I've been following Tighar since I was in my preteens, now I am 38. My mom got me interested in AE a long time ago. My mom was a big fan. The way she told the story to me when I was a kid sent chills up my spine. What is really strange is that feeling only happens to me once in a while. The next time I got that feeling was when I saw the IN Search Of program with Lenard Nemoy and the episode I saw was the AE one. So after that never thought about it to much. Then sometime in 1988 or 1989 I saw some special about Tighar on T.V. I can't remember where I saw the program. I have looked for it because I would like to see it again because when I was watching that program I got the same chill up my spine. Since I saw that I always knew something would come from Tighar's investigations. At this time in my life I didn't know of the post lost radio messages, and when I read the Dana Randolph and Betty klenck stories I got the special chill up my spine feeling. There are only a few places I've been to in my life when I have experieced this feeling. So to get to the point, I think you all (Tighar) exhaust yourselves on your expeditions. Trying to solve a 75 year old mystery in a two week time span I think damages your chances at finding the special smoking gun you are looking for, and what I mean is that I think you are trying to hard sometimes, and in some situations. I'm no expert that's for sure I am just trying to think outside the box for you guys because I believe in what you are doing.
In my life I have noticed that when I am trying to hard I jinx myself more without even knowing it. Where I think this is true is the investigations on the island itself. I keep seeing evidence slip past you. I think you need to think like Mother Nature to solve this one or try to let Mother Nature lead you to the evidence. O.k so this is how I think this could be accomplished and that would be put 3 or 4 people on the island at a time for a maybe a month, then when that month is over stage 3 more and when these people are brought ashore set them free and see where they end up. Will they end up at the Seven Site? Who knows but this way you try to see what influenced AE and FN to go to the seven site. By doing this you would also accomplish something else, when storms come in and go out you would have the ability to be the first ones there, because that seems to be what is happening over the years (ie) the biologist with the students or whatever found the small wheel on the beach and then left it there because they didn't want to disturb Tighar's investigation which is thoughtfull but why didn't they just pull it up past the water line I'll never understand. These types of things keep you/us from finding a smoking gun. I know it's there and you do to. I know this because whenever I see a picture of Niku I get the strange feeling up my spine. That feeling doesn't lie to me but don't really believe in the supernatural. I really just believe in balance and trying to maintain it.
What were AE's feelings for FN. I know she and GP had some sort of open marriage. Why would she not leave a message behind like AE was here? All of us have done that at one time or another. Is it a coincidence that Fred was a good looking man and just happened to be with a celebrity flying around the world. My point is why no message left behind? Possibly Fred died soon and AE felt responsible and when she found no one was coming for her she found it better that the world didn't know the whole story. Maybe she wanted to be a martyr. Could she have been in love with FN and when he was gone what else did she have to live for? I'll say that there is no one out there that could convice me that AE and GP were really in love. What are other peoples thoughts on this, especially the AE and GP love thing. Why didn't GP as rich as he was go to some of the islands himself, I know I would have. Ask yourself these questions and respond.
What about that D.W. Hoodless for some reason I get the feeling he is a liar and a cheat. He doesn't look trustworthy to me. The bones didn't just disappear. As all of you know there was talk from the PISS group that they didn't want the U.S to get involved with their PISS project. I can't remember where I read that but it might have been on this site or in the book Amelia Earhart's shoes. Great book by the way. So because of that being said gives me uneasy feelings about where the bones are and who is holding them. Someone has them because they think they may be worth something, I know it's a stretch but I'm sensing there is a big lie behind those bones. Has anyone ever tried to talk to the Brit's main government about this, I'm sure someone from Tighar has, because they are so thorough. Would be nice to know what the Brits have to say about those bones. Has anyone ever traced D.W. Hoodless's offspring? Do they give the same dishonest dimenor that D.W. Hoodless presents? I don't know why but when I see a picture of Hoodless I get bad feelings. By the way I'll quit my job for the chance to camp on Niku for a spell. One last question, how does one get permision to visit Niku?