Actually, Art had the idea to put these labels on our records before they went out. I do not think he did this for “Handle With Care” but did for “Sailing On Fantasies”. The idea was to have a few… Read More ›
Sailing On Fantasies
Time Is Running Out To Nominate Silver Laughter to the IRRMA Hall of Fame!
UPDATED LINK!!! – I was reminded that the deadline to nominate bands for the 2014 induction to the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is SEPTEMBER 15! If you haven’t already, please go up to their site using this… Read More ›
Rough “Sailing on Fantasies” for Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton
Folks, No music in this one, unless you want to cry, “96 Tears”. Back in the early Silver Laughter days, I was reminded by Kim that when I joined the band, I had brought a little sailboat with me. It… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Don’t Want To Lose”
This is one of my favorite songs from the album. Here are the lyrics which are attached to the clip from “Sailing On Fantasies”. If you play and write music, you may know what I mean by this. When one… Read More ›
Will Chinese Fortune Cookies Come True for Silver Laughter?
When it comes to fortune cookies one has to take it with a grain of salt (or maybe soy sauce). However, since February I have been getting interesting tidbits from my local Jennie Low’s Chinese Restaurant! Now to be sure,… Read More ›
Back In March A Reverbnation Account Was Created For Silver Laughter
Since we are getting so many new views from all over the world, it’s worth repeating in case some of you missed it. Take a look at ReverbNation and listen to a few cuts from our “Sailing On Fantasies” album… Read More ›
More Thoughts On Silver Laughter’s “Turn It Down”
“Turn It Down” LIVE from Port Byron Jon and I spent a lot of time on the lyrics for the song, “Turn It Down”. We were big admirers of John Lennon’s way of turning a phrase and clever lyrics,… Read More ›
Silver Laughter At The Movies
Sometimes I remember a place by the movies we saw during our stay in those cities. Often we were not up during the day after playing late into the night and then spending time with the club owner drinking and… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “I Can’t Believe In You”
This song was sort of a take off on the Beatles “Run For Your Life” from “Rubber Soul”. During the recording of the cut, I guess we must have thought the vocal was a little too sweet to be a… Read More ›
From the “Sailng On Fantasies” Album – “Lover”
“Lover” This song got most of the radio airplay during the Silver Laughter days. Weeks after all the studio tracks were finished, Bob Parker, one of Art’s old buddies from his band days, took the tape to Des Moines and… Read More ›