Scott Singleton:  

After graduating high school, I moved to Hollywood CA. to live my dream and enter the glamourous world of modeling. I knew I had what it took to make it and with some luck and plenty of hard work, by 1984 I had become one of the industy's most successful hand models. I did work on television, appeared in magazines and appeared as a hand "stand in" in a few Hollywood productions. I became the spokes hand model for Tucks Medicated wipes from 1985-87. It seemed that I was "On top of the world" when one horrible night when my entire career came to an end. The whole event is so fuzzy, but from what I remember, it occurred after a night of partying with Hollywood ledgends Debbie Reynolds and Bert Convy. We were at my home, drinking and playing "Win, Lose or Draw" when during a drunken stupor I began shredding a stack of Lavinia Kanig campaign posters. I had shredded only a few posters when my hand slipped in the blades, and in the blink of an eye, the machine grabbed my hand and I quickly lost my center digit. I not only lost my career as a hand model, but was unable to effectively signal motorist as to my displeasure with their driving habits. I atte...Expand for more