To boldly go where no MINIon has go before… I mentioned that there were two MINIon numbers that I wanted, one was MINIon #1138 which found a much more appropriate home, and the other was MINIon #1701. NCC-1701 being the registry number for the starship Enterprise. For those who do not know the significance of wearing a red shirt on the original Star Trek let’s just put it this way- it meant you weren’t going to be around for the next episode. Years ago ANOVOS started making their screen accurate uniform tunics from Star Trek, while I really couldn’t afford one, I bought one- the style was an “Ensign Ricky” or the guy who won’t be beaming back to the ship. As a public school teacher I have always felt that I was “expendable” so it fit. I’ve even been known to wear my red Star Trek tie to meetings at our district’s admin building. It did not end up on my Roadster for MTTS, it actually ended up on the bus, because sadly, the people putting on the show deserved a badge, and they put their lives on the line for us every day- #1701 seemed appropriate.
