Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life
by Mary Schmich
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Author: Mary SchmichEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN: 0836255283
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Book Review: Words of wisdom for all
Summary: 5 Stars
Baz Luhrman was inspired by the Vonnegut hype and got Quindon Tarver to do the vocals. Together they spread the word to the next generation who may not want or think they need advice from "ols farts, what do they know".
On August 3, 1997, Ms Schmich writes about the work that was heard round the world:
"But out in the lawless swamp of cyberspace, Mr. Vonnegut and I are one. Out there, where any snake can masquerade as king, both of us are the author of a graduation speech that began with the immortal words, 'Wear sunscreen.'
I was alerted to my bond with Mr. Vonnegut Friday morning by several callers and e-mail correspondents who reported that the sunscreen speech was rocketing through the cyberswamp, from L.A. to New York to Scotland, in a vast e-mail chain letter.
Friends had e-mailed it to friends, who e-mailed it to more friends, all of whom were told it was the commencement address given to the graduating class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The speaker was allegedly Kurt Vonnegut."
The genius about the poem is that it is insightfull and insidiously makes you think. Frankly all good art makes you think long after the performance is finished.
A+ to the collaborative effort of the 3 artists who made it oh so memorable and the one who started it all!
Summary of Wear Sunscreen: A Primer for Real Life
It all began with a column titled "Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young," written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997. Posted on the Web, Schmich's column quickly became an international sensation. Friends e-mailed it to friends, the media picked up on it, and a star was born. There was only one problem: Everyone thought the column was an actual commencement address given by author Kurt Vonnegut. Eventually, Mary Schmich was correctly identified as the author. AMP published her advice as a gift book in 1998. The following year, "Wear Sunscreen" became a hit song fo Baz Luhrmann.Personal Transformation Books
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