It’s hard to look cool when you go skiing. All that cold weather gear, ski pants, jacket, ear muffs, goggles and walking around like Frankenstein in ski boots does not add up to cool. And musicians like to be cool!… Read More ›
Paul McCartney
“Rock and Roll Game” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
Click Here for “Rock And Roll Game” This is one of the first songs Ken Wiles wrote and sang for Silver Laughter. Jon and I were on background vocals. It is also in the first round of recordings we did… Read More ›
Fans of Silver Laughter Check In!
I’m the owner of the Somewhere there is Music blog. I love your music a lot ! … I made this for promote your music and there are only a few tracks. Some albums of artists that I reviewed have… Read More ›
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 ›
“Don’t Feel Bad” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
Click Here – “Don’t Feel Bad” Live from Calgary
“Turn It Down” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
Click Here – “Turn It Down” LIVE from Port Byron
Really Early History – Mick Orton
Note: Corrections below are in bold with the date they were entered in [brackets]. I remember well sitting in my last period study hall at Williams Jr. High school in 9th grade. The girl next to me was reading a… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About “Sing Me Your Love Songs”
Jon and I were always trying to make our Silver Laughter songs as meaningful as possible. Some of the newer songs of various artists seem to not know what a rhyme is. Our efforts were to make lyrics as well… 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 ›