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
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
Did being a Bean help you get the job? Or no?… Read More
Okay, and did you stay long, then?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
No, I wasn’t there all that long. 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
This was the first time you were there as kind of an assistant to the director?… Read More
When you were at Busch Gardens, what did ya start as there?… Read More
Busch Gardens. Yeah, I went Busch Gardens. That was my second trip, I believe, to Busch Gardens. So you went down to Busch Gardens from Jimmy Morgan. Yeah. Read More
Oh, everywhere I went was another kid. (laughs) And why’d you decide to leave Jimmy Morgan?… Read More
And where’d you go from Jimmy Morgan Zoo?… Read More
Yeah, at least that. Trying to think of how my… Base everything on my kids. Read More
Four years was I there?… Read More
And how long’d ya stay at the zoo?… Read More