[ExI] FW: Larry King wants to be cryopreserved

[Giulio Prisco]

This. Is. Great.

2011/12/18 Max More <max at maxmore.com>:
> It is not confirmed yet, but looks very likely to go ahead: On January 11,
> I'm scheduled to appeared on the Dr. Oz Show alongside Larry King. There
> will probably be a couple of other people who are not yet confirmed. The
> producer tells me that Larry King has confirmed. (The show also wants to
> film at Alcor the week before the in-studio appearance.)
>
> I've never seen the show, but it clearly has a large audience, and Mr King
> is popular. Celebrities can be as much of a problem for cryonics as an
> opportunity, but this case seems fairly likely to be beneficial.
>
> --Max
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> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 7:32 PM, David Lubkin <lubkin at unreasonable.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> The article in People left out much of the juice. I have my remote control
>> set to cycle between the news channels, and I often have news on while
>> I work. When I hit CNN, the topic in question was just beginning, so I
>> stayed with it.
>>
>> It's not just that he wants cryonics.
>>
>> He does not believe in an afterlife.
>>
>> He wants to live forever.
>>
>> He was asked but if you are revived in hundreds of years, all your
>> friends will be dead. His reply? I'll make new friends.
>>
>> ISTM King is the most prominent person to publicly declare their
>> serious desire to be frozen. Is there anyone else faintly near his
>> name recognition? (Ted Williams's arrangements weren't public
>> until after his suspension.)
>>
>>
>> -- David.
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