This was addressed to my sister, Marjie Orton, back when she lived in Olema, CA which is near where I now live. Every quarter (I think) we did a newsletter which went out to our fans who signed up for… Read More ›
70’s music
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton and the Viet Nam War
During The Contents Are: days, the Vietnam War was going on. We were all opposed to it as was a lot of America, especially since the draft was being used, and we were of draft age. In the fall of… Read More ›
“Turn Your Face Away” LIVE – from “Handle With Care”
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A Couple of Lame Jokes Silver Laughter Used for Live Performances
Okay, so we weren’t the funniest guys in the world, but we used to crack each other up quite often. In between songs we might banter a little on stage. Here are a couple of the “witty” remarks we used:… Read More ›
Just Found a Site that Mentions The Contents Are: and Silver Laughter!
Go to Chris Bishop’s site and take a look. the article is particularly about The Contents Are: where Paul Staack and I came from. Although I did not play on those records (Paul did), it’s nice that the Midwest groups… Read More ›
“Lover” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Lover” Recorded live at The Ranch & Company we had to improvise the song that was arranged in the studio with strings. I can’t remember if I played guitar on stage (don’t think so) but did on the album. It… Read More ›
The New York Trip
Updated 4/8/14: Another one of those “This is how I remember it” disclosures is required here. Once the “Sailing on Fantasies” record was pressed, Jon and I (with agreement from Ken and Paul) decided to take a trip to New… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About Silver Laughter’s Tribute To The Beatles
While working today, I was listening to the Beatles Tribute we did in Calgary. Silver Laughter had two tributes. The one I have that’s complete we recorded in Calgary. The only recording I have of the second one picks up… Read More ›
PLEASE nominate Silver Laughter! The Iowa R&R Hall of Fame awaits!
I had the link wrong in other posts which I will correct. However, I spoke at length with Al Huntzinger at the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame about Silver Laughter. Apparently they have no record of any nominations… Read More ›
“Sailing on Fantasies” recording engineer, Frank Wiewel
During the recording of “Sailing on Fantasies”, we met recording engineer, Frank Wiewel at his Westminst’r Sound studio in Otho, IA. His band, The Hawks, were a very popular studio band at the time and were finally inducted into the… Read More ›