The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread- Page 237

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 9:25am

kooks~ Check out the Adam thread for details!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:22am

I was supposed to be up at eight. I couldn't do it. I skipped my English class, and now I feel like a total slacker. I have so much work to do, that I sort of feel like I might die over the next two days. Oh well.

[thetheatrekook]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 12:44pm

saaaaame here. i have another midterm tomorrow...maybe? and a 15 page paper due wednesday on a movie i have to watch a million times. plus i have to squeeze in a floor meeting and occupency checks somehow...being an RA around midterms sucks!!! but they have my favorite ice cream in the dining hall today! that makes me excited.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 12:46pm

lol. It's the little things!

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 1:14pm

*sigh* I have a keyboard harmony exam. And I should be cramming like crazy, but, I'm here. On BWW. Big surprise....

Good luck everyone!

[angelic1]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 2:50pm

I am in between today's midterms at the moment. Hope you had a great time, Em (I'm sure you did). Now I've got to cram a little more into my head before I pass out. NYU can kiss my...sorry, I'm an angry girl.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 3:25pm

I was at the show where Chitty broke with theatrekook. I didn't realize how much adlibbing Raúl was doing because I'd never seen it before, but I definitely remember his comments about all the rain and I laughed. See the thread on the main board for the full explanation, but I basically had to leave at the end of Act 1. I still feel horrible about that.

But when I was leaving, there was an usher standing near the main entrance. I told him that I was really sorry and I didn't want to leave, but I had definite plans. He said it was fine and asked if I enjoyed the show. I said that I did because I love Raúl Esparza and think he's amazing.

The guy then makes this face and said "HIM? I'd think you would have better taste than that!"

I was shocked. Like, my jaw was literally on the floor and it took me a minute to find a proper response. I finally said that maybe someone should speak to Raúl about the shady staff working in the theater. He laughed and said I didn't need to be spreading rumors and I kind of smiled and left. I'm still trying to figure out how serious he was, and if was a botched attempt at trying to hit on me. But how can you have better taste than Raúl?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 4:15pm

You know, some of the house staff isn't too fond of him. They're all head over heels for Rick Hilsabeck, which (even though I have friends on the house staff who I like very much) I can't for the life of me figure out. So, that could be it -- it could be something he actually has against Raul, though I take it he's lovely to everybody there, or he could've just been messing with you.

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 5:01pm

Wow. It's hard for me to imagine why some people genuinely don't like him.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 5:04pm

Go visit Datalounge. It's hard to imagine, but people have perceptions of which I'd rather not be aware. I read some stuff from there, and it was hard for me to even see how such things could be possible... because of how he seems, to me at least.

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 5:12pm

Really? I'll have to do that.

[LionessInWinter]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 6:40pm

It's down for maintenance or something.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 6:41pm

ha. How sad.

I tend to think that some of it is just because the website is a big bitter queen convention, and they feel like they have to lay some slams on such a pretty little thing, besides the fact that they don't like anybody.

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 6:57pm

Well I hope it's back up soon. I'm curious now.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 9:38pm

That's horrible! Even if he was being serious, the usher has no right to say that about someone, especially if it could potentially hurt business. grr...dumb people.

Good luck on your midterms, everyone! This is why I'm dreading college...
And Emcee, you aren't allowed to die, because then I would be homeless when I came to NY, and that would be scary. :-/

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:07pm

I know someone who worked with Raul, and he cracks jokes about him. I never could figure out if they were sarcastic or not. It wasn't an issue I wanted to press.

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:14pm

I hate that, because he has such a good heart. Or maybe I'm just naive.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:19pm

I'm definitely bias. I'm sure he has his moments like everyone else, but I think his reputation as being a diva is slightly unfair.

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:41pm

I can see that he's not everyone's cup of tea. He's not perfect, but I think the good definitely outweighs the bad.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:43pm

Definitely.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:58pm

Sometimes, I feel like the more you know, the less you wish you knew.

It's a fine line.

I think people have a desire to slap the "diva" label on any sought-after leading man with any remote trace of effeminacy.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 10:59pm

"Effeminacy."<---I didn't even know that was a word!

[greatdct]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:04pm

Hmm. Maybe I really shouldn't be curious to know more then.

But I agree with you.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:09pm

I might have made up that word. I mean, effeminate is a word. So, I altered it!

Things like that, though, g... they're shocking at first, but maybe if the information is so put out there, it sort of comes with the "territory." I mean, this is certainly not a need-to-know basis, with Raul or with anyone, but... it's there.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 10/17/05 at 11:11pm

Heh! And I want to WORK with him. Oh, I'll put up with the good, the bad, the ugly, and the bitchy just to work with him. I'm sure it's not as glamorous as it seems. He is definitely a perfectionist, but that's one of the things that make him so great.