And I was tryin’ to figure out how I’m gonna send three kids to college and how I’m gonna educate ’em and pay their medical bills. So I went out to the zoo, talked to Marlin Perkins. There was an opening as a beginning reptile keeper in the snake house. I’d be workin’ for Moody Lentz who was my hero. I would get a nice salary to start with, two weeks vacation. I think 10 paid holidays and a pension and all my medical and hospitalization all paid for. That was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up, plus I’d be doin’ somethin’ I really love to do. I sold my pet shop and started workin’ at the zoo, workin’ for Moody Lentz.
