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VEGAS ROCK
MUSIC: SCENE

John Mikl Thor, the only
Canadian to hold both the
Mr. Canada and the Mr.
U.S.A. body building titles,
* thunderedinto Las Vegas on
May 24 to star, in the
bicentennial musical
comedy revue ‘Red, Hot
and Blue” which played at
the new Aladdin Hotel.
THOR, as he.is known

peared on the Merv Griffin
Show which was ‘taped
before a capacity audience
at Caesar’s Palace. on the
famous Las Vegas strip. The
telecast which includes
Liberace and comedian
Foster Brooks was shown in
most Canadian and US.
cities on either August 5 or
12 or both. Toronto area
viewers saw THOR in a
segment of his complete
show on Thursday night,
August 5.on CHCH-TV and
the following Thursday
evening, August 12 on
WBEN-TV. |.

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years. the 22 year old

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Vancouver’ native
in
Canadian night clubs and at
the famous Dunes night club
in Hawaii where he starred
for seven months. In April,
1976 THOR appeared in the
KISS concert at Toronto's
Maple Leaf Gardens. His
unique Muscle Rock Show
was reviewed by a Van-
couver newspaper as ‘‘One
of the most original, ‘in-
teresting and hilarious rock
acts that had ever been seen
in Vancouver ... Mikl has a
good voice ... perfectly
timed routine it was
amazing and certainly
different’’.

In February, 1976 he

‘formed a new group with
professionally, then ap-.

three friends from B.C. —
Frank Soda, guitar; Charles
Towers, bass; and Terracite
James Lord, drums and
percussion. They are now
called THOR & HIS IMPS.
With a heavy rock music
show accentuated with
explosions of fire and
smoke, plus rolling drums
and special lighting effects,
THOR brings the at-
mosphere of his namesake,
the. god of Thunder,
Lightning and Strength, into
each place he and his IMPS
perform, In addition to the
excitement and power of
THOR’S voice and the ex-
perienced musicianship of
the IMPS, THOR performs
amazing feats of strength
which include blowing up
and bursting a hot water
bottle, bending a-steel bar

with his teeth and having 65

pound concrete blocks
smashed on his chest and
neck with a sledgehammer
of the

audience. Even though

- THOR appears in glittering

super-hero caped costumes
and the IMPS flaunt bizarre

-colorfully made up: faces,

the Muscle Rock Show is
different from other ‘glitter
rock” performances in that
itis a rock show without the
sick humor associated with

many other acts. The em-

phasis is on releasing your

watching the amazing feats
of strength and listening and
dancing to their original
Muscle Rock Music. THOR

repertoire of pop. music
including several songs by
Led Zeppelin, the Eagles
and Sweet. |

Of THOR’S performance
in “Red, Hot and Blue’ the
Las Vegas Panorama
newspaper said, “John Miki
Thor is the huge,

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in the star slot. Not only

does he rock to. today’s. ;
coruscating music, but he . -
also matches his power.and -

some

strength against
The

terrifying feats.” —

Hollywood Reporter show
review.-~
stated, “Thor is the star.

business daily
attraction in his own. 20
minute spot of muscle rock, |
Combining rock music with -
his assortment of feats of
strength, Mik] dazzles the _
ladies with his striking good
looks and awesome .
physique and impresses the
males with his on the square
strength.” And the Vegas |
Visitor newspaper’s. well -
known critic Mark Tan
commented in an interview
with THOR after the suc-
cessful opening of the Las —
Vegas revue, “What the —
modest Mikl doesn’t say is ~
that he has caused a Las -
Vegas strip sensation with -
his act and has made the

new revue the show that
everyone wants to see.” |

Columnist Marguerite
Rittendale, in the Vox
Vegas commented after.
seeing the taping of Merv. —
Griffin’s Show at Caesar's —
Palace, ‘Thor, the solid, ©
bed-rock and muscle man,
made his American TV.
debut this week. The great
looking ‘guy sang
“Everybody Wants a Piece
of the Action” while an
excited gal at ringside.
peeled his thunderbolt, a ~
Superman type cape and at
least four more pieces of.
costuming away from his
magnificent body.’’ For-
tunately, THOR has a large .
wardrobe of costumes as the
hazards of souvenir
‘“neeking’’ ladies is a.
regular occurrence in every *
show in which he appears. .

In mid-August Thor & His
Imps began recording
sessions in Canada of their
first album of Muscle Rock
Music including a special.
muscle disco number and
several other songs
“hammered” out by the-
“sod of Thunder” himself.

The next clap of thunder
and flash of lightning that
comes your way may not be
in the sky ; but in a nightclub
or concert hall in-your area.
Several Canadian night, club
engagements are slated for
late summer and early fall
and plans are underway for |
Thor & His Imps to tour
Canada and the U.S. later in
the year with one of North -
America’s greatest .
superstars.

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