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How was it able, how were you able to conduct a romance?… Read More

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Well, how old were you?… Read More

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I was 18. Read More

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You were in the family act?… Read More

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The first thing I’d like to ask is, what was your first impressions of this young man when you first met him?… Read More

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He was a very good drummer. (chuckling) No, he was very interesting when I got to know him and talk with him. I was interested in where he lived in New England, and he was so interested in everything about the circus because he had been a circus fan, I… Read More

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I don’t think so. I don’t think I raised enough. Well, now that we have Connie sitting next to you, I have some, if I can go back, I have some circus questions to ask. Read More

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I wasn’t very good at it. I was approached about mass trips to Africa. Another zoo director, I won’t name him, but another zoo director took advantage of it and turned it into a career. I didn’t. Read More

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Were you successful, even though you might not have been happy about it, in raising money?… Read More

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I mean, did you get some good donations?… Read More

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Yes. Read More

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Did you embrace it, did you think it was a pain in the rear end, or did you understand it, or how good were you at it?… Read More

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How did you find that role?… Read More

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And as director in Jacksonville, were you ever called upon to do any fundraising for the zoo?… Read More

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How did you nurture the relationship with them? Or did you?… Read More

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I did at first, and I don’t think I did enough at the end. I had just had it, and I wanted out. Read More

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Frank, did you have to deal with the press when you were director at Jacksonville?… Read More

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Sure. Read More

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What was your attitude toward the press?… Read More

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Yes. new bird exhibits that you had them put in. You had the bus ride out into the rhino exhibit. That was all changed when you were there, and people loved that idea of riding the bus out to be among the rhinos. Yes. all the planning. All the plannings… Read More