Super Bowl: Daily Loaf, Creative Loafing Tampa

Observations of a former Super Bowl virgin

Arielle Stevenson — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:28:34 -0500

Twenty-one years had come and gone, and my aural, optical and emotional senses had remained Super Bowl-free. In fact, most sports have slipped under my radar until I decided to try understanding this American tradition by enrolling in a sports history course at USF St. Petersburg.…

Weird cheerleader wagers for Super Bowl XLV

Selena Narayanasamy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:37:05 -0500

In light of there being no cheerleaders in Super Bowl XLV (which is just weird in and of itself), many sites have been having some fun of their own to keep the cheerleader spirit alive this year.

The infographic after the break from betting site bodog.com shows some bets, odds and stats revolving around the cheerleaders and the Super Bowl.…

"Jalapenos Gone to Heaven": A super appetizer for your Super Bowl Sunday festivities

Patrick Donovan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:30:03 -0500

Across America there are probably more finger foods and appetizers consumed on Super Bowl Sunday than on any other day each year. So I thought I’d share my favorite Super Bowl party dish that’s easy to make and even easier to devour.…

The Scenestress at the Super Bowl: Game Day (photos)

The Scenestress — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:54:17 -0500

The parties have been great but now it's time for the main event. There's more cattle herd-style queueing getting into the official NFL Tailgate, but finally I make it and pounce on some wings and a tasty Blue Moon to wash it down.…

The Scenestress' Super Bowl party report, cont'd: LL Cool J, Jamie Foxx and more evidence white men can't dance (photos)

The Scenestress — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:53:58 -0500

With two nights of celebrity parties under my belt it's a bit tough to rally for more on Saturday, but I somehow manage to get dressed and get my ass to Mansion for the CBS party where LL Cool J is performing for an intimate crowd. Let me just say one thing: white people can't dance.…

Scenestress at the Super Bowl parties, cont'd: Josh Duhamel (but no Fergie), Keri Hilson, Nick Lachey, Audrina Partridge

The Scenestress — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:06:40 -0500

After experiencing T-Pain's superb spinning the previous night, Friday I hop a cab to Fontainebleau Resort for ESPN The Magazine's NEXT event. Despite the cool weather, skin is in on South Beach — was it ever not?…

The (un)Official CL Super Bowl drinking game

Nathanael Kurant — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:19:11 -0500

With the Super Bowl just a few days away, the temptation is to write a story explaining why the Saints will dominate the Colts, or vice versa. Those stories, like most Super Bowls, are boring.…

The Scenestress at Super Bowl XLIV: Kardashians at STK, T-Pain at the Bud Light Hotel

The Scenestress — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:47:30 -0500

I'm in Miami (bitch) for Super Bowl XLIV and started the weekend off on Thursday night with dinner at STK, where the Kardashian sisters also happened to be dining, dressed in Herve Leger. Wow, short, tight dresses on Kardashians?…

Go green on Super Bowl Sunday

Jason Green — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:35:13 -0500

The Issue

A typical party of thirty guests can create 80 pounds of waste!

Be Part of the Solution

How can I entertain in an environmentally friendly way?

-Watch the big game on Energy Star certified TVs or listen to it on the radio. Or better yet, wait until the next day to ask someone who won.…

Extreme Super Bowl Tailgating (Video)

Joran Oppelt — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:21:37 -0500

Watch the CL Street Team snuggle, drink and "sausage" their way through the tailgating parties at Super Bowl XLIII.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gDmsNxbjb4[/youtube]

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We now interrupt your regularly scheduled sports program for 30 seconds of porn.

Leilani Polk — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:00:14 -0500

You know the news stories about the Super Bowl feed in Tuscon, Arizona that got interrupted by 30 seconds worth of pay-per-view porn? I found some video that's being touted as the alleged telecast; I have doubts about its authenticity as it cuts back in right as John Madden is saying "the right guy, in the right situation."…

Watching the game where the crowds weren't

David Warner — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:07:01 -0500

Brian Ries recommended some sports-bar alternatives where the crowds wouldn't be on Game Day, and he was right about the attendance. At the start of a Super Bowl that would turn out to be one of the best ever, Ybor City (hung over from the night before, perhaps) was very quiet.…

Some final ad hoc thoughts about the Super Bowl

Eric Snider — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:10:14 -0500

On 1A of the St. Petersburg Times, sports columnist Gary Shelton trumpeted last night's game as the greatest Super Bowl ever. It ranks high on my list, but I still have to give the overall nod to last year's Giants/Patriots juggernaut.…

Best Super Bowl ads? Vote here

David Warner — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:37:09 -0500

The New York Times' Stuart Elliott says the ads ranked with such disappointments as the movie "Australia" and errant airport birds. The Washington Post's Tom Shales marveled at the expensive-looking production values.…

Did Jennifer Hudson lip-sync?

David Warner — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:05:07 -0500

If that was lip-syncing, she's an even better actress than I thought she was. But that was apparently the case, at least according to this passage from a HuffPo report (Minor is pre-game show producer Rickey Minor):

Although entertainers can perform live, Minor insisted that Hudson and Faith Hill, who sang "America the Beautiful" before the national anthem, use the tracks the NFL requires them to submit a week before the game.

But even that explanation's unclear.…

Super Bowl XLIII: Another classic

Eric Snider — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:51:33 -0500

One of the best.

One of the best Super Bowls ever.…

Live blogging Super Bowl 43

Stephen Hammill — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:25:20 -0500

10:15 Stay tuned as we live blog The Office. Just kidding. Goodnight, everybody!

10:12 After many years of snoozefests, we've had two great games in two years.…

Tampa's Super Bowl parties bore Lindsay Lohan

David Warner — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:53:11 -0500

Huffington Post is at its huffiest in this putdown of Tampa's Super Bowl weekend parties — which, according to HuffPo, have been "a major bust." Why? According to Jenna Fryer, taxis were scarce, the A-listers were no-shows and — yes, Jenna, we have to agree this was lame — Frankie Delgado (who?)…

Do It Today: Game-Watching Edition

David Warner — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:25:18 -0500

Going to the game? Watching it (or ignoring it) at a party or a bar?…

Do It Today: Diddy's Good Life and Celebrity Beach Bowl

David Warner — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:00:01 -0500

It's Super Bowl eve, so we're going with an all-SB edition of Do It Today:

The Good Life Experience The three-night bacchanal at The Venue culminates with tonight's Diddy-hosted "Icons of the Good Life" event, which promises to be "an opulent night of glamour and extravagance." Stars are sure to stud the joint, and with prices like these — $400/$700 — stars may be the only people who can afford it.…

"Don't be throwin' me no pink balls"

David Warner — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:07:27 -0500

The Tonight Show's Ross the Intern was identified in Eric Snider's NFL Media Day post only as "the queenie guy." To be fair, no one is queenier than Ross the Intern, aka Ross Matthews — that's his schtick — but he's also got balls.…

Taste of the NFL

Taylor Eason — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:21:55 -0500

Each year, hundreds of people come together on the 'eve of Superbowl to nobnob with ccreated dishes prepared by some of America's best chefs (this year, paired with matching wines from Gallo Family Vineyards), and raise awareness and funds for hunger charities. It's a big hooha.…

Media Watch: Rating the local coverage of the Super Bowl in Tampa

Wayne Garcia — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:45:52 -0500

For most of the Tampa Bay media, it is all hands on deck for Super Bowl coverage as we near the game on Sunday. This has been building for weeks, with the crescendo in newsprint, online sites, video and audio over the past week.…

See the Lights before they're turned off

David Warner — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:45:20 -0500

If you're an out-of-town visitor, you should know that our Convention Center is not ordinarily tricked out like an outdoor disco, and that we don't usually project enigmatic artworks onto our parking garages, show animated visions of a flooded Tampa outside the St. Pete Times Forum or track our collective consciousness with an oversized mood ring (above, by Will Pappenheimer and Chipp Jansen).

Those downtown attractions are all part of Lights On Tampa, an outdoor art installation program revived just in time for you, our Super Bowl visitors.…

Super Bowl Media Day: A chat in the bleachers

Eric Snider — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:57:04 -0500

After wandering around Media Day at Raymond James Stadium, squeezing my way in front of the stars while reporters shouted inane questions, I made my way up into the bleachers where it was less frenzied. That's where I saw a good-looking large fellow sitting all by his lonesome.…