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HOME GAMES Finkelstein and his No Dynamics buds play the Sudden Dusk show at the Great Hall (1087 Queen West) Saturday (April 28). Free. 416-534-9261.
NICKNAMES JerBear, coined by Finkelstein family. Finky (coined by pal Avi Yufest). Fudgy (coined by Chris Mullin). FinkelFuck (coined by high school bully Jon Samuels). Jeronimo (coined by Sandro Perri and Bret Higgins).
POSITION Drums (can fake it badly on guitar/piano/sax/bass/turntables/Jew’s harp).
TEAM MEMBERS Dan Vila (guitar) Carl Didur (distorted organ noise master) Vanessa Fischer (soul calls).
ROOKIE YEAR Forced to get a drum set for his birthday (he wanted a GameBoy) so brother Jason would have someone to play classic rock with. Covered Jethro Tull in junior high with Four Quarts of Royal and El Cinqo Blotto.
LEAGUE Soul-punk.
STATS The Patients’ Get Well Soon (2007) No Dynamics’ self-titled EP (2005) Stephanie Earp’s Hey Action (1998). Best actor award in 2005’s Love & Lust International film fest for role in Sook-Yin Lee’s short Girl Cleans Sink. Named NOW’s best drummer in 06 Best Of Toronto issue.
SPECIAL TALENTS Acknowledging friends and family by shouting them out in weekly papers.
