X-Message-Number: 23967 From: "John de Rivaz" <> References: <> Subject: Re: free suspensions for celebrities Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:04:32 +0100 Although I am largely in agreement with what Steve Bridge says about free cryopreservations for celebrities, there are some examples where the fees are paid by someone else and where the person involved has taken an active and useful part in the movement. Maybe a better solution would be for cryopreservation members to look around them in their own lives and consider people who may fit into that category. Is there someone you know with special skills that tends to be enthusiastic about things (s)he joins? Put together a case and send it in confidence to your cryonics service provider. Or better still, if you have used investment rather than insurance for your own cryopreservation and you are now substantially overfunded, consider using some of that so there is zero cost to your cryonics service provider. This is very, very difficult I know, and the chance to do it may only happen once in a conventional lifetime. But only one or two people who are fortunate enough to be able follow up this idea could make a big difference. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://John.deRivaz.com for websites including Cryonics Europe, Longevity Report, The Venturists, Porthtowan, Alec Harley Reeves - inventor, Arthur Bowker - potter, de Rivaz genealogy, Nomad .. and more > From: > Subject: Re: free suspensions for celebrities > > From Steve Bridge > In my experience at this (27 years and counting), offering free suspensions > to ANYONE leads them to treat cryonics as a lark, at best. The free "members" > aren't seriously committed. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=23967