Hey sorry for a semi-necro...
This is one of those threads that should never die. It's not like the subject matter is ever fully exhausted, and any entry reporting an MIA is on-topic, current, and a potentially useful post, as far as community-building goes.
"Hey, whatever happened to dude?"
"Geez, I don't know, but remember how he used to...?'
"Yeah, those were good times."
"Days of wine and roses, my friend."
"Unicorns and rainbows, pal. Those were days of unicorns and rainbows."