Here is one of the last photos of Kim Ludtke on his drums as a returning Silver Laughter member right before we broke up in May of 1979. This comes from the final photo session (I think) which we did… Read More ›
History
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 4
Maybe I should have posted this the other day along with page 3. This is a continuation of the schedule for Silver Laughter through the beginning of September 1977 which came from our May newsletter. As you can tell, our… Read More ›
Where Was Silver Laughter on May 8, 1976?
My hand is up. Call on me! Here is an invitation to a dance that was held on the evening of May 8. I may not have been in the band yet, as I do not remember this particular event.
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 3
And continuing on down Memory Lane… Our itinerary for the upcoming several months including our tour through Canada.
Random Photo of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton 1978
I say 1978 because I think it was late in my days with Silver Laughter that I decided to try having a perm in my hair, though I guess it could have been 1977. I thought it was a good… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 1
I need to break these up by pages which will not only give me more material to post, but make it easier to comment. This front page of the May 3 newsletter has all the ramblings of the four Silver… Read More ›
Centennial Ballroom, Fairbault, MN – Another Silver Laughter Venue
Carl sent this flyer/schedule from the Centennial Ballroom where we played back in 1977. As you can see some bigger named acts also played there like Tommy James and The Trashmen (Surfin’ Bird). Fairbault, MN was the home of this… Read More ›
Entertainment Services Concept – Management Company of Silver Laughter
I think big (long) business names were the thing during the early ’70’s. Art “Smart” certainly didn’t skimp on ink when he decided to name his company Entertainment Services Concept. It was based in Des Moines, IA. We met Mr…. Read More ›
Old Silver Laughter Song List
During the early days when the band’s lineup was Jon Ludtke, Kim Ludtke, Steve Elliott, John Carstensen and Denny Walton, Silver Laughter had quite a varied song list. Looking at this old document, you can see they did everything from… Read More ›
Sadly, Silver Laughter Loses a Friend From New Ulm, MN
One of our dear friends whom we met at the Kaiserhoff in New Ulm, MN passed away on February 10 from cancer at home in Elkhart, IN. Denise Dawson was a great friend of the band for a long time… Read More ›