I did, and what, I never had a day off. And my success for Jack Throp began to take a day off so people could expect him not to be there. I would never check time clock, never do a daily work report or anything as the keepers are required to do, a time sheet. I would very often deliberately come in on weekends, often just for an hour, but to be there, particularly with VIPs, and particularly with the children of reporters, that was another thing. I would bring VIPs through very often, as all zoo directors. I see much of the time they are visiting their zoo as if they’re showing somebody through it. And I would often do that on weekends and days off, and holidays, particularly if it’s involving VIPs. And oh, some of the VIPs we got were really remarkable people.
