The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two — Page 169

Duh, the obvious solution is that you put it in your backpack. Then, when an adoring fan realizes that he or she has forgotten a sharpie, you can heroically whip it out and save the day!

I really hope the release date is true!

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Hehe, fishing for compliments, perhaps!

No, Raúl, you're not conceited. And we love you!

There.

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He's a smart cookie.

When I saw the show last week, it made me laugh so much because I was like "Raul!" and he comes over and goes "so, good show tonight, RIGHT?!" He's obviously sensed my adoration.

Edited for stupidity. I typed "last night" instead of "last week."

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Updated On: 12/25/06 at 10:55 PM

I saw Company last Wednesday, was completely unaware of what the show was about, and loved it! I hope to see it again when I return to NYC after winter break.

I was completely blown away by Raùl, and to think that they had been recording and performing for two days....wow. I can't even believe it. Incredible. I was concerned for his vocal cords at 'the scream;' I'm even more concerned now that I know his voice had been SO used that week. But yay for Raùl, and I can't wait to see the show again!

Merry Christmas! Or what's left of it....
and happy holidays!

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What's sad is that I was expecting the scream yet I still was brought to the edge of my seat and couldn't relax until dinner. The Normal Heart scream I can't even imagine live, I think I'd probably lose it. I guess the similarities between the two is one reason I chose to take my Normal Heart script to the stagedoor last Monday. I love that he goes all out like that though, even though I worry for his voice...

There are some very interesting interviews where Raul talks about TNH, but not any *legal* footage that I know of.

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Thanks!

I wonder why Potomac Stages reviewed it. I didn't realize their audience had enough crossover with New York theatre-goers to even warrant the effort, heh.

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NY1 review, though I can't get the video to work: https://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=64853&search_result=1&stid=238

Okay, seriously, I'm done now.

My mom just played Barbra Streisand's version of Being Alive for me. It has this samba quality to it. It's awful.

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Wow, so they finally put NY1 up.

*loves Raul*

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*marvels*
I had a dream about Raul last night. That hasn't happened in forever and ever. How random.
It was a...very strange...dream.

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Well, I have a tendancy to dream about events that are going to occur in my life, or events that I want to occur. I'm going to NYC in a couple of weeks and I'm going to see Company, so I guess this dream was sort of dealing with my anxiety about seeing it and going to the stage door and whatnot. Emcee and Fantab were also in the dream, as you will soon see.
Dream: So, all three of us went to see Company and we rushed and got seats in the front row. Very exciting. However, for some reason there were some obnoxious people near us who I happened to know somehow who kept talking and one of the female performers actually stopped in the middle of the show and started singing about how rude it is to talk during the show. I was mortified. At some point during the show, Raul winked at me. During the show, I had to go to the bathroom, so I (and some guy who I know, but I can't remember who) went and somehow ended up running into Raul there. We had a nice chat, but then the dream jumped to later in the evening. After the show, me, Emcee, and Fantab went to the stage door and someone else was there, I think it was Lexi, not sure. Anyway, we sort of waited off to the side, away from the crowd, for Raul to come out. He came out and came over to us and we spoke to him. I was very shy and was trying to think of profound things to say. Then, for some reason, this random lady told me and Raul and another random person to get in her car, because she was going to take us for a drive. This was not at all menacing; I think this was someone he knew. So, we get in the car and Raul sits in front. We drove around New York and I kept trying to talk to Raul. All of a sudden, the woman decided we should fly, so she flies the car all over the city and we stare and the beautiful lights and all the while Raul just sits in the front quietly and I sit in the back while the lady talks. Then the dream ended and I woke up. I don't know what happened to Fantab or Emcee. When I woke up, my body was all tense and somewhat contorted. I had to remind myself how to move.
The end.

I know some of the dream was just speculation about the future, because some of this could actually happen, but...flying? Maybe some reference to Chitty? I don't know. Maybe Mandi can help me interpret it.

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Elphie! Way to leave us in the dust....

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