During the tribute, I switched to piano and Ken switched to bass for a group of songs. From left: Mick Orton, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke and Ken Wiles.
Updated 4/10/13 – This is a GREAT find by our manager, Art “Smart” who sent me some stuff he found from the Silver Laughter days. Here is a live shot of us on stage in the middle of our Beatles Tribute with me on the piano, Kim on drums, Jon on guitar and Ken on bass. Everyone is singing. That was our new Korg synthesizer sitting on top of the little electric piano that traveled with us from the beginning. (Note: I am not sure which club this is but it looks like Willmar, MN.)
Notice that in the back we ran films and slides of Beatles material on a couple of screens. You can see the slides behind Ken. The films are off the stage to the left of me. I am thinking that light distorting Jon’s face is probably from a spotlight. That would mean, in the piano portion of the set, he was singing either “Good Day Sunshine” or “When I’m Sixty-four” from Tribute #1 or it could be “All You Need Is Love” or “Magical Mystery Tour” from Tribute #2. OR it could be “Ob La Di, Ob La Da” which we did in both sets. Notice the “Silvermania” bumper sticker on the monitor at Jon’s feet? Another one of Art’s “Smart” ideas!
Mick Orton
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