seemed wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBD seemed) (VP (VBN wasted) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (NP (NNP deniro) (POS 's)) (ADJP (RB once) (JJ promising)) (NN career)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RB once) (JJ grand)) (JJ long) (NN beach) (NN boardwalk)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBD ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NP (NNP ) (POS )) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN )))))) (. )))