I mentioned to Rodney via email that this whole mess with his SB100 number is giving me major heartburn.
Rodney and I were communication prior to SB 100 day and I tagged along on his pre-appointment at the Santa Clara DMV in late December to collect as much info as possible regarding what to expect on 1/2/08. The prospect of going through the SB 100 process caused me some sleepless nights, but the great thing was that there was never a "dog eat dog" tone to the CC threads discussing strategies for the big day. Everybody was just working together to figure out how to best negotiate the process.
Rodney - The good news is that the DMV indicated that you're still in the system. I think you mentioned that they had tenatively assigned #54 to you. In my view, it would be crazy for the DMV to be stringing you along. I still think it's going to happen!