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Homeless in the City - Part 7 & 8 : Kirk's Party and Carmen's Gig

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 I don't believe we've formally met. I'm Kirk Nickerson, so-to-be Vocal Legend. My story is a compelling one. I started from nothing growing up in poverty having been raised by a single mother with seven mouths to feed. As the youngest, I didn't get much attention. I watched my sibling leave the nest one by one, each headed for a life of mediocrity if not out-and-out desperation. But not me! I knew from the start that I was different, and after years of struggle, I met and wooed the right woman to help me make my dreams come true. With my talent and her money, nothing will stop me from achieving the global recognition I deserve.  Thanks to my bride's generosity, I was able to convert her large, but sadly outdated home into an entertainment Mecca.  Of course I wanted to share my good fortune with my less successful brethren with whom I once shared lodging. So I threw a party and invited them to see how far I've come. May I be an inspiration to the rest of them! I...

Jolene's World: (Companion to video episodes #2, #3 and #4) - Spotlight on Ashley and Darrel

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Hi! It's Ashley, Jolene's BFF! Jolene is happily married and has a baby now while I'm still trying to finish school and start my adult life.  I think I finally found Mr. Right. His name is Darrel Buzzerby, and we went from acquaintances to romantic interests after sharing our stories of heartbreak and betrayal.  I had been dating this guy, Lane Vogel, who had a girlfriend who "didn't understand him." He swore he was breaking up with her, so we went on a few dates, and I was really starting to fall for him. Then I found out he had no intention of breaking up with her and was just stringing me along! He was shameless, claiming he never said he intended to break-up with her and thought we had an "understanding" about our relationship. What a creep! Anyway, I digress. I told Darrel my sad story, and he told me his. He said he had a crush of a girl from college named Chen, and they were really good friends, but she always kept him in the "friend zone...