Updated 4/8/14: Another one of those “This is how I remember it” disclosures is required here. Once the “Sailing on Fantasies” record was pressed, Jon and I (with agreement from Ken and Paul) decided to take a trip to New… Read More ›
Silver Laughter
Silver-Laughter.com is the new domain
Hello Friends, I recently purchased the domain name silver-laughter.com. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. After all, I have done this type of thing for a living, right? So I went to the registrar’s website and pointed the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter and smoky nightclubs
This is only how I remember it, not necessarily how it really was. But here goes the story. Sometimes the smoke was so thick in the nightclubs we played we often would lose our voices… fortunately, not all on the… Read More ›
A Shout Out to John Ludtke – Our First Photographer!
Although I have not spoken with him for many years, Kim and Jon’s dad, John Ludtke, was very supportive of Silver Laughter. I don’t think I ever thanked him properly for taking such great publicity photos of the band in… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About Silver Laughter’s Tribute To The Beatles
While working today, I was listening to the Beatles Tribute we did in Calgary. Silver Laughter had two tributes. The one I have that’s complete we recorded in Calgary. The only recording I have of the second one picks up… Read More ›
Another fan of Silver Laughter checks in!
Hi me again, I live in Quebec, Canada I’m 30 years old. I discovered Silver Laughter about a year ago maybe on some blog and downloaded both singles ‘Angela’ and ‘Don’t Feel Bad’ and have been obsessed with your band… Read More ›
PLEASE nominate Silver Laughter! The Iowa R&R Hall of Fame awaits!
I had the link wrong in other posts which I will correct. However, I spoke at length with Al Huntzinger at the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame about Silver Laughter. Apparently they have no record of any nominations… Read More ›
“Sailing on Fantasies” recording engineer, Frank Wiewel
During the recording of “Sailing on Fantasies”, we met recording engineer, Frank Wiewel at his Westminst’r Sound studio in Otho, IA. His band, The Hawks, were a very popular studio band at the time and were finally inducted into the… Read More ›
More about Art “Smart” Stenstrom
Our manager, Art “Smart” was also a musician before he was our manager. His band, Sunday Social, was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The IRMMA website gave this profile: “…The early version of… Read More ›