(Need online marketing? Contact SBS-ON.) This giant party on February 1st starting at The Havana Club at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, 55th Floor with a buffet dinner and cigar bar from 8 PM to 10 PM, then moving to Brick's at 66 SW 6th Street at 10 PM and going on to 5 AM, is a collaboration between Baeur's Worldwide Limousines and Pure Rush, with Fox Sports Radio, The Havana Club, and Bricks. The Premier VIP ticket is $600, but you can buy it for $550 by clicking right here: "BAUER'S PURE RUSH SUPER BOWL PARTY" and using the promotional code "sportsbiz".
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Friday, January 26, 2007
Super Bowl Party - How to Throw A Super Bowl Party; What You Need For A Super Bowl Party - EHow
Look on the bright side - you may not have tickets to the event but unlike the fans in the stadium, you'll be able to see all the cool new multimillion-dollar commercials that debut during the game! Instructions
STEP 1: Decorate the house in the colors of the team you're rooting for. If one of the teams playing is "your" team, put on all your paraphernalia. STEP 2: Invest in a few foam "bad-call bricks" to throw at the TV so your guests can express their feelings about the refs without doing damage to your house. STEP 3: If you're going to have guests who are rooting for different teams, establish an imaginary line (or for fun, "draw" one with masking tape) down the center of the room. Decorate each side in one team's colors. STEP 4: Order a "Super Bowl Party in a Box" that includes plates, napkins, cups and a football snack bowl. STEP 5: Pick up veggie, cheese and cold cut plates and a six-foot long sandwich or two from a deli and have all the food laid out on a table within sight of the TV. Don't make your guests choose between eating and watching the game. STEP 6: Buy several six-packs of beer. Keep the beer in a cooler close by so you don't have to run to the fridge when it's third and inches. Restock the cooler at halftime. STEP 7: Have everyone write down who they think will win and what the final score will be before the game starts. Award a silly prize, like a big football piñata, to the person who comes the closest. Tips & Warnings
Since this is a drinking event, you may want to offer "free pick-up and delivery" so no one has to worry about drinking and driving. Arrange to pick everyone up before the game and drop everyone off after it's over. Since this is a weekend, you may want to set up a kids' room in the back of the house that's stocked with treats, games, a TV and VCR. Move any fragile or breakable items out of the room before the game starts. You don't want someone to leap up yelling, "You call that holding? He wasn't even touching him!" and break your wife's favorite vase.
Overall Things You'll Need
Tray Of Cold Cuts Cheeses Tray Ice Chests Crackers football pinatas Soft Drinks Beer Two 6-foot Sub Sandwiches Chips Vegetables Tray Super Bowl Decorations Snack Dips
A view of Miami's skyline seen at dusk. Miami will host Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium on Feb. 4.
Updated: 8:00 a.m. AKT Jan 22, 2007
MIAMI - When 75,000 fans pack into Dolphin Stadium for the Super Bowl, when the coin is finally tossed and that ball is first kicked, this city will become, temporarily at least, the football capital of the world.
But no matter how many tens of millions of homes the game is beamed into, Miami is like a runway model wearing an oversized football jersey that hangs to her knees. This city can't hide its seductive, playful, sleepless nature behind a facade of pigskin and turf.
Those that descend here for the big game on Feb. 4 will be greeted by the sandy coastline and pulsating clubs that have long been synonymous with this tropical playground, but also a lively arts scene, distinct neighborhoods and surprisingly serene escapes.
As game day nears, the opportunities for a visitor are as diverse as this city that is both sleek and gritty, authentic and artificial, boisterous and serene.
Football
Game festivities kick off Jan. 29 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, with Hootie & the Blowfish performing and stars of Super Bowls past, including Jerry Rice, in attendance. Dozens of other events are scattered throughout game week, too, including Super Saturday Blast on Biscayne, a free pep rally at Bicentennial Park in Miami on Feb. 3 that is capped by fireworks.
Families
An interactive football theme park, "The NFL Experience," will be open in the Dolphin Stadium parking lot Jan. 27 and 28 and Feb. 1 through 4. Among other things, the NFL Experience offers visitors the chance to test their play-by-play broadcasting skills, experience a drive to the end zone while harnessed to a bungee and test their passing accuracy using special targets. Meanwhile, the Miami Children's Museum is offering its own football program, giving kids a chance to learn referees' signals, dress up in football gear and try to kick a field goal.
The city's profile in the art world has grown exponentially since Art Basel, the decades-old Swiss festival, established an American outpost on Miami Beach five years ago. You're too late for the December event, but art lovers will find numerous other options, including the spectacular exhibit of glassblower Dale Chihuly's work at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables. Thousands of pieces of the artist's work hang from trees, rise from the ground and float on water; they're particularly impressive if you visit at night, though the Fairchild only stays open late on Thursdays. Elsewhere, Lorna Simpson's collection of photographic and video works closes at the Miami Art Museum on Super Bowl Sunday and "The Syringa Tree," a tale of growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, closes at the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale a day earlier.
Music
From Fergie to the Florida Grand Opera, musicians are packing in for concerts surrounding the game. Dolphin Stadium will play host to the "Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash" on Feb. 1, with Kanye West and John Legend among the performers. The sounds of Caribbean and Latin American music will be featured in "Nations in Rhythm" in Dania Beach on Jan. 27. Mel Torme and the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra will both be in West Palm Beach on Jan. 30; "The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration" is in Miami on Jan. 27; and Willie Nelson takes the stage at the glittering new Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on Jan. 31.
Special events abound on Miami Beach during Super Bowl week. On Feb. 3, 350 top fashion models from around the world face off in Volleypalooza, which is billed as the "sexiest sporting event of the year." Clubs will likely be packed as game day nears, including Penthouse Magazine's "Going Deep" party at Mansion on Feb. 3 with Snoop Dogg performing. And in yet another "what it feels like to be in the NFL" type event, Ocean Drive between 5th and 15th Streets will shut down to vehicle traffic to create the Motorola Mile. Visitors can take a walk through exhibits highlighting Super Bowl milestones and step unto an interactive football field that allows a chance to experience scoring the winning touchdown or simply perform an end-zone dance. All that said, a visitor would be remiss to omit a day at the beach from their visit, as they would to leave without a nod to Cuban culture or Art Deco architecture.
The unexpected
For all the chaos the Super Bowl will unleash on South Florida, visitors will likely still be able to enjoy quiet escapes. A nighttime walk from South Pointe, along the South Beach shoreline is inescapably serene. The Holocaust Memorial is a moving, typically hushed spot that allows a guest to stand beside statues of the tortured, panicked and heartbroken. And Espanola Way on South Beach feels like a lower-key Mediterranean escape for dinner or drinks.
Visitors to the city will notice the massive construction - including dozens of new hotels, AmericanAirlines Arena and the Carnival Center - that have ascended since the last time the Super Bowl stopped here, seven years ago. And one look up, at countless cranes giving way to still more high rises, means the city will transform itself again before the big game returns in 2010.
Nikki is back and popping -- let's party BY LESLEY ABRAVANEL lank@aol.com
It's been a decade since Nikki Beach Club opened the floodgates for afternoon hedonism, The Thong Song, and slews of celebrities basking under shady palm trees and tepees. Imagine that. While some bodies who were (über) present at the beach club's opening back then may not be as taut as they were back then (though some might be more taut thanks to the miracles/massacres of plastic surgery), we're happy to say that after a bit of a respite from the radar, Nikki is back and, the powers behind the beach club promise us, better than ever.
Starting on Saturday, Nikki Beach will host a celebratory dinner for 200 of its best customers upstairs at Pearl and, at 10 p.m., the gates will open to more than 2,000 of the beach club's closest friends for a splashy bash with open bar, food and fanfare. The celebration continues on Sunday, where a $30 brunch open to the public begins at 11 a. m., followed by the legendary Sunday afternoon and evening party spun up by spin doctors of both the publicity and musical practices. DJs Roman, Armand Pena, Snezana, Mitch and Christian will all provide the soundtrack to the soiree, which goes until 5 a.m. Dress code is scant -- it's a beach club -- which makes it all the more fun to observe.
Also fun is Amendment XXI's Thursday night Soul Boogie party where soul, funk, R&B and house classics have been known to wilt and warp even the most stalwart wallflowers. And get ready to get up and boogie at various Super Bowl events, some of which are already underway. Thursday's fourth annual Pure Rush Event at Bricks Nightclub has attracted the likes of Mariah Carey, Kid Rock, Ashton Kutcher and more during past Super Bowls. Although we doubt there will be any celebrities at Quarterdeck on Alton Road, they're offering an all-you-can-eat-and-drink Super Bowl viewing party on game day for $75 per person. Same goes for Karu & Y, where, for $75 per person, a swanky tailgate party will take place in the restaurant's event space, Tottem, which will be set up like a football field with stadium seating. From 4 p.m. until the third quarter, hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, popcorn and nachos (the actual stuff, not fancy foams or gels resembling them) will be served with draft beer. As soon as the third quarter ends, however, it's a cash bar. Call 305-403-7850 for reservations. You can also watch the game in the swanky setting that is Acqualina, where a barbecue buffet at $125 a person includes all-you-can-drink beer, champagne and specialty drinks. On the 30th, The Fifth will host the Moves Magazine Super Bowl Event, hosted by NFL legends Jim Brown and Reggie Bush. Party is invite-only, they say. But more on Super Bowl mayhem next week.
In the meantime, you can still enjoy your local haunts in relative peace, but not quiet, of course -- especially at Jazid on Saturday night, when singer Carlos Bertonatti performs. Bertonatti's voice has been described as ''undeniably sexy and sultry.'' The singer, also praised for being a nice piece of eye candy, will be accompanied by singer Jessica Chirino and some of Miami's top Latin percussion, bass and guitar players. Show starts at 11 p.m. For more eye candy, check out Luxe Marine's Boats and Bikinis party on Thursday at the Village of Merrick Park. From 7-10 p.m., the purveyors of posh watercraft will debut three of their latest models while human models from Wilhelmina will work the catwalk in a Neiman Marcus swimwear runway show. There are free cocktails and food and, best of all, San Lorenzo Avenue will be closed to traffic, turning Merrick Park into the thriving scene business owners and developers have always hoped it would be, but for some reason hasn't yet happened. The event is being produced by Funkshion Music and Fashion, the same organization responsible for Fashion Week Miami Beach, so expect a splashy affair.
While some may not be ready to sport bikinis after the eagerly anticipated South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 21-24, others are afraid they will starve because most of the events are already sold out. Fret not, because an online auction at www.sobeauction.cmarket.com or the festival's website, www.sobewineandfoodfest.com, will be offering a limited number of tickets to some of the most popular soldout events until Feb. 16. Among the events you can bid on: the popular Delano beach blanket bonanza known as Bubble Q, the Saturday Grand Tasting, Emeril's Kidz Kitchen and Rachael Ray's Kidz Kitchen. Also up for auction: a case of Motley Crue-man Vince Neil's Tres Rios Tequila, among other Neil memorabilia and opportunities to booze with -- and like -- the rock star, who will be here for the big festival.
And speaking of kitchens, we ran into chef Michael Jacobs at the opening of Johnny V South Beach, who told us he is the new culinary whiz at the soon-to-reopen Grass in the Design District. When we asked him if there'd be any of that door 'tude that Grass was so famous for, he said absolutely not. Michael, we're holding you to that! Also opening next weekend in the old Amika space is Sin, a renovated high-end club with supersonic sound systems and bathrooms that reportedly cost $80,000. While the jury's out on the place itself, at least there's something to justify its name. That aside, we're flush with curiosity.
See Lesley Abravanel's weblog, Scene in the Tropics -- updated nightly.
BAUER'S PURE RUSH UPDATE - HOOTER GIRLS and TICKET DISCOUNT. I just learned that the Hooter Girls are confirmed for this party! That means more fun and eye-candy, too!!
Celebrities from the NFL and Hollywood like The Black Eyed Peas, Troy Aikman and Serena Williams are officially comfirmed for this dual-site party to be held at The Havana Club in Miami at 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, 55th Floor, Miami City Club, Miami, Florida and from 8 PM to 10 PM. This is a TWO SITE PARTY!
The second site for the party is at BRICKS, located at 66 SW 6th Street, Miami. The Premier VIP ticket is $600, but you can buy it for $550 here by clicking on "BAUER'S PURE RUSH SUPER BOWL PARTY" and using the promotional code "sportsbiz".
Last year, my friend Gary Bauer, who owns Bauer’s Limousine based in San Francisco, was a spectator at Super Bowl XL. I should know; he was sitting with me. This year, he worked to "up his game" and become one of the producers of a Super Bowl Party. He's teaming up with the "Pure Rush" party planners to bring about "Baeur's Hosts 'Pure Rush' The Miami Party 2007."
A party of this size calls for one thing: major sponsors. To land them, you have to hype the event and imply that stars like Tom Cruise will be there in full effect. As such, the organizers of the event have put together a cool PDF file that "sells" the event, and even mentions...Tom Cruise. My good friend Beth, who met Gary through me when we all worked on the bid to bring the Super Bowl to Oakland, got an email about sponsorship for the party and forwarded it to me. The PDF starts with this page:
THE EVENT THE EVENT Touted by sports anchor, Andrew Siciliano, Fox Sports/Radio, "Pure Rush hosted the BEST party at super Bowl! The hottest girls and best party scene!"
PURE RUSH, known to Athletes, Celebrities, and Media, as some of the greatest producers of high-profile events, will again host one of its LEGENDARY evenings, in conjunction with Bauer’s Limousine, Thursday, February 1st, 2007!
The opening event of Super Bowl weekend, BAUER’s and PURE RUSH will treat the city, athletes, entertainers, corporate clients, and the media, to a truly unique party experience! Like every PURE RUSH event, a great mix of superstar athletes and celebrities will be on hand to get the party and Super Bowl weekend started in style!
"PURE RUSH was by far the best party at Super Bowl," Tony Bruno, Sporting News Radio.
It's basically a look at the anatomy of a Super Bowl party. (Ok, excuse the pun, but the pict of the party girls came with the sponsorship document I got. I guess they'll be there.) Here's the email below, but note that I've left out full names to protect the participants.
Beth,
Sorry for catching you off guard like that...thanks so much for your help with this!!!
We are thrilled to have SBS Events of Oakland, CA ( A Dvision of Sports Business Simulations and BNC PR as our PR firms handling all of our media strategies. With the strength of both our events, Bauer's and Maxim, we know the media coverage will be incredible.
We also have Global Sports securing the celebrities and athletes and ensuring that the VIP experience is first rate.
Listed below are attending guests recap from the Agency after the party in Jacksonville.
Let me know if there is anything else I can get you to help with this... Happy Holidays and we can visit when you get back.
Warmest
Michelle T
Attending Athletes, Celebrities, Guests and Media
The following list includes a sampling of legendary athletes, celebrities, media and guests who attended the event in Jacksonville, Florida.
ATHLETES Anderson, Alfred NFL (Steelers) Anderson Cadillac #1 Draft Pick Anderson, Ottis NFL (Cardinals, Giants) HOST Augustyniak, Mike NFL (Jets) AyodeleAkin, NFL (Jaguars) Bascak, Cris MLB (Mets) Bettis, Jerome NFL (Steelers) Brodeur, Martin NHL (Devils) Brown, Larry NFL (Cowboys) Brown, Ray NFL (Redskins) Brown, Troy NFL (Super Bowl Patriots) Clayton, Mark NFL Draft WR Oklahoma Crockett, Ray NFL (Broncos) Culpepper, Daunte NFL (Vikings) Dennis, Al NFL AD (Seahawks) Dorsett, Tony NFL(Cowboy's, Bronco's) Duper, Mark NFL (Dolphins) Edwards, Braylon NFL projected #4 pick in Draft Esiason, Boomer NFL (Bengals) Eller Car lNFL (Vikings) Elway, John NFL (Broncos) Faulkner, Len NFL (Seahawks) Foreman, Chuck NFL (Vikings) (HOST) Gatling, Chris NBA (Miami Heat) George, Eddie NFL (Oilers, Titans) Givens, Drew NFL (Broncos) Gonzalez, Tony NFL (Chiefs) Gordon, Jeff NASCAR Green, David NFL Draft QB Georgia Hartwell, Ed NFL (Ravens) Irons, Grant NFL (Raiders) Jefferson, Roy NFL (Steelers, Redskins) John-Baptiste, Peter NFL (Giants) Johnson, Billy "White Shoes" NFL (Oilers) Jones, Joe "Turkey" NFL (Steelers) Jones, Julius NFL (Cowboys) Kelsey, Chris NFL (Bills) Kennedy, Lincoln NFL (Seahawks) Lankford, Paul NFL (Dolphins) Law, Ty NFL (Super Bowl Patriots) Lee, Larry NFL (Lion's) Marshall, Grant NHL (Devils) Martin, Curtis NFL (Jets) Martin, Kelvin NFL (Cowboys) May, Ted MLB (Yankee's) McGruger, “Scooter” Mike NFL (Patriots) Mecklenburg, Karl NFL (Broncos) Merriweather, Mike NFL (Vikings) Moore, Nat NFL (Dolphins) Mooreman, Brian NFL (Bills) Morris, Mercury NFL(Dolphins) Oates, Bart NFL (Giants) Orton, Kyle NFL Draft QB Purdue Payton, Eddie NFL (Lion's) Pisarick, Joe NFL (Eagles) Pressley, Josh MLB (Royals) Rein, John NFL (Lion's) Rogers, Aaron NFL, #1 Draft Pick Sanders, Dion NFL (Ravens) Sharpe, Shannon NFL (Broncos) Sherrard, Mike NFL (49er's) Smith, Lance NFL (Giants) Smith, Rod NFL (Broncos) Smith, Terrelle NFL (Browns) Stevens, Scott NHL (Devils) Stewart, Shannon MLB (Twins) Stinson, Lemuel NFL (Bear's) Strahan, Michael NFL (Giants) Swann, Lynn NFL (Steelers) Taylor, Charlie NFL (Redskins) Taylor, Lawrence NFL (Giants) Thomas, Thurman NFL (Bill's, Dolphins) Vanderjerk, Mike NFL (Colts) Watters, Ricky NFL (49's, Eagles, Seahawks) Webb, Spud NBA (Hawks) White, Jason NFL (Steelers) Williams, Byron NFL (Giants) Williams, Doug NFL (Bucs) Williams, Roland NFL (Raiders) Woodson, Darrion NFL (Cowboys) Woodson, Rob NFL (Steelers) Wright, Eric NFL (49's) **HONOREE'S**
MEDIA Berlin, David Fox Sports Net Acampora, Anthony Sporting News Radio Allegre, Raul NFL, ESPN Berman, Chris ESPN Betesh, Sam Sportscaster, Fox Sports Calufetti, Larry Sporting News Radio Cox, Brian NFL/Fox Dickerson, Greg Fox Sports Galanty, Katherine Westwood One Radio Hagen, David Sirus Radio Holzman, Tami Spike TV/Universal Kaze, Benji Fox Sports Net Kucko John Sportscaster Mammeli, David Fox Sports Net Martin, Alvaro ESPN McDowell, Rachel Fox Sports Net Meyers, Chris Fox Sports Pavlotis, Nick Sirus Radio Pilger, Andrew Fox Sports Net Pressley, Buddy Sporting News Radio Pressley, Ed Sporting News Radio Pressley, Howard Sporting News Radio Rosario, Andrew NY Beacon Schein, Adam Sirus Radio Siciliano, Andrew Sportscaster, Fox Sports Thomas, Cat WAPE-FM Walker, Doc Pro Preview White, Joe Jacksonville Magazine Zimmerman, John Sporting News Radio
COVERAGE Entertainment Tonight ABC Affiliate CBS Affiliate Detroit Free Press ESPN Florida Times Union Fox 25 News Inside Edition Miami Herald NBC Affiliate NECN NFL Network People Magazine WBZ-5 Boston
SPECIAL GUESTS Banner, Joe President, (Eagles) Baxter, David President, Reebok Borojevic, Sarita National Football League Dupree, Mark National Football League Gabriel, Roman National Football League Glanzman, Amy National Football League ALUMNI Goodson, Michael Sports Agent Jones, Dan Sports Agent, Intersport Judge, Clayton National Football League Kurek, Ken Jacksonville 39 Michaelson, Mike Owner (Eagles) Miller, David Detroit Mayor's Office Newsome, Mike Preident, Nike Payton, Connie Wife, Walter Payton Robinson, Stacy National Football League -PA Rosenthal, Adam Sports Agent, CSMG Stahlberger, Ira Sports Agent, Intersport
CELEBRITIES Affleck, Ben Actor Coors, Twins Models Fantone, Joey N'Sync Hammer, MC Singer Hawiian Tropic Girls, Models Lachey, Nick 98° Lopez, Jennifer Actress Moore, Melba Singer/Actress Morris, Nathan Boyz II Men Popper, John Blues Travelers Rucker, Darius Hootie & The Blow Fish Black Eyed Peas Wilson, Owen Actor Ying Yang Twins, Group
All I can say is "wow." The sponsorship offers are extensive for the price, which is between $14,000 and $100,000. I'm not the sales person for the event, so I'm not going to go into all of that. But it's cool to be able to look "behind the scenes" of the event before it happens. I'm set to go, so I'll let you know how it turns out.
Super Bowl Party - Bauer's Pure Rush Expected Guests
: Troy Aikman, Anquan Boldin, Ray Brown, Luis Castillo, Terrell Davis, Will Demps, Donnie Edwards, Rick Fox, Jeff Garcia, Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Ike Hilliard, Dhani Jones, Lennox Lewis, Kenny Mayne, Willie McGinest, Shawne Merriman, Chris Myers, Ephraim Salaam, Richard Seymour, Brandon Short, Osi Umenyiora, Venus Williams, Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes, Plaxico Burress, Troy Smith, Rich Eisen, Jeremy Schaap, Trey Wingo, Jesse Palmer
(check back for daily updates of confirmed athletes)
Just a few celebrities and athletes that have attended Pure Rush parties include...
Will Smith Lennox Lewis, Kid Rock, Roger Clemons, Ashton Kutcher, Barry Bonds, Brian McKnight, Carmen Electra, Carson Daly, Charlie O'Connell, Chris Myers, Chris Klein, Daisy Fuentes, David Wells, Emmitt Smith, Gena Lee Nolin, Gillian Barberie, Ian Ziering, Jamal Anderson, Jason Giambi, Jay-Z, Jerry O'Connell, Joe Namath, John Stamos, Jose Conseco, Kirstie Alley, LeAnn Rimes, Magic Johnson, Mark Mulder, Marcus Allen, Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, MYA, Nelly, Nic Cage, NSync, Patti LaBelle, Paul Pierce, Penelope Cruz, P-Diddy, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Romano, Shannon Elizabeth, SHAQ, Sheryl Crow, Tara Reid, Taylor Dayne, Tom Arnold, Tom Cruise, Rob Schneider, Run DMC, Star Jones, Warren Moon, Wyclef Jean, Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Jeff Gordon, Eddie George, Tony Dorsett, Ottis Anderson, Chuck Foreman, MC Hammer, Carl Eller, Thurman Thomas, Ricky Watters …
