I Heard from a VERY reliable source that SA is still very friendly with Jon Cain. Also, read Deen's "thanks" at the back of the' Revelation' cd...he misses SA and thinks of him as a "brother".
And, for those who care, Steve Augeri is one of the nicest, caring men in the music business. Did anyone ever consider he was just doing what he was told to do? At the time, no one knew how long he would be vocally incapitated...but when the time got longer...it was time to say "au revoir".

I, for one, cried my eyes out, because I really enjoyed SA's tenure with the band.
I wish him all the success in the future, because he deserves it!
Anne
