I had the pleaseure of meeting Dr. Ballard once and found him to be very personable and down to earth. He didn't come across as having any type of ego at all. Just someone who truly loves the ocean and discovering the secrets that it holds. The only part of this that I am not thrilled about is the anti-climatic feeling that the discovery/recovery of conclusive proof will bring. Kind of like when you are a kid and have opened the last present on Christmas morning. You may have gotten something really neat, but there is still a let down feeling that it's over. The good part of this is that once this mystery is resolved and TIGHAR's theory and methodology proven sound, it might be easier to fund other searches. What's next? LTM, who loves to plan ahead. -John