The Source of the Sunscreen Song

Several years ago one of my favorite radio stations in the bay area began playing a spoken word song recorded by some guy calling himself Baz Luhrmann. The song (really a speech set to a a beat) was called Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen). I came across the Chicago Tribune column by Mary Schmich while reading an article on Dale Messick, the creator of Brenda Starr. Dale would have been 99 today if she hadn't died last week. Mary Schmich is the current illustrator of Brenda Star. I have been taking her advice and for the past two years have been wearing sunscreen daily. You should do the same.