Mark Zaputil
Silver Laughter’s John Carstensen To Be Inducted By IRRMA
One of the early members of Silver Laughter, John Carstensen, will also be inducted into the Iowa R&R Hall of Fame for 2014. I “borrowed” these two photos from Mark Zaputil’s Facebook page along with his captions. “John on stage… Read More ›
Marin California Newspaper Releases Press Release – Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction
A press release was submitted to the local Marin County newspaper, The Marin Independent Journal, about the IRRMA induction. They used a portion of it to tie the story to local news. Read the entire article here. Mick Orton
Silver Laughter – Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!
Okay, I am posting this photo from Mark Zaputil with the caveat that we were screwing around in one of our motel rooms. He thought it might have been taken where we were staying while playing in Hastings, Nebraska. That… Read More ›
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 Plays the Cavern – 1975
Mark Zaputil found and scanned this 1975 flyer that was done to promote our job at the Cavern located in Rock Island, IL (not Moline as previously noted). Page 1 details all the members of the band. For some reason… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – The Myth of the Red Jump Suit
On my Facebook page there was some discussion of the second photo below. People were wondering if Jon was wearing a red jump suit. Another person suggested they might be pajamas. I am here to put those theories to rest…. Read More ›
Jonee Jones Publishes History of Silver Laughter
[Updated 7/25/14 – This document was removed and placed on the IRRMA website] Jonee Jones, sister of Jon and Kim Ludtke, did a nice writeup about the history of the band and how the name came about. Take a look… Read More ›
On the Road With Silver Laughter
This is another photo from the vault of Silver Laughter memories. According to Mark, it was taken outside Hastings, NE. As I have said, Scotty’s was one of our regular haunts in the early days. We were probably on our… Read More ›