Ted Williams’ frozen head for batting practice at cryogenics lab: book
PHOENIX — A new book by a former employee of Alcor, the company that froze Ted Williams’ remains, alleges the Baseball Hall of Famer’s body was mistreated by the company.
Larry Johnson says in the book “Frozen: My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception and Death” that he watched an Alcor official swing a monkey wrench at Williams’ frozen severed head to try to remove a tuna can stuck to it. The first swing accidentally struck the head, Johnson contends, and the second knocked the tuna can loose.
Alcor Life Extension Foundation of Scottsdale, Ariz., issued a statement on its Web site denying the allegations and promising legal action.
“Alcor denies allegations reported in the press that there was mistreatment of the remains of Ted Williams at Alcor,” the company said. “Alcor will be litigating this and any other false allegations to the maximum extent of the law.”
Johnson says Alcor used the cans, from a cat that lived on the premises, as pedestals for the heads and that an Alcor employee tried in vain to remove the tuna can.
“Then he grabbed a monkey wrench, heaved a mighty swing, missing the tuna can completely but hitting the head dead center,” Johnson wrote. “Tiny pieces of frozen head sprayed around the room.”-ESPN
Is this for real? There are so many things wrong with this story. First off, what is a multi-million dollar facility holding the remains of one of baseball’s greatest players doing storing his head on a used can of tuna. Has the recession really hit that hard? I don’t care if its a gold plated can of tuna for the King of Saudi Arabia’s prized pussy. Secondly, where along the line does the idea to use a monkey wrench to dislodge the can become a good idea. After 30 beers, a pound of weed, and some acid? Nope, been there, done that and the idea never came to me. Once again, this is medical facility. Did they mix up their employees with the insane asylum next door? Obviously the firm is denying it. This whole cryogenics thing has been a disaster from the start. Kinda has the feel of Jose Conseco’s first steriods claims. But didn’t those end up being true?