The Great Tidepool came about because of the help and the open-minded, generous, “Ed Ricketts attitude” of so many kind people we bumped into. We sincerely thank:
Don Kohrs for his generous and collegial attitude about all things Ed Ricketts. Annie Holdren for her enthusiastic support from the very beginning. Vicki Pearse for her knowledge of all things marine biologic and her wise comments and excellent proofreading of scientific names and pronunciations. Kevin Raskoff for his early encouragement and ever-present help and comments. Keith Bengston for his enthusiastic embrace of our efforts and his positive attitude. John Pearse for his consistent encouragement and positive feedback. William Gilly who openly listened to two amateur natural historians and helped us understand Ricketts’ philosophy of scientific holism. Tim Noakes for his help navigating the boxes of Ricketts’ materials. Ed Ricketts Jr. for his enthusiastic attitude and interesting stories. Stewart Clapp for his initial readings of the script. Susan Shillinglaw for her support and encouragement to deliver this movie to a larger audience as well as her insightful academic work on Steinbeck and Ricketts. Dennis Copeland for his help with Ricketts materials and our introduction to the Ricketts’ lab. Nancy Ricketts for her wonderful insights into her father’s attitude. Joe Velasquez for his exceptional musical talents. Sam Naujokas for his honest appraisal that steered us in the right direction.
And thanks to the many institutions that have screened our movies and provided a venue to receive feedback and the thrill of showing our movies to a live audience.