X-Message-Number: 9977
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 10:23:18 -0700
From: kelly moy <>
Subject: Wish List for Celebrity Suspendees
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> Message #9972
> From: "Scott Badger" <>
> Subject: Re: CryoNet #9963 - #9968
> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:29:50 -0500
> 
> I'd be curious to hear who else has been offered a free suspension, besides
> Pohl and the OMNI contest winner (what an odd case).  I can say that my
> first interest in cryonics developed when I read an article about Jim
> Halperin being signed up, and this was long before I communicated with him.
> Point being (though I'm not sure I relish the idea), I was persuaded to take
> a closer look because someone relatively popular was doing it.  It's sad to
> think that anyone will become dust when cryonics offers a chance for them to
> survive, but it is particularly sad that we will lose the greatest minds in
> our world.  This has already probably been kicked around, but what about one
> or more of the cryonics firms sharing the expense and offering (perhaps
> annually?) a complimentary suspension to a high profile individual (e.g.
> Stephen Hawking) as a sort of reward/honor for making a substantial
> contribution in his/her field.  Perhaps a number of candidates should be
> identified and contacted to be informed of their candidacy so that it could
> be determined who would accept and who wouldn't before the award was made.
> S/he would also have to agree to speak openly about his/her intention to
> carry through with the susupension when the press release is made available
> to the media.  Is this an old idea?
>
 
I hope that we would not have all boring snobs for celebrities that are
reanimated in the future.  I think celebrities can afford suspensions
more
than most people so they should have to pay their own way and not be 
freeloading off the rest of us!  My wish list is as follows:

	1.  Ronnie James Dio
	2.  Glacier (WWF wrestler)
	3.  Weird Al Yankovic
	4.  Norman Mailer
	5.  Kevin Poulestein
	6.  Shawn Estes

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