"The Strip's Only Outdoor Big Game Tailgate Party" February 6th / 2pm RHUMBAR at The Mirage

"Big Game Viewing Party" February 6th / 2pm Blush Boutique Nightclub Wynn Las Vegas

When it comes to things like the Super Bowl, I’m kind of like those guys who say they only read Playboy for the articles, in that I’m really just watching it for the commercials.  Of course, it’s also a wonderful chance to catch-up with friends who I don’t see very often, and eat a bunch of food I should be avoiding, but you know what I’m saying.

I mean, I’m not completely clueless.  I do live in Las Vegas, after all, and I know that as it regards the 45th annual Super Bowl, as of this morning, Green Bay is favored over Pittsburgh by 2 or 3 points (depending on where you make your book), and that the Packers have been the favorites in every one of their four previous Super Bowls.

"Big Game - Super Sunday" February 6th / 9am Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub

Christina Aguilera (who was raised near Pittsburgh) is going to sing our nation’s anthem, and the Halftime Show (sponsored by Bridgestone) is going to feature a performance by the Black Eyed Peas.  Pepsi-Cola (who was conspicuously absent from the advertising roster, last year) is returning with their advertising guns blazing, promoting Pepsi Max (the official soft-drink of the NFL) as well as Doritos (owned by Pepsi subsidiary Frito-Lay).  There are 15 films slated to role their clips, while GoDaddy.com, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and E*Trade are also in the line-up.

"Big Game Menu" February 6th / 3pm Society Café ENCORE Wynn Las Vegas

And, of course, after the “Big Game” I’ll be all pressed-up into a special episode of Glee (“The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle”), wherein Coach Sylvester shoots a cheerleader out of a cannon, and the kids tackle Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (complete with zombie make-up), as well as Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” and Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” while the boys from Dalton Academy take-on “Bills, Bills, Bills” by Destiny’s Child.  At a cost of roughly $4 million, it is the most expensive episode of post-Super Bowl television (not to mention of Glee) in history.

"The Whole N9NE Yards Menu" February 4th - 6th / 5:30 - 7:30pm N9NE Steakhouse Bar & Lounge Palms Casino Resort

But, as with most of the important things in life, it really comes back to retail magnate William Dillard’s adage about real estate: “location, location, location.”

So, where do I recommend you park yourself for eight hours, this Sunday?  The five venues I'm touting herein are guaranteed to offer whatever it is you might be seeking, whether it’s brats or boobs, good weather or tight leather, great food or cool dudes.  Simply click on the flyers for more information.

Super Bowl XLV
Sunday, February 6th

Get into it!