The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread — Page 114

What! Page 2! Umm...no. Raul love has been spread back to the first page. Where it belongs.

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Updated On: 9/30/05 at 10:14 AM

Holy hot avatar! *studies*

Is that at the theatre?!

Wait, I have to read back -- I went to bed early and missed everything!

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Aww! It was truly amazing. I was totally half asleep when I typed that, though. I'm glad it even made sense. Haha.

Um. I got there about an hour before the show and he walked up about 45 minutes before. Something like that. He had a smile on and just looked so content. I was surprised how nice he was about it. I didn't expect him to be mean... just not nearly as nice and charming!

I think the sweetest part of our conversation was when he signed my Taboo CD insert. I told him that I thought it was amazing and how much I love it and he looked up at me with the most sincere smile and said "Isn't it beautiful?" in a gentle voice that sounded like he could have started crying. I almost melted.

He was too, too sweet. And totally talkative! I'm sure he'd be the same with you too. It makes me wonder if the man ever isn't nice to his fans. Haha.

Yeah, it was right in front of the stage door. I was the only one there and felt totally out of place and annoying. He really made me feel comfortable though!

And the shows were just so amazing. The matinee was actually the best performance of Chitty I have ever seen. The audiences for both shows were terrible. I, of course, was smiling like a loon the whole time and and cracking up at the most random things. I gave him entrance applause both times and everyone in the audience just turned and gave me weird looks. Oh well.

Well, I'd have to be talkative back. With a few exceptions, to be an actor and talk to me is like talking to a wall with a big smile on its face.

Were you the only one who clapped? And I'm sure they're appreciative of one loon in a crappy audience.

He can be snippy. But so can anyone. But if you put out a poll on the nicest actors, he's notoriously really good to his fans.

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ahhh! that's so cool. no! keep talking!! we all have to live vicariously through your amazing Raúl experience!!!

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i'm surprised he isn't snippy more often...i mean, all of us keep coming back with reports of terrible audiences...it'd be all i could do to just stop the show and be like "You all suck! Goodbye!" or something totally dramatic and over the top like that. hehe

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By the way, absurd is one of my favorite words. Maybe because people don't use it. I think it's nice. I'm glad he used it!

On a totally un-PC note, I imagine him very limp-wristedly going "oh, don't be absurd!" Please tell me that's not what he did.

I never stop people when I randomly see them -- I just get afraid. And the only person I've waited for before a show was Adam, because I was told to. A few times I've gotten to Chitty early, and since I usually go in the back side of the theatre anyway, I've kept an eye out, but I've never seen him. I used to see Kevin on my lunch breaks all the time over the summer, but I was always too shy to say anything.

You took the picture yourself? Nice job! I'm awful at that. I take a picture of something like 60 degrees to my left, instead.

I've always found him very good at trying to make you feel less nervous. The first time I met him, I was literally trembling, and my fear over a year later is still no less obvious. He's totally unassuming, and I think the fact that he's so soft-spoken and not some towering super-confident personality makes it easier. It seems like he tries really hard, and I definitely appreciate that. I think that's why I often get a lot of silly joking-things out of him. Sometimes laughter you can share makes the scariness go away.

I heard some not-so nice stories about him from the summer, about his bitchy side. I was afraid to go near him for a while, actually -- I wouldn't want to see that. Adam can be bitchy, but for some reason it's funny to watch when you're not the target. Probably because the look on his face seems like what he'd give to his kids if they misbehaved.

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Updated On: 9/30/05 at 11:52 AM

Was it one of the camera-happy old men? 'cause they're crazy. Craaazy, I tell you. Not that we aren't, but at least we're respectfully crazy.

And I don't think that's so left-field. I think that there was something of a trap in being in a huge show -- and maybe that makes him more appreciative of people who are there to see HIM now. I mean, on any given night, there may only be one person who's here for the sole purpose of seeing him, and not the car. That's not been the case in his other recent projects, maybe.

To the Bamboo story... *die* why does he feel such a compulsion to grab himself? Really, there are children in the audience, Raul! I love it when he squeaks at that part. I remember thinking "please don't hurt yourself."

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Haha. it wasn't like that. He just laughed and said it. Like he thought it was completely ridiculous of me to feel like a bother. Which really made me smile.

And honestly, at that point I was a bit distracted by the weird pizza/nacho/cheesy/dip thing he was holding. I wanted to ask him what it was, but since it was obvious he was about to eat it I figured that might be rude to ask "Um. Raúl. What the hell is that?"

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 12:01 PM

When I admitted to him that I'd already seen the show twice, I got tripped up on my words and made it sound like I was saying something offensive. I felt really bad, because he was like "aw, no! It's fun!" I just... I didn't mean for it to come out that way! I appologized and clarified like ten times.

No limp-wrists? Good.

I really like his shirt. He works the stripes.

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The man just kept asking him to personalize autographs for his many children. Raúl did it once and then said "I'm sorry, I can't keep doing that!" in a rude tone of voice.

After we said goodbye and he told me to enjoy the shows I walked off to the side to look at the picture. I totally died when I saw his face. I mean... wow. And what makes it even funnier is that we had just been laughing and smiling but he felt the need to make that face for the picture. Whatever makes you happy, Raúl.

Well then he knows me all too well. Because I have indeed been swooning over it.

I think the absolute highlight of my day was at the evening performance during "You Two". That is absolutely my favorite song in the show and I was just in heaven and having the best time watching it. Towards the end of the song when he and Ellen are dancing, he looked down at me from the corner of his eye and gave me the biggest smirk/smile. I think I stopped breathing for a little bit.

I always hate saying things that that, though because I don't want people to think I'm bragging and being snotty. So, please don't take it that way at all!