Distant cousin of "Sons of the Pioneers" charter member Bob Nolan.
His mother Susan Lin Bolstad declined an invitation to join Mensa.
Former front person of Canadian indie-pop darlings and Squirtgun Records/Chester's Funtime Record Collection recording artists, "Speedbuggy" along with Chris Walters, Joe Cassidy, and "The Besnard Lakes" bassist Olga Goreas.