This saddens me terribly. I cried this morning over it. Alec had contacted me off list several times over the years and I found him to be such a billiant light and warm human being. I never knew, however, that he was battling heroin. We need him. We cannot afford to lose people like Alec. It is surely our tragic loss. Marta -- Marta Russell Los Angeles, CA http://www.disweb.org