Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 187
No, we were hired by the personnel staff but approved of. If Busch wanted you, you were… But he wasn’t all that… He was always there on weekends and whatnot to go tooting around in his train. Read More
No, we were hired by the personnel staff but approved of. If Busch wanted you, you were… But he wasn’t all that… He was always there on weekends and whatnot to go tooting around in his train. Read More
How’d you hear about the job at Busch Gardens as director?… Read More
I guess you might say, at certain times, they were somewhat secondary. They were never abused. They were well taken care of. Read More
Did they call you? Or you were there?… Read More
Well, you got money when you needed it. (laughs) We spent a lotta money, and basically, it was to promote Bud beer and promote the… We had mostly a, I guess… We developed more and more rides and things that some people liked and some people didn’t. Read More
Would you say the animals were secondary?… Read More
What would you say was the difference between what you had experienced before and now this private place?… Read More
Yeah. But ultimately, when you came back to Busch Gardens, you became the director of the zoo. Right, well, I came back as, more or less, assistant. And then, there were some changes in staff and whatnot. People were playing games. Tell me. This was a little-different kinda zoo. This… Read More
Jimmy Morgan?… Read More
Private, yes. Read More
Where’d you go from there?… Read More
From Busch Gardens?… Read More
Yeah, the first time. The first time, well, Jimmy Morgan. Read More
Did being a Bean help you get the job? Or no?… Read More
Well, it probably did, probably more often than not. You were there for a little while. And then, you left Busch Gardens. And then, you went to…… Read More
Okay, and did you stay long, then?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
No, I wasn’t there all that long. Read More
This was the first time you were there as kind of an assistant to the director?… Read More
Well, they didn’t have… Titles didn’t seem to exist all that much. I was assistant director, I guess. Rich Naegeli was my boss, and that was it. And I had a number of other keepers and the likes under me, but I don’t think I ever had an official title. Read More