ADVISORY/Celebrate the 80th Birthday of Los Angeles Bartender Mario Toti.

Metro/Lifestyle Editors

ADVISORY ... for Sunday (April 1)

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WHO:      Mario Toti, legendary L.A. Area bartender

WHAT:     80th Birthday Celebration

WHERE:    Rooke's Restaurant
          2460 Wilshire Blvd.
          Santa Monica, CA

WHEN:     Sunday, April 1, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

WHY:      For more than 50 years, Mario Toti has been bartending in
          the Los Angeles area, including stints at such legendary
          lounges/restaurants as The Rountable and Broken Drum in
          Santa Monica, Bess Eilers in Beverly Hills, the Lindermar
          Lodge in Pacific Palisades, and his own The Sportmen's in
          Santa Monica.

          During this time, "Toti," as he's fondly known, constantly
          dispensed his rare blend of humor, social and political
          commentary, movie reviews and fall-over jokes to a legion of
          loyal followers in an unmistakeable Rhode Island accent you
          couldn't cut with a chain saw. Among celebrities Toti served
          and befriended over the years were Pat O'Brien and Patrick
          McGoohan.

          On April 1, many of the friends and customers Toti served
          will help celebrate his birthday at Rooke's.