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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…
May 2012
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Don’t worry about your cancelled shows tim!!! We all understand that you are a normal person like all of us and have a family to care for. We all love you heaps (not in a weird way) and we hope you will be able to do more shows at the end of the year:) Em:]
Tim. Tiiiim. You were going to in Cambridge May Ball lineup with my brother. My brother. I forced him to come to London to see your show five years ago, and now you were going to be on the same staaaage. I was hysterically excited. Ah, but I’m happy for you, landing this acting role, and I hope it goes really well. And even though I’m super disappointed it’s probably a good thing, because I might have turned murderous with jealousy. I may not haunt the angryfeet forums like I once did several years ago but I’m still as loyal a fan as ever. So I think I can forgive you. Maybe. Good luck with the acting, and I hope it goes splendidly!
Tim! Just wanted to let you know that your songs are what get me through my days. The fact that you are so realistic and the fact that I have a lot of the same beliefs as you, makes you my favourite comedian and musician. You are a wonderful performer and your concert in Adelaide was fantastic. You are one of those artists that will never be forgotten even when you have stopped performing. I can’t wait for you to come back to Adelaide some time soon :) Georgie :)
Tim ( or Tim fans) please tell me why you were messing with your mobile phone when picking up your Olivier Award? Did I miss an explanation? ( I watched it on youtube ) It looked soo rude! I know you are not and also believe in everything you talk about through your work, deep regard from
a loyal but demanding fan!
Hi Debbie, Tim was using the phone as a cue card and read off the names in full of the two girls who had played the part of Matilda in Stratford on Avon. I read somewhere that it was the first time anyone had used a phone as a prompt, but Tim clearly didn’t want to muck up their names or forget one of them and, even with his experience, the venue and occasion must have been pretty overwhelming. He also used it to remind him of all the other people he wanted to thank. I agree that Tim is the last person to be rude or offhand, and I guess he thought it was the best way to remember to include everyone in his speech. Cheers!
hiya will you being doing any gigs in norther ireland, or the republic of ireland,
my mum just thinks you are class, would love to take her to see one of your gigs.
Watching a rerun of your ‘Tim Minchin vs The Sydney Symphony;and just had to look up your website and let you know I think you are truly an incredibly talented and amazing person who has such a fabulous bent way of not only entertaining but informing your audience. On another note… I would be more than happy to make you biscuits, not cookies, anytime you are in Melbourne! I look forward to seeing dates of Melbourne shows advertised in the not too distant future.
Thank you Sam2 I now feel free to carry on adoring Tim for his work. Friends are always telling me how demanding I am…………………… maybe it is true!!
My wife and I live in Perth, West Australia and desperately want to see Tim live, each time we try to book he is sold out,We will be in the UK from December 2013 for a short time, how can we get seats for shows early,we may be running out of time we are both 75. Most of the time we are home in Perth, but would travel anywhere in OZ to see him, thank you Joe and Diane Lunn
Hi Tim,
With your ability to use stats, music and humour to highlight both common sense and critical thinking just thought I’d recommend a book. “Think fast and slow: by a psych professor who won the nobel prize for economics. Some of his insights should be bought to the masses and can’t think of a better person to do so. Keep entertaining and educating. Jenny
PS Sorry if you have already read this..it is presumptuous of me but the thought of you and this material was too tempting to ignore.
Tim,
Hi,from gorgeous Seymour, Victoria, Australia. Caught end of gig with Sydney Symph luckily REALLY late the other night. (on Nanny time!!) Watched with awe, wonder, laughed, cried and was generally mesmerised. You are a master. And, like great wine, improving with age. All luck and good fortune to you, and keep up your extraordinary stuff. You touch my soul, hows that for a comment!! Next time your passing through town, drop in and say g,day!
I too saw some of the Syd Symph show. At times I thought, awh this is a bit too gross, then it would swing back to genius performance. You certainly have special talent, and it’s wonderful that you are using it to provoke thought, and promote critical thinking. Wish you and yours well.
Hi tim! Just wanna say I’m really looking forward to seeing your show on the 15th June! sooo excited! I’ll bring wine and cheese! see you then! :-D
Tim, thumbs up from Russia! Awesome — simply awesome! Please NEVER stop :D
First listened to White Wine in the Sun back in October, just in time to discover that you had been here in Madison, WI only a few days before. I’d rather watch your clips than kittens on YouTube and hope, along with a lot of others here, that you will come back some time soon.
I also hope it’s still true that evolution is uncontroversial outside the USA. Ken Ham is from Australia – I hope your material is keeping him at bay there!
You impression of infant breathing is so good it’s scary. Is anyone selling DVDs of your shows in NTSC format?
Tim Minchin, you are undoubtedly the most hilarious man I’ve ever had the dumb luck upon whom to stumble. You do what so many other comedians do well, that is, draw logic from inanity, pry bits of lucidity from insanity, but what you do better than most is fight ignorance like a Cuisinart, the wicked-sharp blade of your intellect frappe’-ing the ever-loving shit out the crude vegetable matter that occupies most people’s thick, Neanderthal skulls! You have me as a loyal fan forever. Keep up the fight against illogical, mindless and unnecessary beliefs.
Hey tim!
just wanted to let you know I adore your music so much-got you on my ipod! x
You are the best musician and comedian in one. Storm is the most amazing poem ever, I know it off by heart now. I really have no idea how you could write something so brilliant. Wish we could study this for my GCSE english literature
thanks so much for being amazing, i have loved your charisma and talent for ages now. THANK YOU xx
tim! next time your in tasmania stop buy devonport, there are so many people here who would love to see you play live. save us from having to drive 360 kms to the other end of the state to compete for a ticket with the nobs at hobart!
you always cheer me up when im down and i cant tell you how much ass it would kick too watch you prform in person.
much love. Ned
Hi Tim!
Come to Finland. Your ridiculous humor will work in here. People here are ironic- just like you are, and look like sleep deprived bears – just like you do. So you would fit right in. Please come. I may even bring you cookies.. :)
– Pia from Finland
Ps. We are used to and very fond of hairy guys with instruments and no shoes.. if you are curious, you might want to see this ( song starts in 4min..)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdjy27nwe6s&feature=related
And on this one he sings with a choir of frogs and a singing instruktor who has very little understanding of the anatomy of frogs..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZYr-LIVGSQ&feature=related
The point still is that, we like you – a lot.
Please return to the US soon! Yours is a much needed voice of wisdom and humor that we desperately need in a land filled with crazy religious nutjobs who won’t rent you pianos, and where having the brain cells to question anything can get you killed. We need you Tim. America is Scary.
Me and my boyfriend both think you are a genius. We watch your shows and listen to your music all the time and have both admitted we would leave each other for you. haha.
You should do a show in New Zealand Sometime. I would give my right arm to see you perform :)
Thank you so much to the person who put the clip of Tim on the One Show up on Youtube for those of us outside the UK who would otherwise have no access. I have had a wonderful time watching Tim and listening to his latest interviews on BBCIplayer. Who could not wish him every luck and happiness in the world!! I first came across Tim on the doco film “Rock and Roll Nerd” and, through that insight into his struggles and his life, almost feel I know him. Crazy, isn’t it! But it is lovely to be able to keep in touch with his journey and successes. We miss Tim in Australia (have seen him live 3 times now), but know that everyone wants their little bit of him. Amazing to think how hard he struggled to get noticed – with the support and love of his adorable wife. I really hope he and his family have a wonderful life.
Dear Tim, first of all I wanna say….wow..what a talented man you are…as Im sure you’ve heard many times from your devoted fans. I think you have tremendous musical abilities ..and many a time you’ve brought out emotions in me I didnt know I had. By the way, my ex boyfriend Nick, thinks you are awesome and I think he regards you as one of his role models/heroes. He would love to play with you (piano of course)….so come to Folkestone,Kent please? Anyway I wanted to tell you that God does love you, he gave you your amazing talent..he will never forsake you and forever love you, despite you choosing to be an atheist. Love Kathy P.S your hair is lovely…tres sexy
I have got my ticket for Jesus Christ Superstar. Tim as Judas it makes perfect sense! I cannot bloody wait…………………
I know I’ve asked about it before, but I think that the BBC has missed a BIG opportunity in not releasing the 2011 BBC Comedy Prom on DVD. It would have been a big seller for sure and great for all those in Australia who couldn’t see it live on TV. As Tim’s star continues in its ascendency, a gem like this would surely have been a winner (I know, because I was able to see it once on Foxtel at a friend’s house. Would have loved to be able to play again – and again.) The version of “This is My World” at the end was pure heaven. Sigh – so short-sighted of those who decided not to release it.
Tim,
your shows are amazing! All I am wanting to know is…. When are you coming back to Australia to do more shows here. I would love to have the chance to see one of them live in person.
Tamara
I just…… love U
I love your work, your music, your eyes (GOD,your eyes! jajajajajaj), your humor and your hair!!! ok that’s superficial but I don´t speak English so I forgive my self XD
I’m from Chile (in the end of the world) and I watched your Shows on you tube (most of the time with subs in spanish) and I would love if maybe you include subs in your videos… my classmates are fans of you and I think that would be good for you to cross borders… but that is just my opinion and I’m not sure if my poor english is understandable enough…
ps: Good luck with the acting, and I hope it goes splendidly!
Tim Minchin.
My roomie introduced me to your music/comedy and now I listen to you whenever I take a bath.
Absolute best wishes and hope that you never stop making songs,
-Beardy American
Tim Minchin, I discovered you in the wonderful year of 2008. When I saw you on Graham Norton’s show and I immediately bought your “So F**king Rock” DVD (see what I did there)…I was completely content with this until this year (just because the dvd is that brilliant) but thought that I should do a little research and not only did you write the music and lyrics for matilda (massive musical theatre fan) You are also playing Judas in JCS Arena Tour……I was so excited by this i’ve forced my mum to buy tickets for us to see you at the O2 and also come and see your amazing work for matilda which im taking my friend to in july. You are honestly the most beautiful long haired ginger Australian that i’ve ever seen…..and i will never allow another to have effect on my life because you are just that brilliant!! can’t wait to see you at the O2. im infront of the stage but all the way up in the air as i’m not rich haha but i’m sure i will still feel your moist lyrical mouth brush past me from all the way up there!!
Tim, I love your song “You Grew on Me” and I hope to play it at my wedding. It’s funny, but still romantic in a way, and surely won’t bore my guests like most wedding songs do. :)
Hi Tim,
I absolutely love your songs. You can make me cry and laugh, well … mostly laugh. You are such a gifted musician and songwriter! I hope I will be able to come and watch a show of yours.
This comment really sounds cliché, but it is true! =)
Anyway, greets from Belgium!
Tim, I traveled to London, from Maine (USA), with my family, to see Matilda the Musical. What a fabulous show! I would like to see it again. When can we get the score for the music. My chorus students love it already and want to sing “When I Grow Up”.