The campaign is simple: Get Robert Downey Jr. to come to Ojai and have lunch with us. Our treat.
Mr. Downey: We do NOT want to interview you, or ask you tons of questions, or freak you out with fan-boy-and-girl-ness. We are not trying to secretly audition for your next movie. We will probably ask you to sign something and will definitely want a photo with you, but other than that we have no agenda other than sharing a meal with you and chatting about whatever comes up. Seriously, that's it. If we end up back at your place having drinks, fine.
To be clear, we're also not asking you to make a special trip up to Ojai. We're just saying next time you're coming up this way anyway, let us know so we can set something up. You're a hard workin' guy and you deserve a break now and then. You know what, bring Susan and Exton, too.
To be clear, we're also not asking you to make a special trip up to Ojai. We're just saying next time you're coming up this way anyway, let us know so we can set something up. You're a hard workin' guy and you deserve a break now and then. You know what, bring Susan and Exton, too.
About evan austin
evan austin lives in Ojai, CA with his 3 daughters & his wife of over 16 years.
He works from home as a freelance graphic designer and social media helper, which means he stands around drawing shit on the computer and playing on Facebook and Twitter until one of his kids pees on something or hurts themselves. You can see his work at eadesign.me. He has recently decided to write a novel about elves and birds and slavery, with undertones of religious zealotry and daddy issues, at the intersection of magic and technology. evan's favorite RDJ films include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tropic Thunder, The Soloist, & Due Date, and is proud to share his love of all things Iron Man with his young daughters. evan enjoys & admires RDJ's quick wit and expressive face, and is inspired by the actor to be stylish and confident. evan's favorite Ojai lunch place is Ojai Cafe Emporium, but there are many close seconds. |
About Lisa Snider
Lisa Snider is a freelance writer living in Ojai, CA.
She has written a few hundred feature articles for newspapers and magazines, a housing documentary and a handful of plays, including Wind River Redemption, which had a four-week run in 2011 with Elite Theatre Company's annual one-act festival, as well as Finding Ojai, which ran for three weeks in 2012 with Santa Paula Theater Center's one-act festival. She is currently finishing up a novel about a career-driven young woman working at a world-class resort in a funky new-age town. Lisa hosts the Facebook page, Dishing Ojai, which follows Ojai’s vibrant local food scene. Lisa thinks RDJ’s finest performance was as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder, and she’s certain he would enjoy lunch at any number of Ojai’s eclectic eateries. For more, visit Lisa’s Web site at www.LisaSnider.com. |
