As we were heading into the studio to record “Handle With Care”, Kim announced that he was leaving the group to go back to school. So we scrambled to find a replacement drummer. When I left Tabernash in Colorado, the… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke
Some Thoughts About “Handle With Care” and Band History
For some reason, our first album “Handle With Care” actually sold better than our second album, “Sailing on Fantasies” to the club crowds we played for. Looking back, I can kind of understand that because we were booked, at least… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About “Sing Me Your Love Songs”
Jon and I were always trying to make our Silver Laughter songs as meaningful as possible. Some of the newer songs of various artists seem to not know what a rhyme is. Our efforts were to make lyrics as well… Read More ›
Art was SMART!
I wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to our manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom. As I go through the Silver Laughter archives, I am amazed at how much promo stuff we had for a road band in… Read More ›
From the Silver Laughter Booking Calendar for March, 1978
March of 1978 was another busy month for the band. After 5 days off (3 at the end of February and 2 to start off March) we did a one nighter at the Two Brother’s Club, then packed up and… Read More ›
In the Studio for Sailing on Fantasies
We started recording Sailing on Fantasies in 1977 (I think). I am going to talk to Jon to see if he can help me with this. He has a great memory. But here are some photos from our sessions at… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Travel Schedule for 1978 – January – We were busy boys!
Updates 5/12/13 in bold italics – I found my booking calendar for 1978, our last year together. (Actually we stayed together until late in 1979.) As I look through the names of the bars and nightclubs, I wonder how many… Read More ›