“Look Around” Paul Staack and I performed on this excellent song written by Craig Hute while we were in The Contents Are:. I realize it is a departure from our regular Silver Laughter musical selections, but it’s a very good… Read More ›
Dave Neumann
Repeat Memorabilia – Silver Laughter Brochure
Corrections are [bold and in brackets]. I realized when I posted the other article on this advertising brochure, it may have been hard to follow. So I decided to redo and publish only one page at a time so I… Read More ›
Another Website Mentions Silver Laughter and The Contents Are:
I had a brief conversation by e-mail with the fellow running the website below. He was very interested in The Contents Are: as they represent what the site promotes; 60’s garage bands. Though Jon and I were playing music in… Read More ›
Contact Us
If you have stories or memorabilia you would like to share with Silver Laughter, or would just like to drop us a line, you can e-mail mick@thesilversmusic.com. Let us know how you are! Mick may also be reached by phone… Read More ›
MORE Lost Recordings of The Contents Are: Found
“Head Collect” STUDIO VERSION Since there were two members of The Contents Are: who joined Silver Laughter (and almost three if you count Dave), I thought it was important to show how the music and song writing evolved. While The… Read More ›
From the “Sailing On Fantasies” Album – “Hand In Hand”
“Hand In Hand” This song is already on YouTube posted by one of our fans, so I don’t mind posting it here again. I have a lot of fond memories about this song written and sung by Paul Staack. He… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Gets Readers From All Over the World!
I wanted to thank all of you, regardless of which country you are from, for taking the time to stop in and read what’s been posted here as well as listening to the music. It’s gratifying that just today we… Read More ›
Long Lost Recordings of The Contents Are: Found
If you click here you can get a sample of my recent find. On a couple of old reel to reel tapes of my first band, The Contents Are:, we were able to save 14 live original songs from the… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›