The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part 3 — Page 69

Hehe! Funny, but also terribly true. If you look at my favorite actors, musicians, characters, etc., many of them have some sort of darkness or internal struggle. Perhaps people are more interesting when they have demons to battle.

I apologize to all for my lapse in judgement. I should have PM'd my question,

Where I come out, I simply have an extreme admiration of him as a professional. That fact that it is his karma to lead a such a complicated life just adds to his mystique. It's like the fact that the first time I saw him as himself, he was lighting up a cigarette.

I consider it just an interesting historical footnote in what will be a long, distinguished career. I assume others will feel the same, but I probably did not take into consideration any potential impact of what I said for those who might think differently.

One of the chief enjoyments of this thread is being in the company of those who agree with me about him.

So once again, I apologize for crossing a line I probably knew was there.

re: Bank of America -- yesterday, Mickey and Minnie were standing outside the one on 54th and Broadway, waving at people. It was really weird.

For heaven's sake, ladies, I'm not censoring or policing. Many of you know me well enough to know I don't think I have any business doing that, and yet I seem to be accused of doing it anyway. If that's what I was trying to do, don't you all think I would have brought this up AGES ago? I don't have a problem with it in general; I think a line was crossed this. particular. time. I think Chrysanthemum's post about the way performers channel personal pain on stage is spot-on: I feel the same way. But in posting about protecting rights to curiosity, it seems that either I was not clear or several misread to think that I'm against the whole spectrum. I don't know how to be much plainer about the fact that I see a very big difference simply in the specificity. He made his situation common knowledge; I'd be an idiot to attempt to place a stamp on the thread that we're only "allowed" to talk about his work. I have no idea why that seems to be the assumption. To accuse me of "policing" when I spoke out about one isolated incident is overreacting, I think. To assume that what I said means I want to keep any talk of his personal life out of this thread as some sort of rule is blowing my comment completely out of proportion.

Nowhere in my posts did I say that I thought all gossip was bad, or that it's not completely human to be interested in actors' personal lives -- especially those of actors whose work we admire. I'm saying that I think there's a line on a public board, and that it's in distasteful judgment to put things like that (SPECIFIC ONES, not gossip, period) on here. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, and someone had to say it. I posted numerous times, trying to make as clear as I could that I'm not trying to make rules and tell people they can only talk about prescribed topics -- that, I think, is plain as day. But that's fine, make me out to be the bad guy because I pulled out my "claws" in the name of a little bit of tactful common sense -- which, if you knew the line existed, is really all this is. Common sense, not "policing." If I'm just going to fall into looking overzealous in my protective naivete, which in fact is the complete opposite of the truth, then I'll keep my mouth shut next time and leave you all to it. By all means, let's cover everything we've missed in three threads, a thousand pages and God only knows how many posts. Top or bottom? Let's just post a list of people in the business that he's supposedly slept with. I'll tell you everything I've heard. Why not? Have at it.

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Updated On: 7/15/07 at 12:04 PM

I thought I would have killed it.

Granted, I think the assumptions are against common sense -- 'cause like I said, if I really felt strongly enough that people feel the need to stand up for their right to interest, and was really interested in policing, I'd have said something YEARS ago.

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Updated On: 7/15/07 at 12:22 PM

I'm not sure if he was just there, or if he actually presented. If he presented, then there should definitely be pictures somewhere. BWW usually has a ton from the event, so I'm waiting for theirs. :)

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I asked on the main board, and someone said he didn't present. But, maybe one of the press photographers got pictures anyway.

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He definitely presented...I heard Bernadette introduce him and then heard him talking shortly afterwards.

they were only a few people apart in line on 44th st. and heh, i didn't even think about that.

I was at Broadway Barks and he did indeed present. :)

he kind of resembles a muppet in that picture, but otherwise he was definitely looking fabulous yesterday.

He looks like Max from the early seasons of Gilmore Girls!

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I LOVE the 10th Kingdom!! hehe, I have it on DVD and watch it every once in a while when I am sick, hehe!

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