1.1. What is rec.music.gaffa?
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This article is from the Gaffa - Love-Hounds - Kate Bush FAQ, by Ulrich Grepel uli@zoodle.robin.de with numerous contributions by others.
1.1. What is rec.music.gaffa?
On August 16, 1985 |>oug /\lan thought it was time to create a
discussion round about Kate Bush and her absolute artistic genius. At
first it was 'only' a mailing list, but it soon resulted in a usenet
newsgroup. The name "Gaffa" comes from "Suspended in Gaffa", a song on
the album "The Dreaming", and refers to gaffer's tape (that's what Kate
says). Gaffer's tape (similar to duct tape, but not as sticky) is used
to stop people from stumbling over cabling.
The name 'r.m.gaffa' was preferred over 'r.m.katebush' to indicate that
discussion is not limited to Kate. Sometimes this gets too much, but
what to do in a four years gap between albums? Other artists discussed
here include various female alternative artists as well as Kate related
people like Peter Gabriel or Roy Harper.
"Suddenly my feet are feet of mud
It all goes slo-mo
I don't know why I'm crying
Am I suspended In Gaffa?"
Another note about gaffa and the discussions about its meaning:
AIIEEEEEEEE! Please! Not again! "It's tape!" "No it's not, you
shallow twerp!" "But she said it's tape in an interview!" "Well, she
lied. Kate _can_ lie, y'know..." "But why would she? C'mon, it's
tape." "No way -- far too shallow for the goddess. Clearly, the song
is about being mired in concepts that prevent us from reaching our
chosen destinations." "But she said it was tape" "It's not." ("Hey
guys, quit shouting. It could easily be _both_") "Hey! You got your
gaffer's tape in my conceptual quagmire!" "No -- you got your
conceptual quagmire in my gaffer's tape!" (TOGETHER) "Heyyyyyyy..."
Gaffa: It's two great concepts that taste great together. [GP]
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