Interview 29556 – Caption Index: 26
Yep, Aquarius. And what did an Aquarius do?… Read More
Yep, Aquarius. And what did an Aquarius do?… Read More
I was responsible for the fish in the gallery four, which was native freshwater stuff. Interestingly enough, beyond the trout and minnows and bass, we had, I also had penguins in my exhibit. We had four Humboldt penguins in an enclosure that was not as big as this dining room. Read More
And you are an Aquarius, is that the position?… Read More
So I called she aqua, I said, Hey, just in case anything opens, I’m back in town. Turns out the very position I had vacated about eight months earlier was open. So if they took me back and I said, okay, this time I’ll stay. So 40 years later I… Read More
So this is in 1977, That’s when I started. And then you come back Ended 1978. Read More
And came back to Chicago and I thought, great, what am I gonna do now with a biology degree?… Read More
The river that went along our property never had water in it. The six months I was out there. And my only fun was when friends would come to visit me and we went up into the mountains camping. So after six months I said, oh, I told, I, I… Read More
I’m going back. And he’s like, oh, come on man, you know?… Read More
And I said it, I’m sorry, I’ve just not been happy out here and I wish you the best of luck. Read More
And he had several, he owned several equipment rental facilities and had other business interests. And we were one of them. But when we came to him and said, you know, our business plan is such and we’re probably not gonna realize a profit for five years, he kind of… Read More
There was nobody my age give or take five years. And I remember I was so desperate to meet people. I went out to a couple of bars, one of which was in a Holiday Inn, the other was in a Chinese restaurant. So that speaks to desperation. That went… Read More
And then I get this letter, I’m like, oh. And I finally, it was a tough decision. I said, you know what, I gotta try it. I gotta go for it. So five months at the aquarium, I, I tell ’em I’m leaving and I’m like, ah, I hope I’m… Read More
Gosh, probably wasn’t until my friend didn’t, from grad school say, Hey, there’s a job opening at Shedd aquarium. ’cause again, my interest was in working at a, an aquaculture facility. As a matter of fact, I had that opportunity. And this was a weird turn of events in grad… Read More
I worked at jackhammer settling, torch cutting. I mean we were doing everything to start this operation. And the bottom line is he’s, he’s offered me a position out there and he said, you know, come on out here. We’ll give you part ownership in the company. We’ll get you… Read More
Like, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I got the job at Shedd, I’m there for about five months. Steve writes me this long letter, which I, I came upon last couple of years. I thought it was long gone. He said, Hey man, it’s happening. I got a spot out here… Read More
And when did you first consider even the idea of working in an aquarium?… Read More
He never came out. But it was just a big impressive animal. And I guess, you know, gorillas and, you know, most primates generally I found really interesting. Not so much hoofstock or, you know, rhinos are cool, hippos are cool. But yeah, my exposure is mostly to Zeus. Read More
You’s mentioned a dog, but any, Yeah, you know, for some reason gorillas were always impressive to me. I mean, gosh, it had, I think his name was s Samson up at Milwaukee and just this austere exhibit space, I felt so bad. Tiled had a scale at one side. Read More
We went there, but really not a lot of involvement with going to aquariums and, you know, a little bit more to zoos. So. And Did you have, were you drawn to any animals?… Read More
Not really. I’m trying to think. We did go to zoos occasionally. My, my greatest memory was Milwaukee Zoo and it was a big deal for me when I became old enough to take a bus down to the zoo in Milwaukee and our family would go there as well. Read More