1996 Dim Sum Clip Job tour:

13 June — Barristers, Memphis, TN
14 June — Monaco Bob’s, New Orleans, LA
16 June — Sunnyside Music Garden, Morgantown, WV (didn’t happen)
18 June — Sluggos, San Antonio, TX (didn’t happen)
20 June — The Attic, El Paso, TX
21 June — Luna Loca, Tucson, AZ
25 June — Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
27 or 28 June — warehouse party, San Francisco, CA (not scheduled)
29 June — John Henry’s, Eugene, OR
30 June or 1 July — Suburbia, Portland, OR (not scheduled)
02 July — Nightbreak, San Francisco, CA (not scheduled)
04 July — Thee O, Portland, OR (not scheduled)
05 July — Lake Union Pub, Seattle, WA (not scheduled, didn’t happen)
05 July — Uncle Rocky’s, Seattle, WA (not scheduled)
06 July — Neurolux, Boise, ID
08 July — Club Soda, Kalamazoo, MI (didn’t happen)
11 July — Fallout Shelter, Grand Rapids, MI
12 July — A-1 Records, Anderson, IN
14 July — Fireside Bowl, Chicago, IL
16 July — a sidewalk, Muncie, IN (not scheduled)
17 July — another sidewalk, Muncie, IN (not scheduled)
19 July — Upstairs at Nick’s, Philadelphia, PA
20 July — some record store, Wheaton, MD

Day 7
6/18/96

West Virginia — no gig. The owner of the club was drunk and the place was closed because no one could find the key. There'd been no promotion. The bartender says he hasn't been paid in 5 weeks and may shoot the owner that night.

Memphis - We didn't have a show booked, but the Ass Baboons [of Venus: awesome band we were touring with] arranged for us to crash the Flat Duo Jets show. No promotion. Don't get paid but sell $58 in merchandise, mostly to the people who work at the club. The handful of people in the audience seem to like us and two of them give us a place to stay.

New Orleans - The local band (Evil Nurse Sophie, I think they're called) cancels their appearance, so there’s no promotion. The bar where we’re playing has a capacity of maybe 50, but believe me, it wasn't an issue. The owner shows up, tells us we can have all the well drinks and tap beer we want for free, turns on the sound system and leaves.

After driving 2 days and a night straight to WV for no reason, we head for our next show in San Antonio, TX. En route we find out that there was a big fight at the place we were supposed to play, the PA is destroyed, the joint is trashed, and the promoter is in the hospital. We're also told that the show in Kalamazoo has been canceled and the booking agent, located in San Francisco, has been unable to get us shows in San Francisco, Portland or Seattle.