gng  wrote:   
   : [...] But how would a 16 year old daughter [...] like it?   
      
   : My daughter is a lot like me in that she likes strong melodies, but she also   
   : likes the current alt rock scene.  No Britney for her.  Well, she was blown   
   : away!  She even listened to it on headphones and it will soon be on her   
   : iPod.  That's a pretty good indicator that someone who doesn't know the   
   : Smile myth and hype could love the music.   
      
   I picked up "Smile" earlier this week, and it is a huge hit in our home.   
   My own teenage daughter, age 15, is listening to "Smile" right now,   
   and she *loves* it.  Her only prior exposure to the Beach Boys (that   
   I know of) was performing a version of "I Get Around" on clarinet with   
   her middle school band.  (No Britney for my daughter either--her favorite   
   band is Donna The Buffalo.)  So I agree completely--"Smile" stands on   
   its own very well as a remarkable achievement that reaches non-BB-fans.   
      
   We watched Brian perform on "Leno" earlier this week and are now   
   wrestling with the decision of whether to make the 7-hour   
   trip (each way) to Atlanta to see him live.  Probably not practical, but   
   wouldn't it be nice?   
      
   Paul Roberge   
   Chapel Hill, NC   
   E-mail: ptr@email.unc.edu   
      
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