A Brief Tribute to Steve Martin

I love Steve Martin.  He's an actor, novelist, musician.  He does funny and goofy, but still leaves me with the impression that he's a serious person.  And he just seems like a good, nice guy.

And for your viewing pleasure, here's a teaser video of him playing at the Grand Ole Opry.



There are also a number of videos of him playing with the man himself, Earl Scruggs (live, live - with Jerry Douglas on dobro, studio), but unfortunately those are embed-restricted.

I just have this to say, in closing: anyone who can learn to play the banjo well enough to hold his own with some of the best the musicians the industry has to offer deserves respect.