Timbaland and Timberlake

Music producer extraordinaire Timbaland - a.k.a. Timothy Mosley - threw a birthday party for his kid brother Sebastian - a.k.a. Garland Mosley - at Showcase Live Sunday night. Guests included Celts captain Paul Pierce and teammates Rajon Rondo, J.R. Giddens, Darius Miles, and Gabe Pruitt; former Celtic Dana Barros; Pats Kelley Washington and Lonie Paxton; New England Revs Khano Smith and Rob Valentino; JAM'N DJs Hustle Simmons and Melissa; and HOT 106's Joey Foxx. Timbaland collaborator Justin Timberlake was in Boston over the weekend but apparently did not attend the party. JT and girlfriend Jessica Biel arrived Friday on a flight from LA and ate lunch Sunday at Daedalus in Harvard Square. Biel, who briefly attended Tufts before dropping out to pursue an acting career, ate a burger while Timberlake had a Cuban sandwich. Yes, the cute couple are good tippers.

Turntablists to honor injured DJ

Gypsy Bar is turning Friday night's "Party of the Decade" into a fund-raiser for Boston's Shriners Hospital for Children to honor DJ AM. The superstar DJ, who's graced the Gypsy Bar turntables more than once, survived a plane crash in South Carolina Friday, along with former blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. (Both remain hospitalized in Georgia, but doctors announced Sunday they expect them to recover.) AM, who suffered burns from the wreck, was scheduled to spin Friday at Gypsy Bar, along with DJ Yo-C of Montreal, DJ Captn20 of Detroit, The New York City Aerial Dancers, and Rocker Sy Sylver. The performers are now donating their appearance fees to the hospital.

A celebrated opening

Estrellita Karsh, wife of the late photographer Yousuf Karsh, got a surprise last night at the Museum of Fine Arts: a Canadian flag, honoring her philanthropic work in that country, from Neil LeBlanc, consul general of Canada in Boston. Karsh, LeBlanc, and Morley Safer of "60 Minutes," along with curator Anne Havinga and museum director Malcolm Rogers, were celebrating the opening of "Karsh 100: A Biography in Images."

A laughing matter for Cook

Dane Cook's got bigger problems than his fledgling film career. The Arlington comic is locked in a legal tussle over his failure to pick up after his pooch. Last month, the Boston Common cover boy was evicted from his Hollywood pad for failing to clean up after his dog. Now comes word that Cook, whose new movie "My Best Friend's Girl" did only so-so at the weekend box office, is too scared to move. Yes, scared. In court docs obtained by TMZ.com, the comedian claims his heroes John Belushi and Steve Martin once lived in the same complex, and he depends on them for inspiration. "I know that the presence of those that have lived there before me affects me deeply and provides me with inspiration," Cook contends. "In the same way that writers can get writer's block, comedians can really easily run out of ideas and 'stories'; I am extremely frightened that this will happen to me if I am forced to move out of my apartment." What a joke.

Awards, here and there

After scooping up a lifetime achievement award at the Boston Comedy Festival, Tom Smothers was spotted Sunday morning on a flight to LA, where, of course, he picked up an Emmy. The comedian's in-flight entertainment? A stack of Smothers Brothers DVDs. His brother Dick was on a separate flight. Maybe it's like president and VP? . . . In other Emmy chatter: Rebecca Eaton, WGBH executive producer of the Masterpiece miniseries "Cranford," hung out Sunday with Newton native and nominee John Slattery, of "Mad Men." At an Emmy after-party, his co-star Rich Sommer told Eaton his wife is so in love with "Cranford" that he bought the DVD for her the day it was released. "Cranford" actress Dame Eileen Atkins won an Emmy for best supporting actress in a miniseries.

Around town

Rapper Nas was seen coming and going from the InterContinental Boston over the weekend. On Friday night - following their big day at the White House - a few Celtics, including Scott Pollard, enjoyed dinner at the hotel in the Miel Brasserie Provençale private dining room. Members of the Dropkick Murphys joined in at an after-party at RumBa's.

Game on

Video didn't kill the radio stars, it made them even richer. Consider the case of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision, creator of the wildly popular video game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, tells MTV Multiplayer blog: "[The band's] version of Guitar Hero generated far more in revenues than any Aerosmith album ever has." And that's not hyperbole. According to Rockgamer.com, Aerosmith's last studio album, 2004's "Honkin' on Bobo," sold 160,500 copies in its first week, which equates to about $2 million in sales. Meanwhile, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith sold 567,000 copies in its first week, grossing about $25 million. No wonder Metallica, Guns N' Roses, and Van Halen may jump on the video-game bandwagon.

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