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No one can say Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper doesn’t know how to have fun. Here he is at yesterday’s re-opening of the Globeville swimming pool.

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Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero also got in the act:
Hickenlooper followed Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero, who wore a black and white dress but no shoes, as she went down the slide with arms raised above her head.
The two high-fived each other while standing waist deep in the pool, which was reopened Friday after a yearlong renovation. More than 150 people, including at least 80 children, were on hand.
