I suppose there is the local celebs but I wont go naming them in case I get sued , . this is so cal and it's a shangra la spot in Ojai, most people in Los Angeles and surrounding areas are not star struck and usually do not pay much attention to celebs. it's a kind of removed additude, even as far as locals go, community is less a factor here because people commute distances and keep amongst their immediate friends pretty much. they can be friendly, but people do not hang out every day in a pub. I don't know many church goers, at least in church because I don't go. hell, the real estate people likely know the local dope better than anyone. so we don't have that many local characters. if you've been to so cal you might understand. I pointed out the Hollywood and musical types because this town is a tourist town and an appendage of celebrity L.A. it has a history of being a 'new age' town from back in the 30s with Vedanta and Krishnamurti. so comparing an English town or community out in the English countryside is a stretch- it's apples and oranges with the additude and lifestyle... It's different than the mid West and the East coast here in the Big U.S. sorry about the name dropping, I was trying to convey the flavor of the place. It's a nice place no matter and we are lucky to be here.... I'd