I am runnign Gingerbread right now, but I agree with you about CyanogenMod. I loved that rom! I can't wait for a gingerbread cyanogen mod rom! LOL and it will probably be out long before any official update from verizon! I remember in my Eris days how long we had to wait for 2.2!
cm7 is out now. I think its still in beta, i have a version flashed on my phone, #30 i believe