In these rough economic times, nothing is sacred. Circuit City closed a bunch of stores before Black Friday, the stock market is tumbling harder than the “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” lady, and cats & dogs are sleeping together just to cut their rent in half. But now we have the ultimate sign that our economy is in a deep depression: A whole bunch of Super Bowl parties are being canceled this year.

(Owen Wilson is not pleased by the news. Or maybe he’s really pleased.
You can never tell with him.)

According to SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL, Super Bowl parties hosted by Sports Illustrated and talent agencies CAA and Octagon have already met their grisly end. Even more upsetting, the party plans for Playboy, one of the mainstays of the Super Bowl party scene for years, are said to be “up in the air”. And that, my friends, is not a good sign.

Luckily, there are a few EXTREME party organizers who are going full steam ahead with their festitivites, economy be damned!

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Leigh Steinberg was the original super agent. The man Tom Cruise modeled “Jerry Maguire” after. He also apparently has an acute problem with alcohol.

(Mini-bottles? Anyone?)

He’s twice been popped for DUI, in 1997 and 2007, pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges in both cases. Steinberg’s arrest in 2007 was particularly embarrassing, as his agent firm partner Warren Moon was popped for the same thing a week later.

And now the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER reports today that Steinberg, “was arrested last week on suspicion of being drunk in public.”

As you might expect, the details of his arrest aren’t pretty. Read more…

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• Speaking of Boomer, THE LEGEND OF CECILIO GUANTE believes that the big guy’s absence in Day 2 of the Draft makes it easier viewing than Day 1.

• It’s RANDBALL’s turn to get to know the real Erin Andrews - in a two-part heart-to-heart, even!

• JOE SPORTS FAN catches Brady Quinn giving #2 pick Chris Long a Hummer.

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Remember the report that Joe Montana bugged out after having his photo snapped at a Super Bowl party?

Arash Markazi of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, in his breakdown of every single Super Bowl party, has this followup from the “Madden Bowl” party last week:

“Joe Montana, Dwight Clark and Chris Berman sitting in a VIP booth with a bevy of beauties surrounding them. Montana seem resigned to the possibility that images of his night on the town might end up online. “It seems like everyone has a camera on these,” he said picking up his cell phone. “You can’t do anything privately anymore.”

Don’t suppose Berman pal’d along with Montana and Clark for any particular reason, eh?

Markazi ranks all the parties (Maxim, Playboy, ESPN) and has some fun details, like Wade Phillips doing “Soulja Boy” in front of Jerry Jones, and a strange odor emanating from the Playboy party. Some highlights after the jump - along with Maxim party photos (and Heidi Montag’s alarming boob job).

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The SEATTLE TIMES reports today that “Warren Moon was arrested on suspicion of DUI and driving with a suspended license early Friday morning, according to the Medina (WA) Police Department.“

Moon was pulled over for driving with expired tags, and the attending police officer soon learned Moon’s driving privileges had been revoked in Washington as well. The license revocation apparently stems from a suspicion-of-DUI arrest in April (Moon was fined and given community service in that case).

There’s no word if Moon blew over the legal limit this time. The Times notes “a report will be sent to the King County Prosecutor’s Office for possible charges.”

What makes this arrest even more astonishing is the public humiliation Moon and Leigh Steinberg suffered earlier this year, when both were hit with DUI charges in the same week. Moon is a partner at the sports agency Tollner, Steinberg and Moon.