The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 49
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1200
Posted: 10/7/08 at 12:02pm
"Track 1 of the second cd - he sings! About 4 bars, first in Spanish, then in English, quietly, a cappella."
Well, that does it. Amazon, here I come!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1201
Posted: 10/7/08 at 12:15pmWaaa!!! I don't get this - I just checked my Amazon.com order and now it says it won't be shipped until October 21st! And when I check the listing it says it hasn't been released, and is only available for pre-order. I don't get it....
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1202
Posted: 10/7/08 at 12:39pmI guess I was the lucky one on this. I ordered via Amazon.com in late September and they had given me October 23rd as a receipt date (opening night of S-T-P, right?) so no one was more surprised than I was to get this so quickly.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1203
Posted: 10/7/08 at 12:53pm
Same here. I ordered it around mid-September and at that time they said shipping date of October 18th, the release date. And now the ship date keeps changing. 
I went with the free shipping - I wonder if that's the problem. Maybe they aren't inclined to be as timely with the free shipments as they are with the paid ones.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1204
Posted: 10/7/08 at 1:29pmI have "Prime" - where you pay up-front and get free 2-day shipping for a year. (I use Amazon.com for text books, too, so it ends up being worth it.) Maybe Prime customers get some sort of priority?
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1205
Posted: 10/7/08 at 1:34pm
That may well be it. I know with the free shipping they tend to delay it a bit, but I think its vastly unfair that they shipped you the book two weeks before it's even supposed to be released!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1206
Posted: 10/7/08 at 3:42pmMy guess is that you will, in fact, get yours sooner than they are saying. It's not like I am "special" or anything!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1207
Posted: 10/7/08 at 4:08pm
Hmpfh. I'm feeling neglected, abandoned and alooooone... 
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1208
Posted: 10/7/08 at 4:44pm
That's okay. When you get your copy, Raulito will sing you a lullaby: "Buenos dias, paloma blanca..."
Updated On: 10/7/08 at 04:44 PM
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1209
Posted: 10/7/08 at 5:56pm
*melts*
That will be worth the agony of drawn-out anticipation.....
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1210
Posted: 10/8/08 at 9:26pmI just saw a 10 second commercial for Speed The Plow on E channel tonight during Chicago.
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1211
Posted: 10/8/08 at 10:14pmSigh. Well, Amazon says my estimated ship date is Oct 27th!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1212
Posted: 10/9/08 at 12:13am
Same here, Hest. It's vastly annoying.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1213
Posted: 10/9/08 at 12:48pmI ordered mine on Sunday night and got it today.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1214
Posted: 10/9/08 at 1:24pm
Well, they definitely discriminate against the people who use free shipping. I just went in and re-ordered it, and if I pay for shipping it'll be shipped today, but if I go with free shipping it'll be shipped on the 14th.
So I canceled my previous order that STILL said it wouldn't be shipped until the 27th (how can that be when a "new" order says it'll be shipped the 14th, even with free shipping??) and ordered it with the new shipping date of the 14th.
Its very confusing.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1215
Posted: 10/9/08 at 1:46pmWell, since Amazon has their 3-month free Prime trial promotion going on right now I think I'm going to sign up for that and do what Humbug just did.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1216
Posted: 10/9/08 at 7:48pmHumbug, that is SO weird. I ordered mine on Monday and got it today. I started listeing to it and I'm almost through the first cd. It is already worth the money. And I LOVE how he says Eduardo! :)
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1217
Posted: 10/9/08 at 10:03pmQuick update: I signed up for Amazon Prime and re-placed the order. Now it says it's due to ship tomorrow!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1218
Posted: 10/11/08 at 1:24amOh eek! Someone has posted footage of Hushabye Mountain over on YT!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1219
Posted: 10/12/08 at 12:21pm
Yay! Just got email from Amazon that it's shipped! And should be delivered by the 16th.
I'm still boggled by the fact that my original order wasn't going to ship until the 27th, but this order shipped on the 11th. Oh well, at least I'll get it in a reasonably timely fashion now.
Awww, I love Hushabye Mountain! And I love how Raúl takes a simple lullaby and turns it into a power ballad. 
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1220
Posted: 10/12/08 at 1:51pmAnyone been to SPEED-THE-PLOW lately?
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1221
Posted: 10/12/08 at 3:56pmAww, I MISS Chitty. How funny.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1222
Posted: 10/12/08 at 4:02pmI almost went yesterday on a last minute whim, but they only had rear mezz seats, so I figured I'd wait. Willpower has never been my strong suit.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1223
Posted: 10/12/08 at 9:21pmI got a ticket for this Wednesday matinee. Can't wait.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1224
Posted: 10/12/08 at 9:41pm
I'm so pathetic. I'm back to watching "Petrified" over and over again. It's amazing to me how different it sounds from the cast album, yet in both versions the acting--visually or vocally--is perfection. He manages the heartbreaking subtlety as well as the grand passion with complete immersion and mastery. Yeah, yeah, I know he's not perfect. Whatever.
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