So, just a bit of an update:
I searched the obituaries online in his home town for his real name around the date of his last post on August 4, and found no entries. So, he's probably not dead yet.
Was sort of hoping for a high-speed fiery crash off of a cliff somewhere, which would be my preferred way to go. Sure would beat laying in bed moaning, "Oh, it hurts when I pee...." then....CROAK!
