Hmmmm....personal stories, eh?
Well, I'm the "sticktodrum" part of sticktodrum Productions. My handle "sticktodrum" actually came from my dad, who was born in Sicily. He has a thick accent and a raspy tone. One day, he heard me singing terribly and said "Eh...maybe you stick to drum.." A few days later, I was being super contemplative and thought "Maybe I am stick to drum..." So there...that's that.
My name is Mario Contino, which is about as Italian as one could get unless I were Giovanni Fabrizio Fundido Fa Un Culo. I was born in Queens, NY, grew up in Winter Springs, FL and returned here before high school. I'm an over-educated jerkstore with an obsessive personality. It's often why I'm good at things. I'm also an atheist, so that's a lot of fun. I spend a lot of time discussing religion with many people, and it was a pivotal part of my studies in literature as an undergraduate student. I enjoy keeping the company and friendship of people with whom I disagree both politically and theologically. It makes life fun. Currently, I'm studying educational philosophy and politics. My wife's a fun, intelligent Jew who happens to also be a Shakespeare nerd. She used to straighten her hair, until a couple years ago the combined efforts of all in her life told her to stop it and grow out her Jew-fro. She's more adorable now.
I got famous in paintball-internet land by doing a lot of comedy and parody. It got me pretty far, but that spark has burned out. Manny and I just play for fun and enjoy the friends we've made.
I enjoy arguing because it in itself is a skill I feel should be honed. Admitting wrong is something I embrace, although struggle with personally as any human does.
It thoroughly annoys me when a YouTube content producer has a crappy camera. I see it a lot with knife people... Literally thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of knives in front of the camera that very second...and it's a f**king iPhone or some $150 POS that has a resolution of 2x2px and no audio.