X-Message-Number: 19604 Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 04:20:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Driven FromThePack <> Subject: Has our 15 minutes started yet? I find it bizarre--though wonderful--that cryonics has found its way into so many mainstream venues, and in such an offhand, casual manner: besides making almost daily appearances in the late night monologues (Leno, Letterman), we have these passages from the SF Chronicle/Examiner sports pages: THAT'S COLD: "The Pacific Coast League Portland Beavers held 'Arthur Andersen Night,' complete with shredders and padded attendance figures," says Joe Arcilla of American Canyon. "What's next? Will the Tucson Sidewinders hold Alcor Life Extension Foundation Night?" -- Mets catcher Mike Piazza hasn't warmed to the idea of freezing bodies to preserve them for the future. "I haven't really researched that topic," he told the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger. "I know it's been done. I remember the first 'Austin Powers' movie." -- "John Henry Williams could never be the hitter Ted (Williams) was, but in some ways he reminds many people of his father," says Alan Ray. "In fact, he's a chip off the old block." -- From Dave Kindred of the Sporting News: "Here's what Teddy Ballgame would say when thawed out in a hundred years: 'That idiot kid of mine got a hit yet?' __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19604