X-Message-Number: 6149 From: (hEpCaT) Subject: Timothy Leary Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 20:17:31 -0700 (PDT) Charles Platt (vice-president of CryoCare) announced in message #6143 that Timothy Leary has uncerimoniously been refused cryopreservation services by Biopreservation. He alluded to frustrations involved (odd since the withdrawal was "cordial"), as well as legal and logistical risks that CryoCare and BPI are apparently ill-equipped to handle at this stage in their development (though these latter problems have been well known for sometime). Platt went on to state that he and BPI's head, Mike Darwin removed BPI's standby kits from Leary's residence, and yet says not only that CryoCare is still responsible for Leary, but also that Leary somehow appreciated being left out in the cold like this and characterized the culprits as being "heroes". I know that if my service provider ever dumped me I would raise caine, but then I am not signed up with the CryoCare family of companies. I'd be wondering just how reliable cryonicists are. We are told that CryoCare intends to find Leary another service provider indicating that Leary is not now being looked after by either organization, yet Platt claims that Leary has not been left without coverage! ("Top-Care", yeah - right.) Also, if Platt has no right to publicize Leary's personal life, then I don't see how he could follow that up with "In due course we [CryoCare] will offer a detailed discussion of all the various events and issues involved." Hmmm. At this point, I cannot see how CryoCare can assure its members that BPI will be there for them to provide them with a "high quality suspension" in light of what has happened (and why), and I think that they owe everbody an explanation. In my opinion, the ONLY options for cryonic suspension are the operations that have long track records for for following through when the going gets rough and courageously standing by thier patients. Ever forward, David -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Cosenza 1264-bit Key fingerprint = BF 6C AA 44 C6 CA 13 3F 4A EC 0A 90 AE F3 74 6D 4096-bit Key fingerprint = A4 79 15 79 D2 73 7D 3F 34 88 2E ED 93 6F 46 B1 "When encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption." Public Keys available upon request In the land of the dark, the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Greatful Dead. --Egyption Book of the Dead Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6149