On Sunday 14th July 2002 Kasim Sulton held an online chat with his fans during the Meat Loaf Summer Tour. Even though the chat wasn't advertised as much as previous chats, about 25 people attended from various states in US and from other countries too.
Here is an abridged transcript of the chat. Wherever possible the spelling and punctuation of Kasim's replies has been left as was typed during the chat as most people find it "cute"! Due to the nature of online chats the answers to some of the questions are out of order so they have been moved to make the reading easier.
Kasim Sulton: HI ALL!
Various people say hello
Gina: Hi Kasim, how are you? Thanks for coming.
Talk about food
Louie4470: Hey Kas, Todd is going to Japan with Jessie in September, have you heard anything about it?
Kasim Sulton: How is everyones summer going?
MDeCotis: Kasim - Amy here You play golf? I went to a driving range and did pretty well for my first time ever
Kasim Sulton: SO AUGUST!
MDeCotis: Kasim, Amy again. Once you told me that as a kid you only started singing because nobody else in your band would, and you only got good at it because you practiced a lot…..did you ever in your life take voice lessons?
ChicagoPebs: Long drive to Sheboygan, eh Sandi?
NorthernPrince: Are you going to be doing your “and Friends” part in Allentown?
LiaPlum: Don’t you guys love the version of Mated on Reconstructed?
Kasim Sulton: Has anyone here heard of the band Sugarbombs?
Gina: Oh Kasim I meant to say this earlier…I loved your story about the bars open mic
Discussion about Patronet
Kasim Sulton: Laura, are you still coming to Des Moines?
TBuck55: I didn’t catch your date in October, Kas
4_Carl: Kasim, how do you feel about chick bass players?
Louie: Which Utopia song did you hate to perform when you were touring?
SueW: Kasim, have you written any new songs since you’ve been on this tour?
MDeCotis: Kasim, I read an article on Audiovent, Willie’s son’s band. Have you heard of their music?
Kasim Sulton: Sue….
Kasim Sulton: Okay all…I have to run
Various people saying goodbye and Kasim logs out of the chat
Kasim Sulton: I’m good
Northern Prince: Kasim, how’s the road treating you?
Kasim Sulton: Just had dinner, skipped the trip to Mount Rushmore to be here
Gina: Kasim….still enjoying your opening spots I’m sure
Kasim Sulton: As a matter of fact, there getting better
TBuck55: Hi Kas, saw you at HOB, you were great, especially Sacrifice
Kasim Sulton: Thanks T
Gina: Can’t wait to see you in AC
Kasim Sulton: If all goes well, Doug will be there with me
Laura: That’ll be great
David: Kasim….I really hope that you’ll be doing a few songs before the big guy in Allentown.
ChicagoPebs: Are you doing any new ones for us in Sheboygan?
Kasim Sulton: As well as Mark Alexander for the Bitter End show
Lia: Hey great news!
Gina: Wow!! I’ll be there too!!
Kasim Sulton: Hey Pebbs, don’t push your luck
TBuck55: Are the crowds on this tour all as crazy as Chicago?
Kasim Sulton: Actually, we were in North Dakota
Kasim Sulton: on the outskirts of NOWHERE
Kasim Sulton: and the crowd was GREAT
Kasim Sulton: I saw Buffalo
JenSalyer: Oh cool
Kasim Sulton: And we went to Sitting Bulls Gracvesite [Gravesite]
Lia: Where?
Gina: Oh great!
Kasim Sulton: Its pretty beautiful
Kasim Sulton: No, haven’t heard that
Stephanie: I saw it on TR Connection yesterday
Kasim Sulton: You know for how long they’re going?
ChicagoPebs: 15 days, Kasim
Laura: That’s a whirlwind tour
Kasim Sulton: Well, it probably wasn’t financially prudent to take more than Jessie
Sandi: Slow
Laura: Pretty cool - especially last Tuesday [Laura attended a Meat Loaf concert and met up with Kasim]
Kasim Sulton: HI AMY!
Kasim Sulton: Saw your brothers webpage
MDeCotis: He killed your name - sorry about that
Kasim Sulton: Tell him no more guitar pics!
Laura: August….yes and what else do you have to say about that?
Kasim Sulton: The CD will be for sale at the August / Sept Meat Loaf shows
Laura: How cool Kasim
Lia: Now Kasim, don’t tease us
Stephanie: Great
JenniferSal: Congrats
Gina: Wow!.....Great news!
Northern Prince: Awesome
Stephanie: I can’t wait to hear it
Kasim Sulton: Lemme ask you guys a question
Kasim Sulton: Do you think I should I include signed copies at the Merchandise table?
LiaPlum: Hell, yes
Jana: Yes
Stephanie: Yes
Laura: That would be so cool
JenniferSal: Well, do this. Start out with some signed copies and if they sell out, put out some regular copies or vice versa
Gina: Good idea Jen
Kasim Sulton: I took voice lessons for a short time in the 80’s
Kasim Sulton: Didn’t seem to help
Sandi: I disagree
ChicagoPebs: If you sing and sing Amy, your voice does get better
Sandi: Yes!
Kasim Sulton: Pebs, if there was one song that you’d like to hear Sat in Sheboygan what would it be?
ChicagoPebs: Oh man!
ChicagoPebs: Mated
LiaPlum Oh….mated
Laura: Excellent choice Pebs
Kasim Sulton: Thats so much a TODD song though
ChicagoPebs: But you sing it
Kasim Sulton: Yes NP
NorthernPrince: Awesome….LOL you can call me David
Kasim Sulton: Okay David
Kasim Sulton: Are you going to introduce yourself to me in?
NorthernPrince: I would love to
Kasim Sulton: Please do
Stephanie: Hey Pebs, how about Cliché - my favourite
Gina: I like Cliché too
ChicagoPebs: Love Cliché but I’ve never heard Kasim sing Mated live
MDeCotis: Kasim’s version of Cliché was the first time I could ever understand the words
TBuck55: Got to include Sacrifice though Pebs, wasn’t that great?
ChicagoPebs: Sacrifice was awesome
Kasim Sulton: I will Pebs
ChicagoPebs: Okay then, I Will Wait - voted #1 most requested on your site
Kasim Sulton: That might just appear in the next run of solo shows
Stephanie: I read that you did I Will Wait in Japan at a Akako Yano show
Louie: I saw Todd butcher that song in 84
Kasim Sulton: Just so you guys know, the new solo shows will be posted soon on MS.com and KI.com
ChicagoPebs: I’m patiently waiting
Laura: So Kasim, how’s the Snapple situation? Shall I bring more to Des Moines?
Gina: Great
TBuck55: Anyone else other than Kas and I going to Pine Mountain? Long day for you Kas….
Kasim Sulton: Please don’t remind me
Kasim Sulton: Another Chicago date
Kasim Sulton: And Ft Atkinson again
ChicagoPebs: Another Chicago date….when?
Stephanie: No
Laura: Can’t say I have Kasim
Gina: No
Kasim Sulton: Check them out, very Utopia 2002
Daf: Yes, but don’t know where from
NorthernPrince: Will have to search them out
Kasim Sulton: Yeah, definitly worth it Dave
Kasim Sulton: The bar was filled with RedNecks and PingHeads
LiaPlum: What’s a PingHead?
Kasim Sulton: Marine/Army guys
Kasim Sulton: I thought for sure that they were going to chew me up and spew me out
Kasim Sulton: Then
Kasim Sulton: I started playing Puff The Magic Dragon and they ALL sang it!
Gina: Cool!! Everyone knows that song!
MDeCotis: Were all the PingHeads crying by the time that Puff croaks in the last verse?
Kasim Sulton: One of them had a Grass Skirt on
Kasim Sulton: Then, I started telling my Meat Loaf story
Kasim Sulton: And HE walked in!
Laura: Talk about timing!
Gina: Wow!!
Kasim Sulton: He saw me playing on the stage shook his head and left
Stephanie: Speaking of Meat, did you sing background on DeadRinger?
Kasim Sulton: No
Kasim Sulton: I don’t think so
Stephanie: I thought I heard you on one song
Laura: Absolutely Kas….Ann’s coming too
Kasim Sulton: Cool Laura
Kasim Sulton: Looks like the last week in Oct. now
Kasim Sulton: Possibly the 19th I think
Kasim Sulton: I think girl bass players are cool
Kasim Sulton: As a matter of fact, if we have to replace any musicians for next years Meat Loaf tour, I want to have a girl Rhythm Guitarist
NorthernPrince: Another line-up of the Neverland Express?
Kasim Sulton: Possibly Dave
NorthernPrince: Kasim are you anxiously waiting for the release of Testify too?
Kasim Sulton: Well it looks like he has a record deal
ChicagoPebs: No he’s anxious for the world to hear Quid Pro Quo
Kasim Sulton: The Wheele
Kasim Sulton: Wheel
LiaPlum: You hated playing The Wheel, why?
Kasim Sulton: It didn’t go anywhere
Kasim Sulton: Same thing over and over and over
Kasim Sulton: If ANY of you guys repeat that I didn’t like playing the wheel, I’m going to come to your house
Louie: I thought that you would say The Love Of The Common Man
Kasim Sulton: I remember once when Todd forgot the words to Common Man
Stephanie: And you helped him out?
Kasim Sulton: Sanf the whole first Verse for him
Kasim Sulton: This was in 1977
LiaPlum: I saw a WAT show when Todd was too sick to sing…Kas carried most of that show…it was great
Kasim Sulton: I’m seeing Willy when I get home
Kasim Sulton: No Sue, just reworked lyrics that I wasn’t thrilled with
Kasim Sulton: For the stuff already done
Daf: Are you thrilled with it?
Kasim Sulton: No, but I’m proud of it
Kasim Sulton: Actually one of the best Mastering Engineers in the world is doing that process for me
Kasim Sulton: You know I bought the CD a couple weeks ago
Kasim Sulton: Listened to as much of it as I could
Kasim Sulton: And passed it along to Scott of ANTRAX to give me his opinion
LiaPlum: Is that the same band as the guy from Incumbus brother?
Kasim Sulton: Yes
Kasim Sulton: I just don't get the distorted EVERYTHING sound
Kasim Sulton: Post em! [Meaning to post the new tour dates onto KasimInfo.com]
Daf: Bet she’s working on the site!
Kasim Sulton: Yeah!
Kasim Sulton: I have to go join Patronet
LiaPlum: Wow! That was an hour already?
Kasim Sulton: You know I love you all
Kasim Sulton: Bye all!