I grew up attending a PreK-12 independent private school located in the warm and elderly-infested city of Ft. Lauderdale. Sure, Revenge of the Nerds: Nerds in Paradise was set there, but that was in the late 80s when Spring Break in South Florida was at its height. Now people go to Daytona Beach, Cabo, and South Padre Island for their fun in the sun and spring break edition of TRL.Ft. Lauderdale wasn't really cool or hip; instead, humidity followed you everywhere and "cold" was 80 degrees. Most of the kids in my school went on to "great" things, like becoming a lawyer, doctor, male clothing designer, Apprentice contestant, or NBC TV star (Kelsey Grammar, who returned for Homecoming one year and got trashed in the alumni tent), but probably the best known person from my school that I can think of followed a different path -- porn star -- and rechristened herself as Mary Carey. Ever heard of her? She went from leaping ballet dancer to gyrating porn star, California gubernatorial candidate, and Game Show Network contestant. Back in the day, she and I were in the same class and dance troupe. We'd go to Smoothie King together, I helped her with her algebra homework, and we both had a most unhealthy interest in dance, only my interest remains in the kind of dance where you wear clothing or costumes that are meant to stay on, and hers isn't. When I was home last weekend, I rifled through some old photo albums and found a few images of her pre-xxx stardom. Don't worry; they are all G-rated.
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