A young lady named Diana Heath wrote the band this very nice Christmas Card. Not sure where she lived or what year this was mailed (or given) to us.
Memorabilia
Silver Laughter Business Cards
Here are four version of business cards for Silver Laughter:
Old Silver Laughter Memorabilia
This crumpled up piece of paper was salvaged by Carl somewhere along the line. The document shows an early list of songs meant to accompany a tape that promoted the band back in the early ’70’s. It was done at… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Promotional Picture
I don’t remember ever having seen this one before, at least I don’t recall it being in our regular promotional package. It’s kind of a funky photo selection and sort of high contrast. But it indicates we had already had… Read More ›
1971 Silver Laughter Plays the Punkin Ball
I don’t know if they still do it, or if this was just an Iowa thing, but at Halloween school kids were encouraged to sign pledges instead of doing “Tricks”. As a gift for signing the pledge, kids could attend… Read More ›
April 1978 Silver Laughter Engagement
Among the stuff Carl sent me, this is one of the mementos from his treasure trove of Silver Laughter material. Looking back at the April 1978 booking calendar on April 14 I had marked down Drake’s University as the venue… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Newsletter from March of 1977
This was published after “Handle With Care” had just come out. There are many references to the album and singles that were spawned from it. There is also a reference from Art on page one to an agent in Minneapolis… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Schedule from 1977
Carl sent me a couple of old schedules which are interesting as far as the history of the band goes. It does show what we were very busy on the road for most of the period from January through April… Read More ›
An Early Silver Laughter Promo Piece – Places They Played
I say “they” in the title because I think this was put together before I joined the band. Notice that the band was playing a lot on the road which is what was attractive to me when Jon offered me… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Plays Spirit of St. Louis
On January 26, I posted a newsletter from 1976 that has a reference Jon made about a friend having Hepatitis. That was me. I have shared that story before about having to lay down in the studio to play my… Read More ›