publication date: Monday, March 28, 2011 (part of Spring 2011)

category: Literature

clue: moonwalking pop stars aren't known for their books about beer and whiskey

explanation: Jackson was an authoritative expert about beer and whiskey, not to be confused with Michael Jackson the pop star. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Ryan Dunn, and Jon Berry

The Other Guys: Even in the age of blogs and reality shows, we still can't all be famous. These five people have done their best, but they'll never outshine their better-known namesakes.

Similar Goos

Robert Bly

iron man Go »

James Morrison

more concerned with getting discovered than with entranceways into rooms Go »

Stephen King

tell us a story about a possessed soccer ball that kills people (who's the king?) Go »

Ted Williams

famous baseball players aren't living on the street offering to pronounce things Go »

Jennifer Lopez

tells us whether it's raining on the block Go »

Anne Rice

It only takes a minute to cook a vampire. Go »