As well as lots of info about the bass there are several nice quotes about Kasim Sulton including "These performers and countless others have sought Kasim out for the brilliant musicianship and distinctive style he brings to all his endeavors. He has earned the undivided respect of his peers and his discerning fans alike.""

Click here to view scans of the brochure.

On the same server there is about a 4 minute video clip of the 4 members being interviewed - click here for that direct link. (It appears that you need QuickTime 7 to view the video but that can be downloaded for free here.) If you are unable to view the video on their server then this is a 13 second clip of Kasim explaining why he wanted to be in the band - this clip will play with Windows media players.

There are several clips in the video of Kasim talking to camera (plus being measured for clothes!) and a great quote from him is "It's safe to say that it's going to be a really good live kick ass band"!

Below are some stills from the video:

(The link to the video is on the front page of the site.)

Comments include:
"Kasim was great. He mingled with the fans, shook hands, chatted it up with ANYONE who approached him. There was NO EGO whatsoever with this guy. Totally down to earth. He was a total professional, he sung Drive, and did a damn fine job of it, play great bass, and sung backup as well. The guy is a true class act, and a true professional in every manner. He has my respect." [From a Cars fan]

"Kas can SMOKE that bass when he wants to, and on the closing Bye Bye Love he did just that!"

"Kasim Sulton is considered one of the top bassist's around. This is what David [Robinson] told me, as well as my friend Ricky, another very well respected Bass player. David also told me that when they were all talking about re-forming the original Cars, there was a VERY short list of bass players, and Kasim was on the top of that list."

"Kasim, well, what can you say? The dude is a world-class vocalist and bassist, and he had his moments; his harmony vocals were pop-perfection."

"Then there is Kasim. A true professional and I don’t know what he’s doing, eating right, working out, going to the spa or what, but he is looking younger than ever and playing fantastic. And we all know what we will be getting from Kasim, calm cool bass thunder in your face. Putting Prairie Prince and Kasim together, is like hitting the autobahn with the pedal to the metal."

"I do hope that Kasim gets to play a bigger role in the show with singing more lead...he's probably the hardest working guy in the business and always is a loyal soldier to whoever he is supporting whether it be Meat Loaf, Todd, Movin' Out, etc. it's time for him to be rewarded. In addition, I love that he reached out to all his fans directly with his stash of tickets."

"Kasim, the bass player is extremely nice, very cordial, and is chatting with lots of people. He's very approachable, and very friendly. A really nice, decent guy."

"Kasim did a great job too, and while he got the inflections right, he didn't try to mimic Ben's voice, and he sounded really good. He was great, and did a great job. Had all the bass parts down really well."

There were various accounts about whether these were rehearsals or show-cases but all three were filmed by at least three cameras and the announcer on Sunday indicated that they may be released later. Nothing has been reported anywhere on the Internet about the performance on Wednesday but it seems that they played the same set list each evening which consisted of:

Just What I Needed
Let's Go
You're All I Got Tonight
You Might Think
Best Friend's Girl
I Saw The Light
Candy-O
Not Tonight
Drive
Moving In Stereo
Shake It Up
Dangerous Type
Bye Bye Love

Open My Eyes
Good Times Roll

There are photos of the performance on Friday from this page onwards on the messageboard attached to TRConnection.com.

The highlight of the performance for lots of fans was Kasim singing lead on Drive as his rich voice suited that song perfectly. Even Ben Orr's wife who was in the audience on Friday apparently commented on how well he sang it.

Check back later for detailed reviews of both the Friday and Sunday shows.

(Btw, Concerts.com have changed their setup since yesterday so that the link below now no longer will allow you to access the videos!)

To the left is the logo that was displayed on the car in the promo video clips (it's a shame that Kasim's name isn't listed first....or maybe it's in order of age!).

There's also a nice looking page on the site here about Kasim and his KSultonBass.

(Quid Pro Quo won Kweevak.com's People's Choice CD Of The Year for 2003.)

Classic Albums was a UK produced television documentary series which focused on a different album each episode. The Bat Out Of Hell episode was first shown on British television on Saturday 23rd October 1999 and this link has more info about the show. The episode is now available on DVD on worldwide release.

(The sign up box can be found at the top right of the page http://www.kasimsulton.com/ - the flash version of the site at http://www.kasimsulton.com/gamma/index.html does not have the facility to sign up for the mailing list.)

The largest room has the dimensions 40' x 38' (with the stage being 20' x 38' x 18") and the "most intimate" is shown in the photo to the right so all 30 or so fans who are attending will have a great view whichever area they use! (Kasim described it as "the Sound Stage" but none are called that on the map on the website.)

(More details about the event will be posted here afterwards.)