All this and a game too? News about the flashy parties going down this weekend in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII frankly makes us more excited than the game itself.
The fun begins tonight, when Lindsay Lohan, Joel and Benji Madden and Lil' Wayne will be jamming to Wyclef Jean at ESPN Magazine's NEXT party in a tent pitched at 202 S. Morgan Street. (ESPN's public, less prestigious party is Saturday, a tailgating spectacle featuring Sean Kingston.) Fergie and Diddy will be partying at the Ritz Ybor on Friday with Maxim, and there's always Johnny Drama's gig at the Seminole Hard Rock.
How about something a little more sporting? DirecTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl in St. Petersburg offers a lot of star-spotting, although the picks are somewhat random -- but if you ever wanted to see Blake Lively tackle the girl from "The Unborn" (Odette Yustman), now's your chance! Other players we love include Brody and Frankie from "The Hills," Christian Slater and the three oldest Kardashians. Real football players Reggie Bush and Eli Manning will coach each team. Make the losers buy you drinks at T-Pain's Thr33 Ring Circus (GLC Entertainment Complex, 1910 E. Seventh Ave.)
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[Photo: Page Six's now-defunct blog from last year's Giants victory party. Oh, Eli.]]]>