normal? hehehehe DM, you are many wonderful things but (thankfully) normal ain't one of them!
I totally can echo the sentiments above (and have elsewhere on the forums)- i'm enjoying the ride, seeing as many shows as I can, and not holding my breath for new material- and would rather wait for new SC material if he gets a better voice in it, and is more creaticely fulfilled than if they try to recapture magic that isn't there creatively.
frankly, though, as said above we'll never know, I think they may have needed closure. Like that relationship where you just wonder what if?
No matter what, I hope it all ends with everyone getting what they need- including a few posters who never got to see them before getting their first chance at a live show!!!