Bizarre. Possibly tragic even.
It might explain this tweet:
Gene Steinberg on Twitter
Since in the obit it mentions Wallace Steinberg having a son named Jeffrey. One can imagine him having learned not to lend money to Uncle Gene, but Gene deciding to ask for money but not really ask for money every now and again.
But I'm speculating. Might not be the same Jeffrey Steinberg.
I once saw someone mention Gene having a sister who is a lawyer, who had "cut him off" - I do not know if that is true either. Anyone know? I hesitate to even mention it since it seems like once an idea or possibility is tossed out some people like to run with it as a definite thing. But I thought someone said he seemed bitter about it once or something; Gene himself talks as though his close relations have all passed on. I don't know if he even ever had a sister.
(Thinking about it a bit more... if I were related to Gene and didn't want to see him homeless, but knew better than to give him a bunch of cash, I'd probably think staying in a motel of some sort was the best option so he could pay as you go and never burn anyone for more than maybe a night of lodging.)