“Hand In Hand” was Paul’s only contribution to the Silver Laughter “Sailing On Fantasies” album. We had a great time arranging it. The piano parts just seemed to come to me. It was such an inspired tune that Paul wrote… Read More ›
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Acid Archives Review of Silver Laughter’s “Handle With Care” From 2006
For some reason I never thought to look for the book, “Acid Archives”, which had been mentioned by some of the Silver Laughter reviewers; that is, until last week. I ordered a copy I found online and will impart those… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Hey, Marie”
This song came to me when I was riding around with my young daughter, Angela Marie. So I would sing to her in the back seat, “A. Marie” which was the kernel for this tune that Ken and I wrote… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Gets A Message From ReverbNation
October 1, 2013 Weekly Update for Silver Laughter #2 in Pop Chart for Novato, CA 807 55 /playsget more plays » View Play Stats 509 26 /fansget more fans » View Fan Stats 2,690 44 /band equity
Snow Blind – More Silver Laughter Trials and Tribulations!
I had been with Silver Laughter for some time now and was given the great new responsibility of being able to drive one of the vans. I usually drove Mick’s van which was the one that towed the trailer. No… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon Ludtke and Mick Orton Miss Seeing the Beatles… By That Much!
In case you’re not old enough, the “by that much” in the title of this article was a favorite saying of secret agent Maxwell Smart in the Mel Brooks 60’s comedy TV series, “Get Smart” when he would mess up…. Read More ›
The Draught House – A Pre Silver Laughter Hang Out
I had a memory get jogged this morning as I took my shower about all the great times (and some not so good) at the local hangout, The Draught House. In doing some research I found this excerpt from the… Read More ›
Another Blogger Contacts Me About Silver Laughter and The Contents Are:
Hey, Mick, I ran into your contact info listed on a blog while looking for more information on Silver Laughter. My name is Jeremy Cargill and I’m an Assistant Editor/Contributor for a magazine called Ugly Things that’s been in print… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Penny Lane” Paul McCartney (pictured with the vintage Hofner which became his trademark… I have a right handed version of this bass, probably about the same year) is about to release a new album with a song on it called… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Handle With Care” – Lyrics to “Whiskey Heaven”
This song was written before I joined Silver Laughter, but Jon and I decided to adopt the Lennon-McCartney writing style by putting both of our names on all the tunes he and I wrote.