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 ›
Memorabilia
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.
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 2
A couple of days ago I posted the first page of our May 1977 newsletter. Today I wanted to continue with page two which finishes up with a note from Carl. Then there is information about our upcoming eight week… 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 ›
Silver Laughter Promotional Picture
Here is a promotional picture of Silver Laughter when they were a five piece band. From left to right are Steve Elliott, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke, Denny Walton and John Carstensen. It looks like it was taken outside the Ludtke’s… 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 ›
Silver Laughter “Don’t Feel Bad” Station Request Cards
Art “Smart” Stenstrom was a very enterprising guy. As I have stated before, it was a mistake for us to dump him in the last days of Silver Laughter’s existence. Jon agreed. Stenstrom released singles from “Sailing On Fantasies” (probably… Read More ›