You can never ask too many questions. So, I decided to dive into the world of Gossamer to find out what, or who it actually is.

gos·sa·mer (g?s'?-m?r) noun:
A soft sheer gauzy fabric.
Something delicate, light, or flimsy.
A fine film of cobwebs often seen floating in the air or caught on bushes or grass.

1. A common name for spider silk. (keeping with the Tarantula inspired spider theme)
2. A character in the cartoon Looney Tunes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_%28Looney_Tunes%29
3. A gothic rock band 1995-2003: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_%28Band%29
4. The code name of the Apple Macintosh motherboards present in first-generation G3 Macs.
5. The Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross, both human-powered aircraft:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Condor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross
6. The Gossamer Project or Gossamer Archive, a large X-Files fan fiction archive
7. A fantasy/sci-fi novel by Lois Lowry.
8. One of the rings that surround Jupiter: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/jupiter/rings.html&edu=high
9. I just don't know what the hell this is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEAxgeFvRI
10. And finally...An amazing thirty minute epic by the greatest band known to man...you know who that is.

very nice. my favorite's number ten of course. i have been wondering a lot about gossamer. thanks!

I like number two myself.

Im guessing its the spiders silk - which is the most common definition. Billy's always had a healthy obsession with spiders, especially is peoples mouths...

also in glass and the ghost children. ten is my favorite

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Yeah "White Spider" "...And she counted the spiders" "Tarantula" "Gossamer" etc etc


Spiders from mars also, although that is a bowie reference.

I hate spiders...

Ah, I always thought it had something to do with the clothing some freaky Christian might wear.

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Yeah "White Spider" "...And she counted the spiders" "Tarantula" "Gossamer" etc etc


Spiders from mars also, although that is a bowie reference.


don't forget honeyspider

and honeyspider II

And Honyspider III

Somebody told me that a gossamer was something spread out very long and thin. This could be the spider silk, but the song is also 20 minutes long. I wish I could hear it.

More like 30-35 minutes at this point. Have you not heard it yet??

Not the studio version. I've got the Grand Rex version, but I haven't been bothered to listen to the entire concert yet. I gotta see if I can order in Tarantula or something.

when do you think they'll release the song officially?

They have, it's a Tarantula b-side.

The Tarantula besides are Death From Above and Zeitgeist. http://www.spfc.org/songs-releases/discog.html?discog_id=211

They are talking about releasing it. My guess is with the live DVD, or the next single.