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Greg , I agree with your posting (below), except for your comments about Ivan's, or anyone's sexuality. I have been a member of this list for 2 1/2 years now and the only thing I have seen from the list is that IT DOESN'T MATTER! IT'S NOT AN ISSUE ! Why does it keep coming up?? Bob Chapman [log in to unmask] Ivan M Suzman wrote: > ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^ > > As I sit here at Ivan's computer at 3 am, Ivan is finally resting after > a couple of very traumatic days. After the News program on Monday, Ivan > had some personal problems that needed attention after what was an > exhausting day. I hope he doesn't mind, but I am going to tell you a > little bit about our friend. > First of all he has the most severe off times of anyone I have met. He > has dystonia so severe all his digits and limbs curl up to the point > that he has to sit like an Indian or yoga style (whichever is politically > incorrect) on the floor. He has severe cramping of all of his muscles. > He has severe festination. If any of you have downloaded the avi file > from Pallidotomy.com he is more severe with his gait than that young man > was prior to surgery. He is sometimes, shall we say melodramatic, > however there is not a soul I know personally that shows courage on a > daily basis the way Ivan does. > He is also subject to this countries misplaced priorities. What are > these eggheads thinking of when they appropriate fund for the endowment > of the arts and not one cent has gone through for this most insidious > prison for our brains. I don't want to hear any bull----- logic about > how important the arts are. > PPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Spare me the tired old lines about who draws the line on art being > acceptable. I just don't see the logic behind supporting something so > insignificant and benign. Why should we provide federal funding in a > capitalist society for a private enterprise. Right now I think the > Googenheim is some maneuver to dislodge the excess pork from the gluttons > who serve in Congress. Ivan won't agree, somehow I think this opinion is > a no brainer. > Back to our friend. He tries insatiably to get things done on our > behalf. He will not take no for an answer. He has tried for several > weeks now to get one of the local politicians to attend the gala on > Saturday in Falmouth, Maine. He finally got Tom Allen the first district > Congressman from Portland to commit. He is one of two Democratic House > members while we have two Moderate female Senators whom have big shoes to > fill for George Mitchell and Bill Cohen. Ivan also wouldn't rest until > he got the wording he wanted and worked so hard to pen on the Governors > Proclamation. You see, Ivan is a survivor in the truest sense of the > word. He speaks his mind, when he has overstepped he usually succumbs to > politeness even if he does so stubbornly at times. > Ivan is honest about his sexual orientation. I am sure some people can't > get past that. Homophobics are alive and well in most locals in this > country I don't hold it against him even if there is not a genetic > disposition. Think about that next time someone stares at your pill > rolling hands or your chorea like dance to the movement Gods. If you feel > it is unfair that you are singled out because of something beyond your > control, try and remember that next time you question a person's sexual > orientation. I would invite anyone whom thinks a 13 year old with gay > tendencies had learned behavior instead of a gene alteration or > mutation. A little toleration can go a long way in keeping an already > difficult existence alive and somewhat positive. > > Your List Friend > Greg Leeman 37/7 > created on the computer of > Ivan Suzman 48/11 [log in to unmask] > Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F > *********************************************************** > > On Thu, 9 Apr 1998 19:57:45 -0500 Ivan M Suzman <[log in to unmask]> writes: > >^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ > >Ivan Suzman 48/11 [log in to unmask] > >Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 43 deg. F "warm" > >*********************************************************** > > > >On Wed, 8 Apr 1998 09:43:10 CST Margaret Mates > ><[log in to unmask]> > >writes: >Ivan S. and Karen B.... are there any plans to duplicate and > >>sell copies of your TV appearance as was done with the first > >>TV appearance of Ivan??? I would certainly like to get a > >>copy of this show also. Margaret Mates > >> > >Dear Margaret, > > > > Tonight my friend Nancy and I, and a painter named John,watched the > >video together for the first time.. It is really amazing. First of > >all, half-way through, enters Jon, Karen's husband. His emotions and > >his honesty and coping mechanisms, and the shock at the deal of the > >cards Karen has received are all wonderfully and openly shared. > > Karen is just extraordinary! With unshakeable determinedness, she > >doesn't let PD get in her way. She is planning on climbing Mt. > >Katahdin in June!! She talks about SO many of her symptoms, > >explaining how "intenal tremors" feel, how she got diagnosed, how > >eating became impossible, how she tells EVERYBODY she has PD. Inform > >and educate are two o fher key words. > > Nancy laughed when once or twice she saw me give way to Karen > >instead > >of answering. Well, I figured, why be a control freak when it was > >already my 2nd TV show. I did see my own facial mask for the very > >first time. My mouth twists stiffly down into a growing frown, even > >when I'm feeling no anger or sadness at all! I talk about how I was > >diagnosed, and we plug the Udall bill and its need for funding. > > Margaret, this TV show outclasses the 1st show, and NEVER deviates > >from the topic of PD. The LIVE, called-in questions are amazing-- like > >the woman who, after her husband's death, shares her posthumous guilt > >feelings for having beenn too demanding on him, the woman who shakes, > >scared to face the facts, the woman who wonders about how we PWP's > >manage to socialize within a fearful and withdrawn society, the need > >for support groups, > > I highly recommend this tape, BUT attention folks, I am NOT able to > >distribute copies this time around. I am tired this spring, and > >muist save my energies for other important projects. > >Give us Mainahs some time to pondah, and we'll figure out how you can > >get > >a tape. thank, Maragret!! I'm sure Karen and Greg will figure out the > >answers. > > > >Yours, > >Ivan > >