Universal Studios was my home for 25 years. For a small-town boy from the deep South, it was a dream come true when I heard the words, "You're hired. Tour guide training begins Monday." Over the course of my career I hosted over 32,000 lives shows, became entertainment director, wrote and directed shows for Universal Florida's debut, and the opening day extravaganza for the Ronald Reagan Museum/Library. As I tell people, for 25 years Universal Studios paid me to play for a living