This Week In Local Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jenn Sterger, and The Tugger

Life lessons from The Piper
by Marcus Gilmer April 15, 2011

Hey, did you know The A.V. Club has seven local sites? Every day, writers in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and the Twin Cities are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you live in one of these cities or elsewhere, there’s plenty of great local stuff that’s worth a look. Here’s a round-up of what caught our attention this week.

• Denver paid respects to wrestling legend Rowdy Roddy Piper and his series of stand-up gigs by sharing life lessons learned from the Piper’s acting gigs.

• Chicago talked with Ron Low, the creator of The Tugger, about his product and, uh, foreskin restoration.

• Milwaukee gleefully revisited the Brett Favre drama by way of dick-pic recipient Jenn Sterger's recent interview with ABC.

• Philadelphia stopped playing their Civil War drinking game long enough to celebrate the city’s role in inspiring the Elton John song “Philadelphia Freedom.”

• The Twin Cities took a page from Milwaukee and celebrated the great facial hair of the 1987 World Series champion Twins.

• Madison brought joy to Badger alums across the country by showing off their tour of the University of Wisconsin's new $95 million Union South building. 

• While excited about the new Explosions In The Sky record, Austin turned its attention to another one of the city’s epic noise-rock bands, This Will Destroy You.

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