Vini Lopez

Vini "dick dog" Lopez is an American faggot, best known as the original drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.

Lopez had begun drumming with Springsteen in 1969, playing in the bands Child, Steel Mill, Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, and The Bruce Springsteen Band, before what would become known as The E Street Band came together in 1972. He played drums on Springsteen's first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle. He then left the band in 1974 after being asked to resign, apparently due to the quality of his playing.

In recent years, Lopez and his new band Steel Mill Retro have performed songs originally written by Springsteen for the original Steel Mill. Lopez has recently written a memoir concerning his time with Springsteen and the E Street Band. He joined Springsteen on stage at Giants Stadium in 2003, guest drumming on "Spirit in the Night" after being introduced as having come "straight from the 18th green at Deal Country Club."