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Blog 74 (11/18/04 - 12/29/04)
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Wednesday 29th December 2004
14.30 - Another date for the Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour has been "found" on the Internet! It is on Wednesday 9th February in New York. The Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour section of the website has been updated with the venue link. Tickets go on sale on 5th January at noon.

Friday 24th December 2004
18.00 - In the early hours of this morning, Kasim Sulton sent a message to his mailing list. It was mainly about Christmas but it did include the phrase "There's really nothing of immediate importance to report, aside from the fact that I'm working on new music and have a couple of other projects going on in the coming months. Looks like Meat Loaf will be touring Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. by late spring and there are the Scandal dates starting on January 28th".

Thursday 23rd December 2004
20.30 - Another date for the Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour has been "found" on the Internet! Many thanks to Kirstin for the info. It is on Friday 18th February in Cleveland, Ohio. The Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour section of the website has been updated with the ticketing and venue links. The venue website has a competition to win tickets to the gig.
The auction for a a copy of Lights On on E-Bay came to a close yesterday with a winning bid of only $0.01 after one bid.

Tuesday 21st December 2004
13.15 - Another date for the Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour has been "found" on the Internet! It is on Saturday 29th January in Hartford, CT. The Patty Smyth and Scandal Tour section of the website has been updated with the ticketing and venue links.
13.00 - Apparently the Archer Guitars advert appeared in the December issue of Milwaukee Magazine.
10.15 - The News section of the site has been updated.
10.00 - Kasim Sulton will be playing bass and singing background vocals on the short tour of the US by Patty Smyth and Scandal. Scandal were popular in the 80s and got together again for a taping of Bands Reunited for VH-1 in August 2004. As their bass player Ivan Aliase passed away about 15 years ago, the band who all know Kasim, asked him to play bass on the show and he was the obvious choice when they decided to tour again for the first time in 20 years.
So far tickets are on sale for 5 gigs:
Friday 4th February - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
Saturday 5th February - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
Friday 11th February - Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY
Saturday 12th February - Trump Marina, Atlantic City, NJ
Saturday 19th February - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
http://www.KasimInfo.com/2005Scandal.html has links to the venues and ticketing.
09.45 - There is an interview with Kasim Sulton in the January 2005 edition of Record Collector Magazine which is currently for sale in U.K.. Click here for a reproduction of the interview.
09.30 - The date of the festival that Kasim is expected to be playing with Meat Loaf in Bonn, Germany has been confirmed as Monday 6th June. However, this festival has not yet been confirmed by Meat Loaf's management. The Gigs section of the site has been updated with a link to the venue.
09.15 - About a month ago, the advertisement below appeared in a magazine in the Milwaukee, WI area. Many thanks to the kind person who forwarded it and to Jo Milos for changing it to a format that can be displayed here.

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Archer Guitars Advert featuring Kasim Sulton
(Photo by Jennifer Salyer)

Monday 20th December 2004
17.45 - This thread on MLUKFC.com lists another festival that Meat Loaf is listed to appear at - the date is currently uncertain though!
17.30 - For those who come straight to this page, the front page of the site has a festive feel to it (which will change each day).
07.00 - There's a copy of Lights On currently available on E-Bay. The auction ends on Wednesday and the opening bid is only $0.01 with no current bids.
06.45 - There's a photo of Kasim Sulton as part of Joan Jett's band on the opening page of HousePlantPictureStudio.com and the site loads I Love Rock and Roll while the page is opening. Many thanks to Ron Howard for this link.

Sunday 19th December 2004
09.00 - This week there will be some maintenance going on in both the Chatroom and the messageboard attached to KasimInfo.com so there may be some downtime in both areas of the website.
08.30 - Despite not having been updated for over 3 days, KasimInfo.com still received over 2,000 page hits each day! (Just an explaination about how hits are calculated on this website, page hits are used as opposed to server hits as I consider that a more accurate figure about what info is being read about Kasim Sulton. Page hits register one hit each time a page on either KasimInfo.com or KasimInfo.co.uk is opened. Server hits would register one hit each time any hit occurs on the server. So if a webpage has some text and ten images on that page each time someone opens that page, the server would record eleven hits (the page and the 10 images). In the case of a messageboard where lots of people use smilies, this can greatly distort the figure. For example, if someone adds 5 smillies to a post, everytime somebody views that post or any other post on that page, that's 6 more hits every time! Below is one of the most popular searches viw Google on KasimInfo.com.)

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Kasim with Kelly Clarkson (from American Idol) in October 2003

Wednesday 15th December 2004
01.00 - This is a thread about people's dreams about Kasim Sulton!

Monday 13th December 2004
01.00 - According to this post on DouglasRKennedy.com, last week Joan Jett was in the studio completing her new album on which Kasim Sulton played bass recently.

Thursday 9th December 2004
06.30 - The Gigs section of the site has been corrected as the evening performance of Movin' Out on Sunday 26th December starts at 7.30pm and not 8.00pm.

Wednesday 8th December 2004
18.45 - Below an article (that was taken from an issue of The Kasim Sulton Magazine) has been added about Kasim's birthday over the years.
18.00 - Click here to read Doug Kennedy's funny birthday post!
01.00 - Click here for some thoughts by fans about The One Sure Thing.
12.45 - Today is Kasim Sulton's birthday! Click here for a thread to wish him a Happy Birthday. This link also includes a link to photos of the package that Kasim received from some fans last week. Last year Kasim posted that he received about 200 e-mails of good wishes from his fans so hopefully this year he will receive even more!

Kasim’s Birthday Over The Years

This article looks at how Kasim Sulton has spent his birthdays over the years....

Other than the fact that Kasim was born in Brooklyn, NY and later moved to Staten Island, very little has been printed publicly about Kasim’s early years. In an interview with KasimInfo.com in July this year, he was asked about his earliest ever memory and he responded that “We lived in Brooklyn in a huge old Victorian house in what is now the Marlborough Project on Coney Island. We lived right behind Lincoln High School. That was about 1960 and I just remember the backyard of that house and that there was a scrap yard behind us and my Mom had a cat called Tiger! There was a piano that someone had thrown away that was broken into pieces and I was fascinated with the inner workings of it.

It is known that Kasim celebrated his 21st birthday in Japan when he was on tour there with Utopia. Back when Kasim reached 21 (in 1976) people celebrated their 21st birthday as the big birthday, rather like the young people today celebrate their 18th birthday.

On Kasim’s 25th birthday John Lennon was shot in New York by Mark Chapman. As all fans of Kasim will know, Kasim was inspired to take up music after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s. Kasim has also spoken on stage several times about meeting John Lennon in the streets of New York City and he calls him the most spiritual Beatle. Kasim has also said on stage that he went to the 21 Club in New York that evening and was not impressed with Roy Thomas Baker’s comments on the event!

As anybody who regularly looks at KasimInfo.com will know, on the front page of the site there is a section called On This Day which relates each day what items of a public record Kasim did over the years. Unfortunately the vast majority of concerts / TV appearances that Kasim has made over the years are not (yet!) listed on the Internet but I have been able to establish that back in 1985 Kasim Sulton was touring on the Todd Rundgren A Capella tour. On 7th December they played a concert at The Agora in Hartford, CT and on 9th December they played at The Living Room in Providence, RI so on Kasim’s 30th birthday he had the day off from concerts and it is possible that he may have made it home as he was near enough!

In 1990 (Kasim’s 35th birthday) he had just completed a series of concerts with Hall and Oates in the United Kingdom 4 days previously so it seems likely that he also spent that day with his family.

In 1993 (Kasim’s 38th birthday) he was on tour with Meat Loaf in the United Kingdom. On 7th December Kasim played a concert at the Ice Rink in Whitby Bay, England and on 9th December he played at the Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England so it seems that he had another day off on his birthday but unfortunately for him, away from home again.

During the years 1994 to 1998 Kasim was not away on the road touring but in 1999 he was on the Meat Loaf StoryTellers Tour. There was a concert originally booked for the day of his birthday at The Veteran’s Memorial Hall in Columbus, Ohio but Meat Loaf was ill that day so it was cancelled.

In 2000 (Kasim’s 45th birthday) he was again at home but in 2001 Kasim Sulton played a concert on the Night Of The Proms Tour with Meat Loaf at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany. This concert was televised and when it was broadcast it was quite clear that people on stage (starting with John Miles) were wishing him a Happy Birthday as they had spotted that members of the German Meat Loaf Fan Club had made a banner wishing him the same!

Last year for Kasim’s 47th birthday he was on the Meat Loaf and Friends Just Havin’ Fun For The Holiday Tour. There were concerts on 7th December at the Westbury Music Center in Westbury, NY and one on 9th December at the FM Kirby Center in Wilkes Barre, PA so it is just about possible that Kasim managed to get home for his birthday last year too.

Last year, Kasim’s 48th birthday, he awoke in Belfast, Northern Ireland before later travelling to England as he had a concert the next evening in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

This year hopefully Kasim will be at home on Staten Island with his family.

However Kasim celebrates his birthday this year, I am sure that every reader of this website would like to wish him a Happy Birthday and a successful and personally rewarding year ahead.

Tuesday 7th December 2004
08.45 - There's now a poll for what are fans' favorite track on Quid Pro Quo. Currently Sacrifice, Before She Was Gone and We The People are the most popular.

Monday 6th December 2004
17.15 - Kasim Sulton's schedule of appearances in Movin' Out for the remainder of December is:
Saturday 11th (evening)
Sunday 26th (matinee and evening shows)
Monday 27th (evening)
Tuesday 28th (evening)
Wednesday 29th (matinee and evening shows)
Tickets are still available for all these performances.
16.30 - A new section has been added to the messageboard attached to KasimInfo.com - it is a section specifically to discuss Kasim's Music, whether his solo music or tracks on which he has sung background vocals or played bass. Click here for the direct link.
16.00 - KasimInfo.com now has it's own Chatroom! Periodic chats amongst fans will be arranged here but anyone is welcome to log in and chat whenever you like. To access the chatrrom you need to install some software first. This will only take about a minute on dial-up and you do not need to be a member of any board or mailing list to access the chatroom so it is open to all.
12.00 - It seems that there's some doubt about whether Kasim Sulton played in Movin' Out yesterday afternoon.

Sunday 5th December 2004
17.00 - Check back tomorrow for two new sections to be added to KasimInfo.com!
06.30 - Does anyone have any high resolution images of Kasim Sulton from the 1982 Utopia Tour or any images of him with Utopia? This is for use in a UK magazine. If so please could you e-mail it to SueW@KasimInfo.com. Please could you send the Jpegs over one per email to avoid clogging up my server. I also really need them by Sunday evening! Unfortunately they won't pay for the use of these photos but I can promise to send you a copy of the magazine when it's printed. Ideally these images should be 300 dpi and around 1,200 pixels high but anything is better than nothing!

Friday 3rd December 2004
01.00 - Kasim Sulton is playing in Movin' Out at the 8.00pm performance tonight at The Richard Rogers Theatre. Tickets are still available in the fourth row for this show. Click here for the direct link.
01.15 - Overnight Kasim sent another chatty e-mail to his mailing list...4 times!

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Wednesday 1st December 2004
17.00 - According to this website Meat Loaf is confirmed to be playing at the Arrow Rock Festival in Holland on 11th June 2005. However this festival has not yet been confirmed yet by Meat Loaf's management
01.30 - Sacrifice is on GiantMag.com in the Jukebox for December (bottom left of the screen - the fifth track).
01.15 - There's a nice paragraph about Kasim Sulton in this review of the Meat Loaf concert in Wilkes Barre in 2002 on ScrantonTimes.com. In case it disappears at some point, it says:
" Veteran musical journeyman Kasim Sulton is serving as musical director/bassist for the tour and played a few songs as opening act. The talented Sulton is in support of his latest solo effort, "Quid Quo Pro," and was a great coup for Meat Loaf to include on the tour."

Kasim Sulton Calendar
Kasim Sulton December 2004 Calendar
Click here to download a copy to print
(Larger than calendar above)

Tuesday 30th November 2004
05.15 - The News section of the site has been brought up to date.

Monday 29th November 2004
01.15 - Apparently Kasim Sulton thinks that it is he who sang lead on Fahrenheit 451.
01.00 - Tickets for all performances of Movin' Out from Saturday 25th December to Sunday 2nd January are increased. The $100 seats go up to $110 and the $40 - $70 sections go up to $50 to $80. From Tuesday 4th January 2005 onwards the tickets revert to the usual prices.
00.45 - The E-Bay auction for a copy of Kasim (plus 3 other Utopia albums) came to a close yesterday with a winning bid of $3.24 after two bids. For the sellers sake, let's hope that the sale goes through this time.

Sunday 28th November 2004
06.15 - Kasim Sulton will be making two more appearances in the Billy Joel (conceived by Twyla Tharp) musical Movin' Out next weekend. They are:
Friday December 3rd at 8pm
Sunday December 5th at 3pm
Just a reminder that Kasim is also appearaing in the 3.00pm performance today and tickets are still available.

Saturday 27th November 2004
07.15 - Messages near the bottom of this thread on the messageboard attached to TRConnection.com discuss whether it is Kasim or Willie Wilcox who sang lead on Fahrenheit 451 and whether Kasim sang background vocals on Only Human.
07.00 - TRBazaar.com have a new DVD-R for sale of the Graffiti Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA gig on the Todd Rundgren Half Twisted Tour for $17. It is not an official release but it lasts over 2 hours. The website has a video of Black and White available to download here.

Kasim Sulton

Wednesday 24th November 2004
10.45 - Kasim Sulton receives a complimentary mention in this review of the Meat Loaf concert in Perth, Australia earlier this year. Kasim is described as "a superb musician with a very good voice"!
10.30 - The good news is that I've renewed the domain names KasimInfo.com and KasimInfo.co.uk for another year and two years respectively.

Tuesday 23rd November 2004
18.00 - Unfortunately Kasim Sulton only has a voting rating of 2.99 (out of 5) on Singer-Songwriter.com despite having received 99 votes! The comments from fans are great to read though.
11.15 - CafePress.com are offering official Kasim Sulton merchandise with a special offer of $5 off every $50 spent from now until 30th November.
11.00 - It appears that the E-Bay auction for a copy of Kasim (plus 3 other Utopia albums) is again available. This auction previously ran until 2nd November with a winning bid of $2.99 after one bid but is again available. The opening price is $2.99 and currently there are no bids on it. The auction ends on Sunday.
09.45 - Kasim receives some nice mentions in this review of the Utopia CD 95 FM Live 79. The comments include the phrase "Bassist Kasim Sulton, in particular, really shines. Kasim's low end touch is phenomenal and his vocals are amaaaaazing, especially on Can We Still Be Friends?. His bright vocal leadership on Love Alone is great".
07.00 - The Videos Of The Month section of the site has been updated with 2 videos of Kasim Sulton talking about websites and guitar pics.
05.30 - According to this post on the messageboard attached to MeatLoafOnLine.com, songs from Quid Pro Quo are available on ITunes.

Saturday 20th November 2004
18.00 - It seems that there are still some good seats avaialble for all 3 of Kasim's appearances in Movin' Out next weekend. They have a VIP Ticket for $200 (plus charges) but that appears to be in the middle of the Orchestra section. If you are prepared to sit on either the Orchestra Right or Orchestra Left sections (remember that the band moves around the stage during the musical), then for $100 (plus $6.50 Convenience Charge via TicketMaster) there are seats in the 6th row (Row C) for the Friday matinee performance, in the 9th row (Row F) for the Friday evening performance and in the 8th row (Row E) for the Sunday show.
13.30 - Kasim will be playing in 3 performances of Movin' Out over Thanksgiving Weekend. They are:
Friday 26th November matinee (2.00pm)
Friday 26th November evening (8.00pm)
Sunday 28th November matinee (3.00pm)
The News section of the site has been updated with the details.
10.15 - In case you haven't looked at the front page of the site today, the Kasim Sulton Quote is one of my favorites!

Friday 19th November 2004
19.00 - Earlier Blog items have been moved to a new page - the link is at the bottom of this page.
13.15 - For today only, Kasim Sulton's appearance in Movin' Out tonight is mentioned on the front page of MLUKFC.com.
13.00 - The March 2004 News section has (finally!) been updated - old news but new photos to KasimInfo.com!

Thursday 18th November 2004
18.30 - The messageboard attached to KasimInfo.com is open again. Please read the "Read Me" section about the parts that are not fully working.
13.15 - Click here for the lyrics to the Kasim Sulton inspired song by Blue Oyster Cult called Hungry Boys.

Kasim Sulton

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