Today my daughter, Angela, sent me a text she had gotten from one of our family friends, Tony, who lives out here in Marin County, California. He said he was chatting with a woman and talking about his days as… Read More ›
Photos
2014 IRRMA Hall of Fame Inductee, John Carstensen, of Silver Laughter
This old photo is an early shot of John Carstensen wailing away on his guitar (sent courtesy of Carl Frisch). That’s Jon in the background.This had to be around 1970. It looks to me like it could have been shot… Read More ›
Or How About Silver Laughter 1978?
Getting back to the photos from Art’s archives, this is an outtake from the 1978 Des Moines session where I am wearing the fuzzy coat! Mick Orton
Remember Those Silver Laughter Pictures from Worthington ca. 1976?
Veering off the Carl Frisch contributions for a while, I thought I would head back into the Silver Laughter archives and the outtakes from our publicity photo sessions. This one is from our Worthington visit after Paul had just joined… Read More ›
Yet Another Live Performance Photo of Silver Laughter – ca. 1976-77
Here is a selection where three of us in Silver Laughter are on display. The band was setup in the corner of a room… which one I have no idea! But all three are singing up a storm! One thing… Read More ›
More Friends of Silver Laughter – Or Kids of Friends
These photos ended up in my Carl folder. One of is Beverly Gabrielson’s son, Paul-Jon alone and the other is of Paul Staack’s daughter, Sadie! I can only assume they were taken during one of our visits to Redwood Falls,… Read More ›
In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”
Carl sent this photo from our “Handle With Care” recording session. All four of us are on the mics so it’s possible this was during the recording of “Angela”, one of the few songs where all of us sang at… Read More ›
Another Live Performance Photo of Silver Laughter – ca. 1976-77
Again, this is from Carl’s collection of photos and memorabilia. It shows Jon and me onstage. It looks like we are singing together, and Jon breaks away for a lead part. Making faces helps! Mick
Old Photo of Friends with Silver Laughter – Fall of 1975?
I am not sure when this picture was taken but it had to be early in my career with Silver Laughter. Mark Zaputil was still in the band. Quite frankly, I do not remember the names of most of these… Read More ›
More Photos in the Studio with Silver Laughter during Recording “Handle With Care”
Needless to say, another photo from the “Carl Archives”. This one pictures Ken, Jon and me doing vocals for one of the songs on “Handle With Care”. To this day it’s surprising Ken would wear headphones as it messed up… Read More ›