So we had the last three days off at the end of February and the first two of March before hitting it hard! We did a one-night job at The Two Brother’s Club in Rock Rapids, Iowa, then another one… Read More ›
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1978 Photo of Silver Laughter
This photo is from the session we did with Art in Des Moines around October of 1978. It’s similar to several other poses, but this time Jon was out front. Mick Orton
A 1977 Photo of Silver Laughter in Carroll, Iowa at The County Seat
I have been receiving updates from Garage Hangover which did a piece on The Contents Are:. I tried to get them to do one of Silver Laughter, but the site is dedicated to bands that were together in the ’60’s…. Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for February 1978
As I stated before, more and more information has come to light about places we played. Fortunately, the booking calendar I kept through 1978 survived, so when I posted these pages before, I had not found the newsletter or realized… Read More ›
Another 1978 Photo of Silver Laughter
As you can probably tell, I am running out of material. So I am back to posting outtakes from the photo sessions that I converted from Art’s negatives. This one is from the 1978 Des Moines set featuring all the… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for January 1978
Now that some time has gone by and several documents have been uncovered that weren’t available when I started this website, I have had a chance to put towns to some of the places on our booking Calendar. We started… Read More ›
A Blast From The Past – Silver Laughter’s Carl Frish Checks In!!!
Tonight I was rehearsing our set for the IRRMA Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction concert, and when I finished, I looked at my e-mail. In my inbox was a note from our sound and light man, Carl Frisch…. Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton LOVES His Hofner Bass
I wanted to do a shout out to Hofner about the quality of their latest line of “economy” violin basses. The one I have stays in tune beautifully even after days of rehearsing… which I have been doing frantically since… Read More ›
Silver Laughter and Sound and Light Man, Carl Frisch
As I have mentioned before in my postings, Carl Frisch was a big part of our band because, not only did he do sound and lights for our live performances, but he also was head cook! So when we did… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “Sunny Day” From “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Sunny Day” This concludes the re-posting of all the songs from both albums. Sometimes there is magic in the studio; like there is fairy in the mixing board. You can hear it in this song when Jon sings the line,… Read More ›