Grinder Coffee Gerrard in Toronto decided to hold an unusual action on the day the owner of the coffee shop decided to hold it.
Joel Murray, the owner of the institution, is a huge Ryan Gosling fan. A film festival was taking place in Toronto in early September, and Ryan attended the premiere of a new picture. In order to invite her favorite actor to her institution, Joel decided to use Twitter every day. In order to do this, she launched the hashtag #ryanneedsgrinder for 10 days. Additionally, a cardboard Gosling figure was printed and installed in the café, with which the staff and guests took pictures.
Ryan found many reasons to visit the coffee shop. He was promised delicious coffee, discussed the convenience of their location, and was promised the chance to take a picture with his cardboard copy. This funny flash mob quickly caught the attention of the local media. Even the mayor of the city, John Tory, supported the action. There was no news from Ryan for days. The coffee shop staff gave cardboard Ryan a massage and a new haircut on the eve of the film’s premiere. They even drew a map for the actor to get to the coffee shop so he wouldn’t get lost. However, Ryan was not in a hurry to enter.
The real Ryan Gosling showed up at the coffee shop on the 10th day of the campaign! In addition to taking a picture with the establishment’s hostess, he drank coffee and chatted with some of the guests. “And it worked… #ryanneedsgrinder worked. In person, here he is. It was a pleasure to meet such a nice, well-mannered Canadian. Ryan took the time to visit us during the Toronto International Film Festival, and we really appreciate it.” Apparently, the actor’s mother, Donna Gosling, pushed him to go to the coffee shop. Ryan was invited to personally come to the institution because she liked this action.
Donna tweeted about it as well: “You can take a Canadian out of a guy, but you can’t take a Canadian out of a guy.” Joel, thank you very much for your kind words. Isn’t that what every mom wants to hear? It worked out so well! ” Gosling, Donna. After that, how could we not give Ryan the title of most sympathetic actor in Hollywood
