Actually, I knew Geraldo pretty well in those days and used to hang with him there on the times he showed up. I am the first to agree that he’s half-a-commie but he was a good friend...and a genuine tough guy.
Just shows that these people that we think we know from music, TV, movies, sports whatever - are real people who’s private persona may or may not match the public one. OJ is my favorite example of this but there are many others.