The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two — Page 51

SD, I'd like to move past this too, and it's quite possible I misinterpreted to tone of your post. If that's the case, I'm sorry. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because I think you're the kind of person who'd own up to anything if called out on it.

I should have known better than to re-enter this thread.

Updated On: 3/18/06 at 08:26 PM

I understand that it's a heated issue, but I don't think that what Lexi said was in any way out of line.

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Honestly, I would vastly prefer honesty to putting on a falsely happy face for the sake of the fans when you aren't enjoying yourself (not to imply in any way that he wasn't, but it sounded as though he might've had a lot on his mind). I disagree that actors are still performing at the stagedoor... that doesn't seem a fair expectation to me, although I know that others have different views on the subject. It's a major perk if they come to the stagedoor and are attentive to their fans, but it's not fair to expect that every single performance, or even at all. It sounded as though he was kind and gracious enough, even if he wasn't all there-- and as Em said, she can almost certainly tell the difference between when he's being sincere and when he isn't.

Anyway, though I have a differing point of view on stagedoor expectations than Lexi does, she was expressing a perfectly valid (not to mention commonly held) viewpoint. I can see, based on the tone of the discussion, where she felt sort of attacked for expressing it.

Updated On: 3/18/06 at 09:15 PM

I forgot the wire for my camera, but I'm back at school now, so I'll upload it soon.

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