I was looking at the IRRMA Facebook page today. When you click on the photos, you get an image of The Mob’s 8 track tape of their album which looks like it was home-made on a Radio Shack cartridge. Silver… Read More ›
Mike Orton
We Did It! Just Announced – Silver Laughter Inducted to IRRMA for 2014!
Well, folks. Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people (much of the credit goes to Kim and Jon Ludtke) including some great nominations from some of our fans, we finally made it into the Iowa Rock and… Read More ›
I’m Back…Kind of.
Well I haven’t posted much of late. Trying to rehab a bad ankle. Anyway there are more stories of my time with Silver Laughter, some will have to be only personal memories since I can’t change the names to protect… Read More ›
Change In Silver Laughter’s Header
Updated 1/14/2014 – I wanted to explain the reason for a change in the Silver Laughter header picture. As I have said before, there were only 4 of us on stage at any one time after I joined the band…. Read More ›
When I’m 64… TODAY!
“When I’m Sixty Four” This is a big clip, so let the whole thing download before you press “play”. In this song, Jon is singing lead with Ken on bass and me on electric piano. Back when Silver Laughter did… Read More ›
All We Want For Christmas…
Merry Christmas! And thanks to everyone who has been spending time on our site learning about our band, Silver Laughter. I think I can speak for most of the group by saying that all we want for this Christmas is… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil
I didn’t really get to know him very well, but he is a part of the Silver Laughter history. Mark Zaputil was the lead guitarist of our four piece band when I joined them. Mark seemed to be a really… Read More ›
Pretty Girl??
Silver Laughter was booked at a ballroom, I don’t remember where, but it was a nice big venue with a fair stage. I remember looking for the best spot to run the light cables and the sound snake as the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Fashion Trends
Updated 12/20/13 – Looking back it is amusing how many “trends” we fell into… or maybe actually found. Ken was always the fashion “leader” in that he was the first to obsessively buy and wear western “cowboy” shirts. You know,… Read More ›
Rooming with Silver Laughter’s Ken Wiles
I hope Ken will still speak to me after I post this, but, as Will Rogers said, “it ain’t bragging if you done it.” So my saying is, “It ain’t lying if it’s the truth!” Sharing a motel room with… Read More ›