He began playing the drums (actually, he started out on pads) at 2nd grade.
He skipped a grade in grade school, smart little cookie. The second hand smoke is getting to him from the band
The reasons why he played the drums is that "I would beat up my brothers or annoy them, and playing the drums is just the way to"
His father, Jimmy Calire, would take Mario and compete with other drummers. That's how he got his skills.
"I usually find motivators everyday…"--Mario, interview with Modern Drummers
He's twenty-five born on June 24th 1973.
He usually goes to gyms in hotels…
Mario usually brings in healthy snacks for the band
He's a real heath nut!
He used to play some background music in some horse auction, hehehe!
He attended Cal Arts for two years until he dropped out, a financial problem.
Mario likes Crayons…I wonder why…
Another werid thing to know about him is that he loves to wear Kaiki pants and Polo underwear! (Thanks to Anne! :o)
One thing....He is soooo darn cute funny and everything! ARRRGG!
After Cal Arts, he began giving drumming lessons to students.
He plays a four piece drum set. A Slingerland New Standard kit, consisting of an 8x12 rack tom, a 16x16 floor tom, a 16x22 bass drum (played with a Powerstroke3), and a 6.5x14 snare (fitted with a CS Batter); he uses Remo Clear Emperor heads. Mario uses Paiste cymbals, including a Traditional Series 15" highhat, 17" and 18" full crashes, and a 21" full ride.
His sticks are Vater percussion (5B, wood-tip)
"Mario, the skinniest than the rest of us, Calire!"--Jakob Dylan in CA, Upstate Fair Concert
Favorite cereal: Special K
Favorite sport, basketball
Mario's top ten:
1. Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Vol. 4. Bob Dylan Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
2. Massive Attack, Mezzanine
3. Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty
4. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
5. PJ Harvey, Is This Desire?
6. Ozomatli, Ozomatli
7. Pearl Jam, Yield
8. Elliott Smith, XO
9. Sheryl Crow, The Globe Sessions
10. Jeff Buckley, Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
(February 5, 1999)
Now, the look a-likes for this guy, Mario…Now, for the look a-likes. Okay, now. If you've watched at least one episode of the sitcom, Spin City's Alexander Chaplin, you would noticed that he looks a bit like Mario. I say, he's like the non-skinny version of Mario. Hehehe lol :o)
