Here is yet another photo of the band, Silver Laughter which includes our sound and light man, Carl Frisch. It is from the Worthington collection shortly after Kim left the group and Paul joined. We had completed recording the “Handle… Read More ›
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MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs – “So Into You”!
This was taken from the Port Byron set recorded in June of 1978, months before we went to New York and met the Atlantic A&R man who told us we needed to find our own sound. It confirmed what we… Read More ›
Quick Post on the Silver Laughter 1976 Timeline
Here is yet another photo from the Worthington collection taken by Art Stenstrom in the fall of 1976 just after Kim announced he was leaving Silver Laughter. Paul Staack, my band mate from The Contents Are:, was invited to play… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
During the disco era, this was one of the songs that was acceptable for the disco crowd, yet had the credibility of Boz Skaggs for the hard rock places we played. As I noted in the original post, it is… Read More ›
Silver Laughter 1977 – Everyone Said, “Let’s Grow a Mustache!”
From that session we did in Carroll, Iowa at the County Seat night club, another pose around the table. My golf instructor said pictures during that period looked like we all decided to grow mustaches. However, if you look at… Read More ›
Time Machine – 1976 Silver Laughter with Carl Frisch
Here is another 1976 photo of Silver Laughter with sound and light man (and cook), Carl Frisch, shortly after Paul joined the band. We are in Worthington, MN, one of our favorite places to play. Are we boring you, Carl?… Read More ›
Yet Another 1978 Photo of Silver Laughter
Here is another pose from the Rock Island photo session we did in October of 1978. It’s kind of cool how it’s back-lit. Apparently Art didn’t have the flash on, so it looks like we are in the haze of… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About My Early Days With Silver Laughter
This morning the news was on television, and the song, “Mustang Sally” came on as a bumper to a story about the Ford Motor Company. It reminded me that, although I had never played it in any of the bands… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
I think this is an exceptional cover for a four piece band. Like I said in the post, we used whistles and kazoos to cover for the flutes and trumpets. In thinking back, it may have been Ken and me… Read More ›