Ft. Worth- A dumb-ass horndog can sometimes forget that the half-naked goddess onstage at the local strip club is also a person. Last Call received an accidental but oh-so-important reminder last week after a routine visit to New Orleans Nights.

While investigating a larger story (seriously), I ran into “Naughty” Nikki Norwood. The 21-year-old looks jaw-droppingly fantastic in her Daisy Duke get-up, even though her childhood was anything but: When she was 7, according to an interview on The Howard Stern Show, she was hit by a car and almost killed. When she was 9, she says, her two sisters died in a fire at Christmas.

Nikki got her start in the skindustry at a young age. She was one of the most sought-after barely legal porn stars in the country – hence her appearance on Howard. (Though retired from film, she can still be admired in all of her glory in two dimensions on her web site, www.naughtynikki.com.) She’s been working at No-No’s for about a year.

Too bad Nikki will be on vacation during the club’s Second Annual Born 2B Wild Party, Tue., Aug. 23. Sponsored by Ironhorse of Texas, the event features $1 cocktails from 6 to 8pm, and people dressed in leather will be given raffle tickets for door prizes. For more info, go to www.neworleansnights.net.

Back story from Marks Friggin.com: Howard said they have this hot porno star who is willing to go on a ”date” with one of his fans. He said the ”date” is a loose date so guys can get farther than they think. He introduced Nikki Norwood and plugged her stuff for her. She has a DVD called ”Virtual Dreams” that’s available at VirtualDreamsDVD.com. She’s also got her own web site at NikkiNorwood.com.

Howard asked her about her thong bikini and about her breasts. She said they’re fake but Howard said they looked real. She’s only 18 years old and has been in porn for just 4 months. She told Howard about her short career and when she decided to get into porn. She said she was a sophomore in high school when she made that decision. Adam joked that they had a career day and someone told her about the porn business.

Gary told Howard that Nikki’s manager is her father. Howard found that hard to believe. He spent a minute talking about that. Gary told Howard she has some sad stories in her life too so he went through her bio. Howard said her sisters died in a house fire after their Christmas tree lights caught fire. She was in the house too and even has a scar on her shoulder from it. She was hit by a car when she was only 7 years old also. Howard said she’s got a lot of bad luck following her around.

Howard wondered if her family still celebrates Christmas after the horrible fire. She said they do but they have a fake tree and only put bows on it instead of lights. Howard also read some stuff about her previous boyfriends and stuff. Nikki told Howard that her parents sued the christmas tree company after the fire and won millions of dollars. She said they don’t even have to work. Howard thought it was quite a story and felt like doing something nice for her… by letting on of his listeners go on a ”date” with her. She said she’s actually excited about doing it though.