3. Tiffany, the ’80s teen pop-star who brought you “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Could’ve Been,” has grown up to be…

a Playboy model, yes…

a “Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling” grappler, yes…

and, above all else, a gushing gay icon who loves nothing more than sunning down by the pool at the Russian River Resort.

With a new club single (”Dust off and Dance”) under her belt, she returns to the Triple R for a Guerneville-style Fourth of July blowout at 9 p.m. Saturday. $15-$20.

2. The other night, as I was watching a devoted crew of Monte Rio locals project patriotic images on a curtain of water streaming from the Monte Rio bridge, one of them admitted “it’s totally hokey.”

That’s when the John Cougar Mellencamp lyrics shot into my head: “But ain’t that America, you and me…”

Actually, when you consider they’re using a circa-1943 projector and rear-projecting it from the bed of a pickup on the other side of the Russian River, it’s pretty amazing and lovably analog in a digital age.

You need proof? Just watch the latest 60-Second Weekend video….

Monte Rio’s Fourth of July blowout attracts 5,000 people every year, even if it’s a misnomer of sorts (it really goes down tonight on the 3rd of July).

1. You don’t have to leave the house (truly one of the Great American Pasttimes) for this one: Yay Area hero Joey Chestnut takes on Takeru Kobayashi (again) for the 2009 Nathan’s Famous Hot-Dog Eating Contest.

Last year, it all came down to the overtime five-dog eat off. That’s when Chestnut ran away with the prize, making five tubesteaks disappear in 50 seconds.

Be on your couch at 9 a.m. for the live ESPN broadcast. And in case you’re itching to place a bet, here are the odds:

Joey Chestnut -150,  Over 120.5 (+105)

Takeru Kobayashi +120, Under 120.5 (-135)