Jerry's Record Joint

About Jerry

Jerry grew up in Oshkosh and has lived there for most of his life. His interest in records began when he was about 10 years old and started playing some Beatles records his brother had laying around. He fell in love with them and started to take the bus downtown on Saturdays to visit the Exclusive Company and Mad Hatteur to sift through and buy records with his meager allowance and slowly but surely develop the foundation of his legendary record collection. 

He began working as a teenager and purchased George Harrison's epic 3 LP set "All Things Must Pass" with his first paycheck. Once he was able to drive, he became a obsessive thrifter, a habit that he still maintains today, more than 40 years later. His quest for vintage vinyl occupies his thoughts and time on a daily basis. 

When he is not searching for records, Jerry is also a 5th grade teacher with 25 years of teaching experience. He has two wonderful children, a 23 year-old son named Dylan who just completed a stint in the United States Marine Corps, and a 20 year-old daughter named Lily who is flourishing as a journalism student at UW Madison. He lives in Oshkosh with his amazing and beautiful fiancé Marie.