Lookalikes
If one of us looks really familiar to you but you just can't place it ... check out our celebrity lookalike section! These are also our casting requirements for LSJ: the movie -- does anyone know why Vince Vaughn isn't returning our calls?
The Members
Sopranos
Altos
Tenors
Basses
The Bios
Oscar Alcantara
Oscar likes to do many different things, including composing music, eating obscene quantities of food, and spending time teaching his sons the secrets of an augmented 7th chord. Before gracing LSJ with his arranging skills, outstanding musicianship, and congenial professionalism, Oscar has performed with the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, The Harvard Glee Club, and the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club. Oscar was also a member of the infamous Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Oscar does some arranging now and again. His arrangements have been performed by the Veritones, Harvard Glee Club Lite, the Kenyon Kokosingers, the Kenyon Chasers, the Cornell Cayugas Waiters, the University of Michigan Friars, the University of Michigan's Amazin' Blue, and the Michigan Men's Glee Club.
Jake Bartolone
Jake Bartolone is a ninja. A really awesome ninja. He was trained at the remote mountain camp of Tom Ninja (who is so awesome that all other ninjas are named after him). While there he co-founded the world's first ninja a cappella group, Silent But Deadly. You can't hear them perform because ninjas don't make noise. Duh. As a result, their CD has never sold a single copy, although it does double as an excellent missile weapon.
Lisa Cardonick
Lisa leads a secret life as an undercover operative for a government agency far, far more secret and powerful than the CIA. You may wonder why you are being allowed to read this. The answer is simple: she knows who you are, and where you live. She's so good that the second before you think about blowing her cover, she'll take you out. Also she likes caring for her babies (her youngest already has three successful missions under his tiny belt), and daydreaming about fluffy bunnies and puppy dogs.
Hamilton Chang
Many years ago, in an ancient village in the far reaches of Uzbekistan, a simple merchant dug underneath the dirt floor of his new yurt to investigate a strange sound that seemed to be coming from the floor. He dug for weeks, without telling his neighbors or business partners what he was up to. Finally, his hole opened into a small cavern. Inside that cavern was Hamilton Chang, wearing the fur of a fierce wolf, singing Sh-Boom over and over in whatever language they speak in Uzbekistan.
Emily Dillingham
Deep in the ancient forests of what is now the Indian state of Jharkhand, there was a giant python that had lived for untold eons. Some said that it was the avatar of a long-forgotten deity, others the embodiment of the spirit of the forest. Few who saw it survived. While wandering the forests on a 2 nd grade school trip, Emily stumbled into a clearing where the great snake was draped from limb to bough amongst the great trees like tinsel. Its vast head wavered in front of her and she asked it what it was. "What I am is no matter, for I am dying. But if you can grant me one boon, I will tell you your life's calling." She nodded, her seven year old throat unable to produce sound. "I would like that rice krispy treat in your backpack. I have never had one and it smells delicious." She handed over the confection, and the snake munched eagerly. When finished, it sighed happily, and said, "You should probably be a lawyer or something." Then it died.
Corey Greendale
Corey used to live in Scotland until a bizarre series of misunderstandings and comic mishaps led to the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. He relocated to Romania, and was forced to leave when the local peasants thought he was a vampire (he was known as Lord Dracula back then, so the mistake is somewhat forgivable). He then spent some time in backwoods Canada (Sasquatch), Tibet (Abominable Snowman), and L.A. and Miami (Shaquille O'Neal). The rumor that he was the second gunman on the grassy knoll is false, but the other rumor that one time he kicked Vin Diesel's ass is totally true.
Nate Hole
On June 2, 2000, Nate Hole -- the greatest player in the history of hockey -- was introduced by Phoenix Coyotes Owner & Chairman Steve Ellman as the managing partner of the Coyotes in charge of all hockey operations. The Great One did not officially begin his new role until February 15, 2001 -- the date Ellman's ownership group completed the purchase of the Coyotes. Wait a second -- this is Wayne Gretzky's biography, with the name changed! Nevermind.
Whitney McCall
Whitney's been singing since her parents thrust a microphone into her hand at the age of 4, and she hasn't been able to let go of it ever since. In her spare time she plays doctor at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee (yes, she sets the record for longest LSJ commute) and her idea of a perfect night would be reading a good book by candlelight while sipping a glass of Red Zin, with her husband by her side and their 2 kitties warming her feet.
Geoff Mogilner
Geoff's name, translated into Sanskrit, is an ancient phrase of power that, if spoken in the correct location, will raise the city of Atlantis and unleash the fury of all its warriors on the world. This Sanskrit phrase is phonetically identical to the English: "I would like a number four, supersize, with a Diet Coke" -- proof that the global expansion of McDonald's is actually the first phase of a sinister plot for world domination. Also, he likes ice cream.
Katie Reibert
Katie studied number theory under John Nash at Princeton. She knows that 10 is a solitary number, solved the Goldbach conjecture at age 20, the Collatz problem at 22, and is nearly through with her proof of the Reimann hypothesis (none currently published because she's too busy working). Her home is built of Euler bricks with integer length space diagonals, and she thinks that the Happy Ending Problem is too trivial to bother with. Her most prized knowledge, however, is the significance of the number series 4 8 15 16 23 42 – it's the phone number of the most delicious pizza delivery place in the world. You may ask where area code 481 is, but she won't tell you, because this world still needs some mysteries, doesn't it?
Judi Riley
Design Consultant by day (RileyCreative, Inc.), aspiring songwriter by night, Judi truly thanks LSJ for the opportunity to share in the love of singing, laughing and oh yeah....THOUSANDS of humorous weekly email blasts (can you say gmail?). Judi has always had music in her life, from harmonizing with her barbershop-loving dad on family summer car trips, to performing in musical theatre, including Candlelight's long-running production of Annie, Marriott Lincolnshire's USA premier of Windy City, and Baby, directed by Richard Maltby Jr. If she could have one super power it would be either to have a photographic memory, to be able to dance like Michael Flatley, or to actually get 8 hours of sleep every night. Her favorite current TV show is House. Her favorite word to say is arugula!, and her biggest current desire would be to either sing with Keith Urban or...heck, while we're wishing...
Melissa Shubalis
Melissa recently received her MBA from DePaul in marketing management. She’s very anxious to get a high-paying marketing job and start telling people what to do. (Wait, she already has that second part. Just ask Jason M.) She’s been in LSmfJ since the turn of the century, and is in a package deal with Corey. Aside from this extremely talented a cappella group, Melissa sings in two other groups in her “spare” time. She’s in a classical choir called the Apollo Chorus, and is also the frontwoman for a rocking, great cover band called Wingman. (*Plug Alert*: Wingman performs at bars like Duffy's, Mix, and Hi-Tops, and plays a wide range of music by bands like Green Day, U2, Kelly Clarkson, Gnarls Barkley, Pat Benetar and The Killers.) Melissa has a penchant for Easy Cheese, sushi, Nip/Tuck, all types of Sudoku, John Mayer's foot, a man who’s always too hot, and Chandler Bing.
Jason Sperling
Jason is an actor/singer/improviser around town. He recently appeared in Broadway Bound with Equity Library Theatre and Plaid Tidings at Drury Lane Water Tower, and also had the privilege of performing at Ravinia Festival in Anyone Can Whistle with Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, and Michael Cerveris. Other theatres Jason has worked with locally include Theatre at the Center, Noble Fool, Apple Tree Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Northlight, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Jason is a proud original company member of Barrel of Monkeys, a children’s writing and theatre program, and he also tours the country with Wavelength, a company that does comedy for educators. He has been with Jive since April of 1995, when he had more hair and no beard, and sings bass. He tends to bounce when he sings, especially doing vocal percussion. No really, watch for it. Jason really likes the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Cubs, pop culture, and crossword puzzles, and he loves GCH.
Michelle Weed
Michelle's love of singing was fostered early on; she began singing in third grade with the Lyric Opera of Chicago's Children's Chorus, performing in operas including Carmen, Mefestofeles, Turandot and Un Ballo En Maschera. She participated in choirs and musicals through high school; one highlight was the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York with her a cappella choir. In college, Michelle shifted focus to her studies and graduated from the University of Illinois in 2003 with a degree in advertising. In the working world, she missed singing so much that she sought out Lake Shore Jive. She recently started taking guitar lessons, and has played piano since second grade. Michelle lives in Chicago with (her soon to be husband) Jamie, and her free time is currently consumed by planning the wedding which will take place this December!
Template by fullahead.org | Logo by Judi Riley
©2005 Lake Shore Jive | Valid XHTML & CSS