Timothy "Tim" Collins Wilson

I had a chance to meet Tim Wilson, several times all because of the shirt I was wearing at a show when I was in the front row. The shirt was a picture of Ronnie Van Zant that an artist a friend of mine did Tim liked it so the next year he came back and played the same venue and I brought him a shirt and I finagled my way backstage and got to meet him again face-to-face And we had a great talk. It was like we were friends forever and we debated how Lynyrd Skynyrd got their name Lynyrd Skynyrd...

Sorry for the loss, such a great person.

I remember seeing Tim for the first time. I believe it was 1983 or 1984. It was his first time on stage. I was there. He was funny from the Top. He was just homemade funny. Even if he was nervous, it was funny, cause it was just him. The Gift of funny he had within him was automatic with no interruption. Tim was so off in his own mental comedy world, other comics of unique witty depth enjoyed watching him, and love seeing him pick his own personal humorous thoughts that will soon come out of...

I found your obituary whilst looking for a quote from what I think is Castaway by Hanks ("I think Mr. Wilson is a down to earth guy"). I found this because the quote was made on a PVC thread on MedHelp (I just had a massively strong skipped beat and thought my heart would stop). When finding this page after googling the quote, I felt I had the need to say some words. Surely you were a down to earth guy too Mr Wilson! Godspeed and I hope you found a nice comedy bar in Heaven. Everyone misses...

Tim: Still missing your Derby Time shows in Louisville. I cant believe 5 years have slipped by since your passing.
Obviously, even God needs a good laugh now & then!!!

I was so glad my son and I got to see Tim in 2012 at Zanies in Nashville. Thanks for that picture Tim. We cherish it, and love you.