X-Message-Number: 1520
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 21:37:21 CST
From: Brian Wowk <>
Subject: CRYONICS: short memory

Keith Henson:
 
> It is worth noting that the next night's postings contained unfettered 
> support for Saul by Brian Wowk (who was not in cryonics at the time), 
> and very cautious support for Saul by Thomas Donaldson who was deeply 
> involved in the mess. 
 
        Keith, I know you had your hands full, but I'm truly shocked 
that you would say I wasn't "in cryonics" during the Dora Kent crisis 
(Dec. 1987 - early 1988).  I have been a cryonics activist since 1986 
(my first articles for Cryonics magazine appeared that year), and became 
Alcor's 95th Suspension Member in May 1987.  Mike Darwin and I were 
deeply involved in writing the new Blue Book when the crisis began.  I 
spoke with you and your wife frequently by phone during the crisis, and 
worked closely with you on a project to get the Coroner's office 
harassed by the State Department.  Also at your request, I joined as a 
Plaintiff in the successful Electronic Communications Privacy Act 
lawsuit launched against Riverside County in 1990.  I was eligible to do 
so because communications of mine were siezed during the Coroner's Jan. 
1988 raid on the Alcor facility.  Finally, I contributed about two 
thousand dollars toward Alcor's legal defense during the crisis (which 
was not tax deductible here in Canada).  To have helped Alcor during its 
time of need, and then be forgotten this way is quite unfair.
 
        Moreover, you have used your forgetfulness to undermine my 
credibility.  Despite your posting, I have been involved in cryonics 
about just as long as you, and have known Saul Kent personally for that 
same length of time.  I have also been following Saul's work and writing 
for the past ten years, which I doubt you have.  In short, I resent 
being depicted as a cryonics neophyte.   
 
                                                --- Brian Wowk

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