Next Top Gun Day is May 13th, 2010
Roger. Call the ball…. The Official Top Gun Day is May 13th. What is Top Gun Day? Well it’s like talk like a pirate day, only way cooler because it allows you to quote a cheesy 80’s movie all day long, where aviator sunglasses (no matter how cheap), pretend you’re a fighter pilot (”it’s time to buzz the fridge”), play volleyball in jeans, and drink Hemlock–wait, wait–I mean ICE water. Participating on Top Gun Day is so easy even Slider can do it. Just read on to find out more.
Oh, and it would be really sweet of you to join our Facebook Fan Page (click the link or text “fan topgunday” to FBOOK (32665) from your cell phone and you will be added as a fan instantly!) and help us spread the word by sharing us on Facebook, MySpace, Digg’ing us or posting it to Twitter. Check this out! You
Ice Man out!
Oh, we almost forgot, TGD is the first official “Day” to be tailored around social networks! It’s time to buzz the tower.
How do I Participate?
Simple.
- On May 13th update your social network profile picture / avatar to be anything Top Gun related. Use an image from our photo gallery or get creative and make your own. If you do make your own we’d love it if you could share it with us. If it’s good we’ll post it to our user gallery so other people can use it.
- Use as many Top Gun lines throughout the day as possible. For example, say your friend Jim asks you what you’re doing on Friday night, you should respond: “Hey Jim, you stink”.
- Where aviator sunglasses. Cheap or expensive. Inside or out. Just don’t “Scratch one”!
- Go to a bar…wearing a flight suit or aviator wings and order a glass of Hemlock.
- Call your friends and tell them, “I’m going to Top Gun!” and then hangup.
- Buy some rubber dog shit.
- Don’t wear deodorant and only respond to the name, Slider.
Use your imagination. There is NO wrong way to participate. If Slider can do it, so can you.
Pass it on! The more the merrier.
Potential Top Gun 2 Titles
Let’s have some fun. Email me (iceman [at] topgunday.com) some creative titles for Top Gun 2. Here are some:
Top Gun 2: There’s One ‘O’ in Two
Top Gun 2: The Pattern is Full
Top Gun 2: Call the Ball
Top Gun 2: Hard Deck My Ass
Top Gun 2: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Check out the Top Gun Ring Tones (midi’s)!
We’ve collected some of the best Top Gun midi files from around the net and posted them to the audio section. These will have to become the official ring tones for Top Gun Day. Goose would be proud.
Top Gun Glasses, Shirts, Games, and More
The Top Gun Store
We threw this store together to make it easy for you to find all the Top Gun stuff you’d ever need. Its got everything from aviator glasses (check out the ones for $5.45!) to costumes to Top Gun on Blue Ray — seriously — it has everything you need to show you’re a true naval aviator and Top Gun Day supporter! If there is something we’re missing just let us know. You may be good, but this stuff will make you better.
Top Gun T-Shirts
I was hoping to have Top Gun Day stickers and t-shirts ready by May 13th, but unfortunately I couldn’t find a good printer (you guys deserve the best). Fortunately, not all is lost as I recently stumbled across 80sTees.com. They have a ton of pretty funny Top Gun shirts, including one that says, “I was inverted”! I wish they would have used a different graphic and font, but I digress. Anyhow, if you want to buy a t-shirt or two be sure to check them out. I am ordering a few myself.
Remind Me So I Don’t Miss Top Gun Day!
Click here to get a reminder email when Top Gun Day is close. Don’t worry, we won’t spam and you can disable the reminders at any time. Once you’ve signed up for reminders we’ll shoot you an email a week or two before Top Gun Day, which in case you already forgot, is May 13th.
Recruit Your Comrades!
Click here to give your comrades a heads up about Top Gun Day. Your friends will thank you for it. Thanks for the support!
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Why is Top Gun Day May 13th?
We intended for Top Gun Day to be observed on the day the movie was released, which is May 16th (1986). Problem is, that’s Iron Eagle day. I know, how much does that suck? The ugly step child gets the real day. Actually, betcha didn’t know that Iron Eagle was released prior to Top Gun.
Ha! Scratch one. The real story is we screwed up when creating a few graphics. By the time we caught that we’d used the 13th instead of the 16th, it was too late. Blame Slider, not me.
So there you have it, I admit, I screwed up when I picked the 13th, but, and it’s a big but, there is a HUGE upside to the 13th. Why you ask? Well, two years from now, when we’re celebrating Top Gun’s 25th anniversary, we can party our asses off since May 13th will be on a Friday. Can’t wait!
