I have two pictures of this lovely young lady. Her name is Cheryl Molby. There are no notes on the back of the photos, but I believe she was a hair stylist we met in Brainerd, MN as the second… Read More ›
Minnesota
Kelly Kae – Miss Sleepy Eye 1977 – A Friend of Silver Laughter
Not much has been said about all the great people we met when we toured the Midwest and Canada. But starting this month, I will be posting pictures and notes from some of them. Here is a photo of a… Read More ›
Random Photo of Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack
Here is a photo I found in my “stash” that shows Silver Laughter drummer, Paul Staack, just waking up from a nap. It looks like it was taken in our band hang out that Cheever’s provided for us in Worthington,… Read More ›
Donavon’s Reef and Redwood Falls, MN – One of Silver Laughter’s Regular Haunts
After reading the article from the Redwood Falls paper, I realized there was very little in it about us or the club we played. If memory serves, Donavon’s Reef was a nightclub and bar in the Redwood Falls Best Western… Read More ›
Redwood Falls Newspaper Editor Writes About Silver Laughter and Memories of the Late 70’s
Read the article here. “A few days ago I got an e-mail from Mick Orton whose message requested I print a letter he included talking about his band Silver Laughter. You are able to read that letter below. At first I was a… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack – Where Is He Now?
Not long ago I wrote a little article about our second drummer, Paul Staack, how we met in The Contents Are: and how he was the drummer on “Sailing On Fantasies”. Recently, he and I reconnected thanks to the Internet… Read More ›
Extraordinary Find – A Silver Laughter NEWSLETTER in my guitar case…
This was addressed to my sister, Marjie Orton, back when she lived in Olema, CA which is near where I now live. Every quarter (I think) we did a newsletter which went out to our fans who signed up for… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Travel Schedule for 1978 – January – We were busy boys!
Updates 5/12/13 in bold italics – I found my booking calendar for 1978, our last year together. (Actually we stayed together until late in 1979.) As I look through the names of the bars and nightclubs, I wonder how many… Read More ›