THIS VALLEY JOE STILL ALIVE AND KICKING.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
Odds 'n' ends from around the Valley: Stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. comic Joe Restivo, 56, of Valley Village wants everyone to know he's still alive and working, so to stop sending the flowers and making condolence calls to his wife, Maryanne. It was former stand-up comic Joe Restivo, 54, of West Hills, longtime owner of Vitello's restaurant in Studio City, who died earlier this month of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . Both men lived in Chicago during the '70s on the same street, although miles apart. Both made their names as stand-up comics, and both later moved to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . ``It's kind of unnerving un·nerve tr.v. un·nerved, un·nerv·ing, un·nerves 1. To deprive of fortitude, strength, or firmness of purpose. 2. To make nervous or upset. ,'' says Maryanne Restivo. ``We've gotten more than 50 calls of condolence.'' It turns out an entertainment industry Web site mistakenly ran her husband's credits and picture in an obituary. The still-living Joe never met the late Joe, but did meet his brother, Steve, who co-owned Vitello's until the restaurant was sold last year. It's always been a popular eatery in the Valley, but gained national notoriety in 2001 because actor Robert Blake Robert Blake may be:
``My condolences go out to Joe's family, but I need people to know it wasn't me,'' said Restivo, who has more than 100 television credits to his name, and often performs at Reno casinos. ``I called the director of a movie I was supposed to start in September, and found out he was recasting the part because he thought I was dead. ``Friends in the business were calling my wife to offer condolences, and were shocked when I picked up the phone. ``My 14-year-old son had teachers at school stop and tell him how sorry they were his dad had died. He didn't take the news well. The poor kid didn't know about the other man with the same name as his dad.'' Don't get him wrong, Joe says, he's touched that so many people have called his family with condolences, but he needs to set the record straight because he still has a living to make. ``Hey, I'm not complaining; I appreciate all the calls. I'm just mad at the people I know who didn't call,'' said Joe, kidding. Our local vets from the Sepulveda VA brought home 23 medals last month from the Golden Age Games in Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km). , Va. -- the most of any VA in the country. They're not 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. a pat on the back. They're looking to give one. ``We just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all the people who made this trip possible,'' said team member Don Starler. Readers donated more than $14,000 to help the vets who couldn't afford the $1,000 cost to travel back East. Most of the checks ranged from $5 to $50, and almost all of them had a note of encouragement attached. ``Those kind words, and the hard work of our coach Patricia Jones Patricia Jones (born 30 February, 1900) is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for Canada in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Viola Myers, Nancy , who had to put up with us, spurred us on to bring home more medals,'' Starler said. And they did. Congratulations, guys. And finally, if you've got a couple of minutes to spare at 1 p.m. Saturday, stop by the California National Guard The California National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of California. It comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. Armory in Van Nuys to see a little history being made. Operation Gratitude Operation Gratitude is a non-profit, all-volunteer corporation that assembles and ships care packages to United States service members deployed overseas. Its mission is to lift morale and express appreciation of the work done by the American armed services. will be assembling its 150,000th care package to be sent to troops deployed overseas. It's nothing short of amazing that an effort Carolyn Blashek started in March 2003 in her Encino living room -- trying to fulfill the wish lists of soldiers who were not getting any mail or packages from home -- has grown to more than 200 volunteers and thousands of donors. The armory is located at 17330 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys. For more information on Operation Gratitude, call (818)789-0563 or see www.operationgratitude.com. dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3749 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: RESTIVO |
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