Saturday Six – 33

Welcome to the Saturday Six, where each week I let you get to know me a bit better with the help of a list. Any idiot can do a Top 5 list, which is why I kicked it up a notch to a Top 6. This week’s topic: 33

So today is my 33rd birthday. I don’t plan anything special for it, besides sleeping late and watching wrestling all day. Anything special, that is, beside this list things with the number 33.

1. Cru Jones bib number – Rad – What can I say, I love this dumb movie. I don’t know if there was any significance of why Cru had bib #33, but his main opponent, Bart Taylor, had #1, and there was a lengthy scene explaining why a pre-Full House Laurie Laughlin’s character rode with #1. Either way, whenever I’m forced to add a number to my username because the one I want is taken, I always add 33 in reverence to Cru and the Thunder in his Heart.

 

2. Cliff Lee – Philadelphia Phillies – Though we got him after we won the whole thing in 2008, his complete game performance in Game 1 of the World Series in 2009 was simply badass, with his nonchalant catch and behind the back grab being truly epic. It’s a shame the team has gone downhill since them, but he’s still one of the most elite pitchers in the league. At least I think he is, I don’t really follow baseball anymore since we aren’t winning, like a true Philadelphia fan.

 

3. Patrick Roy – Montreal Canadiens/Colorado Avalanche – I wanted to give this to Brian Boucher, but frankly, as much as I like him, he’s just far outclassed in just about every category of goal-tending by Patrick Roy, who is pretty much the greatest goalie ever not named Hasek or Broudeur.

 

4. Lockheed Martin X-33 – A late 90’s attempt to build a Single Stage to Orbit (no boosters or external tanks, all one big ass piece) reusable shuttle. The technology of the time was not up to the task of making it as light as it needed to be to properly achieve orbit. Even though it never flew once or even really had a full scale mock up before the project was cancelled, it did make for an interesting model kit, even it was just a slice of pizza with wings.

 

5. Club 33 – Disneyland – So apparently there is a quasi-secret restaurant in Disneyland that is not open to the public, that costs $25,000 to join, and then $10,000 a year in membership costs. And then after all that, you still have to pay for your meal on top of all that!

 

6. 33 – Battlestar Galactica – Why they Cylons keep attacking every 33 minutes is never really revealed, but their constant attacks sure made for one hell of a premiere episode of the ongoing re-imagined series.

 

JohnScott is the proud owner of a life size replica Captain Kirk Chair. He is a hoarder of Comic Books, Transformers, and Star Trek action figures. He attended Space Camp as an adult. He has taken vacations to the closing of the Star Trek Experience and the final night Shuttle launch. He has been known to yell at his television when the kids can't put together the damn statue in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. When not writing for InsufficientScotty, he is a Software Engineer for a major healthcare communications company. You can Email or follow on Twitter @NotEnoughScotty or Facebook