Yeah, Betty...he finally kicked the oxygen habit. Died June 5 last year in L.A. at age 73. BTW--He "covered" Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man". The album flopped so badly that he considered leaving the entertainment world and becoming a commercial pilot. -Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Betty Alfred [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 8:26 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Melded Torment Are you all telling me that good ol' Mel is dead? Is that what I'm hearing here?