Jack Hanna UTA speaker series 2019

We all know and love Jack Hanna. You never know what he might say or what one of his animals might do.  Letterman seemed to have a love/hate relationship with him and his critters.

When I learned he was coming to UT Arlington, I wanted to go. I debated about watching his presentation or just trying to get his autograph after the show. I’m glad I watched the presentation. By the way, the lecture series has changed venues and it’s much larger now.

His show was about an hour long with a mix of videos from his career, amusing anecdotes, and some live animals from the Dallas zoo. The Dallas zoo provided a nice support cast for him to amuse the audience as he interacted with the different creatures.

After the show, we agreed to sign and I had brought a book and photo. He was also signing a small 5 x 7 photo that he handed out as you met him.

I showed him the photo and he said that was just a ‘crazy photo’. The people around me all peeked and gave their ‘oooohs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when they saw the cat.

Even though he was trying to move quickly, he gave a few moments to everyone as he tried to personal the photos and books. 

AH

Michio Kaku UTA Maverick Speaker series 02/19/15

Michio Kaku is a rock star. He has long hair and a cool hip chasima. He speaks glowingly of the future and enchanted the audience while he spoke.

Well, maybe I misspoke when I said ‘rock star’.  He’s a nerd ‘rock star’. He is a physicist instead of a lyrist. He is a futurist instead of a musician. He’s on the Science Channel and the Discovery Channel instead of MTV or CMT. He has a PhD instead of a tattoo. But don’t let that fool you he is a rock star.

When I found out that he was going to be speaking at UT Arlington I was excited.  The tickets (free) sold out fast. I was lucky to get stand by.  When I arrived, I never seen the place so packed for a speaker.

When he spoke, we listened. He spoke about an exciting future where technology is a friend and not our enemy. He spoke of wonderful advances that were not that far off.  I was so glad I got the chance to listen to him.

After the lecture he signed. The line was long. After an hour, I handed over my book and a photo. He looked at it and smiled.  He signed and I excitedly left. I just made my rock star smile.  How cool is that?

AH