Our old manager, Art Stenstrom, sent this today: “I found your whole performance on YouTube last evening. Nice collection of tunes and smooth transitions.” As for me, I want to hear what the IRRMA production sounds like coming through the… Read More ›
Paul Staack
The First Four of Ten Days Until Silver Laughter’s IRRMA Induction Performance
I love it when a plan comes together… sort of. Upon arriving in Davenport Friday night, August 22, to rehearse for 5 days, I went to pick up my rental car. Since I was there I checked at the rental… Read More ›
Four Photos from the Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction Ceremony
Here are four more photos of us onstage for the induction ceremony. The FIRST shows Jonny Silver making the acceptance speech which thanked family, friends and past sound and light men, Carl Frisch and Glenn (the punk) Stone. The SECOND… Read More ›
Thanks to Paul and Kim Who Helped Our Performance
Not that Jon and I didn’t do our part, but without having the two drummers in the band the night of the concert, it wouldn’t have been as interesting. Because we could rely on Paul to play the drums in… Read More ›
Four More Photos from the Silver Laughter Autograph Session for IRRMA 2014
I thought Jean Zaputil took these photos, but I see she is in one of them… So maybe it was Janis? And why am I asking you? Good question. (Like Janis says, “Do I have to be here for this… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for July 1978
Here is another solid month with only ONE day off! Whew, makes me tired just looking at it knowing all the work we did to play these places along with the rehearsals we probably did during the daytime. The month… Read More ›
Still More Information About The IRRMA Induction Weekend 2014
Upon our arrival in Arnolds Park, about the only thing we were sure we had to do was the inductee orientation which took place at 10:30 in the Hedberg Theater in the Maritime Museum across the street from the IRRMA… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Memorabilia for IRRMA Induction
[Note: Kim brought early photos which included members Steve Elliott, Denny Walton and John Carstensen, but the JPG copies in my possession were not of high enough quality to reproduce.] Besides the programs, banners and t-shirts that IRRMA was selling… Read More ›