Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 10, 2007
Taxidermist's project is a labor of (Samson) love
Seeing the "Samson Remembered" exhibit currently on view at the Milwaukee Public Museum, reminded me of how much he meant to Milwaukee and how much it says about Milwaukee's homey, almost small town vibe that everyone loved the local monkey, even though he struck terror in the hearts of many.
Tags: Samson, LaMalfa, taxidermy, Easterman, Christensen-Senk

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 27, 2006
The Public Museum initiation rite
Despite the fact that he can’t walk yet and his favorite sight at the zoo a couple months back was the exit sign aglow in the aquarium building, I decided it was time to initiate my son into the tradition of MPM.
Tags: Milwaukee Public Museum, snake button, zoo, Streets of Old Milwaukee, European Village, Samson

Milwaukee Buzz - July 19, 2006
Samson: In retrospect, was this gorilla happy?
Was Samson the Gorilla happy at the zoo? It didn't really seem that way ...
Tags: Samson, Milwaukee County Zoo

Milwaukee Buzz - March 1, 2001
100 Milwaukee memories: Are you old school?
Are you "old school," Milwaukee? You are if you remember the ice rink at Mayfair Mall? Or Samson, the Milwaukee County Zoo's fallen gorilla? The Green Sheet? The Belmont Hotel bar? Howard and Rosemary? Ah, the Milwaukee memories ... and we've got 100 listed here!
Tags: 100 things, old school, memories, gimbels, samson, schusters, wqfm, green sheet, bowling