Black Francis (explicit content with an asterisk).

It’s okay, he’s my brother.

Portland musician / producer J.M. Long steps into a minivan.

Should I take a couple songs off this playlist?
my daughter asked as she scrolled through a recent collection of 2019 tracks I assembled for family listening in Spotify.
There’s a couple Pixies songs that have explicit lyrics.

Yeah.
I said.
I suppose so.

Also,
she continued.
One of Uncle Jeremy’s songs does. Should I remove it?

Her younger brother interjected.

No,
he said.
I think if it’s Uncle Jeremy, then the explicit content is okay.

Yeah.
I said.
I suppose we’ll leave it.

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Completely unrelated (coming right up).

Can someone please bring me toilet paper?
the voice called from a distant room.
I got some poop on my hand, but don’t worry…

…it’s just a little bit.