Re: [npc] The Cars reunite for Blondie tour

["rslovacek" <rslovacek>]

OOPS!

    Color me embarrassed!  It LOOKED to ME like Okasek, only older and with
added chins.  I did think of Todd Rungdren too.

    Anyway, the band sounded good on at least that one song.


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: fm
  To: Babel-list
  Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:05 PM
  Subject: RE: [npc] The Cars reunite for Blondie tour


  Two-tone looks like Todd Rungdren to me. What a kook!

  --- "Gart, Mitchell" <MGart> wrote:

  > The article that is quoted says Ric Ocasek is not
  > participating
  > in The New Cars.  Looking at TheNewCars website
  > http://www.thenewcars.com/thenewcars/intro.htm
  > it looks like the guy with the two-toned hair is
  > someone named
  > Kasim Sulton.  His bio says in part:
  >
  > Kasim Sulton's Biography
  >
  > A highly coveted sideman, singer/songwriter Kasim
  > Sulton is recognized
  > and respected the world over for his work with other
  > artists, including
  > Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, Hall
  > and Oates,
  >
  > Patti Smith, Patty Smyth,
  >
  > Mick Jagger, and Celine Dion to name just a few.
  >
  > That's from
  >
  http://www.thenewcars.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400064
  >
  > I've never heard of him.  Has anyone else heard of
  > him working with
  > Patti?
  >
  > If this were true, it would be interesting to
  > finally have some kind
  > of link between Patti and Patty besides their names.
  >
  >
  > - Mitch
  >
  >
  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: owner-babel-list
  > > [mailto:owner-babel-list] On Behalf
  > Of rslovacek
  > > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:45 PM
  > > To: Babel-list
  > > Subject: Re: [npc] The Cars reunite for Blondie
  > tour
  > >
  > > Is it the New Blondie?  <G>
  > >
  > >     The New Cars were on the Tonight Show last
  > night, it was
  > > kewl.  I saw them
  > > listed as appearing and didn't know if it had
  > anything to do
  > > with the old
  > > group or not.  Until Ric Ocasek was there front
  > and center
  > > with a weird
  > > two-tone hairdo  :)
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > >
  > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4809166.stm
  > >
  > >   [snip] Renamed The New Cars, they will release
  > an album of
  > > studio and
  > >   concert tracks and will feature on Blondie's
  > final tour,
  > > both of which
  > >   take place in May. [snip]
  > >
  > >   (Trippy to get this notice this morning after
  > going off off-topic
  > >   yesterday when I actually had The Cars
  > specifically in mind too -
  > >   particularly because the new name. Also poignant
  > since it
  > > is announced
  > >   as their final tour.
  >


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