Honoring @MarioDaCat a #NipClub Legend!!
Come enjoy an evening of great food, great drinks, and friendship. The 3 things Mario loved best!!
Pals, let me take you back to the very beginning of #NipClub. Founders @FlaCatLady @KingTuttiFruiti and @TheNascarKitty assembled a very special team including @GeorgeTheDuck, @AutumnTheDoxie, @TinyPearlCat, @MaggieTKat, @Kittehboi, @BunnyJeanCook, @BrutusTheDane, @HankTheDoggy and several others, BUT perhaps the most intriguing, hard working employee of #NipClub was a special toothless black and white kitty named @MarioDaCat who went on to become our Head Barktender and a member of our very important PR team. Mario was quite a "lady's man". A hopeless flirt, a hard worker, a shoulder to lean on, an ear to cry into, a helper in every situation. I wish some of you newer #NipClub Pawtiers could have met him.
Here's an blogpost from way back in 2011 that tells you more about him. It's a bit outdated, but I'm printing it in it's entirety because it's Important. I hope you enjoy learing about Mario.
@TheNascarKitty #NipClub Founder and Manager.
reprinted from a blogpost from February 24th, 2011
When an Anipal first comes to Twitter there's a really good chance one of the first anipals they'll meet, and certainly one of the first they'll follow is @MarioDaCat. Mario is sweet, kind, funny, supportive and sometimes just a little naughty. He's also a super hard-working guy. Whether it's just mingling, goofing around, helping publicize events like PawPawty, NipClub, Anipal Academy Awards, barktending for a huge variety of pawties, or just helping cheer up a friend, Mario is usually on the twitter-timeline most of the day.
He's usually one of the first to send prayers, best wishes, condolences, congratulations, or just love to anipals who need it. But did you know Mario hasnt had it easy? He's had to withstand medical conditions that are just unbelievable. Poor Mario eventually lost all his teeth to a rare feline disease that almost claimed his life, but he is one cat with a huge will to live and he triumphed over it!!
To learn more about Mario's journey, check out his blog at http://mariodacat.blogspot.com/p/where-did-my-toothies-go-part-1.html . He has a 3 part post about where his "teeth went" that is a must read for all pet lovers. You need to be aware of the terrible affliction that could endanger your kitty's life.
Also, please look through his blog and see all the fellow animals needing rescue that Mario has helped out. There is a new article about @SiafraCat, just one of many animals that benefitted from Mario's compassion.
Mario is always there to help us carry our burdens, with soft encouragement, hugs, an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, he never asks for more than you friendship and repays it with the kindest loving friendship.
Mario's next endeavor is helping his parents endure the Parkinson's Disease which afflicts them both. I know Mario will try to shoulder as much of the burden as he can....and I also know Mom and Dad will do everything they can to make sure Mario's life remains as normal as possible.
Mario's Mom Mary is having some difficulty typing for Mario now, which hopefully will improve as she gets treatment, but they will have to move to a new ranch style house better suited to their needs. It's gonna be a big
Also, please look through his blog and see all the fellow animals needing rescue that Mario has helped out. There is a new article about @SiafraCat, just one of many animals that benefitted from Mario's compassion.
Mario is always there to help us carry our burdens, with soft encouragement, hugs, an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, he never asks for more than you friendship and repays it with the kindest loving friendship.
Mario's next endeavor is helping his parents endure the Parkinson's Disease which afflicts them both. I know Mario will try to shoulder as much of the burden as he can....and I also know Mom and Dad will do everything they can to make sure Mario's life remains as normal as possible.
Mario's Mom Mary is having some difficulty typing for Mario now, which hopefully will improve as she gets treatment, but they will have to move to a new ranch style house better suited to their needs. It's gonna be a big
change for Mario, so let's spend a night letting him know how much we love him!!!!
Update: In the years since this article was posted, Mario was very active at #NipClub for as long as he could be, but Mom Mary and Dad Don eventually had to move to an assisted living and Mary just couldn't tweet for Mario any more. And just after after New Years 2020 Mario's Dad, Don passed away.
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| MarioDaCat is a huge fan of his local hometown team...World Champion Green Bay Packers, he even painted his Ford Galaxy Pro Stock Race Car to show his team pride. |
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| MarioDaCat arrives for work in his hot rod Corvette. |
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| The Sweetest Guy You'll ever meet! @MarioDaCat |
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| We had a pawty years ago where EVERYBODY came dressed as MarioDaCat |
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3 comments:
Three cheers for Mario !
Totally completely love Mario and this blog space!
Thanks for the wonderful share. We love seeing Mario getting to do all these wonderful things. Great job Mario. We hope that you are having a fantastic day so far.
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