Here is one of the last photos taken of Kim Ludtke before the switch over with Paul Staack was completed. Apparently Kim joined us for his last Worthington performance. Here he is in a cornfield close to the action where… Read More ›
Worthington MN
Looking For A Slideshow Plugin for WordPress – Silver Laughter Photos
Art called me yesterday and suggested I somehow get a slideshow of the band photos from earliest to latest. I think it’s a good idea, and I have submitted the request to my WordPress team. In the meantime, I will… Read More ›
1976 “Handle With Care” Photo Session
This picture was one of many we took which included our sound and light man at the time, Carl Frisch. Carl was with the band for years before I joined. One photo out of this set made it onto the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – 1976
Here is yet another photo from the Worthington series taken in the Fall of 1976. Mick Orton
1976 Photo of Silver Laughter
Another picture from the Worthington collection. I really like this one, and I am not sure why it was never used. During these sessions we would strike a pose then Art would shoot 4-5 frames. Another pose and another 4-5… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Pomotional Photo Outtakes
Yesterday I received almost a MILLION negatives of past publicity photo sessions from Silver Laughter’s manager, Art Stenstrom (aka Art Smart and Gus Scamera). Just in time, too! I was running low on material for the website. Anyway, in this… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil and his Ampeg Guitar
I used the description from his Facebook page for this post. “Me on stage with Silver Laughter in Worthington, Minnesota. playing my Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar 1975.” – Mark Zaputil
Silver Laughter Photos from 1975
Starting today, I will be posting some of the photos that Mark Zaputil scanned for the site this week from the time we played together. This first one is of the two of us in Worthington, MN. It probably was… 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 ›
Some thoughts about the song, “Angela” from “Handle With Care”
I realize most of the posts are coming from me, but I have made offers to the others to post too. Maybe eventually they will contribute, but for now, it is going to be mostly me. As I was skiing… Read More ›