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!
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Um, dont you think Top Gun Day should be March 3rd?????? I mean really…..The first scene of the movie…
On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN.
Tim – It was on the table, but we are celebrating the movie more than the school. Bottom line, every day should be Top Gun Day!
May 13th is the better day, all around. Especially since today is my BIRTHDAY!!! SCORE!
hell yeah
wait….wouldn’t that make it on Friday the 13th?
Roger! Even better.