Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for January 23, 2013

Although last scene is always a scuba tank in the mouth.

“Can’t you feel ‘em circlin’, honey Can’t you feel ‘em schoolin’ around You got fins to the left, fins to the right And you’re the only bait in town…” – Jimmy Buffett

Bruce never married and was known as a lone shark.

All great actors have to do their stint at waiting tables….

From: “Eat Your Heart Out” by Nick Hall:CHARLIE: If there’s one thing I can’t stand in the theatre, it’s walking out alone on stage at the beginning of the evening to open a show cold. (Grins.) But it’s better than waiting tables. I’m Charlie, (Iron­ic.) … your waiter for the evening. I’d rather be on-stage tonight. Waiting tables is a toy job. You probably don’t know what a toy job is. I’ll explain. A toy job is a job that you don’t really care about, that you do to make a living, while you wait for the chance to do the job you want to do. (Beat. He measures the audience.) But maybe you know already. Being a waiter is sort of a standard job for an actor; it’s expected. I mean, if you’re a den­tist or an insurance salesman and someone says: “where’re ya’ workin’ nowadays?,” and you say, “I’m a waiter at this little French place on fifty­sixth street,” they think you’re a failure. But if you’re an actor, they understand…..

….“Candygram”

Wasn’t Bruce in Finding Nemo?

“Landshark”…

I believe Harrison Ford was a roofer before Star Wars.

waiting for a big break…in the hull