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Obi Asiama '13 | Bass 
Dallas Obi hails from the wild mountains of Texas where he spent his
days arm wrestling zombie cowboys and former child TV stars. Contrary to popular
belief, this is actually not the best-paying job or most enjoyable pastime, and
so Obi went through a series of career changes (Shaolin monk, International Female
Tennis Superstar, chinchilla smuggler, Regis Philbin) before deciding that a trip
out of the brutal Texan heat and into the frosty cold north was in order. When he
got to Cornell, the rather unusual skill set he had picked up in his diverse job
profile made him one of the most attractive freshman to ever set foot on campus.
It was with great luck that he managed to stumble upon Last Call, and the rest,
as they say, is history. Look for him to arm wrestle audience members while
simultaneously smashing tennis serves and asking tough game show questions during
performances; these talents continue to remain staples of Obi's choreography.
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Gary "Snake!!" Esses '10 | Tenor II 
Brooklyn, NY Gary doesn't like you. If you want proof, just talk to him.
While he might seem very cordial, you have to pay attention to a few things. 1)
He's from New York, so he's automatically got Mafioso written all over him. and C)
He's got angry eyebrows. Undeniable proof, and though he might try to deny it, punch
him in the jaw and you'll quickly learn. Jerk. Gary sings loud and proud, and isn't
afraid to push the envelope of performance art. During one performance, Gary tried
to strip off all his clothes during the City of Blinding Light's bridge.
We had to stop the song and carry Gary off the stage. The audience got real rowdy
real fast, so we were forced to finish the song without a soloist. *Awkward Turtle*
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Cory "K-Felt" Felder '11 | Baritone 
San Diego
Although he claims to be from San Diego, Cory is actually from San Diago, which is
the capital of Germany. He has spent most of his life on a whaling vessel off the coast
of Alaska, where he participated in several high school musicals, one of which became
the artistic inspiration for the critically acclaimed "High School Musical 2." To begin his
first year at Cornell, Cory was the first student ever to arrive at Cornell by boat, bringing with him
several native traditions from his childhood, including step-dancing and Pole-vaulting.
Be sure to look for samples of these hot new moves at every one of Cory's performances!
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Eli Grossman '13 | Baritone 
Zanzibar!!
The immigrant son of famous poet Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Eli spent his early years
traveling around the world in search of the world's perfect sonnet, eventually finding
it in the dark recesses of Mount Kilimanjaro. Unfortunately, while retrieving the
sonnet from the caves, Eli was trapped by a rogue avalanche, and was forced to live
there for weeks, with only a magical tome that contains a description of every type
of dance known to man as entertainment. After his rescue, Eli auditioned for Last
Call, showing off his beautiful singing voice and newly acquired dances, such as
the Indonesian One-Legged Crab Crawl, or the Tripoli Triple Two-Step. Ask him to show
them to you when you see him around campus!
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Justin Grzyb '13 | Bass 
Greensboro, NC Justin doesn't like to brag, but he may or may not be the owner
of the largest collection of haunted items in the world. Haunted guitar? He's got one.
Haunted toothbrush? You betcha. In fact, there isn't a single thing Justin owns that
isn't haunted. But it can get kinda annoying having ghosts jabbering in your ear
whenever you touch anything, and there's only so many times you can play the
Ghostbusters theme song to keep them away before it drives you crazy. So he has
teamed up with Last Call to use his bassy power to ward off all manner of ghosties
and ghoulies, and he's been spectre-free ever since.
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Brian "Herdeo" Herdeg '10 | Tenor I 
Acton, MA No one knows pizza like Brian "The Big Zamboni" Herdeg. In
addition to singing, Brian enjoys blueprinting new designs for roller-arcades, and
delicately inserting small micro-viruses into your favorite pepperoni pizza. This way,
he can keep tabs on all his favorite people, like you. If you were to ask Brian what
his favorite song was, he would punch you in the gut, force-feed pizza down your throat,
and then tell you, "What is Love" by Haddaway. Don't mess with this googly-eyed
sweety-pie.
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Nolan Jones '13 | Tenor II 
Chesapeake, VA
You may not know it, but Nolan has a pretty distinguished career in literary criticism.
So distinguished, in fact, that he is the most important literary critic in the history
of the world. His groundbreaking dissertation on "The Disambiguation of the Essence
of the Self from the Modern Concept of the Social Hierarchy in Postmodern Society as
Reflected by the Berenstain Bears" is so influential that it is likely been the
inspiration for everything you have ever read, seen, listened to, or eaten in your
entire life. You may ask how all this qualifies him to be a member of Last Call. Well,
so did we, but honestly we were so impressed by all his awards that we figured he'd be
the callboy to win Last Call its first Nobel Prize. Plus he's got a mighty fine voice!
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Jacob Kose '13 | Baritone 
Austria
Back in Medieval times when Last Call was a troupe of part-time a cappella singers
and part time heroic knights, a great terror swept the land in the form of an evil
dragon named Antonio Banderas. Since Last Call's battle skills consisted pretty much
entirely of singing soulful harmonies at their enemies, it seemed that the merry a
cappella group was doomed to a fiery death. All seemed lost, when suddenly, the fuzzy
half-man half-dwarf Jacob appeared out of the forest. Possessed of the secret
knowledge of the dragon's weakness, stuffed panda bear plush toys, Jacob defeated the
dragon single-handedly and saved Last Call. We've kept him around ever since in case
of future dragon attacks.
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Chris "Linguo" Lundquist '11 | Tenor II 
Woodbury Heights, NJ
A little-known fact about Chris is that he is actually related to Gene Kelly, the
famous tap dancer and rainy-weather-luvin singer.
Since the early age of 10, Chris' sly dance moves and intricate tapping routines
have brought him fame and fortitude in all walks of life. After starring in numerous
juicy-juice commercials and Broadway hits, Chris' fame went to his head, and he began
directing, producing and starring in his own movies all by himself, convinced he could
do no wrong. Unfortunately, Chris forgot to take the lens cap off his video-camera,
and his multi-million dollar box office clip entitled "Me Tapping in the Pitch-Black
Night without a Flashlight" was a flop. Dismayed by the outcome, Chris vowed to give
up tapping forever and instead turned his attention to performing. If you look closely
at Chris while he's performing with Last Call, you can see a ten-year old kid just
itching to break out into a tap solo.
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Mickey "uke-who-le?" McDonald '10 | Tenor I 
Rochestah, NY
Mickey loves blankets. Mickey loves Greece. Mickey loves Yanni. But most of all,
Mickey loves fries. In fact, he invented fries in the late 1930s in the small town
of Gary, Indiana. His fries were so delicious that soon travelers from all over
visited the small town to taste McDonald's Fries. Spurred by this success, Mickey
decided to open a chain of restaurants, that would provide fries and other
artery-clogging forms of sustenance. Backed by several confused oil giants,
who thought the fries would be packed not with canola oil, but with gasoline,
all Mickey McDonald needed was a name. And thus, lady and gentleman, Burger King
was born. And then Mickey joined Last Call. And we really like him. Especially
because of the free burgers.
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David "Cuuch" Minicucci '13 | TI 
Môntréal Voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir? The answer is yes, David
did come up with that line, and yes, he has been using it since before the movie came
out! He was a very mature 9 year old... anyhow, David is from Montreal, located in
the Canadian province of Quebec, which if you look on a map you'll find located
directly on the equator, about halfway between Madagascar and Ho Plaza. This of course
means he brings to Last Call a treasure trove of invaluable knowledge about tropical
spiders, existential French 60s cinema, sexy confident swagger, and le pamplemousse
mysterieux. His talents don't stop there, though, as we're always finding out new
things about him; just the other day we learned that Macy Gray is actually his paternal
uncle!
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Andrew "omigod you guys!" Minster '11 | Bari/T2 
Wayne, Jersey
One day, while fishing aboard his 8-foot yacht in the open sea, Andrew managed to
catch a glimpse of the largest bass he had ever seen. Unable to contain his desire
to catch the bass, he dove into the ocean, missing the bass altogether. He did,
however, manage to catch a baritone (the one from San Diago, who had fallen overboard
while whaling). Three years later, Andrew auditioned for Last Call, and tried
to bribe everyone with ice cream and playful anticdotes. It worked, and until this day
Andrew is still the master of witty lines and innovative dance routines.
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John "J-Bones" Mueller '13 | Baritone 
Wall, NJ
In keeping with New Jersey traditions of being paradoxical yet somehow familiar, John
is a veritable laundry list of polarities: despised by some, beloved by more; eyes
like a hawk, earlobes like a Dutchman; smooth like an icy bottle of Kahlua at the
beginning of the party, yet rough like the warm remains of that same bottle of Kahlua
by the end of the party at 5 AM the next morning. Yet despite all the contradictions,
there is one quirk of John Mueller's about which no one would argue: slacks. This. Boy.
Has. Slacks. Slacks like you've never seen, slacks like you've never dreamed, he's has
got slacks for every occasion-nay, every moment-you could possibly imagine. It is
likely due to John alone that Last Call earned their spot on the cover of GQ's upcoming
Slacks edition.
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Mohit "me with your best shot" Nair '13 | Baritone 
Mumbai, India
Mohit is originally from Candyland but lived in Narnia for a while before riding to
Cornell on the back of a licorice serpent. We won't mince words-Mohit is a candy
maniac. He's spent most of his life up to this point trying to discover a way to
transform his body into pure gumdrops. But with no candyology major available here
at Cornell, he has instead settled on his other great love, International Haircare, as
his academic passion. This, coupled with his leonine mane, means he brings to Last Call
the fierce hair cred required of any legendary a cappella group. That's right-don't ever
stare directly at his silky locks, or you might become lost forever in their hypnotic
beauty.
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Gopal "Go! Go! Paul!" Nataraj '12 | Baritone 
Allentown, PA Growing up, Gopal has always wanted to be a fireman, but when that
didn't work out, he fell to his backup plan of achieving fame and fortune. His plan: to
design the best-smelling amusement park ride, one that would take riders on an aromatic
journey to nirvana and beyond. To raise the funds to build the ride, Gopal started a tv
show called "Scratch and Sniff", where he would market the delicious smells of
his products worldwide. Unfortunately, technology was not advanced enough to allow the
viewers to smell products on his show through their TV, so the show was cancelled.
Discouraged but not beat, Gopal joined Last Call when he was told that it was a forum for
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Aaron Sprecher "Dim-doh" '11 | Bass 
Philly, PA
Aaron has the posture of a champion and the eyes of a little Norweigian child who
has just seen his first Elephant race. Aaron auditioned for Last Call thinking it
was a weight-lifting club, and we told him singing was actually a good way to
build up strength in your upper-leg muscles, so he does squats a lot. Don't tell
him otherwise. In his free time, Mr. Sprecher enjoys frolicking in the countrysides
of the aforementioned Norway and acting out break-up scenes with himself. His
favorite eye color is green and his preferred book of choice, ideally, is Soap Weekly
Compilation: Issues May 1989-May 1999.
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James Underberg '13 | Tenor II 
Manhattan
In between running his perpetual campaign for mayor of Super Happy Fun Time City, and
running his perpetual campaign to have the name of New York City changed to "Super
Happy Fun Time City", James spends many hours secreted away in his Thunder Cave dreaming
up new ways to make the world a more sparkly place with musical magic for all. Some call
this a lofty goal; some call it insane; we call it BRILLIANT. With a laugh that would
make the cutest baby jealous and a smile that could melt the heart of even the coldest,
darkest Lord of Mordor, James cuts through the veil of prelim-induced headaches and
snowborne frowns with a sword made of marshmallows and pure happiness. We're not
kidding - one flash of this knight-in-smiling-armor's pearly whites, and you just might
contract a case of terminal happiness.
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