Dan Arel sends the link:

Today The World Became A Lot Less Musical - himynameismark.com
one of my best friends passed away today. jerry finn was one of the most talented, funniest, coolest, smartest, and honest people i’ve ever known. he was true in every sense of the word. true in his love of music, true in his friendships. jerry loved life. he was happiest when quietly making music he loved, and loudly making fun of everything he didn’t. when i think of times spent with jerry, all i can think of is us laughing. so much laughter. he’s just one of those guys with the quickest wit in the room. he also knows more about music than anyone. and i mean that seriously. he knows musicians, instruments, amplifiers, recording equipment, engineers, producers, albums, and studios like some people know sports statistics. jerry could tell you who played what instrument on which track of pretty much any album you could name, and then go on to tell you who produced it, who engineered it, in what room of which studio, and so on. it’s really kind of amazing. he worked on many of my favorite albums of all time, and helped shape the sound and direction of blink-182 from enema of the state all the way through to the end and into +44. he was into family guy, south park, and mr show before anyone else had even heard of those shows. and when my son was born, while everyone else was sending us baby blankets and teddy bears, jerry and his girlfriend gave him a tiny extra small black leather jacket covered in metal studs and ramones pins.

i’m sitting here now and i don’t even know what to type. i’m at a loss for words. nothing i can say will come close to describing what an amazing human being jerry was. his talent, his laughter, his love of life. every day i spent with jerry over the past ten years i feel like he taught me something new about music, or recording. or life. i think everyone who knew jerry would say the same thing. i feel blessed to have worked with and learned so much from him. but most of all i am honored to call him my dear friend. jerry, i miss you already.
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Craig also sends a link to the post on the prosoundweb.com forums:

Re: Say Prayers for Jerry Finn [message #366046] post by Ross Hogworth:

My prayers. My Love.

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.
George Bernard Shaw

Jerry Finn
March 31, 1969 -August 21, 2008

after 43 days of fighting at 5:25 am Jerry passed away and has left us to go to that "better place" wherever that is. the family thanks everyone for all the love and support for Jerry through this time. A memorial for Jerry will be planned in the next couple months and all are invited to attend. i will let you know. i said my goodbye to Jerry this morning with Jen and Karin and Jerry had the most beautiful, peaceful smirk/smile of pride and accomplishment it was truly amazing. it was the sense of pride in the life's work he did that he would never talk about or show, but today i saw it. mike fasano

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