Mike Orton – Page 3 – THE SILVERS

Our Last Job as Silver Laughter

By The Silvers on March 28, 2015 • ( 0 )

I checked the official biography Kim did for the IRRMA Hall of Fame, and this card is from our very last performance. Although the bio says our final job was May 5, 1979, it actually was Sunday, May 6, 1979…. Read More ›

After Paul Joined Silver Laughter

By The Silvers on March 25, 2015 • ( 1 )

When Kim decided to go back to school and leave the band, we recruited The Contents Are: drummer, Paul Staack, to fill the slot. In order to give us every opportunity to be booked, Art had this studio photo taken… Read More ›

1976 Silver Laughter Song List

By The Silvers on March 24, 2015 • ( 0 )

This list seems to have some problems. I am not sure what happened or why there is some sort of bleed through to this 1976 song list. I think I joined sometime in 1974. We played the Cavern in June… Read More ›

Silver Laughter Member Reaches Out to Andy Babiuk

By The Silvers on March 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

This is an open letter to Andy Babiuk, the author of the FANTASTIC book, “Beatles Gear. It is my opinion that he may be one of the best researchers of Beatles equipment ever and might be the only person in… Read More ›

Two Brothers Club in Rock Rapids – A Silver Laughter Venue

By The Silvers on March 22, 2015 • ( 2 )

I really do not remember this place, only that the name of the venue sounds familiar. We were there in 1978, and my booking calendar confirms that we only played one night. That was a lot of work, especially considering… Read More ›

German Company, New Music – Green Tree – Reissues Silver Laughter Albums!

By The Silvers on March 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

The German company, New Music – Green Tree Records, has just released reissues of both Silver Laughter Albums in CD format. “Handle With Care”, which was remastered may be found here. It includes 3 bonus LIVE tracks as well as… Read More ›

Autographed Photo of Silver Laughter - Mick, Jon, Ken and Kim

Another Promo Picture of Silver Laughter from 1975 (or so)

By The Silvers on March 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

Here is another photo from that session with the pink tie-dye outfits. Fortunately this one is in black and white! And it’s autographed!!!

Silver Laughter 8×10 Glossy!

By The Silvers on March 18, 2015 • ( 0 )

I really never cared much for this photo, but it is part of the Silver Laughter history. This is one of the several matching outfits we used to appease picky club owners who insisted we wear them… pink tie-dye. The… Read More ›

Silver Laughter Plays The Spice and Spirits Nightclub

By The Silvers on March 17, 2015 • ( 0 )

I have no idea when we played this venue or where it was located, but apparently we did play there! The club’s flyer is very primitive as you can see. But we had obviously developed our Beatles Tribute which always… Read More ›

Kim at the podium during the meet and greet

Yes, There Are Even More Photos From Silver Laughter and the IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction

By The Silvers on March 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

Wow, that’s a long title! Here are a few more random shots from last year (August of 2014) when Silver Laughter was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association’s Hall of Fame. The first of the bunch shows… Read More ›