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Mario: For the Record
No one is safe when The Real Husband of NYC dishes on tennis, Jill's apartment, and Silex.
April 8, 2009After being told about the negative things Jill said about me on her blog last week and then reading it for myself, I felt it was time to set the record straight. To begin the tennis match this year was never Jill's idea nor was it supposed to be a rematch of last year's girls doubles. I had approached Ramona with the idea of doing a mixed doubles match with one of her girlfriends and I would arrange to get a friend of mine of equal ability as myself to have a fun game. We then thought that either Jill or LuAnn would be a good opponent but ultimately decided on Jill because of the competitive nature between the two girls. I told Ramona I would get my good friend and tennis pro, Kirk Moritz, who had recently become the director of tennis at a beautiful new private club in Queens called City View Racquet. He readily accepted and I was looking forward to what I felt would be a fun yet very competitive game. Kirk has been a tennis teaching pro for years and was also nationally ranked in both the men's seniors, which I currently compete in, as well as the men's circuit in his youth. We have played each other many times over the years in tournaments as well as practice, and our matches are always close and competitive. He is a real gentleman and a class guy. I knew this mixed doubles match would be very entertaining both to play and for people to watch. I was actually concerned that Jill and Kirk could defeat Ramona and me, but that's what good tennis is about — where the outcome is in doubt. Who likes to watch a one-sided affair in any sport?!
I approached Jill at the Russell Simmons benefit and invited her to play. Immediately Jill being who she is reacted with "I'll get my own pro. I don't trust you Mario. You'll probably set me up with some loser just so you and Ramona can beat me." Interesting how Jill would think that way, but her nature is to always get the upper hand and make you look bad. In any case, after a couple of months of her stalling and sending me e-mails that she was too busy, out of town, and her pro was coming from the West coast and only available on two days that were impossible for me to play, we finally got the match set up, and of course I was embarrassed to let Kirk know that he would not be playing at his own club because Jill thought he was not good enough without even seeing him hit a ball. Now,not only had Jill taken what was supposed to be a fun game and turned it into an "I'm Jill Zarin and I have to win event," but she even claimed that she had set up the game and found the venue where the match was going to take place. She also accused me of saying I was so upset at the Page Six party that I was taking my toys home and going home. Funny, I thought I said that to her.
hey that was a great read . Thanks for the great post .Loved every part of it.
Jill appears to be a pain, but that attack about a tennis game was out of line.
MARIO,MARIO.....LET'S GET SERIOUS HERE.
I LOVE THE SHOW, IT IS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT,
BUT YOU TAKE YOURSELF A LITTLE TOO SERIOUSLY!!!!!
I HAVE A 43 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS NEUROLOGICALLY
IMPAIRED WHO STARTED PLAYING TENNIS AT THE AGE
OF 18 YRS. OLD......HE IS a division
CLASS A player and is fantastic!!!!
That opinion is not just mine but those
at the club you have always wanted to play
him or be his doubles partner.
Every Sunday morning he plays with a group
of Doctors who can't wait to partner with
Paul. We (my husband ) and I have always
been so proud of the way he handles himself,
whether he losses ( not very often ) or wins,
he is always respectful of his partners and
opponets, which in itself is a lesson for
all who play the game.
Enjoy the summer and I look forward to the
start of the new season and by the way, please
give Simon a break....he is a master of kindness
and respect; you could learn a lot from him.
Thank you for listening.......Patricia
Mario do not listen to any nay sayers! You are on the mark! You are funny and witty, just keep up the good work!
Your blogs are the best!
I can imagine that you are having the biggest laugh ever!
Mario and Ramona, get a real life...so fake!
Mario,
Sometimes you need to practice what you ADVISE YOUR WIFE TO DO AND and.......
JUST ZIP IT PLEASE
To quote Mario's observation about Simon: "But then again, you really don't care how foolish you look."
Listen to your own advice. You and Ramoana routinely look and act foolish, yet you think you are a class act. I can tell you that so far Silex have regularly acted with more class than you could ever hope to have.
Get a grip.
Wow. Jill never said she didn't want to play with your partner because she felt he wasn't good enough. She didn't trust you and I don't blame her. You rattle off at the mouth one time too many, from prevrious episodes. You may say what you think, but wearing your emotions on your sleeve to lash out at others is not mature. I am proud of Ramona for not punching you out, becasue I would have at least smacked you. It doesn't matter who planned what, the fact that she didnt' want to play is her own deal, not yours. And to take a stab at Bethanny exemplifies your immature behavior. I don't think Bethanny nor Jill were taking this tennis match seriously, which is why they invited Simon. If Jill is all about winning, why would she invite someone she isn't sure can even play. I am not a fan of Mario and don't know if I ever will be.
You make Ramona look like the sane one. No class, chum.
Ramona, you were the cutest and best dressed in the A=ListFashion Show last night. I don't agree with a lot of what you have to say on the show, but you did look good on the Runway.........much better than Bethany in those shorts.
OH good grief Mario and Ramona are two beautiful people. They say what's on their minds and they keep it real. I love these two on the show. All you haters keep hating I doubt they give a damn as they lounge around in their Hampton mansion and drive around in their 6 figure cars. Mario luv ya.
You make me laugh so hard! I've known "men" like you and they are such a riot. You are so busy putting others down to make yourself feel better but it just makes you look pathetic. And all the comments about the jewelry website are spot on. Put some serious cash into reworking that site. You and Ramona are made for each other. And the "Silex" thing? Give it up. Simon's "Marona", funny as hell.
misery loves company...you and ramona deserve each other
Mario, you and Ramona deserve each other. Both very low class and pathetic. Get a life!
Jill's apartment--she actually paid a decorator? No taste whatsoever.
Mario, Ramona, do yourselves a favor and drop the holier than thou attitude. Mario is brash, rude and uncouth. Ramona, you feel many are better than you and you are just as rude as your husband. Show some class, get a life and stop holding grudges. Holding on to a tennis match? Do neither one of you have anything better to do? No wonder you get along with Kelly so well, she feels she is above everyone else as well.
Mario - you pompous a**. Last season you were somewhat benign. This year we can only assume that your ego refused to allow Simon to get all the hubby attention so you are now making your mark! There has been much ado about Simon and Alex's desire for recognition and being associated with the "fabulous" crowd. Well buddy, you're right up there. Do you really believe anyone cares about you, your has-been career in tennis, or anything else of import to you? What a buffoon. If there's a third season, do us all a favor and bow out!
Mario.. you act like a woman.. ok so you are ranked in tennis, who cares no one ever heard of you until you became the other NYC housewife.. and you really do not treat women with any respect.
Mario, you were cool when you were more mysterious. Grow up, be a man, don't be a drama queen. I am embarassed for you in terms of your demeanor...so annoying!
Mario,
You and Ramona sell Christian jewelry, but you are NOT Christians...right?
Because your behavior is very un-Christian like.
What strikes me as funny about you and Ramona is how you two talk about everyone else's behavior and you are certainly no better.
The tennis match - Jill should have been allowed to pick her own partner. I wouldn't have wanted you to pick someone for me to play with either. If you wanted to do it all; you should have told Jill you and Ramona were playing with another friend and he needed a partner and ASkED her if she would like to join you. You seem to feel if someone doesn't want to do what you want them to THEY are wrong.
You seem to have the attitude of a spoiled brat.
Get over yourself.
Ms.Countess
Who do you think you are?
You married into it.
It's not like you grew up with this lifestyle.
Your American Indian.
You make me sick.
Jill you don't deserve everyhing you get.
Get a life.Do you really need a 16,000 purse?
You should help the needy with that kind of money.
The bag is UGLY
i love bethenny and jill .. and i think the others are really over -the-top .. can't wait to see the nj housewives ..lol
Mario- Shut up already. The way you act is totally unprofessional.
Mario,
ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grow up and let it go!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mario and Ramona - what is really the problem? You don't havea enough to do???? The show is called Housewives not House husbands. You don't see Bobby trying to get in the camera...step aside and take a valium.
Alex and Simon may be a bit over the top, but Mario is both belligerent and ungentlemanly. He can't make intelligent arguments and so he resorts to personal attacks, tearing down his competitor with comments on lifestyle and dress. His reaction to the unexpected is to collapse into a fit like a child where he stoops to denigrating a woman (namely Jill) in public to make himself feel better. If I were Ramona, I would be mortified at his behavior. It was downright shameful. I felt embarrassed for them both. But money can't buy class, my friends.
Sometimes i wonder if everyone watches the same show, but then everyone has their own interpretations of people on the show. One thing I don't get is how people leave any positive comments for Ramona and Mario, they give themselves enough compliments on the show. I think that those two are the most competitive, egotistical, drama loving ones on the show. If you ask me Mario acts a little more feminine than Simon. So I think Ramonas issue with Simon is that he is more manly than her husband. It's like he's too much man for her.
The editors are making this show EXTREMELY boring by showing too much Mario and his tennis match talk. Did anyone find this story line interesting?!?!?!? He's a camera whore who's only shot on this show is to spar with Jill about the stupid tennis match. Please editors of the show, don't put Mario in any more episodes because i guarantee, ratings will go down. SNOOZE!!!
I was humored by you and Ramona's arrogance regarding your tennis ability. If you are serious come to Florida and I will find 80 year olds to whip your ass with better looking strokes.
I totally agree with the one viewer., both my husband and I are diabled, at super young ages, and you are worried about who is playing a tennis match. I do like the jewelery line, you and beth. seem to really keep it real. tell it like it is..slap that stupid kelly, she is a idiot. It should be THE REAL DRAMA QUEENS of NYC. Hey there is also a bunch of you guys living in the trailer park in town,too. ALL that money and drama in one city, lets get the OC wivies, to switch with the NYC's, and see what happens, ITs a ALL new wife swap hahaha. come on Ramona lets step it up a notch, you were rockin last season. keep it cool.
well you and Ramona are something else. both of you seem to have these alter egos - frightening!!!!!!!!
Ramona's face was so wound up it was twitching - and you looked like Moe from the three stooges
your website is as tacky as you both are, how can you comment on Jill when that is how you present yourselves. instead of 3500. on shoes maybe invest in some decent marketing and web design. hey I hear Alex is looking for work
LOL
why? I'm tired of submitting comment after comment and never gets posted.
Ramona- Mario is totally hottttt, lucky you!!!!!
P.S.
I totally agree with you on Jill's place. When I saw it I was like "What?!?!?"-- and they're both decorators???? How could that be???
Yuuuuuck! it gave me a headache (lol)
At least you're being honest. I think Jill needs to feel important and needs to let everyone know how fabulous she "is(?)"-- On the other hand Ramona knows she has it going on, and is comfortable in her own skin; She (R.) doesn't have to tell people something they already know, and Jill seems to be insecure that people might not know, so she proceeds to be loud, in voice, spending, her apartment, etc....
TEAM SINGERS!!!!
Cute as heck Mario but as soon as you suggested the doubles partner for Jill and she said no, the bad sportsmanship came out. Of course she should choose her own partner, and because she didn't want your choice does not make her necessarily distrustful of you. If she is, so be it - her issue. It just sees that you and your wife had bad feelings about it the whole time and whined first about "she doesn't trust us," "she's getting a Pro half my age," and finally "by her choosing Simon, she insulted us!" It seems to me, unless she did what you wanted, which was to choose the person you chose as a partner, your were against it. I have two children and your reaction screamed to me "It's not Fair!!!" Grow up.
Hey Mario-- I luve that they are now incorporating the husbands more now. I just think it's a little Ironic that Simon was on the show sooo much last year and was criticized endlessly for it-- don't you agree?
Admire Ramona, and the family support she recieves.
However, yes the Van.C's are a little weird, but I think at heart they are genuinly good people, who maybe aren't going about it the right way, but are trying to get ahead in life.
I think you were right to defend yourself with Jill, sometimes she can be too much, and she loves to be fabulous, althought I think, more than anything, she like Bethany, has a complex, whereas you and Ramona seem so confident and sure of yourselves--good job.
Maybe you could have reacted differently wih Jill, but she's no ordinary person and I think having the camera doesn't help. I think you did what you could, and even she admitted to starting that fight.
TEAM SINGERS!!! WOO-HOO!!!
This is my first blog. Ever!! I just had to comment. I like LuAnn. She does always try to act like a lady in public. Even when Ramona pissed her off, she was cooly upset. My favorite is Bethany, though. She has no cut cards!!! Keep keepin it real, girl!
Simon,
I understand why you have had enough of Jill's ego and need to create drama. She acts like such a drama queen and acted like a spoiled child over a tennis match.
Jill was actually mad that she wasn't greeted with open arms when she showed up two hours late, who does she think she is? She was also bothered that she didn't upset Ramona the way she had hoped. She is always complaing and if she smiled her face would crack.
I'm tired of her putting everyone else down and then bragging to no end about herself. Yuck!
You and Ramona have become my favorites, it seems you two have a great relationship and family. That is nice to see these days.
Although I do not like how Mario acted towards Jill, I still love the Singers. I feel your family is very real and relatable.
Mario,
Whatever your intentions regarding the tennis match with Jill, I was amazed at the poor sportsmanship demonstrated by both you and Ramona towards Simon. I expected better behavior from a polished athlete.
I agree with Tam, I think you have a thing for Jill, and I think she knows it! You can never cover up an attraction, although you can try by acting disproportionally hostile.
I think your relationship with Jill is super funny and I love watching you two together! It honestly makes me laugh out loud while I'm watching. You are both super cute :) And I loved watching the tennis match! You shouldn't get too down on Jill for picking Simon because that was SO funny watching him try to play tennis.
are you serious? You blogged about Jill's apartment?
This is just too funny.
Why did you keep pushing for the tennis match in the first place? It clearly wasn't what Jill had in mind and she was rightfully wary. Clearly, you had some agenda since you kept pushing to play the match (i.e., to get your face on TV, to shame Jill, to prove how much of a stud you think you are, etc.). You shouldn't have to work that hard to have fun. Just let it go next time.
There's no one on this show with real class. Bethenney is at least honest. The rest make me tired.
Ramona, seeing a preview for this week's episode when you host a get-together for you jewelry and skin care line, I saw your friend Joni, who seemed so familiar. I was wondering if if she has ever acted in Sex in the City? She looks so much like (at least to me) the painter with whom Samantha had a relationship for an episode or two. Just curious, although I might be crazy. (And if I remember correctly she was present at your tennis match in last week's episode as well).
Thanks, Kristina
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