This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.

This goo was worth a point in August 2023.

publication date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (part of August 2023)

category: Music

clue: This rocker dumped his supermodel wife and drove his car to the town of Heartbeat, sold candy door-to-door, looked at the panorama and thought, "I can't shake it up and make a move like this."

explanation: Ric Ocasek founded The Cars. Their albums include The Cars, Heartbeat City, Candy-O, Door to Door, Panorama, Shake It Up, and Move Like This. He divorced and disinherited Paulina Porizkova. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Scott Hardie


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