FOR JOSIE, LIFE'S ABOUT MORE THAN HAIR.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
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``My wife will give you the shirt off her back and not worry that she isn't wearing one anymore,'' he says with a laugh. ``Just so you're covered. That's all she cares about.'' Josie Cavalluzzi has been covering people for over 34 years now at her Michelangelo's Hair House in Woodland Hills. Longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective customers, other hairstylists, people down on their luck -- doesn't matter. You need a hand, Josie's there giving you hers. ``When I moved out to California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , I didn't know anyone and needed a job real fast,'' said hairdresser Noreen Greco. ``I came in looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. work and Josie said she was hiring, but she needed time to think about hiring me. I told her not to think too long or hard because I needed a job fast. ``Josie laughed and said, `OK, then, you're hired.' That was 28 years ago. ``Stop by any chair in this shop and you'll get the same story,'' Greco said. ``People come work for Josie, they don't leave. The woman is the most generous spirit any of us has ever seen.'' Pam Bartnicki has been one of Josie's 20 hairstylists at the shop for 24 years so she's seen a few things. Like the nights Josie leaves the shop a little early because she has some stops to make before going home to Joe. ``There are a few longtime clients in their 90s who are too frail frail 1 adj. frail·er, frail·est 1. Physically weak; delicate: an invalid's frail body. 2. to make it into the shop anymore so Josie goes to them,'' Bartnicki said. ``Other nights, she stops by customers' homes to make sure they're doing OK, especially the widows. That's the kind of person she is. She inspires everyone around her.'' Corinne Gosch and Marsha Stanoff have been Josie's clients for over 30 years. ``Everybody should be lucky enough to have a Josie in their life,'' Stanoff said. ``She's more like my sister than hairdresser.'' Gosch, who lives in Granada Hills, probably passes 20 hair salons A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. on her way to Woodland Hills. Never stopped at one, except Josie's. ``That's what loyalty is about,'' she said. ``Josie treats you like family. We've grown old together.'' None of the accolades surprise the person who has known Josie longer than anyone -- the guy she married 44 years ago in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . ``Josie's family owned a two-family house in the Bronx and my family rented one of the apartments,'' Joe said. ``I was in the service at the time. When I got home, I visited my folks, took one look at Josie and fell in love. ``Four kids and 44 years later, she's still the same girl I married -- beautiful, with the biggest heart I've ever seen.'' When her brother and his wife passed away four years ago, leaving their 45-year-old mentally challenged son alone, there was never any doubt where he would come to live, Joe said. ``Josie made sure he knew he always had a home with us,'' the retired gas company worker said. ``That's my wife.'' All the accolades embarrass embarrass /em·bar·rass/ (em-bar´as) to impede the function of; to obstruct. em·bar·rass v. To interfere with or impede (a bodily function or part). Josie a little because she doesn't think she's doing anything special. ``I welcome everyone who walks through my door the same,'' she says. ``They may walk in on a down note, but I want to send them out on a high note, feeling great.'' And if it means giving you the shirt off her back, well, his wife has a lot of shirts, Joe says. dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3749 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Michelangelo's Hair House owner house owner n → Hausbesitzer(in) m(f) Josie Cavalluzzi, left, is seen with Corinne Gosch, a customer of more than 30 years. Josie often checks on her older, frail customers on her way home from work. Ana Gutierrez/Special to the Daily News |
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