Bumping into Cyndi Lauper...

I was walking out of the revolving door of The Samba Room in downtown Denver last night really pissed that I stood in a crowded Planned Parenthood party for an hour waiting for Ashley Judd to show up and she had not. I woulda had a hissy if it were not for the delish coconut shrimp and the cute guy I was talking to.

Deadline was 20 minutes away and I still had no star interview from this damned sioree. But as I exited the revolving door, just about to enter it was Cyndi Lauper! I was so shocked I just blurted out: "Cyndi Lauper!" She smiled and I said, "Greg Hernandez, Denver Post. Two quick questions?" She nodded, I put the recorder near her gorgeous mouth (she is a beautiful woman) and was able to get an item for today's paper. Here it is:

Cyndi Lauper performs tonight at a Hujman Rights Campaign concert but made time Tuesday night to drop by the jam-packed Planned Parenthood party at The Samba Room.

"They helped me when I was a young girl," the singer said of Planned Parenthood as she made her way into the bash. "It's a wondderful organization, teaches women about their bodies and supports us in our choices and our right to choose."

Lauper said she is looking forward to the HRC concert at the Fillmore Auditorium where she'll be joined by Melissa Etheridge, among others.

"Come on down," she said. "We're celebrating humanity. End discrimination. We're gonna have some fun."

I'll be there and post about it tomorrow! Can't wait!