Fishing
A video concept
by Michael Dare

Peter Gabriel (or whoever) walks down a pier prepared to go fishing. He is carrying a rod and reel, a tackle box, and a bucket. He sits down on a bench at the end of the pier, opens his tackle box, and looks through his equipment. He finds just the right hook, puts it on the line, adds a few weights, then looks in another compartment for some lures.

He pulls out a tiny fur coat, inspects it, decides it's perfect, and puts it on the hook. He stands, does a flawless overhead cast, and sends the lure flying into the sea.

A city street in Beverly Hills is double exposed with a bubbling fish tank, making the whole scene look like it's underwater. A beautiful woman comes out of Bijan's, heading to her car. She spies a fur coat lying on the sidewalk. She looks around to see who it belongs to. Spying no one, she sneaks up to it and quickly puts it on.

Peter feels a tug on the line and immediately starts reeling it in.

The woman in Beverly Hills shrieks as she lifts off the ground and quickly flies into the sky.

Peter takes out his net, reels in the woman, and nets her. Like King Kong, he gently takes her out of the net, removes the hook from the coat, and inspects his prize. She is quite a beauty. He holds her up against a chart to make sure she's above the legal size, then he throws her into the bucket.

Inside the bucket, the woman looks around for a means of escape but finds none.

Peter looks through his tackle box for another lure. He finds an incredible shiny diamond bracelet, puts it on the hook, and casts again.

In an underwater mall, a lovely young girl in a sports outfit sees something glistening on the floor. She stops to tie her shoe, looks around, and grabs the bracelet. She stands, looks at it closely, then puts it on.

Peter feels another tug on the line and starts reeling it in.

The young girl in the sports outfit gives a yelp as she is lifted up by the wrist and goes flying into the sky.

Peter reels her in and nets her. When he inspects her, he gets a bit puzzled. He reaches into his box and pulls out a copy of "The Observers Guide to American Women." He discovers she's a "full-blooded Cherokee Indian - extremely rare." He is extremely pleased with his Indian maiden. He throws her into the bucket with his other catch of the day, then hunts for another lure.

In the bucket, the two women look at each other in puzzlement. One climbs on the other's shoulders to try to escape, but the top is too high and she falls.

Time passes. In rapid succession, Peter catches a choir girl using a set of rosary beads, a biker chick using a Harley, and a hippie beauty with a chunk of hash.

The sun starts setting. Peter looks in his bucket. It is full of beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, who are all building a human pyramid to try to escape their mysterious fate. He decides to call it a day.

He puts away his hook and takes apart his rod and reel. He relaxes, removes a sandwich from his tackle box, and takes a bite. Suddenly, he goes flying into the air.

On another pier, a woman who looks like Roseanne Barr reels in her prize, a miniature Peter Gabriel. She laughs.

Working together, all of Peter's female catches manage to overturn the bucket. They all exit the bucket, walk across the pier, and jump back into the sea.

Peter's captor inspects him, looking him up in "The Observer's Guide to British Male Rock Stars." She decides he's just fine, and throws him into her bucket.

Peter looks around. His jaw drops. With him in the bucket are Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and a guy who looks like Pete Townsend.

Roseanne packs up her gear and walks into the sunset with her rod, reel, and bucket.

The End

 

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