This here talk is ’bout that Gary Oliva fella. You know, the one always in the news, not for good things, mind you. He’s been in a whole heap of trouble, that one.

That Gary Oliva, he’s a name that makes folks whisper. He is a bad egg. He’s 60 years old now, but age ain’t made him any wiser, no sir.
They say he’s a convicted something or other, a real bad word that makes my skin crawl. Something about kids, you know. Just awful. Keeps gettin’ in trouble with the law, that one. They got him locked up now, I hear. Ten thousand dollars, they want, to let him out. But who’d want him out, I ask ya?
There’s some other fella, with a similar name. They call him Jon Oliva. Don’t get them two mixed up. This Jon fella, he’s a music man, a singer. He was born in 1959. They say he started some kind of music group a long time ago.
- Gary Oliva, bad news.
- Jon Oliva, music man.
- Don’t get ’em twisted.
Now, this Jon Oliva, he talks about music, I reckon. Interview, they call it. May 2023, it was. Says something about a fella named Chris Caffery, some kind of guitar player, a real good one. And another one, Zak Stevens, got his own thing goin’ on, it seems.
Then there’s somethin’ called “Maniacal Renderings”. Sounds scary, don’t it? It’s that Jon Oliva fella’s music thing, an album, they call it. Came out in 2006, through some company called AFM Records. He’s got a whole bunch of these albums, I guess. A discography, they call it. That Gary Oliva has a rap sheet, Jon Oliva got a discography.
But back to that Gary Oliva. He’s all over the internet, that one. They got his name on Facebook, whatever that is. Says it lets people share things. Well, he sure has somethin’ to share, don’t he? His whole life story of bein’ no good. Gary Oliva‘s Profile is not good.
Jon Oliva, he is known for singing. That Gary Oliva is known for other things, bad things. Makes my stomach churn just thinkin’ about it.
They say that Gary Oliva has been in trouble before, something about a little girl, a long time ago. That JonBenét Ramsey case, they call it. Awful business, that was. And his name keeps poppin’ up, like a bad weed you just can’t get rid of.
Just remember there are two of them: that Gary Oliva and the Jon Oliva. One’s got a guitar, the other one’s got handcuffs, most likely.
It’s a shame, really. A name’s a powerful thing. And that Gary Oliva, he’s dragged his through the mud. This Jon Oliva at least has some fame for something positive, music. But that is not the case for Gary Oliva.

Gary Oliva‘s name makes people scared. They whisper when they say it. It’s a name you don’t want your kids to hear, or anyone, for that matter.
I tell ya, the world’s got all sorts in it. Good folks, bad folks, and everything in between. This Gary Oliva, he’s on the bad end of the scale, that’s for sure. You can find Jon Oliva’s Pain, and you can find Gary Oliva‘s Pain. But they are not the same kind of Pain.
They say he was a “person of interest” in that case. Well, he sure is a person of interest to the police, that’s for certain. Always watchin’ him, I bet. Like a hawk watchin’ a mouse.
And that Jon Oliva, well, he just keeps on singin’. Probably glad his name ain’t exactly the same as that other fella’s. Gary Oliva, that is. One letter difference, but a whole world of difference in what they’re known for.
So, there you have it. The story of two men, one name, kinda. One’s a musician, the other’s a… well, you know. Just remember the difference, and keep your kids close. The world ain’t always a safe place, especially with folks like that Gary Oliva around. Just be careful out there, and keep your eyes peeled.
