Will do mate. And don't worry - I'm spreading the word on your tunes and already getting some fans.

I've done a site re-design as well (not as fancy as yours tho!). You can check it out at www.timhester.com.au

Still has one or two little improvements to come.

By the way, still loving the Grampians Demo's album. That one should see the light of day again I reckon...

Tim Hester

Hey Tim! The Hunter? That's a big move! My folks used to live up around Newcastle, I haven't been up that way for a while though. I'll definitely see what I can do!

Yeah I caught up with Shaun and Nikki in SA, it was good to see some familiar faces there.

Take care up there, stay in touch.

Drew

Hey drew, like the new site design. Very nice mate. Good to see my old mates Shaun & Nikki got to see your SA gig too!

Hey i'm living up in the Hunter Valley these days - you ever going to play a gig up here or Newcastle?

Looking forward to some new tunes from you whenever you get them happening.

All the best mate

Tim Hester

--TGL DS V9.0 Comment V2.0--

Love the new webby Drew!
Schmancy and slick and neat and pretty just like you....kinda.

o TGL


TGL

Heya Drewbie-wan....what's shakin' brother?

When's the next instalment of The Phone Wars? How's that music room shaping up?

:-)

Dark Lord Bongonius

Hey Mate! Great show in SA on saturday night. really chilled out! look forward to seeing the whole group together again! Oh, And that was an awesome solo Melissa!

Shaun Dodds

¡¡¡So true Bravey!!!

Did you get a look/listen at/to the totally hot Bassist?! *swoon* (extra *swoon* for bassy goodness on 'wait and see' & 'hold on' & 'too low' & 'ebb and flow' & & & & &... )

;-)

*woof*

TGL

Supper Club!

Och! Aye, 'twas a wee ripper, laddie!

Bravefart

Hi Drew,

My name's Ben Jackson and I'm with the Raising Dust Inc group. We are having our annual ball on July the 4th and were wondering if you are available to play on the night. Have heard nothing but good things about you and if you are interested (and available) it would be great to have you there. If you could contact me benjackson@westnet.com.au and let me know either way, it would be most appreciated.

Cheers,
Ben.

Ben Jackson

Namaste Delicious Drew
Do you get your messages here?! When are you in Adelaide?? I've almost worn out the CD and friends are waiting! I do hope you didn't forget about me ;p

Smiles, Sufiyo

Sufiyo

Swanky...

Schmal

love, love, LOVIN' the new website Drewbie!
have awesome gigs this year - (hopefully i'll finally be able to catch one!)

*hug*

*M!

liking the site renovations you've done here, it has that nice "fresh painted room" smell about it too.

lookin forward to the lounge gigs this weekend.

drive safe.
x

mel c

looking forward to my loungie!

*woof*

TGL

I hear ya man... I'm still discovering things in that song that I don't even remember us doing... :)

DS

Listened to "Awake" again today...
...there is no adequate superlative...

Bongonius

G'day Drew! Its Ryan Pike from marton school. I was talking to your oid neighbour Bill Wicks the other night & was telling me about your music at what you are up to.i checked out your website & was blown away! My wife & i are heading down to victoria in october & would be stoked if we could catch you at a gig. Congrats on all the success.

Ryan Pike
rpikey@gmail.com

Ryan Pike

The "Omens" CD played it when I went to bed

It is a pleasure to understand every word but it was so relaxing I went to sleep somewhere during the Playback

OKAY

"SO RELAXING " my business / personal life is "STRESS" and it was great to have something else than RainForest & Nature Noises / Songs to Listen to

On research I have reviewed your previous 2 (hidden Albums) on the PC and I will work out how to hear them again

Congratulations

Col Gibson

Col

Silly me ... The Guard Llama, of course! Hi there Guardie. Been superimposed lately?

pH

Hello Mel and TGL - don't recognise who you are from those initials. If you come back to the site to see this - the message below was from Pete and Mary. However, I am sure that if Phil and Maureen were to post, they would express similar sentiments.

pH

Drew

I congratulate you on your CD "OMENS"

That SON of Lynda & Bob I beleive should make BIGTIME

Your Mum & Dad just visited me at my work in Sydney today, 3/7/208

"The Master of The Universe " delayed me from going to see my Mum till I saw you Mum & Dad arrive in my office

I have put your CD in my PC and LOVE It, I have to put in my CD Player when I go To BED

Your Dad looked after this Company with al lit's Industrial Electrical Problems for many years (and we miss his expertise)

I was fortunate and remember, Personal dinners with Mum & DAD and complimented with Football Parties with you being comfortable entertaining the "OLDIES" and those of your own age.

What FUN they were, you deserve a recognition of your Tal ents in the form of entertaining / characture and website Creation

Col Gibson
waterviewstzoo@hotmail.com

PO Box 281
Kogarah Sydney Austrlia


Col Gibson

errrrr.... and.... by " both Petes' " i obviously meant... "both Ps"... duh!...I always seem to have the name Pete on the brain for some reason or another... ;-)

TGL

I was wondering the same thing Mel, and aren't both Petes' initials PH???! Hehehe... there must be something special in those initials considering both M&Ps; are so damn lovely.

I herewith add my gratitude for my amazing (looooong) weekend and the kind & beautiful souls that made it so.

As i've told anyone who's asked me how my weekend was... It was nothing short of magic

YAY FOR MUSIC!!! *rah rah rah*

TGL

what a lovely weekend. what a wonderful listening session. what a warm gig. what a pleasure to be part of it.

xo

ps i can't tell if the below comment is from Phil & Maureen? or Pete & Mary?
:)

mel

Such a fine time was had at the Launch. Thanks Drew, Syd, Bong and Mel - a really beautiful experience, one that rarely presents itself. I think we all monstered the occasion appropriately. And congratulations, Drew, on your debut album. It's a great driving album, by the way, we seemed to be in Melbs in no time. Take care, dear boy!

love,

P and M in the Inner West.

pH (the other fish one)

P'chew, P'chew..... got ya!

Rebel Soldier

I'll be your fan if you ask me nicely...

*stands off*

TGL

Hey ya Drew,

Haven't stopped listening to your beautiful tunes. I think they are cemented for life in my head! Looking forward to catching up with you in the Grampians.

Cheers,

El

P.S The DVD had us in stitches....those mountains are doing funny things to your brain he he he

Mrs Green

downloadable NEW songs on JJJ Unearthed webby!!!! SWEEEEEET!

TGL

Hey hey! Head over to MySpace to hear the first sounds of Omens... :D

Oh yeah.

Like an audio sheep.

xx

The Shepherd

One, Two.....Tsooooo, Tsooooo... Waaaaaarn, Tsoooooo...

HBB

testing, testing...?

mc

well the further away I am, the more general the direction has to be. I just point towards Australia... generally.

schmmm

Thanks Schmallerific. How can you tell my general direction from over there?

And yes... a ball was certainly had by all. :)

DS

why twice? why twice?

ooooh the shaaaaame

schme

Love the clip Drew! Everyone has done a fantastic job and looks as if they were having a ball!

Only downside is it makes me homesick... Darn you! *shakes fist in general direction*

schmaaaa

Love the clip Drew! Everyone has done a fantastic job and looks as if they were having a ball!

Only downside is it makes me homesick... Darn you! *shakes fist in general direction*

schmaaaa

Check out the new video clip for The Little Moments on the home page...

...its like a visual sheep... :)

Your Clip Sir

Which one of my inanimate objects exactly Mssssss Mel?! I've many to chose from!

I know what you mean about the day job... can anyone say Dilbert?

*woof*

TGL

i've got a crush on YOUR inanimate object... who ever you are?
(dayjob's gettin to me)

:)

mel

I think I ve got a crush on that particular inanimate object... though I must admit... I prefer it naked.

TGL

So what other 'inanimate' objects did you dress up? come on... you can tell me, don't be shy

schmal

hey bongo.... did you find it? did you order it? did you copy it for us?

:)

drew and syd - NOW what are you doing? what did you have for lunch? what are you doing next? send me a picture of your day so I can pine at work tomorrow.

miss you all three
(chromatic. descending: "wah wah wah waaah...")

mel

"Sturdy place this house of bricks,
Built in seventeen seventy six,
High class name with a high class crowd,
Sign on the door, NO WOLVES ALLOWED"

...

Looney Tunes for breakfast, Drew.

Bongo

Your reply... sir.

Hey guys, Syd and I just finished a looooong days work. Then we ate an awesome stir-fry and some banana bread and ice cream... just because we clearly haven't eaten enough good food over the last couple of weeks.

Alls going well, but I think we both need a good nights sleep again... talk soon...

Drew and Syd

Drew

me too bongo - day job looms tomorrow...and baby needs new shoes.

:(

heya drew! syd!?!!!?!!?
don't forget us!!!!!!!!!!!!????!!!!?!!?!!

And I just spent longer on the train today than I did on the aeroplane on thurs!
hose me off and hit me with my doona.

xoxo

mel

I've hit the lows. I wanna go back to Mangrove.....

Bongo

Hey guys, thanks for keeping us company :)

Yeah *M! the PO box is still good. And Happy Belated Valentines Day to you too milady.

Talk soon Greg, I've still got some Hansard/Irglova to send your way...

Love ya Schmal, can't wait to see you when you come back.

Big hey to the clampets!

And as for those other crazies, I don't know what you're on about. Kawa wookie my friends :)

Drew

the clampets are liking the audio sheep.

shakey shermin

Hey Drew & Co

Sounds like it all going good, am pretty susceptible to cabin fever myself, have been struck down by the wretched illness and subsequent descent into madness more than once, I'm sure the results are going to be well worth it though. Can't wait to hear it!

Greg

Heya Drew!
been thinking of you lots recently - am excited to hear about the new Album AND i have a letter to send you but i don't know where to post it

(i have your PO Box in Stawell if that is still a good way of getting things to you...)

bring on the music - i look forward to it greatly!!!
AND

happy Valentines day!
;)

*M!

*M!

Who was on watch this week??? Clearly nobody...

The Watcher

"ka chone kawa Wookie"

Jabba The Hutt

Write on your guestbook? Pfft! As if I'd do a thing like that! :p

Seriously though guys... Can't wait to hear what cabin fever sounds like on an album!

xox

Schmalberry

Mushroom Risotto sounds like a pretty good album name don't you think?

mel

Hey ya guys,
We're into our fifth day here recording Drew's album and besides it sounding amazing, you could say by some of the previous messages there has been some cabin fever... But.. don't worry... I'll bring everyone bsck safely from the Land of Chocalote.. :-)

Syd

Not the click-bird... NO!! NOT THE CLICK-BIRD... IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY NOT THE CLICK-BIRD!!!!!!!









(duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm duhm...)

Drew

"Your bass line... SIR!!"

Bongo

Have fun at the Melbourne shows... or if you've already been, I hope you had fun!!!

Break a leg... but not yours...

...maybe that guy's in the front row who keep talking while you play ;o)

schmalberry

missed you drewsutherland.com.au!!!

not kidding!

random fan

Nice to hear you guys on the radio the other night! What fine taste in music you have. I especially enjoyed that Wilco song.

Mumbles

Drew, I like your name and I'm just glad that you didn't buy up the www.drewsutherland.co.uk domain name too because we have the same name and I live in the UK.

Anyway, best of luck with the music!

Drew Sutherland

Good golly that gig at the Bender on Thursday was way GROUSE. Mel and her mando were totally ROCKING and you Mr Drew were delightful to say the least.

Can't tell you how thrilled I am that you were not electrocuted.

Rulitos

Lovely live to air on the ABC this afternoon and beaut to hear Ickus' great fiddle playing again!
Let us know when you are heading to the NE or Central Vic, always a bed, always a gig.
Hugs, Jas
http://jasmine.noraisin.net/gallery/

Jasmine

that fiddle player's really hot

the assassin

The more I look at your web site and listen to your music I am just soooo proud of you and I KNOW THIS WILL BE THE BEST YEAR EVER FOR YOU.

Lynny

Drew, don't listen to that slavedriver who operates under the guise of being your mother.

Keep the beautiful stuff coming.

The Mentor

Drew, get back to work.

Your mum

I once met a man who shamelessly plugged his marital availablity under the guise of singing a tune.....He was cool....way way cool!
Your stuff is awesome Drew!

'twas a treat to be @ the Yak to see/hear you do your thing... and do it so damn well.

Yay for your amazingly eccentricool self. :) :) :)

Thanks for... stuff. ooo

YAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!
Just in time for me to continue my count down.
2 sleeps! :) :)

Ok folks, the guestbook is all patched up and working again...

cool, another gig that i unfortunately can not attend :( however i noticed that it is in another place called abbotsford... me thinks you have a fetish...

well,well,well im speachless! you have managed yet again to blow me away with your music. thanks for the demo, im just upset i can't come and see you in person.. really proud of you...let me know when your back up in syd.
tahn

Thanks, K! All compliments happily accepted. (Or rather, sucked up like water in the Nullabor.)

you have the most beautiful bone structure Vi!

Pass the salt, willya?

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/
b183/LaMorocha66/DV_DM.jpg

Roses are red,
Vi is blue.
We love Drew,
Shooby dooby doo.

What a relief that you made it back in one piece CG! So your mental health had to suffer a little, small price to pay to see the almighty hunk of musical magic play! ;-)

The new pix are fantastic Drew! Did you take along a pro photographer or something?

yes we did make it home safely! :o) ...although i'm not sure our mental health was quite up to scratch after all our sleep deprivation :p but that was half the fun!

great job drew and iota... and was it aaron? anyway...

it was great to see you guys again and ihope that this crazy craze will catch on and people will crazily drive all over the crazy country to visit their crazy mates :o)

ps the los bendeegos bandidos say hi

Just a quick line to mention how great it was to see you play in Los Bendígos.

Lucky to have been there... looking forward to the next one.

cariño, (your)Nez

(and YAY for the (beautifully)crazy girl and her crazy clan who made it all the way from Wollongong... woah! Hope y'all got home safe.)

Break a leg tonight in Bendigo Mr. Midori-kid!

awesome drew, i can't believe i didn't hear about the bendigo gig until tonight!

i mean, i live halfway from melbourne to bendigo! ahh!

HEY! Did the school teach you to talk yourself down on guestbooks? I think not Sonny.

G. Bongonius Maximus must be rolling over in his... well... bed.

Mister Bongo if you read this:

The rock haired cohort is definitely from the Bongonius school of rock. Well... perhaps he *looks* rock and *went* to the Bongonius school of Rock, but he might have graduated with a Certificate in Mellow Toons. At least he went to the school.

Drew, you bloody bastard! Well, you did invite unseemly words.

Only kidding! Congratulations, young fella, very nice work. Seems you've picked up a good rhythm section with a distinguished bloodline. Sorry I won't be in Bendy Go for the big might but my good vibes will be zapping out to you.

look forward to the next CD and the gigs in Groovesville.

P

i am there in eggie spirit, just wait for the maracca flip ending :)
guestbook smuestbook...

Hey Big Man Drewey Pooey,

Good work on the gig!!!!
Maybe you can sing at my wedding....feel free to bring iOTA along as your support act then.
Good luck
I want a copy of the DVD/CD as well

I was bolting in through the front door after sneakily watering the garden and shouted, " hey this sounds great - who is it"? The response was to have a CD of yours thrust into my face !!!! Then I heard it again and thougtht -yeah it's okay... ( just joking).


I am ecstatic of course
. Go Drew

Hey Drew

Really LOVED the demo and it's pretty cool having your own site too.

Congrats on supporting iOTA. Wish I could be there on the night as you don't get a good double act like that everyday. If you have time try to give us a review of the night. I'll look forward to seeing you play in Sydney.

Good Luck and see you next time you up this way.

i'm so proud o' you! (and everyone else too..derek, trevor, colin...).
all the bestest and i'm sure you won't get into any impaling, unless hungry hungry hippos are involved.
you'd better make it to sydneyland soon so we get a chance to hoot and holler, ok?
much love!

dear drew...

i was listening to your demo yesterday...we were snowed in...which meant a day inside, with music. it's so beautiful. i wish i could be at your gig!!
good luck!

keep us updated...and can't wait to catch a gig when i get back!!
love an
p.s - site looks fab!

Hey, hey, hey....

Nice one, matey.

Don't know if I can make it down to Vic for your next gig but I'm sure it's gonna be a blast. Have a ball!

Cheers,

Bongo

p.s. Which legion is your cohort from? ;-)
G. Julius Caesar's or maybe G. Bongonius Maximus'

drewbie!!!!!!!

so you finally got yourself a website and a support gig. well done my love!!!! it is very pretty (in a masculine way). have fun at the gig, wish i could be there, i'll get to see a gig of yours one day, i promise.

xoxox

ps. we need to discuss your use of my photos... hmmmmm.... ;)

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW (etc)

i would LOVE to get down to see your gigs but i'm aftaid you're too far away - come to Gulgong/Mudgee and play for me here!

also i wanna hear the CD in full - but i'll be in touch with you regarding that when i get a chance

*M!

Dear Drew,
This webby ROCKS!
I'm going to be late for work thanks to you/this.
Chicken you & your work (as you well and truly know). ooox

I miss you too noodle, no one does an egg shaker ending quite like you. And don't fret, a package is being put together for you as we... uh... guestbook.

I'll be in touch xxx

Ok, this is reason enough to move home! I wish I could transport myself to Australia for the 16th Feb and most of all I wish you would have told me earlier, because I actually have a week off school then!!! But, you know, whose fault is that? Not pointing fingers or naming names, but could be the slackarse who still has my Buffy dvds and whom hasn't managed to email his noodle on the other side of the globe!
Enough whining, oh my god, i can't believe I've been missing your gigs. I want a cd, video, dvd, vcd, whatever is going!!! Charge those camcorder batteries, Bob and someone send me something!
Now I am just ranting... it's the cold of winter here that is doing it to me.
Miss you, Drew Sutherland, and I want a copy of and to know everything.
Congratulations and I love the site. Ich liebe dich mein freund!

Good luck Bendigo!

Rock-haired cohort, huh? Sounds like a cool guy...

Yep, it sure is.

This is just a test message to make sure this thing is working like its meant to.

Yep. Looks good.