Rudyard's Pub
Houston, Texas
20 August 2005

Well, those of you who skipped out on THOR at Rudyard's Pub Saturday night missed out on one of the best Live shows I have EVER seen!
Oh I know what you are saying..."I'm too cooooool for Thor." Well, Trevi's wife Becky is now a proud owner of a mic stand that Thor bent with his own bare hands in his battle to defeat the creature that was lurking amogst the crowd. You, meanwhile, got nothin' ! Don't come crying to me now. Only Trevi and his possee were savvy enough to show up. Goddamn right! That possee knows how to fuckin' rock! And the gods of rock, seeing this, bestowed upon them a performance so mighty as to make bartenders weep. The metal gods, meanwhile, see you, curse your name, and send a plague fit only for the weak - endless nights of reality TV.
While only a small crowd had received the word of Thor's presence in the Space City, this was of no consequence to Thor - everyone there knew that they had seen a great show, a great performance, anda great performer. Not one person left without a smile on their face! The band was an excellent crack set of musicians and Thor really knew how to work the crowd into a frenzy. But it's late and I don't have time to write a full review here but I did have a long interview with Thor before the show which will grace this very webzine soon. In the meantime here are some photos I took. Please pass them along to anyone in the path of Thors live assault across America.

 

Opening band Hognoose Rocked a Heavy Duty Style.

Hogneese Live Houston 20 august 2005 Rudyards Pub

Opening Band Hognoose

Hogneese Live Houston 20 august 2005 Rudyards Pub

Hognoose Bringing on the Heavy

 

 

But Thor Rocked the House like a Metal God!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Getting a Houston Crowd to Leave their Table and Drinks is no easy task. Thor's solution, Have the roadie make it clear - no Rock until you get off your ass.

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Thor Wields his mightly hammer provoking the crowd into a Frenzy!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Behold it is I Thor and I bring you Metal!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005 john ramirez

Bassist John Ramirez (from LA's Street Walkin' Cheetas)

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Thor brandishes his spear and magic Helmet!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005 steve stack

Any Metal Guitarist worth his salt must rock not only play guitar but also hit them highnotes!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005 steve stack

Steve Stack Guitarist Extraodinaire (Basteel/ Riot) burns up the fretboard!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

A Mighty rock warrior has no need for weapons - then again it sure doesn't hurt to come prepared!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005 Mike Favata

 

 

Classic Thor drummer Mike Favata, of the classic Only The Strong era, takes no prisoners.

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

 

My one shot with flash. I was worried about the 800 speed film blurring most photos. Kind of looks more punk rock.

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005 steve stack

Steve claims he doesn't know what "Arpeggio" means - I still don't believe him!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Thor moves a lot more when he isn't wearing a mask - this is the only one I could get that was in focus.

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Thor Rocking out!!!!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

Behold the beast!

Thor Live Houston Rudyards 20 august 2005

You can't see it here but Thor is busily defeating a monster that had invaded the club.
How you ask does one do this? Simple just bend a common mic stand around the creature's body until he submits to your will!

Brandy is now thge proud owner of said mic stand.

Sadly I ran out of film here right when things started really getting crazy!!!

All Photos Copyleft by Ramon Medina and are free for anyone to use as long as proper credit is given.

 

 

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