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You know, ask them what do they think about this?… Read More

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Great question. For the most part, very well, my approach was, you know, I realized, you know, I’m the boss. You can’t be everybody’s friend, but try to work with them and, you know, realize their expertise. Read More

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It wasn’t a huge department. But How did they accept you as the new boss?… Read More

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You know, I really hope I can get this job. And you know, I’m thinking, well, me too, man, but you know, he’s gonna make the choice that he thinks would be best. And so I got the position, the other guy ended up leaving and going to SeaWorld, ended… Read More

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And I remember we had interviewed and he’d come up to me like, Jimmy, I don’t know why, why aren’t they doing something?… Read More

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Well, we were then, gosh, that would’ve been the early eighties. We were building what we called that little invertebrate module and also the, it was actually called the, an amenity exhibit. It had an amenities and quarrels. So I think the number might’ve soared to like 15, maybe 18… Read More

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We had no onsite vet at the, at all. Dr. Eric Ashkin was our first veterinarian. Barbara Baker would come over with, oh my gosh, Tom Mein. Read More

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We had other, other individuals that would come through, but it was always like, we have to call up Lincoln Park Zoo and see can we get ’em over here?… Read More

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You know, Tuesday afternoon, whatever. I think in, in time we set up an agreement that they would come on a regular basis if nothing else, to just to assess the collection. Now did you have to interview for this assistant curator position? Yeah, Yeah. And I was in a… Read More

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I want you to look at this with me. Or sometimes if I was performing a necropsy, you know, under the microscope, I said, I think I got this. I just want you to look at it too and see if you feel that’s what we’re dealing with. So it… Read More

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So often I would say it was Roger ick and I would say, Hey Raj, you know, could you meet me at Gallery three?… Read More

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So you had, you had a part-time vet, or you had no vet?… Read More

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So short a position as lab manager and what is this new position?… Read More

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Again, I was fortunate right place. And I knew the curator very well. He knew my abilities. He also was big into fish disease analysis. Read More

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How do you get it, The position to open?… Read More

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As that. Yep. And then in 81 you become assistant curator. Read More

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Yes. Yeah, it was considered a step up. You had oversight of all the animals in the aquaquarium and their potential diseases or whatever. They’re not feeling well, you know, most Aquarius had a good working knowledge because most of ’em came from a home aquarium background. So they’re familiar… Read More

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Right. Why?… Read More

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Nowadays it’s much simpler. We buy a premix and that’s commercially available and it works great. Read More

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Now, was this position as lab manager a step up?… Read More