$19/ETH this year, call me crazy.
Nope. Not crazy.

The Etheruem set a new all time high of dollar price yesterday. So it is possible for the price to rise further.
True. Though with DAO coming soon eth will prob drop a lot.
We need another DAO or some kind of new applications to consume the Ethereum. If there is one, the price can be maintained.
Possibly, I'm sure people will support the next kind of DAO crowdsale hosted on Ethereum blockchain because the first one was an astounding success.
We also need the first DAO to invest wisely and make some profit. That will set a very good example.