A few months back I wrote about one of the groups Jon Ludtke played in after Silver Laughter broke up. Both sides of the “picture” cover of their EP (Extended Play) were featured at that time. Carl was kind enough… Read More ›
80’s music
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Good Friends”
This song was one of the first that Ken and I collaborated on after arriving in California. I think we wrote it in my sister Marjie’s place which was a converted garage in Pt. Reyes Station. Ken and I sponged… Read More ›
An Old Picture of Silver Laughter’s Ken Wiles and Mick Orton as Double Shot
Recently I ran across some old slides that were shot shortly after the breakup of Silver Laughter when Ken and I were about to perform as Double Shot. Though they are somewhat faded after 35 years or so in a… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Fashion Trends
Updated 12/20/13 – Looking back it is amusing how many “trends” we fell into… or maybe actually found. Ken was always the fashion “leader” in that he was the first to obsessively buy and wear western “cowboy” shirts. You know,… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Down and Out”
This was written by Ken and me after we had first arrived in California with no money. We had no work prospects except a few odd jobs my sister, Marjie, found for us. And living in that small studio apartment… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Makes An Observation In New York
We spent last week in New York City at the Sheraton in Times Square. When we were not in the hotel, we ventured out a couple of days on our own, then spent 3 days in Coldwell Banker events for… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Hey, Marie”
This song came to me when I was riding around with my young daughter, Angela Marie. So I would sing to her in the back seat, “A. Marie” which was the kernel for this tune that Ken and I wrote… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Penny Lane” Paul McCartney (pictured with the vintage Hofner which became his trademark… I have a right handed version of this bass, probably about the same year) is about to release a new album with a song on it called… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “So Long”
As I have said elsewhere in other articles, Ken and I went through a kind of dark period after leaving Silver Laughter and moving to California. I hope nobody finds this post in bad taste though the subject is quite… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Mr. Kool”
(Updated 12/22/15 – The Silvers will record this song and put it on our album, “After The Laughter”.) (Updated 9/3/13 in Bold and Italics. The Ken who says he doesn’t remember much from those days corrected my memory!) So far… Read More ›