The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part 3 — Page 70

Definitely still funny.

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Love greyhounds! Love the white shirt!

I've always wanted to adopt one of the reitred race dogs... but I'm allergic, so when I do get a dog, it'll have to be like... a poodle or something. I'm either going to get one from a shelter or breed rescue, though.

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Oh, but greyhounds are one of the best dogs to get if you have allergies! They have extremely short hair and don't shed at all. And they're couch potatoes. They're perfectly happy to sit and sleep for 23 1/2 hours a day. The ideal dog, in my opinion.

I don't think I could ever dare go to Broadway Barks - I'd have to be forcibly restrained from adopting every animal there. And probably one or two of the presenters....

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I can't believe the people that freaked out about Raul smoking are the same ones wanting to gossip about his personal life. If an adult choosing to smoke a cigarette is enough to cause you to clutch your pearls, the details of Raul's personal life are definitely more than you can handle.

I think the point Emcee was trying to make is that gossiping is not bad. Posting gossip on a public message board read by countless people in the industry IS bad. Not to mention some people here know much more than they would ever be comfortable (or at liberty) to discuss with near-strangers, especially when they would be held accountable.

I just don't get why we can go 10,000 posts and 2 parts of a Raul thread with everyone using discretion and suddenly it's necessary to spell out for people that it's an inappropriate discussion for a public message board. It's not "policing" for the sake of keeping Raul's good name unsullied (snerk); it's been made abundantly clear just how many industry people (and beyond) read these boards. How many of you read about BWW posters being quoted in the Aida movie article in New York Magazine? How many remember when the BWW arguments with Anthony Rapp were featured in Variety? Thanks, but I'd rather not have my posts (or a thread containing my posts) linked to by a Michael Riedel/Musto column for the world to see. Again.

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Updated On: 7/15/07 at 06:38 PM

That's what the rescues here say, that they don't shed. When I researched hypo-allergenic dogs, greyhounds came in second only to poodles, and poodles require more grooming than a greyhound does.

And Raúl had a =brindle= greyhound....they are so gorgeous....

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Dude, it's a DOG BREED and BWW is bleeping it out? Oy vey. *fixes*

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Updated On: 7/15/07 at 06:59 PM

That too. :)

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As someone who was quoted in the Aida column who was glad that she self-edited beforehand: very good points, skittles.

Yeah, but they seem to circulate between various internet sites -- here, ATC, prominent theater blogs. I guess it's just....go for whatever seems newsworthy in internet circles on a given day. It is pretty weird to see something from a message board that you post on just in fun quoted elsewhere, though.

Back to OT re: greyhounds - they are very good for people with allergies! My sister had an all black greyhound, and she could walk it through a crowd of yappy dogs, nasty kids and arguing adults and the dog was cool as a cucmber, never barked, pulled on its leash or responded to badly behaved dogs. They do need some vigorous exercise but will otherwise just veg out. Like most big dogs, they tend to suffer from hip dysplasia, but they are tempermentally very calm. When you take their photographs, their retinas shine back blue instead of red!

Brindles are beautiful - almost like a tortoise shell sculpture. Way to go, Raul! (if he had anything to do with the choice!)

I remember reading somewhere that his dog was named Archie, but I don't think he mentioned what kind.

ETA: Here's the article -

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2006/11/raul_esparza.html

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Updated On: 7/15/07 at 07:54 PM

He looks so cute. That woman's necklace in the background is like prehistoric

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