Captain Charles McIlvaine, exception #1 to the rule.
Here is an article that tells about him and his
historic cast iron stomach :o) (28kb pdf)
Chuck Barrows, exception #2 to the rule.
Read his story on Tom Volk's page. (526kb pdf)
Greg
Wright, exception #3 to the rule.
He followed in the footsteps of McIlvaine and tasted over1000 mushrooms in
the 1980's. He got sick about 7 times and once he was really scared.
Unlike McIlvaine he left no written report of his experiment. Eventually
he lost interest in mushrooms. Last heard he was studying UFOs :o)
Storm, exception #4 to the rule.
Storm appears to be a fan of the hippie generation. He has a very
nicely written article in Tracker Trail that explains his reason for eating
mushrooms that the guides do not consider edible. The article is in three
parts: Part 1, Part 2,
Part3. (257kb, 269kb, 269kb pdf)
Here he lists the 300 or so mushrooms he has eaten. (740kb pdf)