rabin@dorsai.COM (Robert Marks) (03/08/91)
Not long ago, there was a brief debate in this newsgroup over
Kate's height. With disbelief, I read through the postings, each
of which hotly contested the claims of the others.
"5'4"!"
"No! She's 4'10" I tell you!"
And so on. Well, yesterday as I reached page 90 (roughly the end)
of "Kate Bush - A Visual Documentary" there was a reproduction of
a questionnaire KaTe (note: approved spelling that time) Herself
had filled out years before. In is, She Herself gave Her height
as 5' 3-1/2". That's a reliable enough source for me.
But the larger question is this: WHO CARES? Look, I'm
a majo, big, huge Kate Bush fan; like I said, I just read a
book on her. But even I have limits. Does it really make a rat's
ass worth of difference exactly how tall she is? If She knew that
Her fans were wasting time out of their short lives debating about
this, how do you think She'd react?
Undoubtedly, as a result of this posting, I will be
flamed - no, scorched - into the next century. Perhaps I'll be
banned from the newsgroup. I just felt that the voice of reason
(no pretentious inferences intended) is sometimes needed to counter
the fanatical devotion that some readers of this group exhibit.ed@DAS.LLNL.GOV (Edward Suranyi) (03/08/91)
No, I'm not going to flame you, because I basically agree with you. But you don't have the situation quite right. In article <JeRgy2w163w@dorsai.com> you write: >Not long ago, there was a brief debate in this newsgroup over >Kate's height. With disbelief, I read through the postings, each >of which hotly contested the claims of the others. > "5'4"!" > "No! She's 4' 10" I tell you!" No, no, no! This was never "hotly contested". Someone was simply asked what Kate's height is, and some of us simply answered the truth -- that Kate lies egregiously about this. > "Kate Bush - A Visual Documentary" there was a reproduction of >a questionnaire KaTe (note: approved spelling that time) Herself >had filled out years before. In is, She Herself gave Her height >as 5' 3-1/2". That's a reliable enough source for me. Sorry, as I said above Kate cannot be trusted on this point. Just look at some of the pictures from the convention, and you'll see how short she is. Vickie has met her, and that's how the most reliable estimate can be made. > But the larger question is this: WHO CARES? Look, I agree with you. But it wasn't a matter of a big argument. Someone just wanted to know. We may as well give correct answers when people have questions. -- Ed Suranyi | "I couldn't hope to do it anywhere near as well ed@das.llnl.gov | as Kate Bush because she is a Goddess." (415) 447-3405 | -- Sinead O'Connor