I have posted a new video from the NIMBY gig. I have taken down a couple of videos but they can all be seen at this you tube channel. We are trying to get some gigs together in mid November in the NW so if anybody can help contact Paul at pshmidget@hotmail.com.

I have posted a a couple of new videos, one a version of Slaughter from the Uptown, the other a song from the IBeam in 82 w Ricky. I took down some of the other videos so the page will load faster. All the videos are still up on You Tube. There will be a clip from the Annie's gig soon. Tom is working on a track from a '94 session w Joanna Hood on viola for upload.
I want to say thanks to Room for a Ghost, Clodhopper, Dandelion War and Ribsy as well as everyone who came to the shows. Hope to see you in late March early April.

We will be going on at 11 pm on Tuesday the 30th at the Uptown. The opening band is Dandelion War and Ribzy will be headlining.

Two songs from previously unheard demos have been posted, Andi and Nein. These songs are from 1995 recording session and are still part of our live set, some of you may recognize them if you have seen us recently.
We have 2 shows coming up, the Uptown in Oakland on Tuesday Dec 30 supports TBA and Sunday Jan 4th, with Clodhopper. This is an early show so we should be going on around ten.

A video of the Instore on Jan 5th 2008 at Radiation Records in Rome. Shot and edited by HF26 www.gangafilm.com. It should be available for viewing later today.

A song from a live tape, fall 91 in Oakland. Only show he sang w/ Tim playing drums in the 90's. It can be downloaded for free.

The two videos are from a 25 yr old silent video tape synced with a 25 yr old cassette tape of a show at the IBeam on July 19 1982. Dream Syndicate were the headliner. Ricky showed up just as we went on.
The videotape is of the whole show and came from Tim who has had it since the original show. I remember Tim and I watching it in Menlo Park. The cassettte tape I found among Paul's tapes and has only 5 songs from the show.

1982 Vol 2 is done and available. It is a 2 gigs, a partial show from the IBeam where we opened for Dream Syndicate, the other at the Old Waldorf when we opened for Nico and was broadcast live on KFJC in 1982. Anyone wanting this or any of our other CD's please contact Paul at pshmidget@hotmail.com.

A big thanks to everyone who came to see us at Slims and the Haight St Fair. We had a great time. It was good to see everybody at the 2 nights of Dirkfest, I haven't been in the same room as some of those people since the Mab.
On a sad note, Aaron Gregory passed away on May 18th in Brooklyn NY. I have posted 2 versions of Aaron's Song(titled Dream On Jesus when Ricky sang on it).He will be missed.
I am now working on the 1982 Volume 2 Old Waldorf show which should be out with Xtras by July. All CD's will be back in stock by then as well, we sold out of a few at Dirkfest.
There are 2 new videos, a song from Dirkfest shot by Victor Fleming and one from the Haight St Fair as well as some Pics. Will be posting more pics of Haight St soon.
We have 5 songs posted now as well.

Toiling Midgets may have something to announce in the near future concerning Dirk Fest - coming up later in June in San Francisco.

http://eventful.com/events/E0-001-003583903-2

I'm quite excited to honor Dirk in this way - he was a VIP, don't you know...

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/DirkFest-A-Celebration-of-the-life-of-Dirk-Dirksen-The-Fab-Mab-Pope-of-Punk-onward-and-upward/sf-ca-94109/b4861a2d-cb9b-4e8b-aaf8-868647bb219a




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