Here is another contribution from Carl Frisch from his collection. It was an advertisement for Silver Laughter at the Cavern. This is the place we were playing when Mark was leaving the band, and where we met Ken who we… Read More ›
History
Silver Laughter at the Col Ballroom 1971
Carl sent this a few days ago along with a few pics I have put up previously. This is very early Silver Laughter playing at the Col Ballroom in Davenport in 1971. Two photos made up this (almost) panorama shot…. Read More ›
Another Early 1970 Silver Laughter Photo
This photo is courtesy of Carl Frisch. Here is the note he sent me: Mick, From your postings I’m guessing you might be running a little low on material for the website? Attached you’ll find some pics you may be… Read More ›
Carl Frisch Checks In With OLD Silver Laughter Photos ca. 1970
Our old sound and light man, Carl Frisch, has come to the rescue with some old photos from his collection. This first one shows how the Ludtke Pony Farm looked back in 1970 when Silver Laughter was early in its… Read More ›
Before There Was Silver Laughter… CORRECTED
Note: After talking with the lads at rehearsal today, it seems I have a lot of this story wrong… After 35 years or so, who would be surprised? Updated 8/27/14 at 7:13 PM Yesterday after rehearsal I passed by the… Read More ›
1976 Photo of Silver Laughter
It was October of 1976 when Art took this photo of the band in Worthington, MN shortly after Paul had joined the band. Kim and the band had finished up recording his drum parts for “Handle With Care” and Art… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for April 1978
Okay, where was I? Oh, yes, we started the month by finishing up a week at the Kongo Club in Mitchell, SD on Saturday the 1st, then took two days off before starting a week at the Viking Bar… where… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for March 1978
So we had the last three days off at the end of February and the first two of March before hitting it hard! We did a one-night job at The Two Brother’s Club in Rock Rapids, Iowa, then another one… Read More ›
A 1977 Photo of Silver Laughter in Carroll, Iowa at The County Seat
I have been receiving updates from Garage Hangover which did a piece on The Contents Are:. I tried to get them to do one of Silver Laughter, but the site is dedicated to bands that were together in the ’60’s…. Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for February 1978
As I stated before, more and more information has come to light about places we played. Fortunately, the booking calendar I kept through 1978 survived, so when I posted these pages before, I had not found the newsletter or realized… Read More ›