Roddy Piper in holiday mode
The late, great pro wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper once sang his own unique take on “The 12 Days Of Christmas.”
As mostly non-Christmas music people around here, it takes something like this to break through our traditional anti-holiday music wall.
Sarah ended up writing about the song for Fightland.
You can read that by going here.
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‘Portal To Hell’ featuring Roddy Piper
The late Roddy Piper was a true legend, so when the 2015 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival screened one of his last films, Portal To Hell, Sarah made a point of talking to writer Matt Watts and director Vivieno Caldinelli about the Rowdy one.
It turns out that Watts and Caldinelli were huge marks for Piper and they couldn’t say enough good things about the man behind Piper’s Pit.
Read the full interview over at Fightland.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Roddy Piper
When pro wrestler/actor/entertainer Roddy Piper died on July 31 it sent a whole world who grew up on his moral grey area villainy in mourning.
He was, after all, The Joker to Hulk Hogan’s Batman, a villain in name, but more like a yin to Hogan’s yang. In hindsight he was also a was more rich and awesome character than the titular head of Hulkamania.
Sarah wrote a eulogy about Piper explaining this truth and more for Fightland.
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Ronda Rousey
Back in the day the only “Rowdy” in the fight scene was professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Of late though, there’s another rowdy one out there — UFC champ “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey.
Her use of the “Rowdy” nickname wasn’t a coincidence and Sarah wrote about why for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
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Rowdy Roddy Piper
Rowdy Roddy Piper, the former pro wrestler best known for smashing a coconut in Jimmy Snuka’s face, has been dabbling in the world of rock ‘n’ roll lately with a new song called “Off The Top Rope.”
The autobiographical song was recorded with an all-star cast featuring members of the Sam Roberts Band, The Trews and The E Street Band.
Sarah talked to Piper about the new tune and his surprising musical career in a story for Huffington Post Music Canada.
You can read the story here.
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