Well, this was an example of something I did a lot of. These animals were looked at with a great deal of not lovability by the people and New Zealand. That paper tells another story that might be, might be useful. We’ll get back to that. Did you specialize in… Read More
Yes, yes. Obviously. Read More
You decided after you left Evansville that buying and selling animals, which you knew about, might be a good business for you?… Read More
And what were some of the, in this new business, what were some of the problems that you had to deal with or limitations in buying and selling?… Read More
He died, and his wife is still running the zoo, the service. Read More
Beg your pardon?… Read More
So you decided that your knowledge of buying and selling animals might be, instead of running the zoo, might be a good business?… Read More
I wasn’t disappointed when the job went to somebody else. But if you are close to getting a job, your present job becomes, maybe you look at everything’s bad about it, and I fell victim to myself. On the other hand, I knew that I, I knew that I knew… Read More
It had a hell of a good collection. There was a situation where they kept a lot of stock. They were breeding for private people. These people were all on the board or something similar to being on the board of the zoo. I liked what I saw. I didn’t… Read More
Do you know anybody in H.H.?… Read More
I wasn’t quite at the stage where you reached up that far. (chuckles) Okay. Okay. Read More
Yes, I was. I guess I was like the director, one of. One of a number of directors. Not right off the bat, but in the first couple of years, I moved up steadily. Now at some point you’re working at the Evansville Zoo, but you decide, or you leave… Read More
Were you involved in the AAZPA as director now that you were a director?… Read More
Do you remember any of the advice that, some good advice that maybe one or two of them may have given you?… Read More
No, and I wouldn’t name any of them because I might leave somebody out, but I got good advice from damn near everybody I asked of. Read More
And did you have a relationship with Marlin Perkins?… Read More
And did any of those other zoo directors influence you, give you advice, or interact with you in a meaningful way?… Read More
Oh, yes. Read More
Gary Clark hired me as, I don’t know what you would call me. He hired me. I went out on a weekend, out to Topeka, and looked at the Topeka Zoo and looked at his problems, and told him what I would do. He did some of it. Some of… Read More
A lot had changed. Read More