Long before he was scheduled to belt out “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the 1,000th time to kick off an Avalanche game on Saturday night, Denver’s own Jake Schroeder sang the national anthem at a Grant Ranch community center honoring Veterans Day.
The luncheon was part of a tremendously hectic time for the former Opie Gone Bad frontman and affable community activist who has been singing the anthem for the Avs since the 1997-98 season.
“I need to turn my phone off after about 3 o’clock today,” Schroeder, the son of a Vietnam veteran, told The Post in a phone interview.