And continuing on down Memory Lane… Our itinerary for the upcoming several months including our tour through Canada.
Mike Orton
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 2
A couple of days ago I posted the first page of our May 1977 newsletter. Today I wanted to continue with page two which finishes up with a note from Carl. Then there is information about our upcoming eight week… Read More ›
Random Photo of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton 1978
I say 1978 because I think it was late in my days with Silver Laughter that I decided to try having a perm in my hair, though I guess it could have been 1977. I thought it was a good… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Newsletter from May 1977 – Page 1
I need to break these up by pages which will not only give me more material to post, but make it easier to comment. This front page of the May 3 newsletter has all the ramblings of the four Silver… Read More ›
Old Silver Laughter Song List
During the early days when the band’s lineup was Jon Ludtke, Kim Ludtke, Steve Elliott, John Carstensen and Denny Walton, Silver Laughter had quite a varied song list. Looking at this old document, you can see they did everything from… Read More ›
Four More Silver Laughter Performance Photos
The first three of these four pictures look like they were taken in the same venue… wherever that was!
Silver Laughter “Don’t Feel Bad” Station Request Cards
Art “Smart” Stenstrom was a very enterprising guy. As I have stated before, it was a mistake for us to dump him in the last days of Silver Laughter’s existence. Jon agreed. Stenstrom released singles from “Sailing On Fantasies” (probably… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “I Can’t Believe In You” from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“I Can’t Believe In You” Today we have already had visitors from the US, Canada, Russia and South Africa who may have never heard either of our LPs. Click on the link above to hear one of the more popular… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – Now That’s A ’70’s Look!
Here is a quick peek at how I looked back around 1978. Witness the permed hair, mustache and neck chain. Remember, this was the DISCO era! I don’t see a guitar strap so I must be at the electric piano.
Silver Laughter Promotional Photo Taken After Ken Joined the Band
This is one of the first pictures taken of the band after Ken joined us. Again, it was taken by John Ludtke Sr. in the Ludtke’s living room. Clockwise from the top are: Mick Orton, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke (lower… Read More ›