SILVER LAUGHTER at TJ’S DAVENPORT, IA. 1974

This photo needed a lot of retouching so you can see from its condition that it must have been MUCH worse!

Mark sent it along with the others I posed yesterday to see if I could work any magic on them. This was the best I could do with Paintshop Pro 6.

The nightclub was TJ’s in Davenport, Iowa (our hometown). From left to right are: Mark Zaputil on guitar, Jon on guitar, Kim in the back shadows on drums, Steve Elliott on bass and Denny Walton on guitar. This was probably right before I joined the band.

Not sure who that is on the right side of the stage. Sure hope it wasn’t one of those annoying drunks we would get from time to time requesting “Smoke on the Water”!

Mick Orton

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Tags: 70's music, davenport, Denny Walton, iowa, Jon Ludtke, Kim Ludtke, live music, Mark Zaputil, Quad Cities, Silver Laughter, Steve Elliott, TJ's Nightclub