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ALEC MELKER

Relationship: Brother

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: Yes

Age: 24

Interesting Fact: Alec writes eulogies for people before they die.

KAITY SCHNEEKLOTH

Relationship: Girlfriend

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 26

Interesting Fact: Kaity knows all the lyrics to the first verse of Eazy-E's "Boys N The Hood."

CHRIS WALLITSCH

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Chris is the only person I have worked with at two different companies.

JUSTIN ENGLISH

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: Not 100% sure.  He always calls himself old but I think he's my age

Interesting Fact: Justin hates sports but loves the Knicks.

CHRIS ANTONELLI

Relationship: Camp friend who never went to camp

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 29 and he is born on Valentine's day.  Watch out ladies!

Interesting Fact: Chris was the captain of Jason's men's league hockey team.

DUDLEY SALMON

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 24

Interesting Fact: Dud plays saxophone, keys, guitar, drums, flute, and clarinet.

JARED LIEBERMAN

Relationship: 6th grade

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Jason and Jared's friendship is based around pick-up hockey and has been for nearly two decades.

MASON BALBERA

Relationship: Cousin

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: Old enough to party

Interesting Fact: Mason and his two brothers all have Mighty Ducks jerseys.  Mason wears Adam Banks.

BRADLEY SMALL

Relationship: 6th grade

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No.  He is 1/2 of the most annoying engaged couple on all of social media

Age: 28 at time of invite.  29 at time of festival

Interesting Fact: Nothing.

JORDAN BAROSY

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: Yes.  I think.

Age: Kinda hard to tell...

Interesting Fact: Jordan has starred in a music video.

SHANA DITKOWICH

Relationship: Bradley

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: Late 20s

Interesting Fact: Shana is the only person who can make Bradley lamer than he already was.

LUKE LOTARDO

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 20 - born after Space Jam was released

Interesting Fact: Jason gets a thrill out of bullying Luke.

PHIL FRANCAVILLA

Relationship: Former Intern

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 20something

Interesting Fact: Phil taught Jason how to make websites, like this one.

CHARLIE FOULDS

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 28

Intersesting Fact: The night this picture was taken, Charlie got into a physical altercation with an officer of the law.

MICHAEL GENIALE

Relationship: Jenna

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: He may have cracked 30.  Not sure...

Interesting Fact: Mike once wanted to be a train conductor.

JEREMY WOLFF

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Jeremy falls in love on a nightly basis.

JASON SINGER

Relationship: Camp

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 28

Intersting Fact: Jason and Jason used to meet at a deli every Thursday and split a pastrami sandwich.

DANNY FRISCH

Relationship: Alec

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 24

Intersting Fact: Danny is a world class athlete and rapper... kinda like Nelly.

JOSH GOLDRING

Relationship: Former intern

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 23 (maybe)

Interesting Fact: Josh almost didn't make it through his first day as an intern but ended up being an absolute all-star.

BRIAN DERSCHOWITZ

Relationship: Cousin

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 25

Interesting Fact: I am not sure if we are actually cousins.

YEDHUA (HUDI) MILLER

Relationship: Birthright

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 29 Maybe

Interesting Fact: Before Jason ever met Hudi, he didn't realize that "Hudi" was short for "Yehuda" and thought it was just a gangsta nickname.

KAYLA MILLER

Relationship: Birthright

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: Not really sure.

Interesting Fact: I photobombed Kayla's first kiss with her husband.

AARON FRISCH

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Aaron is a great person when he is sober.

MATT ROSENFELD

Relationship: Camp

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 30

Interesting Fact: Matt RSVPs "Yes" to The Main Event every year but has never actually made an appearance.

AUSTIN JONES

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Austin did not work out once during his four years of college.

ALEX YAKE

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 23 or something like that

Interesting Fact: Alex started the most reputable Hip Hop showcase on Long Island.

jenna anzelone

Relationship: 6th grade

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Jenna grew up six minutes away from the beach but would always rather tan in her parents' backyard.

SCOTT KAGAN

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 30

Interesting Fact: Scott and Jason are only friends because they thought it was fun to tap the rhythm of "Hard Knock Life" with their hockey sticks.

JULIA SANDS

Relationship: Middle School

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: Yes

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Julia sat through the entire seires of Hung just to see if they would show what the main character was packing.

ALANNA SCRIVANO

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 26

Interesting Fact: I got blackout drunk in her office during the Islander's first game at the Barclays Center.

LINDA MELKER

Relationship: My mommy

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: Hahahahaha

Interesting Fact: Linda doesn't like when people touch her belly button.

JEN LEWIS

Relationship: Post-college Oceanside friend

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Jen loves to go to Beastie Boys tribute events and underground Hip Hop concerts with Jason.

MIKE SAGGESE

Relationship: Baldwin

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 30 at time of festival

Interesting Fact: Mike was Jason's first friend.

MEGHAN KAGAN

Relationship: Scott

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 30

Interesting Fact: When Jason and Meghan first met, they did not get along.  Jason ended up being best man at her wedding.

AUSTIN GOLDMAN

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 20something

Interesting Fact: Jason and Austin are only friendly because Austin was an asshole the first time they met.

JASON GRIFFITHS

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: Not really sure.

Age: 30something

Interesting Fact: Jason and Jason once left work on a Monday night, went down to Atlantic City via bus, caught a 4:30 am bus back to New York and were the first two in the office the next morning.

ELENI PSALTIS

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Eleni celebrates Greek Easter.

DAN "GUMBA" SCHWARTZ

Relationship: Camp

Good Looking: Yes but he wasn't always

Single: No

Age: 29 at the time of the festival

Interesting Fact: Gumba's first summer at camp, he was the kid who was made fun of in the bunk, even by the kids who were made fun of.  

SARA SCHWARTZ

Relationship: Gumba

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: After Jason's birthday party, one year, Dan Schwartz convinced Jason to go out in Rockville Centre because he wanted to meet up with some girl.  They will be happily married for two weeks by the time of The Main Event.

CASEY FINIZIO

Relationship: Cousin

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Casey made a major contribution to this year's Main Event.

MATT DAMON

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 34

Interesting Fact: When Talib Kweli first learend Matt's name, he immediately sent a link to the "Matt Damon" scene from Team America: World Police.

SAM AXELROD

Relationship: Former Intern

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes

Age: 20

Interesting Fact: Sam's first day as an intern, he carried Great Caesar's piano up a flight of steps.

BROOKS DAUGHTREY

Relationship: Former Intern

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 20

Interesting Fact: Before interning with Jason, Brooks had no desire to work in the music industry.  She has since interned at Glassnote Records and is currently looking for an internship with an artist management company.

KEITH LAXMAN

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: The night Keith and Jason became friends, they were both wearing dressses.

TIM MAGINNIS

Relationship: Former Intern

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 24

Interesting Fact: Tim was Jason's first former intern to ever make an apperance at The Main Event.

ADAM "LBO" ELBENDARY

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 21

Interesting Fact: Adam's personal injury attorney is one of my oldest friends.

JULIO RODRIGUEZ

Relationship: Jason's 6th grade math tutor and Hip Hop concert chaperone

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 45 but 28 at heart

Interesting Fact: Julio is the only non-family member attending the Main Event who has also been to all three Melker kids' Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

JUSTIN MECHANIC

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: Yes!

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Justin chipped in on a stereo for Jason's 17th birthday, which Jason still uses to this day.  That same year, Justin had mentioned that he wanted Scarface on DVD for his birthday and Jason never got it for him.  Still, after 12 years, every time Jason sees Justin, he thinks about the gift he owes him.

DIEGO GARCIA

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: Yes

Age: 24

Interesting Fact: Diego is the only person Jason knows who loves Michael Jackson more than he does.

LIZA ROTH

Relationship: Cousin

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes

Age: 24

Interesting Fact: Liza's mom was my mom's Maid of Honor.

SETH BYRD

Relationship: Work

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 39

Interesting Fact: Seth was the last person to show up at last year's Main Event.

ADAM HIRSCH

Relationship: 6th Grade

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Adam was the first person to tell Jason what Abercrombie & Fitch is.

MIRJETA HIRSCH

Relationship: Adam

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 29 I think

Interesting Fact: Mirjeta was the last person to try to set Jason up with a girl before he started dating Kaity.

LOGAN COOPERBERG

Relationship: Camp

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes

Age: 25

Interesting Fact: "Hey Logan..." are his least favorite words to hear.

LAUREN LIEBSTEIN

Relationship: Singer

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 30

Interesting Fact: Lauren lost the Kan Jam frisbee at last year's Main Event.

MICHELLE GREENBERG

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Jason once cried in the back of Michelle's mom's car, listening to Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind."

ERIC GREENBERG

Relationship: High School/College

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 28

Interesting Fact: Eric is better than Jason at basketball.

KAYLA STEINBERG

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Jason ate Kayla's meal at her own wedding.

JILL KATZ

Relationship: Oceanside/College

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Jason was the first person to ever write on Jill's Facebook wall.

JASON RESZYTNIK

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Jay and Jason loved Jamaican catch phrases over a decade before DJ Khaled was on Snapchat.

ANDREW HELFONT

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Andrew and Jason have their own dance routine to Ying Yang Twins "Get Low."

ADAM STEINBERG

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: This picture was not taken as a dare.

CHARLES NATALLELO

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Charles once lent Jason The Godfather on VHS to watch for the first time.  It is now his favorite movie.

TUPAC SHAKUR

Relationship: Middle School

Good Looking: Yes!!

Single: Yes

Age: 45

Interesting Fact: Tupac.Shakur@hotmail.com actually emailed me saying he was coming to The Main Event.

PAULA WEHNER

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Paula was at my parents' house when my grandpa showed up with an earring on his 80th birthday.

MELANIE MCGURK

Relationship: College

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: She's my favorite person.

BRENDAN SPIESS

Relationship: Mel

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: I like Brendan way more than I like Melanie.

JASON LAZRUS

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Laz loves Young Buck.

SALINA THAPA

Relationship: Laz

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Salina trades cooking lessons for Spotify playlists.

ZACH CHIPRUT

Relationship: Camp

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 29

Interesting Fact: Jason and Zach's fathers are both in the flooring industry.  Jason and Zach are both in the entertainment industry.

DANIELLE CHIPRUT

Relationship: Zach

Good Looking: Yes!!!

Single: No

Age: 30

Interesting Fact: Danielle loves System of a Down.

HEATHER BEY

Relationship: Former Intern

Good Looking: Yes!

Single: Yes!

Age: 21

Interesting Fact: Heather still looks forward to new Fall Out Boy music.

AMANDA PRESS

Relationship: High School

Good Looking: Yes!!!!

Single: No

Age: 27

Interesting Fact: Amanda's hair in this picture makes it look like she can dunk.

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