Bummer, but they are all getting older, and when people have families; "roughing it" in the tour life might not as be appealing especially in today's economy.
Indeed, he seemed like a great fit and a rad dude, and
I'm sure he was both of those, I was really hoping to hear some more big if songs turned into yellowcard, love Hang you up and hide, really wanted temp job and bunny and me especially, oh well, still got the big if demos