Many have said that master music promoter Chuck Morris is larger than life. Now that notion has become the real deal on a billboard bearing Morris’ bespectacled and befuddled face high above Sixth Avenue and Santa Fe Drive with the tag line: “Happy Birthday, Chuck! It takes 70 years to look this cool.”
The occasion? The music man’s 70th birthday. Brittany Morris Saunders, vice president of public affairs at the Downtown Denver Partnership, told me:
“My dad turned 70 on March 5. Dan Scherer, president of (billboard company) Outfront Media, and one of my dad’s best friends surprised my dad with the billboard right outside of my dad’s office on Seventh and Santa Fe. My stepmom, Becky Morris, surprised my dad last Wednesday with a room of 40 of his closest friends and family for dinner and drinks at Tables in Park Hill.
“The governor joined us and proclaimed March 5, 2015, as ‘Chuck Morris Day,’ and presented Chuck with the Colorado flag that was flown over the capital that morning in his name. Local comedian and famous veterinarian, Kevin Fitzgerald, who began his career bouncing for Chuck and (the late great) Barry Fey, gave a heartfelt speech about how Chuck changed his life by encouraging him to attend vet school and helping to pay his way.
“Other guests included: Brent Fedrizzi and Don Strasburg, Chuck’s longtime business partners with AEG Live; Brian Griese, former Denver Bronco and founder of Judi’s House, and his wife, Brook; Chuck’s best friends: Steve Farber, David McReynolds and Scherer; Christian Anschutz; Libby Anschutz and Lannie Garrett and Dan Brogan.”
Wishing you many more, Mr. Morris.
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