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A true original. Thank you for sharing your genius with the world; you’ve made a lifelong fan out of this American lady
My Aunty in the UK went to get her grandson a copy of ‘You so F*****g Rock’ she couldn’t bring herself to say the word to ask for it so she phoned her daughter and got her to say it over the phone!!!
My daughter turned me on to you and said, “Don’t you think grandma would have liked him?” The answer was, “Yes, she would have loved him!” My mom was a professional piano player and her favorite stuff to play was silly, old songs from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, but especially parodies. I grew up listening to her play crazy, little, unknown tunes, then sharing with my friends. I have so missed her and can’t begin to thank you enough for working hard to become famous so you could share this great musical niche.
I’m an agnostic in southern Oregon, USA…Maybe , I’m the only one. Today, I listened to White wine in the sun. It was the first time since I played it to the most wonderful Mum a man could ask for. She left this earth, last January. No, I don’t know where she went. But she sure did love that song. I played it for her last Christmas, when she was so ill. I just want to tell you thank you, for putting a smile and a tear to both of our faces.
I bought a park, this summer. No, its a first for me. I bought it, because Mum would have wanted me to. Mum used to swim there, with all us kids, in the best swimming hole in Oregon. . I’m naming it Merete’s Cove after my Mum.Its one of the worlds most beautiful places. I’m trying to build a beautiful bandstand there. Mum loved music. I welcome you to sing there someday. I know its a little crazy. But including you, there would be at least two Atheists near the stage. Three including my sweet daughter, Brook, who also loves your music. Maybe I dream too big……. Either way, My family will be listening to white wine in the sun, this Christmas, and thinking of Mum.
Hi Tim – My wife and I saw you in Thousand Oaks on Saturday and said “hello” afterwards. We’re the couple from Phoenix who mentioned to you that I played piano and sang at her over the Internet and in return she married me. Pretty good trade, honestly. We made it back safely, by the way. Anyway I just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for such a fantastic show, and your transformative influence on my life. I’m very very very happy to be able to say that I shook your hand, and I’m very very very sad that I declined to be in the picture that you took with my wife. Come back soon!
fuk yes but don eva fukn talk bout pregnat nuns cos they cum 2 yr hous n yr mums stops u usin yr fukn pc 4 a wile
ps mail me if ur hothahaha
luv grant
hi tim i put a revew of ur show on my site u shd chek it out its fukn wkd
hahaha
luv grant
Hey Tim&Co.
I first saw u(tim) @ moorabbin town hall in 05 and was soooooo fu***ng impressed-u r a genius. My sister thinks ur weird and even though i sort of agree, i still think u r awsome-kEEP IT UP.
Hey hey tim, the donut shop that I work at (Puffin Fresh Whitfords City, Perth) just started distributing Canvas Bags. Well not canvas as such, but those big reusable hard plasticy ones. I’m not too sure what they’re actually made of, but I’m very glad, because I was previously getting told off by my boss for not offering customers plastic bags to put their multiple donuts in. ‘It can’t be that hard to just *carry* them, guys, Do it for the environment.’ But apparently there’s no room for environmental friendliness in the world of donut retail.
Well g2g, I’m off to work :D
was the photographer at your radio recording at the drill hall london on the 2 nov which was great fun…loved the song about pigs very funny,hope to catch a show at the duchess got some great shots for the bbc too!!!!
To Blake:
I really meant that i dont think
We get circumsised
You get circumsised
Why not get circumsised togethor would sound as good as.
We dont eat pigs etc.
Maybe i was wrong…
Your music has been with me through some tough times in America. I am a Black woman. I don’t have much hope for changing my stars. But hearing your excellent voice rock n rolling my troubles away… at least for a day… keeps me sane. I know you do the same for millions around the world. It was my birthday a few days ago. I turned 46. I hope to see you live again before I reach 50. I promised my niece (she’s always challenging me) that I would chase one dream this year. I hope I don’t sound too weird when I say, I want to sit in that future audience of Minchin fans and scream my head off for you again. My humble dream. Much love from Portland, Oregon USA.
Thanks for the positive in this sea of controversy. I liked your message so much I bought the book!
Hi Tim. Mike from Tampa here. Once you hit 70, you start thinking of things you’d like to do while you still can. My daughter and I saw your NYC TM & his Piano and London Songs the World Will Never Hear shows. Hard to to top that. Then it hit me. Dream big! Would you consider bringing back your Royal Albert Hall Orchestra show? I’m a tennis player. Your NYC and London shows coincided with the US Open and Wimbledon. It was much easier selling going across the pond to my velp, if I also got to attend one of the majors. Thanks. Mike
I’m thankful you came to Toowoomba. Watching real people with really amazing talent was a blast of fresh air, blowing away the junk that builds up from scrolling. Phew, you came in time. Thanks again xxxx
Dearest Tim, I just wanted to post a thank you / congratulations, to you and your team on the end of your tour; the gig in Toowoomba was the perfect finale! Thank you for sharing your new work with us tonight, we could all see what it meant to you, although I did have a pretty good view of your celebratory Hi-5 during the next number. I am just hoping that tonight you felt the love of an entire generation of students, from one of those special tax exempt organisations, here in Toowoomba. Starting them with ‘Storm’ in the middle years Philosophy elective, and always ending with your UWA speech for the Yr 12’s…I’m not saying that you are a ‘tool’, but you know what? You were a great tool! Someone, whose intelligence and wit opened the eyes of a generation, and more importantly, gave hope to those who thought, or were at a minimum, interested in thinking… Love your work – its importance simply can’t be measured!
Hi Tim, I was listening to White Wine in the Sun again today. It pops up in my social media memories all the time because I’ve shared it so much over the years. My Dad really loved Christmas — he loved having everyone around him. He passed away in 2019, on the 17th of December, at 80 years of age. He just wanted to make it to one more Christmas. Upright came out that same month. The song Carry You, and the series itself, absolutely broke me… but somehow carried me through as well. I don’t think I really grieved in the way I expected to until this year. Suddenly, it’s hitting me like a train.I really miss him. This Christmas it will be just my Mum and me. I’m towing my little 1986 Viscount caravan up to the lake at Wooroonook, Victoria, to try to make something meaningful of the day for her. She’s 81 now and struggling to get around. My brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, and even my sons won’t be there. It’s going to be a hard one. Christmas just doesn’t bring me joy anymore. But still, I’ll sip white wine in the sun, think of my Dad, and try to make a happy memory with Mum — because I know her time is drawing close too. I just wanted to say thank you. Your music has a way of touching people at their deepest places, and these songs have been a part of my healing more than you could know. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family and I hope you keep writing the kind of music that reaches people when they need it most. Thank you ~ Megan xo
Dear Tim. We went to your concert in Canberra tonight. We have to drive 2 +1/2 hours and stay overnight. It was very well worth that effort. There were many moments that made us laugh and cry and think deeply about my life and where to from here. We are in our senior years and enjoyed it all immensely. We have followed your career from the beginning and as rusted on nerds will continue to do so. I saw Matilda the musical live in Sydney and enjoyed that very much. Would love to see Groundhog if it comes our way. Thanks again for all the music and the chat. Loved it all. Love to you and your family. Coral
I saw your show in Brisbane on Friday with my partner. I have never seen a crowd so obedient to putting their phones down. We all desperately wanted to photograph the real life Tim Minchin for ourselves. Many took the sneaky blurry shots that will forever be the bragging point over Christmas dinner. The recovery from accidentally entertaining the comedian in the crowd, to the perfectly balanced sound was amazing. Thank you for giving us almost an hour of extra entertainment. Absolutely worth it. I’m so glad I saw this before seeing Metallica tickets. It would have been a hard choice. Probably would have still chosen you. This is a big tick on my life bucket list.
Hi Tim. Mike from Tampa here. My daughter and I loved yer show at the Apollo. Matilda at Cambridge there’s… no words. The London sites and a day at Wimbledon after 7 hours on the que. Could’ve been perfect, butt…You didn’t do Airport Piano, so this is all your fault. I had to do it. I’m a 70, mediocre singer, though energetic and enthusiastic. I sang Airport Piano at Karaoke last night. Sounds ok but… I live in a nudist resort. My 70 y/o 140lb nekid scrawny bod singing my favorite song. I’d include a vid, except cameras are not allowed…
Hi. I just wanted to say. I’m finally listening to “Time Machine” (I was going to do it sooner, but it felt so weird to do so right after Tom died. I felt like I had to listen to him for awhile first). And I got to The Song of The Masochocist… and broke down crying. When “Apart Together” came out it was not a good time. For anyone really. I’m in the US and it was just. SO BAD. And then that album came out and I listened on repeat. And it made things better. I would just lay in bed as it felt like we were in the 10th, 11th, 12th month of the apocalypse and would cry as songs like “The Absence of You” comforted me against the absence of the WORLD. Because that was it, the whole WORLD was a hole and it was missing and everything was horrible. And “Apart Together” was what kept ME together. And listening to “Time Machine”, 4 tracks in, and I broke down sobbing because I had somehow forgotten just how much hearing your music when I’m in a dark place, like I am again, can just mend me and make it ok. Even for a little bit. And I had always hoped someday I could tell you that in person but, I’m an American, nope, so here I am. Anyway, thanks. For putting this box here and for making all the music you do. I’ve been listening for a long time, and you’ve gotten me through so much. Thank you for everything.
This is silly because I don’t really think you will read it in person but I still want to say Thank you for saving my marriage! We’ve been through a lot and there are so many times I’ve just wanted to walk away from everything. It took me a long time to discover you (since I live in Sweden where “everyone” says “Heh, Tim who?”) but the two first songs I heard were White wine in the sun (which reminded me of the importance of family) and Not perfect (which reminded me that I am pretty nice and can stand myself). Your rock ‘n’ roll nerding makes me happy and your love songs make me sad and happy at the same time and I confess the huuuuge confirmation biases ? My 50th birthday was coming up and I felt trapped, old and unloved. I thought about spending it in Paris all by myself. Then you unveiled your UK tour! Bam! I bought tickets to Edinburgh and told my husband that he could come with me if he promised to try to understand WHY I really had to go and he was not allowed ruin it! He prepared by listening to the songs and our kids gave him “clues and keys to mummy” and he nailed them all. I haven’t felt so loved in years! And to be there seeing and hearing you live, sharing tears of laughter and touched hearts, feeling his eyes on me when I was ALIVE for the first time in years and holding his hand to all the lovesongs (including the boobs ?)… yes, you saved us. Thank you ??
…and here is the rest…
March 2007
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CORIN! I keep meaning to mention ‘The Interval Song’ as well!
I love it and it needs to be downloadable or something :-P
I second the motion to make The Interval Song downloadable!
Tim!
I wish to be the first person to congratulate you on your guestbook for winning that jury award. Well done, you deserve it!
Please don’t forget us all when you’re big and famous and have your own helicopter made of solid gold.
Jury Award….second person….congrats!!!
“First the worst, second the best, third the royal princess…”
*has regressed to primary school*
Congrats Tim x
Tim … just wanted to let you know that you were an Aspen phenom! Everyone who saw you LOVED you. I am sure you must be quite used to the immense amounts of love, but really to get that from a crowd like Aspen … NUTTERS! All the money I spent during my week at the Festival was worth it just to see your show! Cannot wait to see you here again in the States!
Hello Timmy!
I’m at work and they haven’t blocked your page! YAY!!!!!!!!
This makes me very happy cos I’m having a crappy day!
Love ya & congrats again
Love Australian Caroline xxxxx
Hey Kirsty, we can communicate via Timmy’s page while I’m at work!
Ha!
Just short messages though – don’t want to anger God!
Thanks Caroline Lewis….second the best !!!! YAYYYYY!!!!!!
God wont be angry Australian Caroline… he invented computers !!!!!
Hi Tim, Saw you recently in Epsom, UK. I can’t describe how good I thought the gig was. I needed cheering up and got it. I’ve been playing both CD’s at home or in the car and explaining to anyone who’ll listen why they should see you next time around. Hope the world catches up to your talent. Paul H
Hi Timmy,
The tim tams arrived. Hey you’re probably got them in your hot little hands!
Hope the gig went very well and jinx (I mean Kirsty) didn’t provide any technical fuck-ups
She’s going to kill me for calling her jinx
xxxx
Hi
Just came back from your Tonbridge Wells gig, top night thanks. Saw you first on the bill of the animal charity thing in January and then booked for this. Just letting you knowe that charity pays
Thanks
Russell
Tunbridge Wells 9th March
Simply the funniest and best show I have ever seen. I genuinely thought I would have a coronary.
I’ve never seen a reaction like that from a TW audience either – great stuff
Come back soon!!
hiya it’s dave (supposedly 16) and taran (the hot 1)! awsum concert in Cardiff m8. funni guy ive ever seen bet u a tenna tht in a year u’ll be well famous
gd luck wid all ur ova gigs xxx
Having missed you in Newbury & Reading (yes, I know, unforgivable), we finally caught up to your last UK gig in the wilds of Swindon last night. Aah but the boy’s got Talent :D Fair makes me want to spit with jealousy, which is fortunately tricky whilst crying with laughter.
Having done our research beforehand (one does, indeed, have to Plan), some stuff was familiar and therefore eminently sing-along-able (or at least hum-along-able, as my brain’s not quite that agile..), but special mention has to go to ‘Rock n Roll Nerd’ and ‘Not Perfect’ for general all-round fabulousness.
As you’re so blatantly possessed by comedy- & rock- godliness, we’ll now be merrily proselytising in the key of Tim to all & sundry, which probably won’t help you very much, but can’t actually be stopped in the current state of gushiness.
Must stop wiffling on now. Thank-you so much for great night out, have fun on the rest of the tour, and hurry back!
I like this K person. I like the use of the words “proselytising” and “wiffling”. Not sure what that last one means, really, but I like it.
It means to waffle… go on abit…. avoiding the point….
Wiffling makes me think of an old english gentleman saying waffling but in his crazed, upper class accent. The same sort of gent who might be found saying “pip pip old chap, i say, spiffing stuff”
I can’t believe that not only did I not find the news page til last night, but I didn’t find this page til this morning. I really don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I’m glad I’m gradually finding all the good things!
What is it with you and girls named Sarah?????
How many of them are you going to enslave?
I swear girls named Sarah are born with a Timmy homing beacon implanted in their brain.
Wish my name was Sarah :(
AC *Listening to God* xxxx
There really are too many of us Sarah’s in the world of Tim Minchin, it’s starting to confuse everyone!
Just to clarify, I’m 19 and from Kent, England…hello!
Oh and Tim, the other day a friend from primary school found me on Facebook, and when I told him I do music production, his response was “oh wow music production, you’re so lucky, I always wanted to take my music more seriously, but now I’m training to be a lawyer”. I felt like I’d actually stepped into one of your routines.
Aha! This reminds me!
Tim… my old schoolfriend Sarah, who you met on Saturday, now really likes you. I have been trying to convert her for MONTHS. Dragging her along to a live show was my final effort, and it worked!
Yay!
Just watched the vid of you singing Hallelujah again and I actually shed a tear! Maybe that’s just cos I’m having a bad day, and I always get over emotional when things go a bit pants, but it really is beautiful :) I don’t think it’d be a bad thing if you did more serious stuff in the future, I’d love to hear you sing more stuff like that :) just don’t give up comedy or I’d have to kill you :D
I agree with Sparkly Sarah… your serious stuff is awesome.
(This is guestbook message number 300! Do I win a prize?)
Only if I win a prize too for having message number 301…for 301 is an equally important number, that’s a well known fact. I’m sure lots of money went into research to draw that conclusion. What a fucking waste.
Let’s win an evening with Tim. Yeah!
Kirsty has had many evening with Tim, so she should be ineligible to enter the competition.
*ducks as nearest book to hand is flung by Kirsty in my direction*
*throws book so weakly that it lands about 12 inches from my feet*
… There! That’ll show you!
@ Kirsty (ducking books) – Why thank-you *blush*. I’m going to blame young Master Minchin for reminding me vocabulary can be Fun :) And wiffling on, yes, much like waffling, only in my head at least higher pitched & more excitable…
K, why would you need to duck the book unless you were standing less than 12 inches away from me?
And if you ARE standing less than 12 inches away from me… careful… I have the dreaded lurgy.
Aah well, you know books, they can be temperamental when thrown. You never know what they might get up to..
Hope your lurgy behaves itself and packs its bags sharpish.
Hello!
Does anyone know where I could download/listen to/find lyrics/ANYTHING for the hymn Tim sings at the end of his New Year show that was on bbc radio? Its somehting like “This is my earth, and its fine…its where I spent the vast majority of my time…”
I absolutely adore it, and it would be fanatsic if I could listen to it again, I was devastated when I found I couldnt listen to the show on bbc after a week!
(I really hope this is the right place to ask stuff like this!)
Thankyou!
Oh god how embarassing, I just realised its from the Darkside album! I’m okay now! No help needed!
Haha well, glad you sorted that out yourself! Have fun listening to it!
To Dear Everyone,
Tim is lovely and fun and wonderful and amazing
Love Sarah
To Dear Sarah,
WE KNOW!
Love Everyone.
Yo Tim, the name’s Dave and I just wanted to say I’m a huge fan and that I’m short. Yes that’s right I’m short.
Saw your show tonight in Adelaide and I laughed the whole way through! I have a new respect for Canvas Bags! Pitty about the noise outside, I think you should have gone out there and told them to shut up!
Tim,
Hope all is going well as you start the shows in Adelaide! Stay well, laugh hard, enjoy life
you’re #1 American fan
*shoves husband out of spotlight* He’s number 2 but we won’t tell him.. kk?
*looks at message* That looked as if I were saying my hubs is #2… nah he’s just the other Tim fan standing behind me as I’m crooning along with the music.
*reminds self to decrease the coffee intake because she’s scary that way*
Hello
Bye
you passed the test
They may have passed THIS test, but they mustn’t become complacent. They won’t all be that easy.
Today I found out that listening to You Grew On Me when you’ve just found out that your boyfriend’s sister’s guinea pig has died is a bad thing, it brings out emotions you’d probably rather keep inside when you’re driving home!
But thank you for writing a beautiful song :) even if it did make me mourn the loss of a guinea pig.