It's Just Business! Boom!

Stick Vega explodes a new artwork.

A few years back my company was on the brink of bankruptcy.  The secured lenders and their attorneys met with me and my attorney.  12 of them.  2 of us.  Big conference room.  Fresh legal pads.

They tried to bully and browbeat me into liquidating the company. I would not agree.   I told them I would pay them back.  They got more intense and louder.  I did not agree.  This went on for hours.  

One Chicago attorney (I wish I could remember his name) thought he had a solution.  We went to a private conference room.   He was obnoxious, got in my face, yelled even louder to intimidate me into agreeing to liquidate the company. So much so that he spit on me!  I simply said, "No". The meeting ended.  I proceeded with my plan to pay them back in full.  

A few weeks later, the Chicago attorney called me.  He said he would like to buy a piece of my art.  He hoped there were no hard feelings.  "Just business", he said.  I said, "No!"  I would not have him hang a piece of my art like some big game hunters trophy. I said, "It's personal". 

Sometimes I think of him when I light the fuse! 

Stick Vega is the American Gunpowder Artist.  He creates and blogs from Stick Vega Studios in Madison, WI and Bucktown, Chicago, IL.  Follow Stick at Facebook and/or Twitter.