Echoes of a Frozen Past
Cryonics and La Spirale
April 10th, 2007 by Roderick Russell
While the Technorati profile for this blog is tagged with the term cryonics, I have written precious little on the subject herein. Therefore, in an effort to stay true to my tags, I give you a bit of history.
Over a decade ago I granted an interview to the French ‘zine La Spirale, at the time a print ‘zine based in Paris dedicated to all things underground, cyberpunk and fringe. I was interviewed along with the then membership administrator of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation Brian Shock and Anatole Dolinoff, then president of the Cryonics Society of France. The issue contained a general article about cryonics as well as three separate and distinct interviews with the three of us.
I would never say that the interview was groundbreaking, but it was fun to participate in and I’m pleased as punch to be listed in the (now) digital ‘zine alongside interviews with some of my favorite writers, thinkers and all-around curious people such as Douglas Rushkoff, RU Sirius, Marilyn Manson, Richard Metzger, Gareth Branwyn and my old friend, Natasha Vita More. There’s also an interview with Missy Suicide of the Suicide Girls and, of course, Timothy Leary.
While unfortunately only available in French, the cryonics articles can be found here:
With Roderick Russell here.
With Brian Shock here.
With Anatole Dolinoff here.
General Cryonics Article here.
Of curious note is that, intentional or not, these interviews do not turn up easily in web searches for any of our names. The reason? There is one typo in each of our names - in my case an “l” left off of Russell. Not only is this a bit of my own personal history, it’s also an infrequently seen one as a result of this suspicious mistake.
Of course, while you’re there be sure to read more of the ‘zine. The interviews alone are dedicated to “computer hacktivists, strange cult devotees, purveyors of science fiction, digital artists, partisans of body modification, media guerillas… the unorthodox, aberrant and eccentric…” (funny, seems I’ve been called all that before) and for those of you who don’t read French, there is a selection of English entries as well.
Enjoy!
tags: alcor, brian shock, cryonics, cryonics society of france, cyberpunk, douglas rushkoff, gareth branwyn, la spirale, marilyn manson, missy suicide, natasha vita more, richard metzger, roderick russell, ru sirius, suicide girls, timothy leary
