As members of Musician’s Union Local 551, our band was able to get contracts when we decided at the end of 1978 to leave Art and manage ourselves… Not so “smart” as I look back on it now. Thinking about… Read More ›
Month: January 2013
Don’t Feel Bad/Turn It Down 45 Picture Cover
Notice the mustaches! I could barely grow one which got shaved off shortly after pictures of me were done. However, they survive to this day as how I looked during that era. I prefer NO facial hair! Mick Orton
From the Silver Laughter Booking Calendar for October, 1978
See how the memory is. I wrote on this post that we were trying to get into the Kongo Klub, however, in looking back to January, we started off the year playing there! A mind is a terrible thing to… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Antics – Seldom Told Stories
We used to party with the owners of the clubs after hours. This almost always involved a lot of drinking. Sometimes we would stay after, drink, then drive to the next job. It’s a wonder we didn’t hurt ourselves or… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton and the Viet Nam War
During The Contents Are: days, the Vietnam War was going on. We were all opposed to it as was a lot of America, especially since the draft was being used, and we were of draft age. In the fall of… Read More ›
Song Writing – A Challenging Art Form
No offense to those of you who like Journey, and I do know that “When the Lights Go Down In The City” is one of the most listened to songs on YouTube. However, I never really liked it. After all,… Read More ›
More Silver Laughter Memorabilia – Side 2
Here is the second side of the four-fold promotional brochure Art did for us. Our job was to place these on every table in the house where we were playing. Mick Orton
More Silver Laughter Memorabilia – Side 1
Here is more of the promotional material that Art did for the band. These were four-fold brochures that we put out on tables in the clubs we played. This is side one of two. Mick Orton
“Turn Your Face Away” LIVE – from “Handle With Care”
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A Couple of Lame Jokes Silver Laughter Used for Live Performances
Okay, so we weren’t the funniest guys in the world, but we used to crack each other up quite often. In between songs we might banter a little on stage. Here are a couple of the “witty” remarks we used:… Read More ›