This is another of my favorite songs on “Sailing On Fantasies”. Jon came to our song-writing session with most of the tune in his notebook, and we quickly hammered out the rest of the lyrics and worked on the arrangement… Read More ›
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Silver Laughter 1974-75
This photo was “borrowed” from Steve Elliott’s Facebook page. Here’s what he says about it: “A picture from the vast gallery of Silver Laughter photos. A promo picture taken back when Kim only have [sic] one leg to drum with…. Read More ›
Mark of Silver Laughter Onstage
Here is Mark Zaputil up close and personal at one of our venues. He is playing one of his guitars, the red Gibson SG. Mick Orton
1975 Photo of Silver Laughter Onstage in… Don’t Know!
In the continuing stream of pictures sent to me by our old guitar player, Mark Zaputil, here is a great one of us onstage somewhere in 1975. He doesn’t remember where it was, and neither do I. It’s a little… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Rehearsing
Talk about losing brain cells! I have no recollection of this photo, where it was taken or when. Mark forwarded this one to me along with several others which I will be posting later. Here is the little electric piano… Read More ›
Early Days With Silver Laughter – Ken Wiles
I am not sure how this photo came about, but it was in the Mark Zaputil collection. My guess is there was some overlap where both Ken Wiles and Mark were traveling with the band, though only one of them… Read More ›
More and More Photos of Silver Laughter 1974-75 are Showing Up
Thanks to Mark Zaputil and now Steve Elliott has gotten into the act by posting old band photos which are on his Facebook page! Here I have included two of Mark’s contributions here. One is of a sign from the… Read More ›
Burlington AM Station KBUR Announces Silver Laughter’s Induction into IRRMA Hall of Fame
Headline: Local Man to Enter Iowa R&R Hall of Fame Article: The 2014 inductees into the Iowa Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame are being announced while the induction ceremony is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in northwest Iowa. Jenna Hardy Pedersen,… Read More ›
Another Silver Laughter Photo from 1975
Here is a photo Mark Zaputil sent me taken at another one of the early places where we were popular in 1975. Scotty’s Night Club was in Wayne, NE where Wayne State College is located, and we had a lot… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photos from 1975
Starting today, I will be posting some of the photos that Mark Zaputil scanned for the site this week from the time we played together. This first one is of the two of us in Worthington, MN. It probably was… Read More ›