Back in June, when we heard that local men would do the Full Monty for a fund-raising nude calendar to benefit the Jackson Street Youth Shelter, our official reaction was: "We have to give credit to ... their playful entrepreneurial spirit in the service of a worthy cause. On the other hand ... well ... these guys are local. That means we'll see them around from time to time. It's going to be a little disconcerting to do business with them, knowing who has the strawberry-shaped mole on his shoulder blade."

Well, the calendar, "Men of the Willamette Valley," hit distribution spots in Corvallis last Tuesday and sold out so fast it was tough going finding one. But in the interest of tough investigative journalism, we found one and took a close look at this fundraising endeavor.

After a thorough analysis, we have some concerns that can't be ignored.

First, there's no way of really knowing if radio guys Weldon Greig and "Radio Ray" actually were nude (December 2004), because they are shown only from the waist up. (A cover-up, perhaps?)

Yogi Blodgett, OSU's "traveling computer guy" (March) has some impressive tats, including one of (what else?) a bear.

The "farmer tan" is still all the rage, especially with outdoor types such as vineyard manager Dai Crisp (June.)

Teacher Creighton Lindsay (August) does a mean Chuck Berry guitar shuffle.

Overall, the calendar is witty, tasteful and clever. Its $15 cost goes to a good cause. We salute these men, their wives and significant others for being such good sports.

We have only one grumbling complaint: The Benton County SWAT team posed with olive-green army-style pants on. Let's compare that with Junction City Deputy Police Chief Larry Larson, who, for the second edition of the "Men of Long Tom Grange" calendar posed for the July centerfold wearing only his hat, gun belt and a beguilingly offered box of doughnuts.

Surely our guys can do better next year ... But don't be looking for a "Men of the Gazette-Times" entry anytime soon. Some sources are better left "undisclothesed."