Where were you when the lights went out?

If you were at the Brown Palace Hotel around 11 a.m. Wednesday, you could have had high tea by candlelight while the venerable John Kite remained at his post at the piano. I’m told this is the first time the 121-year-old hotel has had a power outage with the exception of a citywide blackout.

According to one of my pals who was lunching at Ellyngton’s when the power failed, “The Brown did a great job. No power but the service never stopped. Took us back in time. No wonder they are the best!”

Said Brown Palace managing director Marcel Pitton, “We had to replace a 500-amp circuit breaker which required to shut down the power for a few hours.”