I finally got a bit more clarity from my host after having to get cranky with em. Found out there are quite a number of license servers that handle cpanel licenses. Sometimes, one or more of those servers have a problem which then affects some end use customers, but not all.
This was confirmed by a host who apparently lurks on this board...and hit me up on ICQ. Thanks again man, was a pleasure chatting with you
Yea, I get the impression there are some growing pains going on. Too bad actually, because I do like the interface. It's a bit more intuitive than the webmin interface I have on my other server.