California Girls Commentator Susan Straight takes her three daughters to the beach, and they listen to the Beach Boys sing "California Girls" on the radio. They love to sing along, even though the kind of California girls the Beach Boys sing about are not the California girls that Susan's daughters are. Susan Straight is the author of the novel Highwire Moon.

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California Girls

August 30, 200212:00 AM ET

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Commentator Susan Straight takes her three daughters to the beach, and they listen to the Beach Boys sing "California Girls" on the radio. They love to sing along, even though the kind of California girls the Beach Boys sing about are not the California girls that Susan's daughters are. Susan Straight is the author of the novel Highwire Moon.