Vince Restivo is a restauranteur who’s opened a new restaurant in Thousand Oaks called Vitello’s Trattoria. We find out what it takes to open a restaurant in today’s economy.

Kevin Chaffin is the winner of DMC Transmission’s Grand Prize Give-a-way. He was strolling through the Pacific View mall one day, filled out an entry form and was selected the winner from thousands of entrants.

Sandra Boynton is an extraordinarily talented cartoonist, greeting card designer, songwriter and performer. Her latest book is titled Amazing Cows.

Freeman MIchaels and Lisa Davis have their own media program presenting positive parenting ideas to their audience. We discuss positive parenting during the holidays.

Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTOMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.

Ken Harmon is a novelist who is getting ready for the Christmas season in an unusual way. He’s written a novel about Santa Claus in the “noir” style made famous in Los Angeles by Raymond Chandler.