‘Compliment Guys’ begin their 10-city, feel-good tour
Time to turn that frown upside down and take a cue from the “Compliment Guys.” Purdue University undergraduates Brett Westcott and Cameron Brown, who have a lot of fabulous things to say about just about everything, begin a multi-city cheer-spreading tour today, with the sole mission of helping people look on the bright side.
Last year, according to Lafayette Online, the two stood in the center of campus weekly “giving out free compliments to thousands of passersby. Initial suspicion of their motives quickly melted in the face of their enthusiasm and earnestness.”
“When I started giving compliments on the Purdue campus almost a year ago, I never expected it to be so well received all over the world,” said Westcott, as reported by Lafayette Online. “This trip will allow us to share the same good feelings with people around the country that we have exchanged at Purdue.”
The BrightSide tour begins today in New Orleans. From there, the dynamic duo will travel to Birmingham, Ala.; Atlanta; Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Washington; Baltimore; Philadelphia; and New York City. The tour ends on Aug. 7 in Rochester, N.Y.
Kodak is sponsoring the tour, which, I’m sure, has given these chipper guys something to smile about themselves.
– Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Video: Brett Westcott and Cameron Brown dole out the niceties. Credit: Chicago Tribune
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July 21st, 2009 at 2:45 pm
What fun! Boiler Makers making the news!
July 21st, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Brett,
I met Stacy at the Grand Canyon on Sunday. She is a sweet young lady, you are a lucky guy. The compliment thing is really neat. Good luck!
Lisa Patterson
Florence, AL
August 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 am
Just saw the two “Compliment Guys” on The Today Show-8/2/09. This is a great form of community service-what a great way to help people along their way during a recession, hard times, loss of jobs-or just plain stress.
Thank you guys!
Ms. Bernstein-Vegas
August 3rd, 2009 at 5:59 am
I visited Purdue this summer for a conference and found the smile walk. Loved the idea and now am having it done at my middle school. Am not surprised that the compliment guys are from Purdue! Am looking at how we can use this at our school also… way to go and thanks to the compliment guys!