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Beach Scene
Don Webb
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Characters:

BILL: A sunburned, windburned man in his later sixties wearing shorts,
shirt, and 'gimme' cap.

BOB: A crony of Bill's.

Scene:

Bright September day at Crystal Beach, Texas. Sounds of gull cries,
crashing surf, etc should be played throughout. 'Fishing' is done in
pantomime, but the creels are real. Bob should stand closer to the
audience than Bill.

BILL: Pretty cold today. Cold wind off the land.

BOB: Yeah. If nothing bites I'm heading back to the cabin get a little fire
going. Maybe rent a movie.

BILL: If you put a whole shrimp on your hook you'd get bites.

BOB: No. It just gets nibbled off. Besides I don't see you gettin' any bites.

BILL: It's the weather.

BOB: Yesterday it was the shrimp boats.

BILL: Well it just goes to prove it's always something.
BOB: That's profound. What is that, zen?

BILL: I'm too cold to be profound.

BOB: Shouldn'ta worn shorts. Shorts aren't for old men like us.

BILL: Speak for yourself.

BOB: You're the one who's cold. Aren't your kids coming this weekend?

BILL: (Slowly) Well.

BOB: Well?

BILL: Well I don't think so. Sharon's going on about how busy she is at
work and what's-his-name - Ralph's got the flu. He always gets