“Some Kind of Wonderful” Click on the link above to hear Silver laughter perform a cover of the Grand Funk Railroad hit. Jon and I trade vocals on the versus. And Ken can’t help but add his guitar flourishes even… Read More ›
Paul Staack
Collector’s Item – 2014 Silver Laughter Guitar Pick
I had a bunch of these made up to give out at the IRRMA Hall of Fame induction, however, somewhere along the way, the little baggie I had them in disappeared. It’s not clear if they fell out of my… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Booking Schedule from 1977
As you can see from the document this was for band use only because it had what we were being paid by the various clubs. For example, The Red Bull in Norfolk, NE paid us $1,450 in 1977 for 6… Read More ›
Silver Laughter and the IRRMA Concert
Today I was listening to the concert we did at the IRRMA Hall of Fame Ceremony back in August of 2014 which I happen to have on video. Thanks to Paul’s son-in-law the entire 25 minute set is in my… Read More ›
Page 2 of the August 1977 Silver Laughter Newsletter
Page two of the August 1977 newsletter has notes from Ken, Paul and Carl. Apparently we all wrote our messages sitting in the same room. That had to be fun! All five goons in one big room trying to be… Read More ›
Interesting Club Flyer of Silver Laughter Venue
This little piece of memorabilia amuses me. Someone connected with the Sportspage Nightclub saw themselves as some sort of artist. It looks like someone did a mock up of a printed brochure. And rather than spend the money setting up… Read More ›
“Lover” by Silver Laughter – Station Request Card
Here is the front and back of the request card Art would send to radio stations when “Lover” was released as a single before our album, “Sailing On Fantasies”, was finished. I know some stations played it because at one… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photo – 1978
This is another outtake from the October 1978 photo session with manager, Art Stenstrom, behind the camera. It was late in the day so the shadows were long enough to see the one belonging to the guy shooting the picture!
The Silver Laughter Mailing List
In order to receive our newsletter by mail, our friends had to fill out one of these little surveys. Art had devised this as a way to add people to our ever growing mailing list.
After Paul Joined Silver Laughter
When Kim decided to go back to school and leave the band, we recruited The Contents Are: drummer, Paul Staack, to fill the slot. In order to give us every opportunity to be booked, Art had this studio photo taken… Read More ›