I need to break these up by pages which will not only give me more material to post, but make it easier to comment. This front page of the May 3 newsletter has all the ramblings of the four Silver… Read More ›
Art Stenstrom
Entertainment Services Concept – Management Company of Silver Laughter
I think big (long) business names were the thing during the early ’70’s. Art “Smart” certainly didn’t skimp on ink when he decided to name his company Entertainment Services Concept. It was based in Des Moines, IA. We met Mr…. Read More ›
Silver Laughter “Don’t Feel Bad” Station Request Cards
Art “Smart” Stenstrom was a very enterprising guy. As I have stated before, it was a mistake for us to dump him in the last days of Silver Laughter’s existence. Jon agreed. Stenstrom released singles from “Sailing On Fantasies” (probably… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “I Can’t Believe In You” from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“I Can’t Believe In You” Today we have already had visitors from the US, Canada, Russia and South Africa who may have never heard either of our LPs. Click on the link above to hear one of the more popular… Read More ›
Westminst’r Sound – Where Silver Laughter Recorded “Sailing On Fantasies”
Here is a brochure that Carl picked up for the studio where we recorded our second album. Westminst’r Sound studio was in a converted barn on Frank’s parent’s farm, if memory serves.
Time For Some More Silver Laughter Music – “Don’t Feel Bad”
“Don’t Feel Bad” Click on the link above to hear another one of our singles. Once again, I preface this by saying we have a huge new tune in factor on this site, so I am pleased to be able… 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 ›
Carl Scores Big with Old Silver Laughter Newsletters!
Today I came across another treasure trove of silly material sent to me by sound and light man, Carl Frisch; several copies of newsletters Silver Laughter did. They were put together by our manager, Art Stenstrom, and written by the… Read More ›
More Music from “Sailing On Fantasies” by Silver Laughter – “Lover”
“Lover” …After all, it’s about the music of Silver Laughter. With the new tune-in factor, it’s good for us to go back and listen to some of the music that got us recognition back in the 1970’s. The photo comes… Read More ›
Follow Up on the Silver Laughter New York Trip
The other day a thought occurred to me; a “what we should have said” moment, if you will. As I stated before in an earlier post, the only A&R man we were successful in actually being able to talk to… Read More ›