kudzurunner
4893 posts
Aug 24, 2014
8:31 AM
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Some exceptional blues here from 2003. Singing, harp playing--I was exclaiming out loud when Mitch finally took his solo towards the end; not something I do often--and an amazingly soulful and nasty guitar solo from Watson midway through. Wow!
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1847
2083 posts
Aug 24, 2014
9:37 AM
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i have never seen mitch kasmar perform.
he is from southern california,and in the same league
as others from here.
rod piazza kim wilson lester butler
william clarke james harmon. tom ball.
just never got the chance, or missed the opportunity,somehow.
i would consider him a one percenter.
the top one percent of the creme de la creme.
also, is that a jt 30? i am beginning to see a pattern here.
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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mastercaster
60 posts
Aug 24, 2014
7:48 PM
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@ Adam - Thanx for posting this .. Made my morning ! as I'm ,
10,000 miles from home :) ............. (SE Asia)
His singing, chops, syncopation , on this tune is just too cool ... classic Mitch Kashmar
@1847 - Mitch's performance's are worth the effort to attend .. if/when you get the chance .. Take it !
I'm a big fan .. was so lucky to watch Mitch coming up in the 80's & 90's and his very talented band at that time The Pontiax ! Very kind guy's & good friends .. as crappy as my playing was at that time .. Mitch would still invite me up to .. do my thing ..
Amazing to me now , but not 100% appreciated at that time .. we had Goleta Slim aka Kim Wilson , Tom Ball , Mitch all come out of one small area of So. Ca. and all around the same time ! How cool is that : )
Last Edited by mastercaster on Aug 25, 2014 3:22 AM
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Buzadero
1206 posts
Aug 24, 2014
8:17 PM
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Mastercaster,
You sound like you might remember that old blues bar in Oakview where the Pontiax were essentially the house band. That would be back when Mitch was with Marcia Clark after the OJ trial debacle. Good times.
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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mastercaster
63 posts
Aug 25, 2014
3:06 AM
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Buzadero ,
Was that the Oakveiw Tavern ?? then there was The Wheel up the pass + the bars in S.B. as well .. Art's (first place I met Mitch), Chili Factory , Cold Springs Tavern etc etc .. : )
were you living around Ventura , Oakveiw , Ojai at that time ? If so very possible our paths crossed ..
Short story about Mitch & Marcia .. The Pontiax were playing a wedding in S.B. , she attended the affair .. they met there and the rest is or was history ...
Last Edited by mastercaster on Aug 25, 2014 3:21 AM
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Buzadero
1207 posts
Aug 25, 2014
6:32 AM
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I was. After living in NOLA from 1978 to '88, I based myself out of Big Bear until our house was leveled in the 1992 earthquake (there hasn't been a bigger one in California since). Since probably half my work had been out in the Santa Barbara Channel, we relocated to a series of houses that ran from SB down to Ventura. It was kind of a twist on house flipping. Move in, work on them in-situ, then turn them into rentals. When I started spending a lot of time internationally, I ran out of the luxury of time, so we ended up in a house just across the river from Oakview in the Foster Park area for several years. My son still lives in Ojai (when he's not galavanting around the world surfing).
That place might have been the Oakview Tavern. I just can't remember. I've always been a hopeless harp groupie. The nice thing was that my silly profession seems to be interesting enough to my harp heroes to make us interesting to each other. It always seemed like Tommy Ball was at Cold Springs, Pontiax w/ Mitch regularly showed up in Oakview, and Kim Wilson dropped in out of the blue to sit in with whomever was working at the Ban-Dar in Ventura when he came back to the Old Country. So yes, you and I quite likely have had our feet stick to the same floors.
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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gad wagon
68 posts
Aug 25, 2014
8:27 AM
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Mitch is a good southern gentleman. A couple of years ago at HCH, he rocked with the Perry family band. Every song, he let everyone solo. He didn't trample all over everyone else's playing. He's well versed. When he played, he played with heart, to the point, and wrapped it up. We are all human, but I can't say enough about his humility.
Mitch for President!
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-- "The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts" -- C.S. Lewis
http://www.youtube.com/user/gadwagon/videos
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Greg Heumann
2814 posts
Aug 25, 2014
9:14 AM
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"Great combo here-Mitch is the king of the upper register-sweetest I have ever heard."
Boy-howdy - does he ever.
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BlowsMeAway Productions
See my Customer Mics album on Facebook
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walterharp
1498 posts
Aug 25, 2014
10:39 AM
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I caught him at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland OR this summer.. still kicking it for sure!
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1847
2088 posts
Aug 25, 2014
5:18 PM
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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mastercaster
65 posts
Aug 25, 2014
5:41 PM
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1847 - ya that's a cool vid (mid to late 90's) and very representative of the level of Mitch's singing and playing .. he been doing that the same way since the 80's .. some folks just 'got it' and Mitch definitely is one of a kind :)
for anyone interested: The Pontiax
Jimmy Shane on guitar - wrote Harley Davidson Blues and Bullfrog Blues . played with Canned Heat - bass/guitar player) 70'-73' . .from Chicago's south side , settled in S.B. until now .. one of my fishing/riding buddies
Jack Kennedy on bass - still pickin in S.B. and abroad
Lucas - piano -
Tom Lackner on drums - local S.B. drummer and all around nice guy
Last Edited by mastercaster on Aug 30, 2014 3:24 AM
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mastercaster
66 posts
Aug 25, 2014
11:24 PM
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Buzdero ,
Man haven't thought about the Ban-Dar in a couple of decades .. That club rocked !
What were you doing in the S.B. Channel .. rigs or diving ?
Last Edited by mastercaster on Aug 25, 2014 11:27 PM
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Buzadero
1208 posts
Aug 26, 2014
3:31 AM
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Alas, I was a manual laborer of the underwater realm. Still am.
Now that we've hijacked the thread, have Nate or Adam get you my email addy.
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~Buzadero
Underwater Janitor, Patriot
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1847
2174 posts
Sep 15, 2014
10:39 PM
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ok fine.....
rumor has it mitch is playing tonight in los angeles
is that true?
so who's responsibility is it
to get the word out?
i enjoy harmonica, i live in los angeles
i have several of his albums.
i do not recall ever having heard him live.
so why is it i only hear this rumor at the last second?
perhaps it is not entirely my fault, that i have not got to see him.
the blues is a dying art.
part of the blame is on the artist, as well as the promoter.
this site is an important resource
how hard would it be to announce you're band is in town?
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money as debt
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mastercaster
80 posts
Sep 16, 2014
3:56 AM
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1847 , don't know if Mitch is a member here .. kind of doubt it ..
Certainly a shame if you missed this show , but, for sure he goes to L.A. on semi regular occasions .
that being said .. imo no 'blame' can be put on the artist .. most Pro's are musicians , busy traveling etc .. not business/agents or bar owners , who should be doing the promo ...
Aren't there several blues societies in L.A. who might do the promo of any visiting player's and/or local groups ?
How do the blues bars do their announcements ?
There's got to be some great promo to the local blues lovers as there's a large blues community in L.A. and all of So. Cal ...
Hope you catch his show next time !
Last Edited by mastercaster on Sep 16, 2014 5:16 AM
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1847
2175 posts
Sep 16, 2014
9:08 AM
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once a month, i get an email from the mighty flyers.
listing all of their gigs.
i just did a search for mitch's gigs
and came up empty handed.
they say this is the information age,
i can find boatloads of useless information
with only a click of a mouse.
but i cannot for the life of me find one of your local gigs. you cannot just expect fans to just show up.
without any effort on your part.
i dont care if you are the rolling stones.
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money as debt
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1847
2176 posts
Sep 16, 2014
9:20 AM
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i just googled the mighty flyers
the home page has their gigs
then i googled steve guyger
i spelled his name wrong
with 2 clicks of a mouse
i can find his gigs.
i have an idea, how about
mitchkashmar.com??????
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money as debt
Last Edited by 1847 on Sep 16, 2014 9:22 AM
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1847
2188 posts
Sep 19, 2014
1:10 PM
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i just clicked on both sites you suggested
i do not see on either one
where his gigs are listed.
to be honest, at this point,i do not care
if i ever see him perform.
i have his recordings, i can sit at home
with a glass of wine and play along.
no need to drive anywhere or spend a boatload of money
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