This is Casey Kasey on American Top 40 in Hollywood, and now our long-distance dedication from

a friend of Andrews to Andrew, and here's how it goes.

Dear Casey, for quite some time now I've known a guy by the name of Andrew, and I can

tell you this, he's not an average guy.

He's extremely intelligent and talented.

His ambition when he gets older is to be an actor or radio announcer, but Andrew has

a problem, one which goes as far back as kindergarten.

Back then, Andrew was overweight, and no one let him forget it.

He was picked on, cut off from everyone else, and he had very few friends.

It was this way right up until Andrew entered high school four years ago.

Now on Dr. Zorders, he's gone on a diet to lose some of that excess baggage as he calls

it, and he's accepted a lot more by the other students.

But the damage has been done.

He's now extremely shy and quiet, and he hides within himself.

He very rarely goes to any parties, and he still doesn't have too many friends.

He's convinced that nobody likes him because he's not athletic, and he's not a leader.

I think that's a lot of nonsense, Casey.

I don't care if Andrew isn't like the other guys.

I still like him just the way he is, and that should give you the title of the song I'd

like you to play for Andrew.

Billy Joles, just the way you are.

I sincerely hope that Andrew will listen to the song, so he'll know that despite what

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