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Born in East New York, Thurmond and his four siblings were raised in a Vermont Ave. house by his stern father, who worked as a train conductor, and his mother, who worked as a token clerk.
"He started comedy at the age of 5," recalled his mother, Elizabeth Thurmond, 61. "My friend was afraid of mousetraps, and when he found out, he would always put one in her pocket.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Obama delegate and Richmond Councilman Tony Thurmond spoeaks about the historical significance of Obama's acceptance speech on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Recorded in Denver prior to the speech by Contra Costa Times reporter Lisa Vorderbrueggen on August 28, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.
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Last Sunday I started Michael Thurmond's 6 Day Mini Makeover to experiment on myself with it - I'm an advocate for his 6 Week Body Makeover program and have never done the 6DMM until now (have had my kit since 2004).
Post link: http://www.thefitsha ck.com/2008/07/28/my -6-day-mini-makeover -experiment-update/
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