This a bunch of bull, they just wanted to post something about him. I can bet that NewsAskew.com will get to the bottom of this.
That guy was starting to make something of himself in Hollywood. I hated his stuff, but a lot of people liked it. What a waste.
FWIW, the following comes from Malcolm Ingram last night on the Askew WWW board. He is best known as the "Drawing Flies" guy, and is an insider at the Kevin Smith compound:
according to the askew website, he's also slated to appear in October at Marshall University, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002. unless they bring him in a coffin, he ain't dead yet!