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 ›
rock and roll
“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
“Angela” LIVE – from “Handle With Care”
Click Here – “Angela” LIVE from Port Byron – June 8, 1978
The Canada Trip – Updated 518/13
(Note: I have a follow up note to this post. I found the original cassette recording of the Calgary Beatles Tribute. On the label is the date, July 29, 1977. Someone… maybe it was Art or Jon, sent it to… Read More ›
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 “Handle With Care” and Band History
For some reason, our first album “Handle With Care” actually sold better than our second album, “Sailing on Fantasies” to the club crowds we played for. Looking back, I can kind of understand that because we were booked, at least… 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 ›