Interview 29556 – Caption Index: 62
And this, the workforce when you started was five people, 25 people, only men?… Read More
And this, the workforce when you started was five people, 25 people, only men?… Read More
It’s like, only when you’re in trouble. Read More
I remember if Bill Breaker ran into me one time, and I think it was assistant curator, he’s like, where’s everybody?… Read More
I’ve been looking all around behind the scenes, I can’t find one Aquarius. I’m like, I’m not sure. I mean, they must be behind the scenes. They’re working somewhere. Maybe they’re in a meeting, goes, geez, you know, make sure those people do their jobs. So as an Aquarius, as… Read More
And he come down to Jim Robinette, oh, he’s not here. Ha ha ha. I’m like, funny guy. He was a nice guy. Not overly knowledgeable. I mean, I, I think he may have come in through our janitorial staff. So, you know, as far as knowledge about keeping animals… Read More
Aquarius, did you have contact with the director and at that senior level or not?… Read More
It’s like, we never even did that when I started. And now it’s an actual full-time job with a staff of, I bet probably half dozen people. It’s a big part of their operations. So it was, it’s much simpler back then. I also remember on the mezzanine level, we… Read More
Yeah. Of the whole aquarium. And then the director of the aquarium now referred to as a president slash ceo Who was the assistant director when you started Lou Reimers. Lou Reimers often seen with a cigar in his mouth in his office. He was there forever. I’m not sure… Read More
And about the curator was Assistant director?… Read More
So What was the structure of the staff?… Read More
Very simple. There was a curator and then the assistant creator curator was kind of that in responsibility only. Didn’t really have that term. Matter of fact, the guy that was the assistant curator was a man in charge of the coral reef tank in the diving program. So, but… Read More
You had a boss that was the curator and then they had, what was the starting structure?… Read More
He loved it and he realized that I got a lot to share and he was very much into that whole aspect of the job. Read More
And the effectively assistant curator came up to me, he’s like, what are you doing out here?… Read More
I said, I’m just created this tank, you know, I’m checking it out, make sure everything’s good. He goes, get in the back and clean your area like that. That’s how it was said. I’m like, wow. Subsequent years. We encouraged Aquarius to come out into their galleries and mingle… Read More
And did you have any concerns when you started working at the aquarium?… Read More
One time I was out there and I remember I had just set up an exhibit and I’m looking at the exhibit, you know, as it’s filling up with water, seeing how it looks. Read More
Not really. Other than the, the part about, you know, having to clean the floors was a pain in the neck. And I actually serviced a gallery at a half, but I just took it in stride. I was always a kid that was like, Hey, whatever it takes, you… Read More
Fairly bare bones. You know, I’m, I’m thinking the tanks, as we call ’em now, call ’em exhibits or habitats. But they were, you know, very austere decorations were stacked rocks, you know, maybe a flower pot for the sick of the hide in type of thing. Not, not much… Read More
But the salt water recipe had gone through several iterations before we got to the one when I started the life support equipment was real basic and didn’t have anything more than what we call mixed media filters, which is six. You start out with gravel and you work up… Read More