Art called me yesterday and suggested I somehow get a slideshow of the band photos from earliest to latest. I think it’s a good idea, and I have submitted the request to my WordPress team. In the meantime, I will… Read More ›
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Silver Laughter at TJ’s In Davenport – 1974
This photo needed a lot of retouching so you can see from its condition that it must have been MUCH worse! Mark sent it along with the others I posed yesterday to see if I could work any magic on… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photos from Sheldon, IA -1974
These three photos were apparently taken at roughly the same time during a job in Sheldon, IA. These pictures show the Silver Laughter lineup during the earliest days of being on the road. They are kind of fuzzy and faded,… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Has His New Hofner!!!
Here it is, folks, in all its glory! The new Hofner Ignition Violin Bass in a beautiful sunburst finish. I’ve looked it over and it is perfect, much brighter than the old one. And the pearl is white, not yellowed… Read More ›
Time to Revisit Silver Laughter’s Beatles Tribute
Art “Smart” (Gus) Stenstrom put together all the promotional material for our shows after he became our manager. While we were busy perfecting our music for the live performances, Art was busy working on the promo stuff. This page from… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles… Again
“Your Mother Should Know” – “Rocky Raccoon” – “You Never Give Me Your Money” Here is a medley from the Calgary Beatles Tribute with me on the little electric piano. I sing lead on the first two and end… Read More ›
It’s Settled – Mick Orton Will Play a New Hofner for the Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction!
Okay, okay. More about me. The rest of the guys have been offered an opportunity to post here, but so far have declined. To be more truthful, they have not responded. Here is the invoice from my most recent purchase;… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Photographer – Gus Scamera
Here’s a bit of trivia from the Silver Laughter days. When Paul came over from The Contents Are: to Silver Laughter, he could not remember Art’s name. So for some reason he decided to call him Gus. We all got… Read More ›
A Late 1979 Silver Laughter Photo of Kim Ludtke’s BIG Drum Set
Around January of 1979, Kim Ludtke returned to Silver Laughter and bought this huge set of drums. He had sold his Rogers drums to pay for school tuition. Here he is playing the TAMA kit he bought in Minneapolis. That’s… Read More ›
Silver Laughter in the Studio for “Handle With Care”
I don’t remember seeing this picture before, but it had to be taken during the recording of “Handle With Care” before Paul was in the band. The liner notes on the album cover say this studio work was done in… Read More ›