"Stones Throw" by Marc Geraci

The band Stones Throw would be my last serious band effort in 1999-2001.  The band had major label interest and played at every SXSW showcase from 1999-2001.  We also played for record executives in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.  Gary Geraci would join us for a few highly profiled shows in Austin most notably at Antone's and Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar.  One of the highlights of the CD is a rousing live rendition of "Voodoo Chile" with Gary on the congas.  Other standouts include "By Your Side"  and "She Walks Away."

Marc Geraci on drums, Gary Geraci on percussion in Stones Throw, 1999-2000

The Divas & Cavaliers were just a fun little cover band Gary and I joined in May of 2009.  We got the rock-n-roll fever again after a fun Titans reunion went down at my wedding reception in March of 2009.

Marc Geraci (in blonde wig) on drums, Gary Geraci on percussion, Divas & Cavaliers 2009

Gary and I would play roughly 14 shows with the band in just 3 months time.  One of the highlights was a retro 1980s costume party and 'biker' night at Chestnut Square in Bastrop, TX.  Unfortunately, the bandleader ran the band as if it was a major corporation and became too much to handle. 

This was our last music project to date. 

Courtesy Marc Geraci. Visit Marc's Soundcloud page for a selection of original music.

"The Midnight Sons" by Marc Geraci

The Midnight Sons band formed in 1995 after Ty Gavin, former lead singer of the Next and AlinBlack, former guitarist of Sharon Tate's Baby called Ken Geraci to inform him that they had a handful of original songs and wanted to know if the brothers were interested in forming a band.

Ty and Alin had been in a band in Los Angeles, CA during the past five years and were ready to move back to their hometown for a new beginning.

The Midnight Sons formed in the winter of 1995 and disbanded in the fall of 1996.  Our sound was an interesting mix of alternative rock and biker bar rock.  Ken and Daniel Geraci would each bring a few songs of their own to the table.  A few of the standout tunes were "Mrs. Brown," "Last Dance," "Signs of Life," "Hollywood," and a revamped "Christina."  The band also really shined on a few of Ty's classics such as "Share" and "Real Love."

The band played at the famed Raul's reunion show in 1995 and went on to play at the Austin Music Awards.  The band would also play a few clubs in San Antonio in 1996 including Rock Island.

Unfortunately, as soon as the band really started to gel, tragedy struck.  Guitarist Alin Black had gone back to LA to visit from friends but never made the trip back.  He died of a heroin overdose in the fall of 1996.

The Geraci brothers would go on to do various band projects throughout the remainder of the 1990's.  Daniel would go on to play bass and sing with his church band and Ken wrote music for the St. LouisCatholic choir.

Gary Geraci became a percussionist during his free time as a University of Texas student and would later  join me to play a few shows during my short lived stint with Carrie Dell's cover band in 1997 (Carrie Dell and the Timepiece). 

The Midnight Sons featuring Ty Gavin (red shirt), Ken Geraci (white shirt), Daniel Geraci (black shirt) and Marc Geraci on drums. Rock Island, San Antonio, TX 1995.

Courtesy Marc Geraci. Visit Marc's Soundcloud page for a selection of original music.

"Restless Native" by Marc Geraci

Other than a few reunion shows played at Daniel Geraci's wedding in 1999 and my wedding in 2009, The Titans would not form again.

Restless Native came out directly after The Titans officially broke up on 12/31/1992.  During the fall of '92, Daniel and I started to audition singers and guitarists.  Daniel and I were frequenting the nightclubs quite regularly and were inspired by local artists such as Ian Moore, Joe Rockhead, The Arc Angels, and The Bizness.

We were really expanding our musical horizons and listening to a lot of James Brown, jazz, and alternative rock bands such as Primus, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins.  The idea was to complete something completely different sounding than what we did with The Titans.

By the winter of 1993, we had found our lead vocalist and lyrists David Pearson and lead guitarist Vana from Germany.  Sadly, nobody can remember his last name.  Sorry Vana!

Ken Geraci entered the picture by March 1993 with a few songs of his own.  The band went on to play several rousing shows at Steamboat.  The technical prowess of Restless Native was not to be matched by any other band that I have been in.

Unfortunately, the project was short lived due to irreconcilable differences; the band dissolved in the fall of 1993.

Some of band's standout tunes include "Mrs. Brown" and "Tear it Down" written by Daniel and "Fading Away" written by David, Vana, and Daniel.  "Wake Up Call," which was one of Ken's new tunes had quite a bit of potential but was being worked on right before the break up and never was completed.   

Marc Geraci

Courtesy Marc Geraci. Visit Marc's Soundcloud page for a selection of original music.

10. Battle of the Banks 2006-2007

If you're pulled within to take the high road, to do the right thing, don't fight it. 


I lost my legal fight but won abjection, the seed of humility. 


In retrospect, the arguments, good or bad, demonstrate how God works through humankind; often through those that are the most incapable and irreligious.


There were others fighting this too, many indignant cries of "I told you so" in 2008.


The faithful, people of goodwill have been assured of a place where justice is recognized and celebrated, our hope lies there.

Lady Justice

9. Iowa

(Original Blog Text Posted in 2007 by Gary E. Geraci, hyperlinks added this posting - Actual names and addresses redacted by author, May 2012.  Where indicated, all dates and case numbers are authentic and can be retrieved under Federal Open Records law.)

Music courses through my body, blood, and soul.  Music is the salve, the spirit which animates my mind, body, and soul.  Greater than any other singular force, refreshing, sustaining, pushing, and motivating, I have elicited a lifetime of benefits from all that is musical.  I am in deep gratitude for such divine gift.   Inspiration drawn from music has sustained my spirit during the deepest, darkest hours especially when staring down seemingly insurmountable adversity.

During my approximate year long legal battle against Mortgage Bank WF, I can define a particular genre of music that dominated my world: hard rock. 

One band in particular, Slipknot, produced a double live album called “9.0. Live.”   This work single handedly accompanied and sustained my soul during the countless hours consumed researching law and writing legal documents and briefs.  The spectacle of the live show this album memorialized, a stage full of musicians and performers, identities concealed in horrid, goulish, zombie like dress, simply blew me away.  I found the front man’s attitude and explicit commentary between songs regarding his stand against corporate record labels to be immensely satisfying, especially when introducing the album’s platinum status to his cheering audience.  I played this album over and over again, day after day, and at high volume levels. 

Normally a “riff” rather than a “lyric” man, the line “I fight for the ones who can’t fight” in the song “Pulse of the Maggots” resonated with particular clarity and meaning during this period.  Further, I could relate the sheer, unrelenting pain in the singer’s repeated scream “SHE ISN’T REAL, I CAN’T MAKE HER REAL” in the song “Vermillion” to indignation borne by a judicial system not capable of administering justice for all.  

Ironically, Mortgage Bank WF, N.A., the division strategically placed in the front and center of the battle by Mortgage Bank WF legal counsel, is headquartered in none-other than Des Moines, Iowa, the same location the band Slipknot calls home!

I declare my gratitude to the people of Des Moines, Iowa, to the band Slipknot, and to the city’s burgeoning creative class!