Mr. Smucks, of Nasti Bank Savings and Loan, gives a Rousing Speech (PART 2)

In 1991 I created a performance and extended monologue called Big Chairs, at Minor Injury, a gallery in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, as part of the Shredded Money Show. For it I built, with the help of friends, a big paper mache/cardboard bank with board of trustees thrown in. The main protagonist (yours truly) as PR Guy and creative director for the Nasti Bank, attempts to get the Bohemian set to part with their dollars to help shore up his beleaguered bank, an institution that has fallen victim to the Savings and Loan Crisis.

This is the second part of an hour long performance. Here Mr. Smucks gives a passionate speech extolling the virtues of his grievously misunderstood bank.