Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both were shot in the head. Lincoln’s secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy’s secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas. The list goes on which may be seen at Snopes, but you get the idea.
So some quick thoughts hit me today about how Silver Laughter thought it was our destiny to become famous due to the amazing amount of similarities we had with the Beatles:

• John Lennon had his Aunt Mimi; I had an Aunt Mimi
• The Beatles were originally a 5 piece band with Stuart Sutcliffe; Silver Laughter started as a 5 piece band
• The Beatles were originally the Silver Beatles; We were Silver Laughter
• Ringo, the drummer was the oldest member of the band; Paul Staack was our drummer who also was the oldest member
• The Beatles came from Liverpool which has 3 syllables; We came from Davenport, also with 3 syllables
• Liverpool is a shipping port; Davenport is on the Mississippi River and was big in shipping commerce
• Updated 11/26/13: Paul, the bass player, is left-handed; Mick, our bass player, is left-handed – though he plays right handed!
• Updated again 12/25/13 – Paul, the bass player’s, mother’s name was Mary. Mick, the bass player’s, mother’s name was Mary!

I’m sure there are more out there somewhere, but this is something Jon and I talked about occasionally in our pursuit of success. As I said, just some thoughts.

Mick Orton