From the Gazette's CityDesk Blog:
Mayoral candidate Buddy Gilmore sings, golfs, and doesn't take himself too seriously. Want proof? After he filed papers to run for mayor, he e-mailed the following:
10 things you probably don't know about Buddy:
When he was 12, Buddy performed at Madison Square Garden with members of the Grand Old Opry
In 2007 Buddy golfed in the Maui Senior Skins Pro-Am. His PGA partner on the front nine was Jay Haas; his partner on the back nine was Jack Nicklaus
In 2001 Buddy emptied his 401k account and put up his home as collateral to help grow Shape Technologies LLC
Buddy once sang karaoke with Bruce Willis; he has also sang karaoke with Cuba Gooding Jr
Buddy chairs and sponsors an annual golf tournament benefitting the Prostate Conditions Education Council, a non-profit in Denver that works to raise prostate cancer awareness in men and their families
In 1987 Buddy volunteered to help lead a team of over 100 airmen in recovery operations of the B-1 bomber crash outside La Junta CO
In 2009 Buddy recorded his first (and only!) CD titled "Under the covers with Buddy Gilmore"
Buddy is on the national Board of Directors for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals
In 1984 Buddy toured nationally as a lead singer with the Air Force Tops in Blue entertainment troupe. That tour culminated with the half time show at Superbowl XIX
Buddy has been working for over a year at the state and national level to help write and pass legislation to establish Veteran's Treatment Courts
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