Living in LA, it’s pretty hard to get excited about the NFL. After all, both of our teams (the one we stole from Cleveland and the one we stole from Oakland) left town back in the ’90s. If you want to see what it’s like to get fired up over football, though, all you have to do is come to Phoenix.

On Feburary 3rd, Super Bowl XLII will be played in Glendale, at the west end of the valley. The game will be held in University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals (stolen from St. Louis, who then stole the Anaheim Rams, who were earlier stolen from LA). Just an aside … how funny is it that a school that doesn’t have a campus sponsors a stadium so it looks like they have a football team … tee hee …

Anyway, even though the event is almost three weeks away, the PR blitz is in full gear. When I landed at Sky Harbor Airport last night, I noticed that every glass door you pass through has been emblazoned with the SB logo. All over town they’re talking about those “big game parties” – can’t mention the Super Bowl name unless you’re a licensed sponsor. And the local TV anchors are frothing at the mouth whenever they talk about the game and all the tourist money that will come with it.

I’ll give the AZ homers a break – this is a pretty big deal for them. They have a shiny new stadium to show off, and it’s not often the national spotlight gets shown down here. Let them have their moment in the sun … :laugh:

Plying the waters off the SoCal coast, you’ll see some amazing sportfishers. From the amazing KELSEY LEE to the BAD COMPANY fleet, there’s some pretty impressive hardware out there.

None cut the same silhouette as MNAC member Andy Crean’s DONNA C III, though. At 120 feet, it dwarfs anything else on the water. Don’t kid yourself – it might look like a cruise ship, but this thing catches fish! You’d never guess it from the listing, though …

Starting aft, through the salon you are first met by a Steinway baby grand piano on the starboard side and wet bar on the port. At the end of the spacious salon is a dinning table that seats 8 adults. Forward is the full beam galley that any chef would die for, complete with custom sandwich bar and soda fountain. The galley also features casual dinning for 6.

The best part? She can be yours for a mere $7.7 million! Andy has the boat up for sale (and no doubt another on order), so now you, too, can drive to Mag Bay in luxury.

But wait – there’s more! If you’ve ever stood on the porch at Andy’s Villa Nova restaurant in Newport, you can look across the channel and see the boat in its berth. The house where the slip is located is for sale, too, and you can get the whole package for $22.5 million … call now!!!