As I have said elsewhere on this website, I think “Turn It Down” is the stronger song of the two on this record and the most interesting. It is also a departure from the Beatles sound we had been producing…. Read More ›
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Some Reasons Silver Laughter Thought It Was Destined For Stardom
Updated 12/25/13 Updated 11/26/13 – After the Kennedy assassination a lot of people began drawing parallels or coincidences between it and the Lincoln assassination. Not that they were true, but conspiracy theorists found the following: Abraham Lincoln was elected to… Read More ›
Last.FM Finally Catches Up To Silver Laughter
LastFM is a website that pays royalties for airplay to musicians and groups who have a presence on their site. While Silver laughter may be found at http://www.last.fm/music/Silver+Laughter, I will be working to boost our presence. Mick Orton
Some Thoughts About Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”
Art came up with our first album title, “Handle With Care”. I am not sure where he got the idea. But when we started working on our second album, Jon and I began thinking about what we should call it…. Read More ›
Music Ops – Another Opportunity for Silver Laughter
Our manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom sent me a link to a music opportunity page on the Internet about a month ago. Seems they are a conduit for music to get into films and television shows. So this week I have… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Down and Out”
This was written by Ken and me after we had first arrived in California with no money. We had no work prospects except a few odd jobs my sister, Marjie, found for us. And living in that small studio apartment… Read More ›
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 ›