Kasim Sulton Diary
February 2002

February was a busy month for Kasim as he embarked on his second solo tour, aptly called the "Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour" as well as playing a gig as part of Tommy James and The Shondells.

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Friday
1st
Kasim interview
An interview with Kasim appeared in The Day newspaper.
Interview
Kasim interview
An interview with Kasim appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Interview
Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Ricky Byrd
This was the first gig of Kasim's second solo tour and was broadcast live on the Internet. Doug Kennedy accompanied Kasim on guitar on several tracks. The set list comprised of songs from his Solo Acoustic Tour, although unusually he opened with The One Sure Thing.
Set list, review & photos

Google newsgroup comments

Saturday
2nd
Carley's Venue, Bar and Grille, Westerly, RI
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

New additions to the set list were Back On The Street, Todd Rundgren's Cliche and The Beatles' I'm Looking Through You. Doug Kennedy played on most of the tracks and the gig was very well attended.
Set list, review, photos & video clips
Tuesday
5th
Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Kasim first played this club last June as part of a singer/songwriter circle but there was a larger crowd there tonight for Kasim alone. Don't Hold Me Back returned to being the opening song.
Set list, review & photos
Wednesday
6th
Mike's Place, Kent, Ohio
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Mike's Band
This venue was a mock medieval castle. During the set Kasim spoke about the Night Of The Proms Tour and sang part of Malle Babbe in Flemish
Set list, review & photos
Friday
8th
Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

This was Kasim's second visit to this venue and the crowd was twice the size. Despite having trouble with a drunk guy near the end of the set, Kasim even returned to the stage for an encore (an unusual event)
Set list, review, photos & video clips

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Saturday
9th
WCSX Radio Interview, Detroit, MI
Pam Rossi's OverEasy Weekends Show

Unfortunately Kasim's live in-studio interview was aired almost 2 hours early so many fans missed it but he sang live Before She Was Gone and Sometimes Love Is A Dangerous Thing, plus he told the story about tubbleweeds being rolled across the stage during the Utopia RA tour
Messageboard posts
Old Miami, Detroit, MI
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Three Sheets
This venue was a Vietnam Veterans bar. Kasim played an hour long set, the support band played again and then Kasim played his second set. The majority of the songs in each set were different. An extra addition to the set was Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace.
Set list, review, photos & video clips

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Sunday
10th
WJJO 94.1, Madison, WI
Susan Masino Show

A short telephone interview to advertise Kasim's forthcoming gig in Fort Atkinson
MP3 of interview
Monday
11th
New message on KasimSulton.com
A new message from Kasim was added to the front page of his official website, KasimSulton.com.
Message
Tuesday
12th
WORT 89.9, Madison, WI
Pastures Of Plenty with John Fabke

A 15 minute in-studio interview to promote the gig in Fort Atkinson that evening
More details

Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson, WI
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

An intimate venue that only holds about 45 people but was sold out. Kasim dressed casually and discussed (amongst other things) how Utopia translated Boston's More Than A Feeling into The Very Last Time.
Set list, review, photos & video clips
Wednesday
13th
97X, Davenport, IA
Darren Pitra Radio Interview

A short telephone phone-in radio interview
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Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Kevin O’Toole
This was Kasim's second visit to this venue but due to poor promotion was more badly attended. This venue is the one mentioned in the movie This Is Spinal Tap so is quite a prestigious place to play in the area. Kasim played a selection from his normal set list and also included Malle Babbe in Flemish.
Set list, review, photos & video clips

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Friday
15th
Kasim interview
An interview with Kasim appeared in The Vidette Times.
Interview
Kasim interview
An interview with Kasim appeared in The Louisville Courier (this gig was later cancelled).
Interview
Front Porch Music, Valparaiso, IN
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)
This was another informal location (the basement cafe of a music store) so Kasim was suitably attired. Kasim purchased a dulcimer before the set. Along with the a selection from his usual set, Kasim told spoke about the singer / songwriter Terry Reid and how Kasim used to play his songs when he was just starting out in the music business on Staten Island before he sang his song Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace. Kasim also mentioned his record deal with Sphere Sound Records for his forthcoming album Quid Pro Quo which will he said would be released in April. He said that the album will be called Quid Pro Quo because he gets so much from his fans and the audiences that he wants to give something back…..”you give me something, I give you something”.
Set list, review, photos & video clips

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Saturday
16th
Kasim gig cancelled
Unfortunately Kasim's gig in Louisville, KY that was to have been played on Monday 18th was cancelled (although it was announced as "postponed" at the time). The radio interview for the same day was cancelled too.
The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Kristen Shout
This was Kasim's second solo visit to The Abbey Pub and was his largest solo audience of the year. Kasim sang for about 75 minutes and then, as there was another show following his, he moved to the attached bar area to sign autographs and meet people. By the time he arrived, the queue stretched the whole length of the room. Before the gig, Kasim gave a private performance of his half written new song Sacrifice
Set list, reviews, photos & video clips

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Monday
18th
Message from Kasim
Kasim Sulton sent a message to the mailing list attached to his official website KasimSulton.com during his drive home from Chicago.
Thursday
21st
The Acoustic Cafe, Bridgeport, CT
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Ricky Byrd
This gig marked Kasim's return to the East Coast but was badly promoted so it was poorly attended, especially due to some confussion over the start time. Doug Kennedy joined Kasim on stage for the second half of his set and Ricky Byrd played tambourine on Kasim's encore, Across The Universe
Set list, review, photos & video clip
Friday
22nd
Paragon Resort and Casino, Marksville, LA
Tommy James and The Shondells gig

As Kasim remarked the following evening, he had to endure a flight across the country and then a long drive in order to play this one-off gig.
Photo
Saturday
23rd
Valentine's, Albany, NY
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Ricky Byrd
Some fans were surprised that Kasim agreed to play at this venue (he played here with Sister Mitchell so he knew how bad it is). Doug Kennedy played on several songs in the set and Amy Decotis played guitar on One World.
Set list, review, photos & video clips
Monday
25th
The Kendall Cafe, Cambridge, MA
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

Opening act: Lloyd Thayer
Despite only being across the river from Boston, this gig was very badly promoted so it was poorly attended. It was broadcast live on the Internet and a high quality bootleg CD of the show is available. Doug Kennedy joined Kasim for most of the songs. A running joke during the gig was about people listening in Eugene, Oregon and about Milwaukee cheese hats
Set list, review, photos & video clips
Tuesday
26th
Meat Loaf tour announced
The first six dates of Meat Loaf's US tour for the Summer were announced. They are Saturday 6th July - Konocti Field Amphitheatre, Kelseyville, CA, Thursday 11th July - Moon Dance Ranch Jam, Walker, MN, Saturday 20th July - Pine Mountain Music Jam, Iron Mountain, MI, Friday 6th September - Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, Saturday 7th September - Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ and 21st July 2002 - RockFest Festival in Cadott, WI
Wednesday
27th
Zig's Bar and Grill, Alexandria, VA
Have Guitar, Will Travel Tour (Kasim Sulton)

At this venue Kasim had to compete with several tables of diners who were more intent on continuing their conversations above the sound of Kasim's music. However, Kasim had lots of his fans there and Doug Kennedy joined Kasim on stage for most of the songs too.
Set list, reviews, photos & video clips
Thursday
28th
Kasim to open for Meat Loaf?
Due to the way that KasimInfo.com lists all of Kasim's appearances with Meat Loaf, the Pine Music Jam website got the impression that Kasim would be opening at all the Summer concerts for Meat Loaf. This was subsequently corrected but many believe that it was this incident (and the fact that Kasim was listed likewise on Pollstar.com) that gave Meat Loaf the idea to use his band members to open the concerts.

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