How did this guy stay so thin? A great photo of what we did when we weren’t onstage. Here’s what Mark has to say about this picture: “In my hotel room in South Sioux City, Nebraska while gigging with the… Read More ›
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More and More Photos of Silver Laughter 1974-75 are Showing Up
Thanks to Mark Zaputil and now Steve Elliott has gotten into the act by posting old band photos which are on his Facebook page! Here I have included two of Mark’s contributions here. One is of a sign from the… Read More ›
Burlington AM Station KBUR Announces Silver Laughter’s Induction into IRRMA Hall of Fame
Headline: Local Man to Enter Iowa R&R Hall of Fame Article: The 2014 inductees into the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame are being announced while the induction ceremony is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in northwest Iowa. Jenna Hardy Pedersen,… Read More ›
One More 1975 Silver Laughter Photo
There are more pictures yet to be posted, but I thought I would close out the evening with one of the guy who scanned and sent me these photos. Here is Mark Zaputil playing his red Gibson SG. I think… Read More ›
Another Silver Laughter Photo from 1975
Here is a photo Mark Zaputil sent me taken at another one of the early places where we were popular in 1975. Scotty’s Night Club was in Wayne, NE where Wayne State College is located, and we had a lot… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photos from 1975
Starting today, I will be posting some of the photos that Mark Zaputil scanned for the site this week from the time we played together. This first one is of the two of us in Worthington, MN. It probably was… Read More ›
An Early Silver Laughter Promo Picture
Here is another early black and white promotional photo of Silver Laughter way back when they were a 5 piece band, probably around 1974 or 75. From left are John Carstensen, Jon Ludtke, Steve Elliott, Denny Walton and Kim Ludtke… Read More ›
Art Finds An Old Silver Laughter Photo
Somehow I overlooked this previously unpublished photo of the band as I was cleaning out my inbox. Art “Smart” (our manager) sent this after I mailed him a copy of the live tapes I had transferred to CD from Port… Read More ›
Before Silver Laughter – The Contents Are: Photos!
In my continuing effort to share some musical history of the band, Silver Laughter, it has to be mentioned that there are roots in The Contents Are:. During The Contents Are:’s time in Colorado, the band toyed with changing the… Read More ›
Another Picture of Silver Laughter’s Ken and Mick as Double Shot
In the other article I did on the duo Ken and I were in called Double Shot, I noted the agency, Biggstar Talent Productions, was Ken and me. The PO Box was mine in the downtown Davenport post office where… Read More ›