tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post8701123964434885177..comments2023-10-25T16:08:23.546-07:00Comments on Jet City Blues: Mike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-53581471941649232552019-06-10T16:51:40.162-07:002019-06-10T16:51:40.162-07:00LOL. Anyone who is brave enough to tell the truth ...LOL. Anyone who is brave enough to tell the truth (THANK YOU, Tall Cool One!). Most of us learned our lessons the hard way about being in a band w/Kathy H.. and will tell you that Kathy Hart and Jim Mesi were and are Class A Liars, so most of the "sketchy" info about who played with who and for how long is just that... sketchy at best, and coming from 2 people with mostly selective memory and a penchant for outright falsehoods conjured up to make themselves look good or better than they are/were. Take K. Hart.... somebody PLEASE! Just calling herself a singer is the first lie, and the rest is history! Mesi would throw his best "friend" under a bus for a line of coke and a blowjob. Hart would sell her band members "shorted" tiny bindles of crappy, stomped-on product so that she didn't have to pay anyone. Two of the worst "actors" in the old music scene. At least Mesi could play decent guitar! I guess that made up for his umpteen personality/character flaws....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-71406365478948149572008-12-25T07:06:00.000-08:002008-12-25T07:06:00.000-08:00Interesting to be the topic of something so long a...Interesting to be the topic of something so long ago. <BR/><BR/>First of all, I don't write the press release or information on my website, my publicist (of long ago) did that. I know exactly how I got in the band who was in it and how I ended up with it. It was actually one of the better experiences of my musical history in Seattle. I did not start the band and if anyone ever asked me, I told them the truth. It was such a small detail that I didn't really think much of it. My mistake. <BR/><BR/>Working with Mike Lynch was an absolute joy. There is no nicer person and in my opinion, one of the most knowledgable when it came to the blues. He taught me more than I can ever say. Having said this, it was a very difficult time in my life. I was at the end of my drinking and drugging, going through a divorce and really felt like I was going to have a nervous breakdown. But through it all, I tried to keep the band working as I felt it was my responsibility in being useful to the group, and I did try and keep a happy face. Being in the Bluestars was such a great "musical" time, and no matter who says what, I will continue to think of being with all of the musicians as an incredible experience. I am so sorry there are sour grapes and am surprised because it was such a long time ago. <BR/><BR/>I am now retired from performing after 40 years. Retired on a high note playing festivals and large crowds but was extremely tired. I have studied voice for the last ten years and went to teaching it full time. I have over 60 voice students who range from kids to people in Kid Rock's band. I just released a new record of original music to very nice reviews and will continue to write and record.<BR/><BR/>My husband and I have been married for over 15 years and live about an hour from Detroit on Harsen's Island. Lake Saint Clair is our front yard. It opens to two of the great lakes so we watch huge ships go by. It is really something special.<BR/> <BR/>I do want to say thank you Mike Lynch and all who helped to shape my musical DNA. I will never forget you or the experience.<BR/><BR/>Kate Hart<BR/>http://www.katehart.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-89599879801549560452007-04-19T16:27:00.000-07:002007-04-19T16:27:00.000-07:00Hey Mike. You have a memory like a steal trap and...Hey Mike. You have a memory like a steal trap and I believe every word you say on this subject. You're the biggest Blues Star of 'em all! I was in the audience for many of your shows during this time period, and it was always the blues, the whole blues, and nuthin' bit the blues, baby.... so help us blues.<BR/>T-BoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-29453297851676877222007-04-18T00:22:00.000-07:002007-04-18T00:22:00.000-07:00Some where it is documented in a Bluesletter that ...Some where it is documented in a Bluesletter that in 1991 Kathy Hart & Bluestar won a BB for Best Band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-42932822230151566722007-04-17T23:35:00.000-07:002007-04-17T23:35:00.000-07:00Ah yes, the late '80s and early '90s were vintage ...Ah yes, the late '80s and early '90s were vintage bad decision years for me, but I have decided to change my ways! I am going to start out by taking some vocal lessons from an old pro: http://www.katehartblues.com/vocal_instruction.htmMike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-87523724394061112302007-04-17T20:37:00.000-07:002007-04-17T20:37:00.000-07:00The Bluestars in its heyday (Lynch, Ziontz, Dalton...The Bluestars in its heyday (Lynch, Ziontz, Dalton, K.T. and then Leslie Milton for a long stretch) was a compact, tasty little band with a great repetoire of Harmonica Playboy classics (some of them still heard today when Mike performs), as well as several of Jeff Ziontz' impeccable guitar instrumentals and occasional uproarious Stardrums vocals. This band played often, and put on a tight, entertaining show around the Puget Sound, with occasional evenings of real musical brilliance. We were practically a house band at the Old Timers Cafe in Pioneer Square, owned by the notorious Juan and with his beautiful sister tending to the crowd on particularly fortunate nights. Back in those days the Blues owned downtown Seattle nightlife in a way that seems like a beautiful dream compared to the scramble for gigs we are all experiencing today. Good times. I could never understand Mike's attachment to Kathy (now Kate) Hart - I would rather have been boiled in oil than be in a band with her, but there were a lot of people making strange decisions back in the latter days of the 80's! I have some nice tapes of the original band, and they remind me that this was as good a band as I remembered it being! Thanks for the memories, Mike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17166659.post-71333816571513375322007-04-17T13:05:00.000-07:002007-04-17T13:05:00.000-07:00Come to think of it, Jim Mesi did play a few times...Come to think of it, Jim Mesi did play a few times in Seattle with Rockin' Rick (at the Owl Cafe), but wasn't that the Rockin' Rick Band?Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344654261133655744noreply@blogger.com