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