Education
Both Jim and Manny graduated from Lodi High School in 1971.
Both Jim and Manny graduated from Lodi High School in 1971.
Catania had been in an earlier band called Koodot And Boojang with Glenn Danzig. Mr. Jim is featured on the same songs as Franché Coma. Jim left the band soon after Franché did and returned to his other band Continental Crawler.
He later played for The Adults and Aces and Eights.
He opened his own music and Digital Video Disc store called Mr. Jim"s House of Video in Belleville, New Jersey in December 2008.
As for his playing style, he is known for his frantic 4/4 rock beats, and precision on the hi-hats. His constant use of toms during fills make him a distinguished drummer.
As of August 2010, Mr.
Jim is playing in The Exstatics with Paul of the Living Dead, formerly of The Undead and the Bad Whoremoans Jim Catania has also recently joined the Von Frankensteins, according to an article on Blabermouth.net Mr. Jim"s latest projects include the instrumental surf album entitled "Monkey with a Gun" and a currently untitled punk rock album. Also, In the August of 2012 recorded a Misfits cover "Hollywood Babylon" with Robby Bloodshed.