Old scores and hurt feelings

I got this today from Delmark Goldfarb:

Hello Tom:
I respect you integrity a lot, so I have to share this concern with you.
Regarding your piece on the award at the fest . . .
following the first fest, there were NO lawsuits or challenges.
Never any legal action. Ever.
Accusations like that are hard to rise above. And when they are repeated, it gets distorted further.
It's not helpful to have that on the internet. I cannot link to it for any reason.
I'd be happy to clarify it for you, there's plenty of public record.
BUT there was never any lawsuit. Not one.
Your piece states that there were lots of 'em. Quite a difference.
I don't lay out the tale unless someone asks.
Later,
Del

I replied:

I'm sorry the facts are wrong. I didn't make it up. I don't make things up. Why would you even say something like that.
I don't remember exactly who said that to me, it was a couple of people as I remember. Seemed to be common knowledge.
Of course, I don't know if what you're saying is any truer than what I was told. I suspect it is.
I think the recognition you got at this year's Blues Festival says it all.

So there you have it. Nobody reads this blog anyway.