I don’t know if they still do it, or if this was just an Iowa thing, but at Halloween school kids were encouraged to sign pledges instead of doing “Tricks”. As a gift for signing the pledge, kids could attend… Read More ›
Carl Frisch
April 1978 Silver Laughter Engagement
Among the stuff Carl sent me, this is one of the mementos from his treasure trove of Silver Laughter material. Looking back at the April 1978 booking calendar on April 14 I had marked down Drake’s University as the venue… 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 ›
OLD Silver Laughter Photo
I have no idea where this was taken. Carl sent it to me of the boys sometime around 1974, I am guessing. They were performing as a 5 piece band at that time. And for this number they had John… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Schedule from 1977
Carl sent me a couple of old schedules which are interesting as far as the history of the band goes. It does show what we were very busy on the road for most of the period from January through April… Read More ›
Some More Performance Photos of Silver Laughter ca. 1976
Here are several more photos of Silver Laughter performing in several venues we played in the Midwest. The first is of Jon and me singing together. I do not know where this was taken. Featured in the next picture is… 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 ›
One of the Silver Laughter Vehicles – 1976
Back in March of 2013, I wrote about the progression of cars I drove in my band days. It started with a picture of the old MG Midget I had while I was with The Contents Are: and ended with… Read More ›
Long Lost Photo of Silver Laughter in the Studio for “Handle With Care”
In one of the folders on the CD that Carl sent me, were photos labeled as “outtakes”. This one shows Ken and me in the Warrensburg studio recording vocals for the “Handle With Care” album.
Several More Performance Photos of Silver Laughter
Here are a couple more photos of Silver Laughter onstage from around 1976-77.