Interview 16470 – Caption Index: 666
Now, Pat recently, and you alluded to it, when did you retire as the active director?… Read More
Now, Pat recently, and you alluded to it, when did you retire as the active director?… Read More
Did I answer that in any way?… Read More
I was very, very shy, very much of an introvert, excruciatingly shy, and Pat pushed me. I was nervous and very difficult for me to even pick up the phone and invite someone to dinner. He kept pushing me and he’s always been very much of a people person, he… Read More
And through my life with Pat, I’ve had all kinds of just wonderful experiences I don’t think I ever would’ve had. I’ve lived with a lion, I had- Slept with chimps. Bears. Couldn’t get through the house without a broom because of the, not cheetahs, tigers. Tigers. Tigers and grizzlies. Read More
I have one of the most wonderful things, this guy. First of all, number one, when I met him, I had never met anybody with this much energy. I could not believe the amount of energy he had. He was very athletic, he could climb trees, he could rope animals,… Read More
Being part of the zoo meant to me. Well, closer to Pat for one thing. When I was growing up, I can remember that I told pat, I told him many times, when I was young, I wanted to grow up and live on a farm, I loved animals. My… Read More
What has being part of the zoo meant to you?… Read More
A question for Diana, a specific question. Read More
Huh?… Read More
And Jim Fell’s been to the zoo many times. He’s been there and he’s appointed as an honorary board of the symphony or the opera or something. So there’s been several people there. And a question for Diana. Read More
How did you fathom that?… Read More
Well, he helped me because he did Wild Kingdom and I was interested in Wild Kingdom, so that was interesting. In fact, what I was gonna tell you a while ago. And he came to the opening of our zoo and helped. That was great, and he was a huge… Read More
How did Marlon help you?… Read More
How did they help you?… Read More
The duck flew away, I ran after it, I ran almost a mile. It landed on a pond over on Justice Keith Ofra’s property. I caught that damn bird again and brought it back because that was the first Muscovy duck I ever saw and I had to have my… Read More
Well, Marlon Perkins was a mentor, Carol Perkins was a mentor, my friend, Dr. Jim Potter and Dr. Ksalski and those were mentors of mine. I had guys when I was a kid. I would raise pheasants or pigeons, I’d go over there and visit with them. One of the… Read More
Who was one of the more important mentors to you?… Read More
Huh?… Read More
Well, who was one of the more important mentors to you?… Read More
People that took interest in you that were mentors for you. I had a lot of mentors. Read More