As I have said before, in the beginning I think Jon meant the showdown to be between two lovers. But it ended up as a gunfight at the OK Corral! We had the synthesizer do the wind at the end… Read More ›
Month: January 2014
Former TODD Beat Group Member, Thomas Kelley, Found an Original Sheet of Silver Laughter’s “Don’t Feel Bad” Lyrics!
Tom Kelley and I have been communicating quite a bit lately. Seems he dug into his archives from the TODD Beat Group days and found the original lyrics to “Don’t Feel Bad” which he posted on his Facebook page. I… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Good Friends”
This song was one of the first that Ken and I collaborated on after arriving in California. I think we wrote it in my sister Marjie’s place which was a converted garage in Pt. Reyes Station. Ken and I sponged… Read More ›
An Old Picture of Silver Laughter’s Ken Wiles and Mick Orton as Double Shot
Recently I ran across some old slides that were shot shortly after the breakup of Silver Laughter when Ken and I were about to perform as Double Shot. Though they are somewhat faded after 35 years or so in a… Read More ›
Radio Iowa Recognized IRRMA’s Announcement for the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
Headline: “Inductees named for Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame” “The 2014 inductees into the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame have been announced while the induction ceremony is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in northwest Iowa. “Jenna Hardy Pedersen, executive director of… Read More ›
WQAD in the Quad Cities Recognizes Silver Laughter as IRRMA Inductees
Updated 1/15/14 – I just Googled “Silver Laughter” and “Hall of Fame” and found another article about us being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Excellent news! Headline: “Local talent among nominees to Iowa Rock ‘n… Read More ›
Sioux City Journal Announces Silver Laughter’s Induction to IRRMA
Note: Kim sent me the link to this article which was in the Sioux City Journal about the upcoming IRRMA induction: “ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa | A Sioux City band, music venue and three residents will be among the inductees at… Read More ›
Robert Parker, The Man Behind The Strings and Horns for Silver Laughter’s “Sailing on Fantasies”
Today I shot an e-mail to Robert “Bob” Parker to ask for some background to put up on this site. After all, it was his work that got the strings and horn parts on some of the Silver Laughter cuts… Read More ›
A Sign of the Times?
I was looking at the IRRMA Facebook page today. When you click on the photos, you get an image of The Mob’s 8 track tape of their album which looks like it was home-made on a Radio Shack cartridge. Silver… Read More ›
We Did It! Just Announced – Silver Laughter Inducted to IRRMA for 2014!
Well, folks. Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people (much of the credit goes to Kim and Jon Ludtke) including some great nominations from some of our fans, we finally made it into the Iowa Rock and… Read More ›