Hey Robyn,
I recently saw Sam on Stewart Island and enjoyed his company for a day or so. He doesn't drive the bus now though and I don't think he's on-line. He's still a local celeb though - at the local pub there's lots of photos of Sam on the wall, right next to the piano, the lagerphone and the stack of songbooks. The locals apparently use these in combination to raise the rafters from time to time.
Cheers
Mike