A VERY YOUNG, VERY HOT . . . (7/28 - 8/2)

* Last week's "Very Young, Very Hot" actor was Mr. Brady himself, Robert Reed. The picture of him was a publicity shot from the tv series The Defenders, which aired in the early 1960s.

As for the celeb who's on the chopping block for this week, we have ANOTHER male actor; don't worry . . . there'll be a female next week! The actor pictured above, looking quite young and hot in a leather jacket and white t-shirt, went on to become a TRUE auteur of Hollywood films, but above all, he's known for the work he did in the WEST. Do ya feel lucky this week?

This Week's Separated At Birth (7/28 - 8/3)

* Forget about Liv Tyler being the Aerosmith frontman's daughter. Getta load of Ms. Melissa Rivers! Is Missy the love child of Steven Tyler and Joan Rivers? If this is not the case, and it's

socially acceptable for Melissa and Steven to get it on, what kind of mouth would their offspring have?

WHO IS MORE LIKELY . . . (7/21 - 7/27)

The answer to last week's question was surprisingly BARACK OBAMA. It is he who would neglect to pay his paperboy. He and his wife Michelle, first of all, are RARELY home in Illinois. As a result, their paperboy usually has to wait quite a while to receive payment, going so far as to sneak attack Mr. Obama for the unpaid bill. Some advice to the Obamas: Put a trusty neighbor in charge of passing your payment onto the young lad newsboy.

As for John McCain, he shouldn't have even been considered for last week's question. John and Cindy cancelled their subscription to the Arizona Republic News several months ago. According to an inside source, the McCains were irate with the laziness of their paperboy (He was actually a fortysomething-year-old man.) for throwing the paper as he drove by in his 1985 Chevrolet Caprice Classic station wagon.

This week's query will be a little easier. Who is more likely to bring two 6-packs of Stella Artois beer to a backyard barbecue and keep it to himself in a compact blue and white Playmate cooler that he hides behind a potted plant, discreetly reaching for a bottle from the folding chair on which he plops himself for the duration of the party?

A.) A 1980's Jan-Michael Vincent when he was on top of the world in tv's Airwolf, or . . .

B.) a 21st century alcoholic, incoherent Jan-Michael who can't remember when to go to the bathroom?

C'mon, you can do it! There are a lot of clues in this week's question.

BACKLOG: What Irritates Mr. Erzblock This Week (7/14 - 7/20)

Soon after the recent passing of former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow became public, I heard someone say, "First Bobby Murcer; now Tony Snow! I wonder who's gonna be next? They always say deaths come in three." To this moron I wanted to shout, "You! That's who's gonna die next. You!" I mean does anyone REALLY believe that deaths, like tennis balls, come in packs of three? Why do they not also come in ones, twos, fours, fives, etc.? After all, doesn't a second death precede a third death and a fourth succeed a third?

A VERY YOUNG, VERY HOT . . . (7/21 - 7/27)

* The "Very Young, Very Hot" femme belle from last week was Shelley Winters, the robust woman who sacrificed her life in The Poseidon Adventure. Younger audiences will remember her as Roseanne's grandmother on tv's Roseanne.

For this week, we have a man who is no longer with us (He passed away in the early '90s.). However, back in the early '60s he was YOUNG and HOT before becoming a FAMOUS television father.

This Week's Separated At Birth (7/21 - 7/27)

* Whoever cast THE GOONIES film and didn't select John Madden to play one of Mama Fratelli's sons should be banned from EVER being a casting agent again. Famous character actress Anne Ramsey, who succumbed to cancer in 1988 at the age of 58, (Yes, she was ONLY 58!!!) looks like Mr. Madden's mama. This, however, leads me to wonder who would play the other Fratelli brother.

Feel free to post a comment with any of your suggestions. Until next week . . .

WHO IS MORE LIKELY . . . (7/14 - 7/20)

A new feature (along with "This Week's Separated At Birth," "A Very Young, Very Hot . . . ," and "What Irritates Mr. Erzblock This Week") has been added to this blog's lineup. Quite simply, I'm calling it, "Who is More Likely . . . ," and I hope you all enjoy it.

For this week's question, I ask, who is more likely to neglect to pay the paperboy for several weeks, if not months, before being put into a position to do so upon meeting up with the paperboy when slowly, carefully exiting their home to circumspectly retrieve the paper only to be snuck up on by the paperboy who has been hiding behind a large front yard shrub?

*Please, do not be swayed by the pictures below.