Dear The Silvers, It has certainly been an eventful month and it appears that congratulations are in order! We have been advised that your song ‘Watch Out!’ has continued to receive a strong response in its latest month of rotation… Read More ›
Mike Orton
Page 1 of the December, 1978 Silver Laughter Newsletter
I am pretty sure this is the last newsletter we put out since Art was “fired” shortly after this (big mistake!) when Kim decided to come back. I think the pressure to keep the Beatles Tribute in order to continue… Read More ›
Page 1 of December 1977 Silver Laughter Newsletter
Back on March 12 I wrote about a friend, Shawna, who used to see us in Sioux Falls and found our website early this year. Well, here in the first page of the December 1977 newsletter Jon mentions her by… Read More ›
1976 or 1977 Advertising Card for Silver Laughter at Spirit of St. Louis
I have talked a lot about this club in Mt. Joy, just north of Davenport, which had the big model of the famous Lindbergh plane hanging over the stage and dance floor. Yes, it is where I found out I… Read More ›
August 1977 Silver Laughter Itinerary
Our manager, Art Stenstrom, was very good about getting our publicity out to people interested in our band. This publication was one of the ways. The third page in our August fan newsletter has our booking schedule for upcoming jobs…. Read More ›
Blue Moon Ballroom Flyer – A Silver Laughter One Night Job
Here is a club flyer from 1977 showing Silver Laughter as playing the Blue Moon Ballroom on Sunday, November 7th.
More Beatles Music from Silver Laughter
“Day Tripper – Nowhere Man – And Your Bird Can Sing” Here is a clip that was posted back in July of last year. I think it is an outstanding medley of three exceptional songs by the Beatles taken from… Read More ›
Jump Back in the Silver Laughter Time Machine – “Some Kind of Wonderful”
“Some Kind of Wonderful” Click on the link above to hear Silver laughter perform a cover of the Grand Funk Railroad hit. Jon and I trade vocals on the versus. And Ken can’t help but add his guitar flourishes even… Read More ›
Collector’s Item – 2014 Silver Laughter Guitar Pick
I had a bunch of these made up to give out at the IRRMA Hall of Fame induction, however, somewhere along the way, the little baggie I had them in disappeared. It’s not clear if they fell out of my… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Booking Schedule from 1977
As you can see from the document this was for band use only because it had what we were being paid by the various clubs. For example, The Red Bull in Norfolk, NE paid us $1,450 in 1977 for 6… Read More ›