When I first joined Silver Laughter, the idea of being on the road non-stop was very exciting to me. Our first manager was Rick Geisler of Showcase Talent in Des Moines who booked us in some little clubs around Western… Read More ›
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Some Of The First Photos of Silver Laughter
One of our old friends, Robin Ross Sade, pointed me to these early Silver Laughter photos. It was a kick seeing the guys I used to know in these pictures which were taken at the Ludtke pony farm. I will… Read More ›
Craig Hute’s “Being” YouTube Video Has Photos of Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack & Mick Orton
While cruising the YouTube site, I found some more Craig Hute material that I thought was exceptional. His slide show for the song, “Being”which is on the “Ode To Ouray” CD has some photos of The Contents Are which include… Read More ›
Thanks To Eric Abrahamsen From Silver Laughter
What started this whole ball rolling is the article my daughter found on the Internet by Eric Abrahamsen back in October of 2012; about a year ago. He’s the one who encouraged me to start the website. So we need… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Makes Contact With Prairie Sun Reviewer
While looking for new things to post on the website, I thought, “Why not try and find the guy who wrote that nice Prairie Sun review of ‘Sailing On Fantasies’? ” You have to love the Internet. I did a… Read More ›
Acid Archives Review of Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” From 2006
Also on page 225 right after the “Handle With Care” review, is the one for “Sailing On Fantasies”. As you can see by the article, the writer (in this case, Aaron Milenski who I found on Facebook and have had… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Hand In Hand”
“Hand In Hand” was Paul’s only contribution to the Silver Laughter “Sailing On Fantasies” album. We had a great time arranging it. The piano parts just seemed to come to me. It was such an inspired tune that Paul wrote… Read More ›
Acid Archives Review of Silver Laughter’s “Handle With Care” From 2006
For some reason I never thought to look for the book, “Acid Archives”, which had been mentioned by some of the Silver Laughter reviewers; that is, until last week. I ordered a copy I found online and will impart those… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Meets Santana… Sort Of
One of the benefits of living near a beautiful city like San Francisco is that a lot of the stars live close by. Through the years I have gotten to talk to Robin Williams. A long time ago I sat… 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 ›