Meet the Team

The Midwest Moustache Alliance is shaping up nicely after the great Eve of ShaveOween.

Let’s highlight the team.

Travis “TL RUN RUN” Liles hails from Illinois.  He typically sports a clean dome to reduce his coefficient of drag during excessively long bouts of running.  He is a die-hard model airplane aficionado, and excels at blind-folded origami (2-time Tri County Champ – ’03,’05).  Travis promises to deliver dynamite upper lip growth, fueled by what he calls the “all spinach, all the time” diet.

Nathan Chase

 is a born and raised Missourian.  Claiming to be 1/17^th Native American, Nathan owes his penchant for living off the land to his tribal heritage.  Also, he will DVR Gonzaga University basketball games and watch them multiple times like he’s never seen them before.  With a Movember’s worth of moustache growth, Nathan hopes it will even be noticeable.

 

Brian Lyons is another Missouri-bred man’s man.  Rarely without a glow suggestive of having cranked out 500 hundred pushups, his passion for health and fitness is contagious.  Brian thinks that Sex Panther really works “because of the real bits of panther.  Duh!”  He eschews the traditional microwave cooking method and would rather barbeque his oatmeal each morning. 

 

Brandon Janosky grew up in Spokane, WA where moustaches were commonplace. An inspiring lumberjack at 8 years old, he committed the next six years of his life to only wearing flannel and brandishing a double-sided axe. It can be argued that during this phase of his life, Brandon inspired the “grunge” look that many bands took to in the early 90’s. Brandon’s daily diet and exercise regimen exudes his passion for health and fitness. A combination of a daily 12 mile run followed by a bike ride on the grass “because its harder” all while strapped into a parachute makes this man’s moustache grow. He’s also a Malt-o-meal man, because as he puts it, “Cream of Wheat is for pansies.”

 

Jake Menard, my brother-in-law, is originally from Minnesota, but finds himself living in God’s Country, Washington State these days.  Always one to rock a goatee in recent years, he has committed to defy that longstanding tradition and grow a moustache to help fight cancer.  When he isn’t busy teaching his 3 young daughters the finer points of a quality leg-sweep or helmet-to-helmet contact, he unwinds by taking strenuous 8-hr professional exams.  This is often followed by a Guinness or three.

Brian Rodenbeck is a heavily-credentialed all-around athlete who trains throughout the year and claims to be 100% waterproof.  His competitors have accused him of sleeping in a simulated altitude tent.   In addition to growing a moustache in the name of men’s health, Brian said, “I’d like to push the limits of my handsomeness and really take my boyish good looks to another level.”

Kyle Cameron has spent most of his life fetching things on the top shelf for those who are vertically challenged and is often asked, “How’s the weather up there?”  Movember and  Midwest Moustache Alliance brings an exciting change of pace for Kyle, as he will be our “highest” fundraiser.  “I’m really thrilled to be a part of MMA and raising awareness for men’s health initiatives.”  Kyle stated in a recent interview:  “I’ve never grown facial hair in my life, and have actually been more focused on removing my moustache.  It’s quite chilly with my head near the stratosphere.  I believe a moustache will be the sweater my upper lip has always needed.” 

Steve Pollihan is no stranger to a proper beard, goatee, or ‘stache.  But this time around, he’s dedicating his face to the fabled moustache.  Once this ultra-running badass completes serving his 6^th consecutive term as Webster Groves’ Sexiest Artist, he plans to attempt a handle bar moustache world record, much to his wife’s chagrin. In his words, “I was meant for moustaches, and moustaches were meant for me.”  Such eloquence!