A couple of things came to mind yesterday as I thought back on the Double Shot days. Ken and I expected to make a lot of money as a duo like our friends, Dodi and Jack from Two of Us…. Read More ›
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Silver Laughter Plays “Yesterday” Live
Here is yet another Beatles song from our tribute which was performed in June of 1978 at The Ranch & Co. in Port Byron, IL. We were recorded over two nights, and the audience response this particular evening is so… Read More ›
One Last Picture of Silver Laughter’s Ken and Mick as Double Shot
I had one more slide that I converted to a JPEG. It’s strange that I do not recall where this photo was taken or who took it. It was a very small stage so it had to be one of… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Good Friends”
This song was one of the first that Ken and I collaborated on after arriving in California. I think we wrote it in my sister Marjie’s place which was a converted garage in Pt. Reyes Station. Ken and I sponged… Read More ›
An Old Picture of Silver Laughter’s Ken Wiles and Mick Orton as Double Shot
Recently I ran across some old slides that were shot shortly after the breakup of Silver Laughter when Ken and I were about to perform as Double Shot. Though they are somewhat faded after 35 years or so in a… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Fashion Trends
Updated 12/20/13 – Looking back it is amusing how many “trends” we fell into… or maybe actually found. Ken was always the fashion “leader” in that he was the first to obsessively buy and wear western “cowboy” shirts. You know,… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “So Long”
As I have said elsewhere in other articles, Ken and I went through a kind of dark period after leaving Silver Laughter and moving to California. I hope nobody finds this post in bad taste though the subject is quite… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Mr. Kool”
(Updated 12/22/15 – The Silvers will record this song and put it on our album, “After The Laughter”.) (Updated 9/3/13 in Bold and Italics. The Ken who says he doesn’t remember much from those days corrected my memory!) So far… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Running Away”
As promised (or threatened), soon I will be going into the studio to record a few Wiles-Orton tunes written around the time we arrived in Northern California hot off our Double Shot success! This one was a reggae/rock tune conceived… Read More ›
Some Dark Days after the Silver Laughter Breakup
I have been giving some thought to the days after the Silver Laughter breakup; the Double Shot days and the subsequent move to California. Now while I am glad we ended up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I look… Read More ›