Tracey Lepine wants her friends to crash her party Saturday night.
That’s what the invitation says: “Come Crash the Party – A Celebration of Gratitude.” It came in the mail attached to a key chain with a toy bus on it.
On April 26, a school bus loaded with 27 kids went flying into Lepine’s house in Hilltop. It wasn’t pretty. But now it’s back together again.
“It went right into the dining room and the front of the house,” she says. “Right where my kids do their homework. We’re all so lucky we weren’t in the house. Fifteen minutes later it would have been a different story.”
Mostly, Lepine feels lucky. Lucky a bus went into her house?
“I’m so thankful,” she says. “For all the good stuff, my children, our health, my house.”
She’s invited all the neighbors, the contractors, the hotel staff where she stayed, even Denver School Super Michael Bennet.
VIP Party
It was all very hush hush – Fred Hamilton’s secret VIP black-tie party at his eponymous wing at the Denver Art Museum Thursday night. The glam gang of about 350 had dinner in a tent next to the museum, after cocktails and tours of the wing. But getting people to talk about the fete is like getting toothpaste back in a tube. Mum’s the word. All I know is lotsa bigwigs were here from out of town – and the usual suspects from Denver.
Some regular folks were upset that West 13th Avenue was closed between B’way and Bannock for the VIP arrivals – and squawked to me about it.
Museum spokeswoman Kelly Hurley said it was a private party, the museum was not involved with the party in any way and they don’t know anything about it. Talk about hush-hush.
Gridiron grit
The Denver Press Club is gearing up for the Oct. 22 Gridiron Show, the annual revue that pokes fun at Colorado politics. Look for skits with Mayor John Hickenlooper, for Postie Fred Brown and Postie Jim Spencer, the Rocky’s Sam Adams and Mike Littwin, Ch. 7’s Mike Landess, Ch. 6’s Cynthia Hessin, councilwoman Rosemary Rodriguez, state treasurer Mike Coffman, house speaker Andrew Romanoff and Denver Biz Journal’s Bruce Goldberg.
If you have some ideas of what to make fun of, e-mail Goldberg at bgoldberg@biz journals.com.
The worst
MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann was on “Today” Friday talking about his weekly “Worst Person in the World” feature on his show “Countdown.” Colorado gets bragging rights this week; Olbermann named Mitch Cozad the “Worst Person in the World.” He’s the kicker who’s accused of stabbing in the leg his football teammate at the University of Northern Colorado.
City spirit
Go to NYC May 4-9 and see four plays with Denver Center Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Kent Thompson; call 303-446-4811 … “Debbie Does Dallas – The Musical” plays Theatre On Broadway Sept. 30-Nov. 18 … Richard Pryor’s daughter Rain Pryor speaks at the annual Women Against MS Luncheon Sept. 26 at the Seawell Ballroom; call 303-813-
6687 … Sez who: “I don’t care what is written about me as long as it isn’t true.” Katharine Hepburn
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on “Good Day Colorado” on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
