swimming in the San Marcos river is an amazing break for touring bands. I especially enjoyed taking the prominent punk icons the Slits swimming there in 2008 on tour to SXSW together.

Story from Shellhead:
The lyrics are based off a real event. 50 million played a crazy ass show at the Chameleon in 1995 and I was wearing a superman costume, with bleached hair and a dark unshaven scruff- I looked like bizzaro Superman. Wade played guitar, Norlon on bass, Scottzy from the amazing SF band Faggz played drums while I front manned it singing. We played the songs so fast it was freaky scary and in 17 minutes it was over. I was outside cooling off standing in a small group when my brother Wade said "Steve Diggle liked the show", gesturing with his thumb towards nowhere. I said "who's Steve Diggle" "from the Buzzcocks" Wade says- my response, "I don't know dick about the Buzzcocks" and then I walked away.
That statement became the opening line of this song 78666.

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I don't know dick about the Buzzcocks
I don't know Ramones from the Rolling Stones
I've never been there or done that
I've never been the first kid on my block

I don't know the meaning of the buzz word
I wasn't at so and so's very first show no
I'm not embarrassed of my bald spot
I'm just the oldest kid on my block

and time couldn't fly
it's way out of a paper bag

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from Hickey Million, released February 23, 2020
written by 50 million

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