We used to party with the owners of the clubs after hours. This almost always involved a lot of drinking. Sometimes we would stay after, drink, then drive to the next job. It’s a wonder we didn’t hurt ourselves or… Read More ›
Silver Laughter
Song Writing – A Challenging Art Form
No offense to those of you who like Journey, and I do know that “When the Lights Go Down In The City” is one of the most listened to songs on YouTube. However, I never really liked it. After all,… Read More ›
More Silver Laughter Memorabilia – Side 2
Here is the second side of the four-fold promotional brochure Art did for us. Our job was to place these on every table in the house where we were playing. Mick Orton
More Silver Laughter Memorabilia – Side 1
Here is more of the promotional material that Art did for the band. These were four-fold brochures that we put out on tables in the clubs we played. This is side one of two. Mick Orton
“Turn Your Face Away” LIVE – from “Handle With Care”
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A Couple of Lame Jokes Silver Laughter Used for Live Performances
Okay, so we weren’t the funniest guys in the world, but we used to crack each other up quite often. In between songs we might banter a little on stage. Here are a couple of the “witty” remarks we used:… Read More ›
A Little More About Paul Staack
The first time I heard of Paul Staack, Jon and I were juniors at West High School. Paul was a senior and had been elected Class of 1967 president. He was spoofing himself playing drums in a pep “aud” (short… Read More ›
“Lover” LIVE – from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“Lover” Recorded live at The Ranch & Company we had to improvise the song that was arranged in the studio with strings. I can’t remember if I played guitar on stage (don’t think so) but did on the album. It… Read More ›
Our own language
Like many bands, we were together so much we had a lot of special “code” words. Some of them were “borrowed” from the ones we used in Tabernash that Paul and his friends had as kids. Either they were made… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – Mak Show
“Mak Show” was something the German audiences used to say to the Beatles to encourage them to become more animated on stage. When I joined the band, Jon, Kim, Mark and I used to either stand or sit (in the… Read More ›