Jack White
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
Scott Hardie provided the category and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Erik, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Friday, April 25, 2008 (part of Round XXXIV)
category: Music
clue: This witty storyteller married his sister (???) and took her name before taking up residence upon a frigid peak.
explanation: Jack White was the lead singer of the White Stripes and the Raconteurs ("witty storyteller"). He married and took the last name of Meg White, who he always introduced as his sister. He also had a role in the movie Cold Mountain. The use of the three question marks is a very subtle reference to Jack's obsession with the number 3. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, Tony Peters, Lori Lancaster, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Allison Bair, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, Sam Boyarsky, Jesse Vengrove, Eric Wallhagen, Lee Berman, and Charles Curtis
trivia: Erik requested this goo as a follow-up to his earlier request for Jack Black (0354).