I think it best to clarify some of Mr. Banfill’s comments of yesterday. I (not he) maintain possession of some small collection of D. T. Oldman’s personal effects, none of which have any intrinsic value. I am aware of some additional property of his in the evidence collection of several law enforcement agencies, but do not have legal standing to gain access to these materials. I have no certain knowledge of the contents of these collections.

Oldman apparently supported himself, at least in part, by cultivating long-distance relationships which he would then exploit for financial gain. To those trusting souls who unfortunately fell for his manipulations, it is my sad duty to inform you that any money you may have provided him for any purposes has, in all likelihood, been dispersed in various schemes and binges. Mr. Oldman’s present incarceration is related to several old warrants in the state of Texas associated with bootlegging, running an unlawful still, and bail-jumping. His current petition for parole was denied in light his continued association with some known criminals in violation of his previous probation, and for possession of contraband in prison.

That being said, I have (with the permission and supervision of his parole officer) consented to make some publication of DT Oldman’s assorted wit and wisdom as gleaned from present conversations and, with his consent and encouragement, from his collected writings and associated documents in my possession.

Mr. Banfill quite correctly described DT's fragile health and I suspect that the latter, confronted with the spectre of non-existence, may well be making some effort toward putting his affairs in order in his own idiosyncratic way. Mr. Oldman, like Mr. Banfill, is quite eager to revive a number of correspondences and associations he had established by mail and through the internet in various chat rooms, public bulletin boards, etc. His parole board, however, is not at present convinced of the wisdom of such activities.

In response to his imprecations, I have taken steps to assure the continuance of his “blog” begun some months ago, though there is no new entries. I offered to move those materials to this site, but he was quite adamant that “people were looking for [him] there” and would not consent to the migration of those few paragraphs. I gather from our conversations that he conceives internet sites as physical places where acquaintances may “catch up with” one another much as they might in the physical world. I suspect this conception is the result of his lengthy peripatetic lifestyle.