I have yet to get confirmation that this was, indeed, in the Ludtke upstairs “rehearsal” room/attic. But it is a wonderful picture of the whole band taken at an interesting angle. From the left are: John Carstensen (guitar), Jon Ludtke… Read More ›
John Carstensen
Silver Laughter Member, John Carstensen, Opens Up About Joining The Band
From John Carstensen’s Facebook page, here is what he says about joining the band: “I remember first band practice at the home of Steve Elliott. The name, “Silver Laughter” hadn’t been adopted yet. Jon Ludtke, just started playing his guitar… Read More ›
Early Silver Laughter Photo
Here is a an early photo of Silver Laughter which Carl sent. It looks like it is a rehearsal. From the left is Jon, then behind the speaker is John Carstensen and Denny Walton. On the right is Steve Elliott…. Read More ›
A 1972 Photo of A Very Young Looking Jon Ludtke of Silver Laughter
I can’t imagine Jon ever showing up to play in a t-shirt so maybe this was a rehearsal. Behind him you will see lead guitarist, John Carstensen. Taken in 1972, I am not sure the band had gone on the… Read More ›
An Early Silver Laughter Photo From Around 1970-72?
Here is an early Silver Laughter photo sent to me by Carl Frisch. It looks like it was also taken on the Ludtke pony farm. The band members in the picture are Jon Ludtke, Steve Elliott, John Carstensen, Denny Walton… Read More ›
Another Silver Laughter Small World Incident
Today my daughter, Angela, sent me a text she had gotten from one of our family friends, Tony, who lives out here in Marin County, California. He said he was chatting with a woman and talking about his days as… Read More ›
2014 IRRMA Hall of Fame Inductee, John Carstensen, of Silver Laughter
This old photo is an early shot of John Carstensen wailing away on his guitar (sent courtesy of Carl Frisch). That’s Jon in the background.This had to be around 1970. It looks to me like it could have been shot… Read More ›
Matchbook Collection from Various Silver Laughter Venues
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
Silver Laughter’s Gear – Insurance Photos – Part 3
Here is the last of the equipment photos from Carl’s collection. Some of them I do not recognize so they may have been taken when Denny and Steve were still in the group. For example, I do not recall any… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Gear – Insurance Photos – Part 2
Here is another batch of equipment photos taken by Carl for insurance purposes. These will probably only be interesting to the real equipment nerds in our audience, but they are part of the Silver Laughter experience, so I thought I… Read More ›