STEVE MARTIN IS A BANJO-PLAYIN’ FOOL
08.20.09
Great news, everyone. Steve Martin has been nominated for six International Bluegrass Music Association Awards for his banjo album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. Half of which was already released 28 years ago, according to The Globe and Mail:
The album’s subtitle is deceiving – many of the songs are not new, but rerecorded versions of tunes from his 1981 comedy album The Steve Martin Brothers, which featured a complete side of banjo tracks recorded in the seventies. [Ed. - That sounds rip-roaringly funny. I'm sure people who bought a comedy album weren't disappointed at all.]
I tell you what. I’m just fine with this. In fact, I hope he wins all six IBMA awards. Keep him focused on this banjo thing so he doesn’t make Pink Panther 3: Pink Pimpin’ it in Da Hood. Peter Sellers is and always will be Clouseau, and I will fight to the death mild discomfort anyone who says otherwise.
Below is a clip from The Pink Panther followed by a clip from The Jerk (with stranger-in-the-alps-style TV edits). What the hell happened? He seems to have forgotten the difference between sh-t and shinola.
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Steve Martin will take any job that’s offered him.
Jesus loves a workin’ man.
Man who play banjo often go on to pick better instrument.
A review of Steve Martin’s banjo album:
“If you’ve got it, get rid of it.”
Steve Martin went the way of the Eddie Murphy I’m afraid.
I’d rather listen to an Aries Spears Banjopick
Have you ever noticed that his clothes never have patterns on them?
Dead careers don’t wear plaid.
Pink Panther in Hood only ever seen on stolen insulation.
It’s a shame the Grammy’s dropped the bluegrass categories to non televised status. Martin would have at least worn shoes.
I’m still waiting for Cheeper By the Dozen 3: Synched Periods and Piles o’Nutsocks
How can you spot a man from southern Afghanistan?
He plays a talibanjo.
[Steve Martin pulls over on LA freeway, get out of his car, and walks up to traffic condition sign]
SM: Now what!? What do I do?
TCS: Turn to your left, walk 20 feet and wait. The answer will come.
SM: Well, OK then.
Banjo player in hood would be good thing. They bond over shared love of hoedown.
In related news, at 3:58pm today, Bela Fleck perfected the dismissive wank.
Barback: That asshole Joe spilled another beer down the bar, what you want I should do?
Bartender: [to camera] Ban Joe.
Old comedians do get weird. I think Richard Pryor took up Tuvan throat singing at the end.
Banjo music always makes me want to go vannin’.
Mr. T pities the banjo-playin’ fool.
Or maybe it’s banjo music makes me way to fuck children while my sister watches. Can’t get that straightened out…
Dan Rosen calls this album “The funniest thing Steve Martin’s done in twenty years.”
Jesus Stone, don’t you know Dan Rosen is dea?!
In southern Alabama, banjo plays YOU.
Crapbasket,
Man who serenade woman with banjo usually not have to leave double-wide to do so.
See here’s the deal. Cuz UPPROXX(XXXXX!!!) did such a good job updating their sites and they all take 2 minutes to load (no joke) I’m just gonna pile all my comments into one big misspelled pile ala a Robopanda COTW entry, Kaythxbai!