Bible Salesmen, Ghosts and Strippers - April Salazar

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Bible Salesmen, Ghosts and Strippers

A young woman in Southern California describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother; a door-to-door bible salesman, circa 1953, shares sales tactics; an actor from the golden age of Hollywood reaches out from beyond the grave; and a little boy gets through a hospital stay by pretending he’s a superhero.

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12:03
The Reveal

by April Salazar

A young woman describes her unconventional upbringing with a very free-spirited mother.

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13:28
The Negative Thinker

by Vincent Patrick

A door-to-door bible salesman, circa 1953, shares sales tactics.

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10:59
Montgomery Clift: The Sequel

by Craig Chester

An artist reluctantly acknowledges that he is haunted.

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07:01
A Superhero Gets Sick

by Tim Manley

A man credits his mother and his imagination for keeping his spirits high while hospitalized.

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Extras From This Episode

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April and her family – fully clothed.

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April’s high school class. Photos courtesy April Salazar.

Vincent Patrick

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Vince and Carol Patrick. Photo courtesy Vincent Patrick.

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Craig in Montgomery Clift’s New York City apartment. Photo courtesy Craig Chester.

Tim Manley

Tim Manley Extra

A picture of Tim in his superhero outfit, hanging in his mother’s house. Photo courtesy Tim Manley.

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