X-Message-Number: 1678 Date: 25 Jan 93 00:57:29 EST From: David S Pizer <> Subject: CRYONICS Reply to Curtis Henderson from David Pizer Dear Curtis: Thank you for your recent posting to the cryonet and for taking the time to discuss some of these issues with me on the phone the other evening. I admire your frankness. I would like to respond to your points with equal frankness, if I may. I can not speak for Keith Henson, however I am becoming more interested in the history of CSNY and Cryospan for several reasons. I would like to know more about the history of Saul Kent and how he handles various matters. I would like to know more now because Saul is now becoming more powerful in Alcor. He seems to carry great influence. I believe we have an obligation to know about people who have so much influence. I would like to know more because CSNY and Cryospan had relatives who requested the removal of patients. I forsee in the near future where as many as 3 Alcor patients may be asked for by relatives. We may be able to learn from the events of the past. I would like to know why you feel that the continued operation of Cryospan and CSNY were a threst to the integrity of the cryonics idea and to the personal integrity of Saul Kent, as you stated. You state that there were no judgments, however I have heard that there was a threat of $1,000 a day fine. I would like to know more about this. Why, what, where, how? Until my talk with Mike Perry this evening, I did not know where the historical records were. I understand that they have now been returned to Alcor. I am going to review them, soon. After that review, I am sure I will have more questions. I hope you and Saul will answer them. You and Saul know more about this then most anyone else; we can learn a lot from you. I apologize if my questions were in an accusatory tone. I will appriciate any suggestions (from anyone) on how to phrase them better. I would like to correct your impression that there was, or is, an alliance between Keith, Carlos or myself. I have often disagreed with these gentlemen, and they with me, and with each other. In addition, I have recently come to support the idea of Steve Bridge running Alcor. I have got to know Steve, I think he will do a good job. I have asked members of the staff, and other Alcor members, to give Steve a chance. I have asked Carlos, Hugh and Keith to do the same. You can verify that with Joe Hovey. I have stated many times that Alcor owes Carlos a great debt for his skill and savy in hard times. I feel that Carlos will always be a valuable leader in Alcor. I predict that he and Steve will become very good friends in the future. I agree with you, Curtis. I think we should conduct ourselves as though we were going to live forever. If you care to help us understand what went on in the past, I hope you will answer the questions I have asked in this posting and those in an earlier posting. In addition, I hope Saul will, also. I also hope we can have an open cryonet discussion of all the events of the past, and that others will join in with questions and comments. I hope we will all ask questions, and make comments, in accordance with the high standards of respect you have set in your posting. Best Regards, David Pizer Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=1678