Hi Brian,
Yes I understand. Just excited for the video.
I solved the xml parsing error though by searching Joomla forums.
I used the '&' sign in <copyright> section of the xml file and so that was giving the error.
For others having this issue: Load the xml file in to the firefox browser and it will tell you what is wrong (at least in my case)
I can now test the template without problems
Thanks, iris