Back in March of 2013, I wrote about the progression of cars I drove in my band days. It started with a picture of the old MG Midget I had while I was with The Contents Are: and ended with… Read More ›
Mark Zaputil
Yes, There Are More Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction Concert Photos!
Though I have more, I am posting four of them here from our induction concert on August 31, 2014.
Jon Ludtke Checks In – Silver Laughter Founding Member
Note: Jon has given me permission to post some of what he sent me privately in a Facebook Messenger note. He was going to edit, but I think he got too busy so I am going to post with the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Has an International Audience!
Since the site began, I have seen people view us from all over the world! Today in addition to the US, we had visitors from Poland, France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Finland and Austria. My hope is one day some of… Read More ›
Several Silver Laughter Song Lists
The first list is from the earlier days of Silver Laughter before I joined the band. To the best of my knowledge, we never did any Elton John, Steely Dan or Siegel Schwall Band tunes. However, there were many on… Read More ›
Even More Silver Laughter Photos from 2014 IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction
It’s not clear who took most of these photos of me during the 2014 IRRMA Induction concert, but it could have been Janis, but I also think Mark’s wife, Jean, took some of the closeups. Since there are an overabundance… Read More ›
A Couple More Pictures from the Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction
This first photo shows the black room at the Sami Bedell Center where all the bands were sent to while the awards ceremony was taking place. As IRRMA went through the list, each group was escorted to the stage so… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photo of Mark Zaputil – Location Identified
I happened to be viewing Facebook this morning and ran across a Mark Zaputil picture, one which we have featured here in the past. Mark identified the town as Rathbun, IA. Again, I am not sure if I was in… Read More ›
Great Photo of EARLY Silver Laughter
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 ›
Then and Now – Silver Laughter from 1975, 1976 and 2014
This morning I had this idea to show Silver Laughter members then and now, nearly 40 years later. So the first photo shows Mick, Jon and Ken (who didn’t make the IRRMA ceremony) singing. In the back of the picture… Read More ›