In response to a question yesterday by “The delightful Miss Fairweather” (Mr. Banfill’s term), some improved information on DT’s travels and motives prior to his most recent incarceration. Some of this information was gathered via a recent phone conversation with Mr. Oldman and some from his occasional companion Albert Banfill. DT, who established a number of identities on public and closed internet bulletin boards over the years, apparently rather recently established presence on a public board, listing is place of residence on one occasion as “Pornotopia” and in a second, “Californication County.” The latter term is easily traced to a recent popular song. The former term, so far as I can determine, originated with Walter Kendrick in his work in the history of pornography, The Secret Museum. It seems more likely, though, that the term originated independently among some of his "cousins" -- I have not been able to sort out the complex family connections -- who make some putative claim to be “producers” in the adult film industry. The most notorious of these, Reginald Rufensor, aka “Red Ruffansore,” is currently under federal indictment for copyright violations and mail fraud. Charges from the IRS on tax evasion are reportedly also pending.

In any event, Oldman while in California had established a number of relationships on public bulletin boards and private "chat rooms." Mr. Oldman typically cultivated a persona of a younger male with some putative romantic interest in female respondent. Coincident with these event, a former (or possibly present) spouse, one of several, located Oldman in his California residence and he found it convenient to leave the state via the Union Pacific railroad. Something of a comic adventure followed, Oldman landing in the midwest in the company, unfortunately for him, of persons with connections with the Texas law enforcement community. His present incarceration followed.

In the unlikely event any reader would wish to "catch up with" Mr Oldman, his "blog," as it were, may be found at

my curent stint

In his current situation he is not permitted direct access to the internet, and thus cannot make any new entries; he is also loathe to provide me the appropriate password so that I may make new entries on his behalf. Thus the blog appears to be inactive until further notice.

I think it worth noting the uneven quality of these writings, all of which were composed during the holiday season of 2007-2008 during the early part of his present incarceration. Though prison authorities point to his indulgence in contraband alcohol etc. as the culprit, I am of the opinion that some underlying pathology may also be involved, as his alcoholic intake in prison could hardly match his formidable intake while at large. His writings in that latter term, while often idiosyncratic, are positively lucid in comparison to the quite bizarre spellings and circumlocutions he displays in his prison writings.