“Don’t Feel Bad” This is the last of the outtakes that I have in my possession from the “Sailing On Fantasies” album. The title of the album itself was a play on words. The original working title was “Sailing Ships… Read More ›
History
Some History Before Mick Orton Joined Silver Laughter
Here are some photos out of the archives. Fortunately for me, my mom saved everything. This first photo is of me in my bedroom at 2103 N. Ohio Ave. in Davenport, Iowa where I lived since I was 7 years… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Plays The Pomp Room – So Does Aerosmith… Much Later
Here’s kind of an interesting story. This is the copy of the contract to play the Pomp Room in Sioux Falls, SD. Apparently this was after we decided to leave manager Art Stenstrom and go out on our own and… Read More ›
Silver Laughter LIVE Photo from Beatles Tribute!
Updated 4/10/13 – This is a GREAT find by our manager, Art “Smart” who sent me some stuff he found from the Silver Laughter days. Here is a live shot of us on stage in the middle of our Beatles… Read More ›
Incredible Find! Original Outtakes from “Sailing on Fantasies”
“Sunny Day” A very nice, clean version of the song that is on the “Sailing On Fantasies” album. However, something’s missing, and I can’t quite figure out what it is. After all, this is an outtake, so it did not… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke Clears Up Some Things About Silver Laughter
Kim says: A few suggested corrections for your site: Please check the spelling on Mark Zaputil – his website by the way is http://www.zapltdmusic.com/ The Rick Geisler Showcase of Talent was mid Feb 1975 – you and Mark had just… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Turn It Down”
Was this guy crazy or what? Jon and I thought it was a unique approach to do the song that had the guy turning down his neighbor’s advances as well as asking her to turn down her music. We liked… Read More ›
Before Managing Silver Laughter, Art Smart Played Bass
Click here to listen to “Too Heavy To Carry” by Sunday Social. Updated 4/9/13 – Art “Smart” Stenstrom came to us as a manager after we left Big G Enterprises in Des Moines. If memory serves, we played the Geisler… Read More ›
Incredible Find! Original Outtakes from “Sailing on Fantasies”
“Showdown“ After listening to this outtake, I do not hear much difference, if any, from this and the final version that ended up on the album. The strings are there, and the arrangement seems complete. The song started out as… Read More ›