ART AND THE BOUNCY BANKER: letter to the Bank Manager #87 (Art's Hostile Takeover Bid, or How to be Politely Rude)

The Bruxist Collective's take on Art and (as Alfred Jarry might put it) P'finance.

A numerically dyslexic artist (and reluctant consumer) shares his dearth of financial wisdom and resulting frustrations with his Bank Manager. Read personal letters from the elusive Art to his even more elusive Bank Manager. See a comic rendition of a Day In The Life Of The Bouncy Banker. Art struggles to make sense of the senseless as the Authorities of Finance wobble but never quite fall down. Full of hot air they float above it all! When they bounce it is with impunity! Why are there no Remorseful Bankers? Can Art and Finance ever coexist? Do you have a Blue Chip on your shoulder?

When bankers get together they talk about Art. When artists get together they talk about money. Oscar Wilde

Saturday, November 12, 2011

letter to the Bank Manager #87 (Art's Hostile Takeover Bid, or How to be Politely Rude)

Art's Hostile Takeover Bid

Dear Mr. Bullrider,

My notion of biting the hand that feeds has just taken a new twist! Apparently the famous chef, Mario Batali, unintentionally fulfilling Godwin’s Law, just described the bankers as being pretty much as bad as Stalin and Hitler for all the damage they’ve inflicted on the economy. The bankers are taking it rather personally (they protesteth too much methinks!) and are thinking quite seriously about boycotting his restaurants where the banking fraternity are major patrons. Who is biting whose hand I wonder? For better or worse Mr. Batali has apologized. To whom exactly it is hard to say. Having exercised my own chagrin at the generally unscrupulous nature of the banking industry in my numerous letters to you, my dear friend and nemesis, I empathize with Mr. Batali but am reminded that the name calling is a trap that will always backfire. Once again I must emphasize the importance I personally place on maintaining a politely rude stance at all times in order that our civil discourse may continue despite our profound differences.

Sincerely,

Art O’Connor