i havent seen or talked to him in a good long while, but one of the last times i saw him, if i remember correctly, he said he has 2 or 3 books worth of new material in the works, or done, i dont remember as we were both kinda drunk.
i have been checking for updates anywhere, but all i could find was this information about the TOOL re-re-rerelease.
as far as the cover for C&C, i laughed when you said it was made of some material that purposely attracts finger grease. i totally agree.