So I sent him an email more or less when I posted this thread, I've had no reply since.
Either he's ignored it or it wasn't important enough to reply to.
It's been well over a week so it's not looking good at this stage.
Anyway, I don't harbour any resentment towards this person
At least now I know it wasn't synchronicity. It was just coincidence. It's good because it was annoying me for a good while. It's a good thing I've followed it and found out.