***Incestuous Metablogging Warning***

Okay, that done, I was stunned to see a post by Prince Cambpell (aka: Chartreuse) in my feed reader today. Until this morning I’d totally forgotten about the guy.

For those who missed it, Chartreuse was this crazy guy who hopped into the online world with a new style, fresh voice and often way-out-there perspective (ie: I thought he was worth listening to because he stirred my thoughts, even if I also thought he was generally wrong).

He spoke at WordCamp. Maybe a few other conferences. Then closed his blog and turned it into some kind of private place that charged for entry. My guess is that 1000 people or so signed up to see if it was worth sticking around, but nobody (that I know of) really did.

Then there were some rumors the cops were after him. People who knew him in real life distanced themselves. And lots of quiet.

His latest post simply denies he did any wrong, end of story. With comments closed (which is very, very weird if you’ve read Prince for any length of time).

Anyways, I have no observations on this, as I have no inside knowledge of the situation. To be honest I was simply hoping he was back. But he’s not. Ah well.