looked fascinating. absolutely fascinating. and of course, the centerpiece of it all was that astonishing skull. absolutely amazing. >> kristen and stan adelstein are there. they're going to try to buy the dinosaur for us. and terry winston is there, the guy who fought for this dinosaur forever. susan hendricks is there. everybody's anticipating this auction. and i'm thinking, we have a chance, we have a chance. sotheby's had arranged for one of the people who normally would be taking bids to give me a running detail on the telephone about what was happening at the auction. >> i was at the institute too. i could not bear to listen to the phone. it was too much. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to sotheby's.