Joseph E. Gliatto

The friends of Joe Gliatto are hosting a celebration of his life, writings, drawings, photographs, and collection of really weird stuff on Saturday, July 28, 2007, from 12PM - 4PM.

Friends and family are invited to join us at Samis Grotto, 4028 MacArthur Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Food will be pot luck, so please bring a dish for no more than 10. Beverages will be provided.
If any friends would care to contribute, we are accepting donations to offset the costs. Any overage will be...

Yet again one of those Richmond folks I rarely saw any more, but I knew was out there filling a niche, has slipped away...he was Aces.

Joe ,
Thank you for nights of Bach and Biber.
Your sneaky but sweet smile and mischievous eyes that segued to an infectious laugh. You made me happy, you cared, you were sweet, Most Charming!!!....you always denied it, though I know you knew you were(hence the "eyes"). Well, Joe, I ain't gonna wax poetic, but, I love you and I'm going to miss the hell out of you. Goodbye.
Love,
Melinda

John & Louis,

We are so sorry to hear the sad news of Joe's passing from Louis. Our prayers are with you and the entire Gliatto family during this most difficult time.

From working with you at the border to trying to play the giutar like you, I am definitly a better person having known you.I will miss you and your wise cracks.May peace be with you "eggman".

Looking back over all the time I spent with Joe, from the very beginning of my first year at Va.Tech, my main impression is that his designs on life were remarkable. He truly forged his own path that had little if anything to do with any status quo, yet he was totally compassionate. His knowledge and taste in music, writing, films, and art was eclectic and extensive, and his own artful workings took the mundane into the surreal. And hilarious.
His sharp and often bizarre wit was...

I don't know anyone in Richmond who didn't know Joe, either through music, sports, restaurants, or his stories/quips/philosophical endeavors. I met him fifteen years ago in a fan bar on my 21st birthday, and at first, I thought, "Who is this crazy guy with the dreadlocks?" Next thing I know, he's saying, "You're Catholic, aren't you?" He always liked a good Catholic or a fallen Catholic, and only last year, while cooking at Dot's, he asked my friend Amy the same question. He could spot...

I've known Joe since High school. I moved to Richmond to go to college and then one day there was Joe, hanging out with people who were my friends and those who would become my friends. I hadn't seen him for a while and the one day I was riding my bike and saw this guy 2 blocks away riding a bike and I said to myself - that's Joe. I caught up to him and we talked like we saw each other eveyday. I would see him 3 or 4 times a year,, he'd be riding his bike to work, I'd be riding mine and...