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The most moving sight in a day filled with eye-popping activities surrounding the inauguration of John Hickenlooper: the lineup of former governors — Dick Lamm, Roy Romer, Bill Owens, Bill Ritter (and on video, John Vanderhoof) — on the stage of the Fillmore Auditorium.
The oddest sight? Another lineup.
Along with an InaugurAle glass, this commemorative coin — etched with the visages of Governor Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia — was handed to revelers as they left the Fillmore. In his sixteen-minute speech earlier that day, Hickenlooper made it clear he plans to make changes — but we didn’t expect to pick up change at the door.
At least the likenesses of the governor/lieutenant governor are better than those on the coin commemorating the upcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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From the Denver City and County Building to the State Capitol to…Buckingham Palace?
Could just be a flip of the coin.
More from our Calhoun: Wake-Up Call archive: “John Hickenlooper administration to kick off with cannon fire marking start of mayor’s race.”
