“Here they come… walking down the street… Get the funniest looks from…” I absolutely love what came out of this photo session. And this is one of the nicest pictures from this “pose”; one of the few that is in… Read More ›
Paul Staack
1977 Photo of Silver Laughter
I wish I knew what venue this was. Apparently there was an upstairs in this room as you will see in later photos. Here are the four of us at a table ready to play poker? Know when to hold… Read More ›
1976 Photo of Silver Laughter
Another picture from the Worthington collection. I really like this one, and I am not sure why it was never used. During these sessions we would strike a pose then Art would shoot 4-5 frames. Another pose and another 4-5… Read More ›
Lead Sheets from Silver Laughter’s “Rock & Roll Game”
Here are the lead sheets for our song, “Rock & Roll Game” which Ken wrote for the “Sailing on Fantasies” album. As you can see it was published by Love Street which was Art’s endeavor. This was one of the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Photos from October 29, 1978 in Rock Island
Okay, I couldn’t resist. After posting a bunch of stuff already today, I went into the third set of photos and just could not stop laughing. Judging from these outtakes, we were having a GREAT time. In later posts you… Read More ›
One More Silver Laughter Photo – From a 1977 Photo Session
I don’t remember being so fond of these photo sessions. It required that we got ready early in the day before a performance and then spend several hours trying to come up with different ways to look excited about being… Read More ›
Cello Chart to Silver Laughter’s “Lover”
Another piece of memorabilia from Art is shown here. It is a chart for the cello part which was played on the “Lover” track of “Sailing on Fantasies”. I am not sure if it was Art or Bob Parker who… Read More ›
Time to Revisit Silver Laughter’s Beatles Tribute
Art “Smart” (Gus) Stenstrom put together all the promotional material for our shows after he became our manager. While we were busy perfecting our music for the live performances, Art was busy working on the promo stuff. This page from… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack and Mick Orton Play on The Contents Are: Original
“If You Follow Me” This was another one of my favorite Craig Hute songs. I found a live version of this one on those tapes of The Contents Are: live performances. But several months later a friend, Wade Calvert, sent… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles… Again
“Your Mother Should Know” – “Rocky Raccoon” – “You Never Give Me Your Money” Here is a medley from the Calgary Beatles Tribute with me on the little electric piano. I sing lead on the first two and end… Read More ›