Wear Sunscreen

"e;What she wrote was funny and wise and charming, so I would have been proud had the words been mine."e;-Kurt Vonnegut, New York TimesWear Sunscreen, now a hit video on YouTube.com, has been seen by millions of viewers. It all began with a column titled "e;Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young,"e; 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, "e;Wear Sunscreen"e; became a hit song.