Carl was quite the collector. The photo here shows all the matchbooks from many of the places Silver Laughter performed. Of course, that was back when smoking was allowed in bars and clubs! Mick Orton
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More Photos of Silver Laughter from the IRRMA Induction Ceremony 2014
Since the weekend of the induction, the hits on our website have really gone up. There are over 100 per day from all over the world! It makes me think someone out there might be interested in hearing us record… Read More ›
Silver Laughter in front of IRRMA Headquarters
It was our first day together outside the IRRMA Headquarters and Pavilion. Janis took this shot from across the street catching us in a candid moment. Mick Orton
Silver Laughter – The Early Years!
I want to send out a huge thank you to Steve Elliott, one of the original Silver Laughter band members. We finally figured out how to get the photos to me using Dropbox. After seeing how big some of the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter 1977
Here is a 1977 photo of the band, Silver Laughter, taken in a nightclub called the County Seat in Carroll, Iowa. None of us look really comfortable in this pose. Mick Orton
New Old Photo of Silver Laughter from Worthington 1976
Here is yet another photo from the 1976 Worthington, MN sessions which was right after Paul Staack had joined the merry band of… band. One of Kim’s pictures was on the same set of negatives so he must have been… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Huge Influence – The Beatles
Art sent me a note this morning: I was digging around this morning on the internet and found this interesting website with a story about KIOA Des Moines and the Beatles. Click below and page down to the section entitled… Read More ›
Just Another Silver Laughter Photo from 1977
Once again, I am not sure where this photo set was taken though I did speculate that it was before a job in the venue we were playing. I do not recognize the place. The only real clue I have… Read More ›
A Beatles Selection from The Executives – Silver Laughter Pal, Tom Kelley’s Band
“Keeping the ’60’s alive” is the motto of the band, The Executives. Tom Kelley was the lead guitarist and singer/songwriter with me in the Todd Beat Group from Davenport, Iowa while we were still in high school. Today his band… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photo from 1976
Here is another in the series of photos taken shortly after Paul joined the band. As I review the pictures it appears these were done over two days since there are clothing changes. We never used this one, but it… Read More ›