X-Message-Number: 23879 Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:34:15 -0700 Subject: "Grandpa's Still In the Tuff Shed" review From: Kennita Watson <> --Apple-Mail-2-476840069 format=flowed As I promised: I enjoyed "Grandpa's Still In the Tuff Shed". A little over an hour long, it gives a little of the flavor of Nederland, CO -- iconoclastic, eccentric, and eclectic, with mostly friendly people. Dramatis Personae: (I may have missed a couple of names): Clay Evans -- ebullient reporter from the Boulder Daily Camera; convinced that if Grandpa is brought back, it will be with mush for brains (not clear if he thinks that would be true with any technique, and he apparently doesn't get cloning). Bryan Evans -- Mayor; friendly, a little overwhelmed Ted Lesondak -- Marshall; professional and reserved Scotty Graves -- Deputy; expressive and amused Amy Bayless -- Police Commissioner and "ghostbuster" Tom Hendricks -- gold miner; "Life is fun!" Carol Burt -- Trygve's friend Robert Corcoran -- Trygve's friend Shirley Filer -- Trygve's neighbor; sour, doesn't seem to like life much David Harrison -- Trygve's lawyer; seemed supportive, but can you really tell with a lawyer? Barbara Lawler -- Nederland Mountain-Ear; did poll of readers that tended towards favorable Paul Danish -- Boulder Commissioner Bo Shaffer -- Planetary Ecologist; the man who brings dry ice to the Tuff Shed every 3 weeks, and other stuff from time to time Toasty Post -- Nederland resident; does contests for FDGD, but seems against cryonics in general GSITTS talks about Trygve and the polar bear club he started near Nederland, then about his being chased by the INS and deported. Then came the saga of Grandpa, starting with discovering him after Trygve had already been deported back to Norway, and the legal battle to keep him frozen. There was talk of him being thawed, but the warmest Bo mentioned him getting was 20 degrees (F) -- too warm, but still frozen. Clay pointed out that what happened in the film is what happens whenever anything new comes along: first people are afraid of it, then they get used to it, then they embrace it. With Grandpa Bredo, the kicker was all the money that the FDGD brought into the town. Some of the people in the film think that Grandpa is now a ghost, and they're fine with that -- I'd like to ask if they think he'll go back to his body if he's rejuvenated, and what they'd think if there were two or three hundred of him. Overall, the film made the FDGD look fun but not ridiculous, and Grandpa look a little spooky but not dangerous at all. You can order your own copy from Village Video <http://nederlandchamber.org/members/VillageVideo.htm> , or (303) 258-7007. Maybe I can show my copy at an Alcor meeting sometime? Live long and prosper, Kennita -- Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song" --Apple-Mail-2-476840069 Content-Type: text/enriched; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING 'ENRICHED' ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23879