Dave Grohl and Saturday Night Live

I just realized this. Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters just set a record with his appearances (as musical guest) on Saturday Night Live. This past Saturday was his 10th time on the show - playing with a bunch of different people since the early 1990's (In case you missed it this past weekend, he played drums with Them Crooked Vultures, his band with Josh Homme and John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin.)

Let's break it down slightly. In his 10 spots, he has played drums with TCV, Nirvana twice, then sang and played guitar with The Foo Fighters five times. He has also played drums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers once as well as Tenacious D (Kyle Gass and Jack Black) on one show.

Grohl should actually host the show. He is very funny - evidenced with the Foo Fighters videos for the songs "Big Me" (the Mentos one), and 'Learn to Fly' (with Grohl and Taylor Hawkins playing several characters, including female flight attendants). He also played the devil in the Tenacious D movie Pick of Destiny, although you can't recognize him.

With his talent and his funny and goofball demeanor, Grohl is one of the most well-liked and respected musicians playing today. He has parlayed that into playing with several bands and with legends including Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin; Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney, to name a few.

Here are the two songs that Them Crooked Vultures played on SNL over the weekend. Mind Eraser, No Chaser and New Fang