▁song ▁is ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁about ▁where ▁we ▁re he ars ed ▁in ▁Frederick , ▁MD , ▁next ▁to ▁an ▁army ▁base , ▁Fort ▁Det rick , ▁where ▁they ▁do ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁chemical ▁weapons ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁testing . ▁So , ▁when ▁I ’ m ▁saying ▁Anth ra x , ▁I ’ m ▁talking ▁about ▁Anth ra x , ▁the ▁chemical ▁weapon , ▁not ▁the ▁band . ▁And ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁ham ▁radio ▁operators , ▁well , ▁old ▁ham ▁to wers ▁there . ▁And ▁one ▁morning ▁I ▁was ▁going , ▁well ▁one ▁morning , ▁oh ▁Jesus , ▁one ▁afternoon ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁liqu or ▁store ▁and ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁just ▁po pped ▁into ▁my ▁head ▁after ▁practice ." ▁ ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁is ▁mentioned ▁briefly ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁important ▁vir al ▁out break ▁in ▁The ▁Bour ne ▁Leg acy . ▁ ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁is ▁the ▁destination ▁for ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Nathan ▁James ▁to ▁mass - produ ce ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Fl u ▁in ▁The ▁Last ▁Sh ip ▁episode ▁" No ▁Place ▁Like ▁Home " ▁( season ▁finale ). ▁ ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁ABC ▁television ▁series ▁Sc andal ▁episode ▁" Like ▁Father , ▁Like ▁D augh ter " ▁a ired ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁is ▁mentioned ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁plot ▁of ▁The ▁Americans . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁setting