It was a kind of an interesting story. Actually, it was some neighbors of ours in Florida also lived in Elmhurst, no, Elmwood Village. Our neighbor in Florida, who was a wintertime neighbor, was familiar with the people, her neighbors, and my father by, I guess, newspaper articles, whatever. I… Read More
Did the neighbor lady make the connection with your father to say, “Your son’s growing up”?… Read More
And did you know other famous zoo people, like Lee Crandall?… Read More
Yeah, she set up the meeting, and I had a bedroom and her home. So she got ya the job at the zoo. Well, she got me the future in the zoo. I didn’t work in the zoo then, but I was with my father, at least, I spent time… Read More
What happened that you all of sudden got reconnected?… Read More
How did you get reconnected with your dad?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
Yeah, I guess, more, almost, assistant director. I don’t think I had term general curator. (dog howls) Somebody… (Janet laughs) I’m sorry, I- Bored to tears. (Mark laughs) I’m (indistinct). Question, I was just thinking about it. Read More
You were hired as what? Curator?… Read More
Bob Truett. Did you know Bob before that?… Read More
No, no. Okay. He was a good Texas boy, though. Read More
He’s with Lincoln Park, too, I think, wasn’t he?… Read More
Jimmy Morgan of Birmingham Zoo. Read More
Bob Truett. Read More
And the director was Bob?… Read More
And how did you come to get to the Jimmy Morgan Zoo?… Read More
They were advertising, and I applied for it. Also, I had a in there because of knowing my father. Jimmy Morgan and my grandfather, I guess, had been buddies. Jimmy Morgan was the mayor of Birmingham. So I remember, when I applied for the job, he wanna make sure he… Read More
And you were hired by?… Read More
Well now, from Brookfield Zoo, you go off on your own into the zoo field. Read More
And then, you got a job at the Birmingham, Alabama, zoo, Jimmy Morgan Zoo?… Read More