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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 ??
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December 2012
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Your performance in Glasgow, just blew me and the rest of SECC away. Have the DVD to help refresh my memories.
Can’t wait for your next visit to Glasgow with wonderful songs and orchestra.
Hi Tim, I have just discovered “I’m not going anywhere” and “Understand It” on the youtube upload of “Two Fists One Heart”. Along with “Drowned” these are beautiful songs and I’m really hoping you will release them to purchase on ITunes. And any others I might not have? I have watched “Beautiful Head” from one of your festival performances too and love that as well. Perhaps a new CD is in the offing? I have all my fingers crossed! (PS It’s very hot here in Sydney at the moment – bring plenty of sunblock when you arrive next week!).
WOW! I was Recently introduced to Tim by a friend from Austrailia, and I live in america. He warned me that there is some american bashing in your shows but what your saying is not far from the truth, it is the truth. I really enjoy all your videos and look foreward to spending hours of my short insignificant life watching more of your work and sharing it with my friends and family. Keep up the awsome work! and Fuck that fucking mother fucker!
Chambers.
Watched Tim on Funny as Hell over the weekend – disappointed that they cut the middle of his song, but enjoyed listening/watching. And just ordered Rock n Roll Nerd — can’t wait for it to arrive.
I wish the store shipped more to the US or was US compatible. I’d buy everything if that was the case. Hopefully soon? So fucking rock.
Hey – you will all be able to tweet the Pope starting December 12 – and follow his posts!
G’day Tim,
Watched the film about you on Bio last night during a night shift, very inspiring stuff!
Best to you and the family.
Tim, I’m simply amazed how some people can feel justified in wanting their piece of you after you have given your all in a live performance. I have been to a number of your performances and have been totally in awe of the huge commitment you always make to giving your audiences a truly memorable evening. Heaven knows, you must be totally wrecked after such efforts – but some people still expect you to ‘meet and greet’? Clearly they can have no idea of the effort it has taken you and, quite frankly it isn’t fair. Your family sacrifice a lot to enable the rest of us to enjoy your talents. Surely you should be allowed to go home to them as quickly as possible after performances. Keep well Tim, and good luck in everything you do – and all best wishes to your beautiful wife, who is obviously a backbone in your life. We appreciate that she is prepared to share and to let you shine. xx
Hi Tim, would LOVE to see you come to Perth next year for a show!
Thank you. I am torn between wishing there were more of you and being happy for just the one; even if I never get to see you live, you’re amazing and thoroughly appreciated.
Every time I listen to “White Wine In The Sun” I cry. Beautiful song. Thanks for your music!
Tim all those shows in Sydney in 2013… what about Melbourne? We can’t live on TV replays alone :)
Tim, you rock! You say everything I want to say, only you say it better. Thanks. If you ever pass through Oodnadatta stop in and say g’day. Xxxx
Tim, you must come to the SE Queensland Bible Belt, AKA the Darling Downs. Home of the Easterfest (once known as The Christian Music Festival – did they think we wouldn’t notice?).
Not much in the way of really big venues though. The Empire Theatre is nice; reasonably large. The Spotted Cow pub might give you a run after their dinner service is finished…
Keep up the good work!
Tonight once again I have been lucky enough to have switched on the tv at the right time to watch one of your amazing performances.
You are pure genius in it’s finest form!
I hope one day that I am fortunate enough to catch a live performance!
Hi Tim!! You epically AMAZEBALLS man. Please Please come to Dublin!!!
11/12/12 Here in the Antipodies (sic) we were treated to ‘Ready for This’ by Aunty. A delight in every way and in so many ways a comfort being of the Alumni of ’62, I had long feared that it produced Stock brokers, Real Estate agents and an assortment of academics.
That your creative talents and abilities survived that competitive environment is remarkable and further fosters my belief in the creative spirit’s ability to find its medium.
As the seppo’s say ‘love your work’
HI Tim, love your work, when are you gonna come to Norway!?!?!?!
I need to hear your songs live, when its that good on youtube, then it has to be sick in real life.
please do come to us soon, quickly…. now!
Hi Tim, “Rock and Roll Nerd” followed by “Ready for This” came as a complete and unexpected delight on ABC2 last night – happily spotted by my husband on the TV program just in the nick of time! But why wasn’t it advertised more widely? You should be made a ‘National Treasure’. Now that you’re back in Australia, I am really hoping to see your smiling face at least a couple of times on interviews or Art shows. And “Australian Story” should definitely do an episode with you. That would be SO appropriate. Have a great holiday and a wonderful stay – and a very, very happy Christmas to you and yours.
Hi Tim!
Firstly, I’d love to bring you some cookies, give me your address and I’ll be there before you can say, “AHH I’M BEING STALKED BY A 14 YEAR OLD!”
On a more serious note, I want to thank you for being a huge inspiration for me musically. Thanks for making me laugh, and then cry from laughing too hard, and never stop composing!
Tim, I just discovered you… how it took so long, I don’t know – being a frequent youtube seeker for the likes of Ricky Gervais, George Carlin, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Baba Brinkman and the like… I’m loving you.
So when am I going to see you tour the US – ah, fuck the whole US… when are you going to be in Seattle? (or I’d make my way to Vancouver Canada if I knew you were going there).
Thanks,
G
When I saw you on TV (first time EVER) yesterday… I tried to scream but I couldn’t and nearly cried
yep..that was how starstruck I was
god, imagine what would happen if I actually saw you :/
OMG – Rock & Roll Nerd arrived last night — sooooooo excited -couldn’t wait to watch it. Spent last evening with a glass of wine, watching the DVD (and all the extras) — it was great!
Just to add to Cindy’s comment – the TV version of “Rock n’ Roll Nerd” was abbreviated and is shorter than the DVD, which was actually released as a film in Australia a couple of years ago. The DVD is more interesting and moving, simply because it allows for a greater in-depth view of Tim and Sarah’s journey at the time. And the ‘extras’ are great. The DVD is still available (I have just ordered copies for friends, who are new Tim fans) and would really recommend anyone buy it.
Hi Tim, watched your 2009 show on ABC2 the other night with my 19 year old son with Autism…he laughed at your Autism jokes. He loved them because, in his words, “it was so un-PC”. In awe of your brilliance! and touched by your support of Autism, thank you. x
hi Tim, i’m 13 and i have been your biggest fan for nearly a year now, so yes your record does appeal to the TEENAGE MARKET! (sorry for the bad song reference!) i really really like your work, and i just wondered if you have thought about bringing out an autobiography in the coming years? I know you are awfully busy, but if you could reply it would make more then my year :D
thanks, from Ella x
I seem to have some kind of Tim sense right now — keep tuning into the Comedy channel and seeing him just as I tune in — awesome — last night he was on amp’d with Weird Al. He’s been on a few times in the last couple of weeks. Made my night to see him unexpectedly arrive in my living room~! Hoping that he does the talk show circuit in the US (Ellen?) in the New Year to promote his new role on Californication.
Merry Christmas to all!
Hi tim, just wanted to say have an amazing christmas that you and your family truely deserve, and don’t drink too much white wine!xxx
Hi, Tim! (And hi to your family too!) I’m in the U.S. (Kansas City area), and only really discovered you a couple of weeks ago. As with some others, I have no idea how it took me that long, but I’m very glad to now be a Minchinite (does your fanbase have a name? must go into the forum and find out – Minchinite has completely the wrong connotations). I just want to thank you for such refreshing, intelligent and extremely funny performances. You really put everything into them, and it shows. And man, you’re a musical virtuoso! Your work helps me keep my sanity when I’ve had to deal with the numerous religious idiots here in this country! (If a religious idiot is reading this, then they’re in the wrong place. I’ve been tolerant for years but religion is about to ruin our country – what’s left of it after the damage it’s already done. So yes, I say idiot. End of rant.)
G’day and merry Christmas from Australia Tim! It certainly is “white wine in the sun” weather in Sydney at the moment…..supposed to be raining on Christmas day….but that wont stop us from knocking a few whites back. All the best to you and your family for the Christmas season…love your work mate..cheers
Matt
Marry Xmas Tim, just saw your performance on “AMP’d” w/ Weird Al and Reggie Watts. Fabulousness! “White Wine” also excellent
SWEET! Got bluray of JC superTim for Christmas! And chocolates! Settling in for a day of Tim and confectionary. Conflicted in my atheism….HA!
Oh, yeah. Even though it says 24th Dec down there, it’s Xmas day in Melbourne.
When will you come back to the US? We need you here! If you do, please stop in Minneapolis or anywhere really in Minnesota. We need your exceptionally beautiful sense of humor mixed with truth. I adore your voice and truth. Thank you for giving your talents to humanity, it means so much.
oh my THANK YOU. I have stumbled upon your greatness via two fabulous sources…Dawkins Foundation facebook and Amanda Palmer…and blamm-o, you are officially a new thing I love — a thing that makes me very happy, that gives me hope and that I am sharing with everyone I love…thank you for your art, thank for your being smart and sciency and adorable and just what I needed! Love, Mo, a stranger from New York
Hi Tim,
Happy Holidays.
Just finished off my Christmas music listening for the year with “White Wine”.
It gets me EVERY TIME . . . you fucker ! ! !
I sort of forget about it, after not it hearing it for most of the year – and then it hits me.
In the back of my mind, I know what’s coming but I try to play it cool . . . and then . . . I’m done for.
Extremely proud to say it’s become required listening, and very important to me at this time of the year.
Thank you so much.
All the best to you, and your family. Looking forward to seeing you again soon . . .
~ David
i just got to know your existence couple of hours ago, and i have no words to explain, your work is more than amazing…! Thanks for inspiring the world! Greetings from Brazil!
I first saw JC Superstar at the cinema one sunday afternoon in around 1972 and it’s been one of my favourite films ever since. Couldn’t get to the arena tour last year so had the DVD on my Santa list (I must have good cos he brought it!) Watched it today and Wow wow wow wow!!! What a production! I was brought to tears and laughter (thanks to Chris Moyles!) – absolutely blown away, can’t BEGIN to express how impressed I was. Well done all of you but Tim…… what can I say……. top notch and first rate as always – made my festive season!!! :-))
Hi Tim, i am the crazy starstruck lady that said hi to you on boxing day as you were walking down to grant st beach. Spewing i didn’t stop you to sign my copy of your heritage orch cd. It is on continual replay in my car! Saw your last two shows in perth at challenge and kings park – awesome. Know all the lyrics to all your tunes off by heart which I sing along to when driving – my kids love it ! Thanks for sharing your talents and inspiring me to take up piano lessons this year and for putting the smile back on my dial :-) LOVE your work, am a massive fan. Anyway, hope you enjoyed a lovely, HOT festive season with your family.
You are amazing. I read your bio and can believe the things you have done and are doing. You are an amazing talent and I have just discovered you, so most listened to is Rock’n Roll nerd is much listened to. Gonna know all the words soon…..Much love to you and yours, great respect, Diane, BC, Canada
Tim, someone turned me on to you on Christmas day, and I’ve already listened to/watched everything you’ve got on YouTube at LEAST once. What talent you have! What a brain! What polysyllabic vocabulary! Thanks for making intelligent observation/musings so darned entertaining. Happy New Year from New York.
Dear Tim,
I love you :) I love your songs because they are so true and authentic. I do hope that one day you will come to Poland to a concert, although it is soooo damn a Catholic country that it might be difficult for someone to organise your performance here. Anyway, feel invited :) You can come to my place (my flat is small, but my neighbours love you too and we can always arrange some place for you and make you feel at home, by the way – I can cook well) and give the concert for the four of us (me, my hubbie and our neighbours). I know it probably doesn’t sound too exciting (small flat, the audience of four, sorry, of seven if we include my 7-yr-old son (he loves Metallica) and two cats (their music taste is nit known to me, though), probably no money) but still, you are wholeheartedly invited :) I presume that chances that you will read this comment are less than slim, but in case you do – I am serious. This is not a joke :) Greetings and all the best for the NY2013 for you and all your family :)
We got a new kitten for Christmas!!!!! he is fiesty and naughty and adored. Why do you care? well you probably don’t! but wanted to say thank you for his naming inspiration. he is Ninja, or “the Ginger Ninja” , only a Ninja……
I love you, both of you. I laughed, I cried, and smiled like an idiot at my computer screen (my non-PAL tele won’t play it). The dosh was worth it to enjoy “Rock + Roll Nerd” so…thank you for that. May success find you well and keep you and yours – and now, back to the show (and more wine.)
Wishing Tim, Sarah and his family and everyone else here a very happy, healthy an prosperous 2013. And hoping that Tim makes it to Toronto this year. Can’t wait for Californication to start up with Season 6 … and looking forward to a new documentary … and more info on that soon.
Best wishes to all … and enjoy your celebration, but don’t drink and drive.