now as a former gong show addict 
(ROOT (ADVP (ADVP (RB now)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ former) (NML (NN gong) (NN show)) (NN addict)))))
(ROOT (ADVP (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NML (NN ) (NN )) (NN )))))