HAHAHAHA...I think he bailed on us. Can't imagine why, but...who's to know? I've been wrong before. No, it's true.
It's possible that he's getting ready for the next wave of 75-100 all Gen1 'busas to roll up to his suspiciously European appearing cobble-stone cul-de-sac so he can show us how it's REALLY done.
I don't know.