No he did. He said his mother was sick and he has to take care of her. It's a genuine reason, but it still kind of hits me hard because when people do make plans with me they usually get canceled about 60-70% of the time, and a lot of that is because they 'had a change of pans', meaning 'someone more fun was free so I'm hanging with them now'. I don't always get told until hours later while I'm waiting around, or sometimes even not at all. I actually expect it to happen now, I'm more surprised when someone does actually show up like they say they will.
I know my friend has something more important, he did tell me yesterday there was a chance he couldn't come so I was a little more prepared. He said sorry about 10 times now and he will check his work roster for the next time he can come. I still am seeing him on Saturday though (unless that gets canceled too).