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Redskins' star Arrington's loud party irks neighbors
By JEFF HORSEMAN, Staff Writer
As one of the NFL's premier linebackers, LaVar Arrington plays football with a high-speed intensity matched only by his vocal personality.

That attitude may have carried over to a party Saturday near the Washington Redskins star's home on Whitehall Creek near St. Margaret's, enraging at least one neighbor who complained of ear-splitting music and reckless boating.

George Fennell said the trouble started around 3 p.m. with a thumping baseline emanating from the waterfront home on Cedar Lane Farm Road on the Broadneck Peninsula. He said he saw a large tent and hundreds of people at the house.

Mr. Fennell, who said he lives about 1,000 yards away from the residence across the creek, reported partygoers on jet skis driving at high speeds. One jet ski zoomed close to a canoe, he said.

"They were running them like you'd run them out on the (Chesapeake) bay," he said.

When he went to confront the homeowner - he said he didn't know it was Mr. Arrington - Mr. Fennell said he saw limousines, sports cars and SUVs in a line waiting to get inside.

After being rebuffed by security guards in front of the house, Mr. Fennell said he called county police. However, police this morning had no record of a call pertaining to the house's address in more than a year.

Mr. Fennell of Holly Drive said he also called state Natural Resources Police, which dispatched a patrol boat. The boat checked out the scene before turning around, Mr. Fennell said.

DNR this morning could not confirm whether police responded to a call in the area.

State property records show a LaVar R. Arrington purchased the home for $3.5 million in March.

Neither the Redskins nor Mr. Arrington's agent, Carl Poston, could be reached for comment this morning, although a woman at Mr. Poston's office confirmed the agent was at the party.

Mr. Fennell said the 11,000-square-foot home

had been vacant for quite some time.

Other neighbors reported hearing loud music from the party. Bob Murphy of Holly Drive described the music as reggae-style but said he wasn't bothered by it.

"It was clearly a large gathering," he said.

Charles Thomann of Laurel Lane said he heard the noise, which may have led to a glass ceiling tile falling in the bathroom of his home.

Mr. Thomann also reported seeing the jet skis. He said he motioned one to come over and reminded the driver to operate it safely. He said the driver was very polite, and Mr. Thomann asked him if he could get the music turned down.

After receiving several calls from irate neighbors, Mr. Thomann said he went over to the home around 9:30 p.m. He said he spoke with a security guard at the home, who told him the party was celebrating someone's birthday.

According to his online biography, Mr. Arrington was born on June 20, 1978.

Mr. Thomann said he went over yesterday with a wine bottle and birthday card and rang the doorball. He said he looked inside and found the place was empty, without even furniture.

Like Mr. Murphy, Mr. Thomann said he wasn't particularly upset with the party. "It was annoying but not obnoxious," he said.

On the other hand, Mr. Fennell wondered if Mr. Arrington got special treatment because of his celebrity status.

"If I'm doing 7 knots in Whitehall Creek, and a DNR boat comes by, I'm going to get pulled over," he said.

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Jake wrote:And Ant, LaVar did party like it was his birthday but it wasn't at the bowling ally!

When does the weekend start on a Wednesday?

When you're Washington Redskins' linebacker LaVar Arrington and San Francisco 49ers' linebacker Julian Peterson, and it's your birthday, the party starts when you say it does.

In conjunction with PSP Sport Agency, the birthday ballers celebrated their 4th annual celebrity, five-day weekend extravaganza in style.

Invited guests included New England Patriots' CB Ty Law, Oakland Raiders' CB Charles Woodson, Minnesota Vikings' LB E.J. Henderson, Detroit Lions' WR Charles Rogers, Philadelphia Eagles' WR Terrell Owens, Carolina Panthers' CB Chris Gamble, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' RB Charlie Garner.

The first few days of fun and games took place at a few metro D.C. hot spots such as Ginger Cove and Strike Bowling Alley. Then, on Saturday, those who survived (and were still upright and functioning) headed over to shoot some hoops and raise funds and public awareness about AIDS/HIV at Big Tigger's 3rd Annual Celebrity Classic and All-Star Basketball game, held a George Washington University.

Next, party-goers flocked back to Arrington's southern Maryland lake house estate for a barbecue birthday bash. As guests arrived, adhering to the the all-white dress code, beautiful women in grass skirts handed out leis to welcome them. And Arrington's perfectly manicured lawn quickly began to resemble a luxury car dealership.

In the backyard, the cool temperatures didn't deter many from enjoying the lake with water sports and jet skiing (unless, you're running back Clinton Portis, who kept stalling his).

But those who preferred to remain land-locked were entertained with drinks, music, conversation, and ... well, diamonds.

On the back deck, Manhattan's "It" jeweler Gabriel Jacob's set up a booth displaying diamond-studded watches from Avianne & Co. for purchase. And while players such as Charles Woodson and Charlie Garner indulged, others like Philadelphia Eagles' RB Brian Westbrook only looked on and admired.

The after-party, held at D.C.'s luxurious waterfront night club H2O, was conspicuously located next door to Big Tigger's after-party at Zanzibar. "Chaotic" is the best way to describe the scene of wall-to-wall partiers. Both clubs filled to capacity, as ballers like Philadelphia Sixers' Allen Iverson, Washington Wizards' Larry Hughes, Baltimore Ravens' Travis Taylor, Buffalo Bills' Lawyer Malloy, Houston Texans' Jamie Sharper, and his brother Green Bay Packers' S Darren Sharper shut down the waterfront.

Hey, it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

Until the next big event ... Peace.

Mz. Banks

gambit187 wrote:Now i know what you guys will say IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY IS ALLOWED TO PARTY. But I keep telling you NON BEILVERS, this type of thing happens with him on a regular basis (sans all the other celebrities).

Rappers, celebrities, JACOB THE JEWELER, Girls looking for a meal ticket. The only reason it made the papers was because of all the other events going on.

HE WILL NEVER BE A GREAT LINEBACKER TILL HE CURBS SOME OF HIS URGES...

John Manfreda wrote:Lavar is the man. Keep partying hard, all the great ones do it. If you don't believe me ask LT and Ray Ray. Jermey Shockey. I went to UM so don't tell me he doesn't I know from experience.

Redskins1974 wrote:I'm just glad no Cowboys were invited

gambit187 wrote:

Redskins1974 wrote:I'm just glad no Cowboys were invited

Naw because they all to busy working out at Valley Ranch and breaking feet (Ward).

oafusp wrote:Cheers to Lavar...Gibbs sent them all home a day early for good work, I am glad Lavar and the other pros are chillin this month...too bad Lavar has prick neighbors.

The good news is that those neighbors are not his real neighbors...that is his "lake house"....his full-time residence is in Fairfax (closer to Redskin Park)...he was having a HUGE home last winter. So, the lakehouse neighbors better get used to it, cause that is going to be Lavar's "Party Hizzouse"

John Manfreda wrote:I went to University of Miami and I doubt Ray Ray cut his partying down. Everyone at UM party's hard. Believe me I heard stories about him. The Cowboys don't party yeah right. Athletes make millions of dollars and can have any woman they want. But there so disciplined that they don't LOL. Get in the real world.

Redskins Rule wrote:This is LaVar's vacation time. The whole league is off right now. Who cares if he parties now. In about one month he won't be partying like this for a real long time.

He needs to enjoy his time off while he has it!!! I know I would.