Starting out in life as the only African-American in an Irish community, the Marvelous Misadventures of Mystic Mel began. Circumstances such as being in a diving plane with an unconscious pilot, to finding himself in an anxious situation at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, and mistakenly visiting a Ku Klux Klan rally, is just the beginning. Through all of his life adventures, Mel has kept his humanity and sense of humor and has survived and thrived. Mel challenges his guardian angel, awake or asleep. "What a long and strange trip it has been." Grateful Dead