Comments on: In Memoriam: Jerry Finn

By: onelocoweto

onelocoweto — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:16:25 +0000

i as a young man knew jerry pretty well untill high school ended being fourty now and looking back he was a huge influence on me i lost touch of him but was glad to hear he found a career in music,i remember going skating after school with him going isla vista with him man the memorys are great he also gave me my first nickname wheezer due to my asthma any ,body know about the easter bunny story,anyhow i know he is in a better place bill

By: onelocoweto

onelocoweto — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:25 +0000

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:18:09 +0000

Carl V,

I'm actually a distant cousin of Jerry's and really only hung out with him when I was very young, but I remember our families spending the holidays together and I always admired him for the fact that even though I was a couple years younger, he always treated me with respect and I wasn't surprised to hear later in life he had become such a success in music. I still remember being in Jerry's room and seeing all the KISS posters which blew me away at the time. I wish we would've stayed in touch but I know now he's in a better place. RIP Jerry.

By: Carl V

Carl V — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:01:11 +0000

I am the drummer of Ill Repute, the old hardcore punk band from Oxnard, CA.

I knew Jerry, well, before everyone else did.

Jerry was just a punk kid out of Camarillo (adjacent town in Ventura County). He grew up like the rest of us - loving music, dressing up as KISS, and getting involved in the early punk scene. Our bands crossed paths in the early years (his band Wonderbug was a blast), and he always seemed to be around.

I remember Jerry going off to recording school. that's why we hired him to do one of our demo tapes. he eventually got his "producing debut" on our album,
"Big Rusty Balls" (Dr. Strange Records).

During those years that we worked on the demo, and eventually the album, Jerry and I were inseparable. I can't count the numerous road trips, dinners, and just plain music conversations that Jerry and I had. He was a musical inspiration, and a great friend. I had lost touch with him during his more successful years as a producer (the years after I had left Ill Repute) - but I always remembered the great fun we had, and I always wanted to get back in touch with him. My favorite quote from Jerry, after we saw this horrible band in L.A., "I can't believe I wasted my hearing on them!".

He was a great guy - and although I've always missed him, I guess all I can do now is pray that I will see him again some day.

Carl Valdez

By: victor

victor — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:22:21 +0000

thiis soo cooll meeennn yeeaaahhhh (: bliink 182 i loove it

By: EricGrubbs

EricGrubbs — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:45:59 +0000

Thanks a lot for this post and the MP3s. I think Jerry was a major influence on how pop-punk sounds these days, and many of his records still hold up strong. Especially Jawbreaker's 'Dear You'.

By: DavidMedsker

DavidMedsker — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:32:01 +0000

Holy shit. I had no idea that he died. Sad news, indeed.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:07:09 +0000

That's sad. Thanks for the interesting career overview. I wasn't familiar with the man, but it's definitely interesting to see the range of artists he worked with. That Bad Religion track sticks out from the rest — the biggest surprise of the list for me, and one of my favorite songs of all time.

By: Clark

Clark — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:10:17 +0000

I loved those Blink albums he did at the time and especially ReadySexGo, the last Marvelous 3 album. He'd be way too much of a slick, loud over-producer for my tastes now, but yeah, he was pretty great.