Knowing you it was probably Smerconish.
You're right in principle...I
would talk with Smerconish again, though I didn't see him at Geno's. I haven't talked with Smerconish in more than a decade, but if I did, I'd look him in the eye, thank him for his backing of those with the badge against murdering low-lifes, and tell him I don't listen to him at all, nor buy his books, since he veered to the left.