Note: Corrections and additions below are in [brackets and bold] If ever a name had significance, it was Double Shot! Ken and I had gotten closer as the end of Silver Laughter became clear. Jon and I had drifted farther… Read More ›
Mike Orton
Mick Orton – Then and Now
I was born Michael John Orton. My Uncle Floyd always wanted to call me “Mickey”… over my mother’s dead body! As a kid, my hero was baseball player, Mickey Mantle, so this must have planted the seed. During the final… Read More ›
Where Are They Now?
As of the last report, December 21, 2012 (the end of the world according to the Mayan Calendar – sorry to disappoint you doomsayers. Of course, according to Curly in “City Slickers”, “The day ain’t over yet!”) the band members… Read More ›
Before There Was Silver Laughter – Mick Joined The Contents Are:
One of the record reviews of “Silver Laughter” mentions the band “The Contents Are:”. It was my first introduction to a band that was actually in the public eye. In Davenport, Iowa there were really only two “famous” bands during… Read More ›
“Don’t Feel Bad” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
Click Here – “Don’t Feel Bad” Live from Calgary
