Another slightly out of focus outtake from the many that our manager, Art Stenstrom, took of Silver Laughter back before “Handle With Care” was released. Kim had announced his departure, and Paul was still learning our repertoire. These stills were… Read More ›
Here are four studio shots of Silver Laughter during the recording of “Handle With Care”, photos courtesy of the Carl Collection.
Here is another outtake from the Des Moines session Art did with us right before Paul decided to leave the group. I don’t think any of these photos were ever used for promotional purposes. Mick Orton
As I have recounted in several places on this site, Carl was the head cook for the band. His electric skillet could have also been inducted into the IRRMA Hall of Fame along with Silver Laughter. Here are some photos… Read More ›
Here are two pictures that Carl took during our recording session for the “Handle With Care” album. One of is me on the studio’s spinet piano and the other is of Kim on drums. Kim reminded me not long ago… Read More ›
Getting back to the photos from Art’s archives, this is an outtake from the 1978 Des Moines session where I am wearing the fuzzy coat! Mick Orton
Veering off the Carl Frisch contributions for a while, I thought I would head back into the Silver Laughter archives and the outtakes from our publicity photo sessions. This one is from our Worthington visit after Paul had just joined… Read More ›
Carl sent this photo from our “Handle With Care” recording session. All four of us are on the mics so it’s possible this was during the recording of “Angela”, one of the few songs where all of us sang at… Read More ›
Again, this is from Carl’s collection of photos and memorabilia. It shows Jon and me onstage. It looks like we are singing together, and Jon breaks away for a lead part. Making faces helps! Mick
The end of September put us in Hastings, MN at the Ivanhoe. Our tenure there ended on Sunday, the first day of October. On the second day, we packed up and played one night at The Mermaid Club. I have… Read More ›