Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2015 August 12

= August 12 =

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There is an engergy drink, snowboard, skateboard logo, or something other, that uses four stylized "I"'s, two of which are upside down. What is the logo of?Algircal (talk) 03:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I can't help. As an aside, I wasn't sure at first if it was four L's meant or four i's (I see now it was i's), so I tried Googling both LLLL and iiii. Both times it brought up borderline NSFW images (lingerie shots, etc.) Apparently Rule 34 has now extended to random strings of letters. 64.235.97.146 (talk) 12:36, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Monster energy drink has a logo that looks like three capital "I"'s (they're actually meant to represent the initial M of the drink's name). That's the first thing that popped to my mind when I read the question. --Xuxl (talk) 13:36, 12 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Maybe it was two upside down exclamation points and two right-side-up exclamation points: ¡¡!! --Bavi H (talk) 03:02, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Ty Hunter's fashion collection "With Passion" uses four exclamation marks, but they're all right-side up (or upside down "i"s), as far as I looked, though sometimes at slanting angles. (Ty Hunter is Beyoncé's stylist and fashion director; you can see him in "XO", about 45 seconds into the clip, sitting next to Beyoncé, riding the Coney Island Cyclone). ---Sluzzelin talk  11:18, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Don't Take Your Guns to Town by Johnny Cash
I believe this song was written about a friend of Johnny Cash. My father, Billy Joe Johnston, and Johnny Cash were good friends in the air force during the Korean war and often saw each other when Johnny's concerts brought him to eastern Iowa. The song references Billy Joe, combing his dark hair, and growing up on a farm. All of these exactly match my father. I do no have anything to confirm this but the song written in 1958 would be the right time period since the war ended in 1953. Any insight you discover would be greatly appreciated.

Mark Johnston199.151.193.76 (talk) 16:43, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Here is some of the story behind the song, including a rendition from VH1 Story Tellers where he explains it a bit. -- Jayron 32 17:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)