Meeting #1596 - Monday, 5 April, 2021
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:08
Total of 13 log-ins
The minutes of meeting 1595 were accepted as: Secretary Missing in Action
Treasurer
Regular: $15,706.05
Party: $230.58
money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com
Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.
President: Not present.
Committees:
The sports committee has been approached by the San Jose Giants. We are aiming
for a tentative Saturday, July 31 Harry Potter Night. Prices are fixed for up
to 15 attendees. Poll of the attendees indicated that there is interest in
pursuing the First Base Party Patio option ($1,050 or $60/person)
New, exclusive, suite-style patio located next to the San Jose Giants dugout
Front row, field-level box seats and standing area with cocktail tables and
chairs
Umbrellas for shaded comfort
Accommodates groups of up to 15 people
Food & Service
Each meal comes with one (1) BBQ meal and two (2) beverages (alcoholic or
non-alcoholic) (see downloadable flyer for more details)
One (1) $10 food and beverage voucher per person
Personal bartender, server and cook
Special Perks
Special entrance through the San Jose Giants Season Ticket Holder gate
Parking passes
Group video board welcome
Unlimited Family Fun Zone access for children ages twelve (12) and under
15% discount in the Giants Dugout Store
Group Add-Ons available
Register your interest with Ken at ba...@p4tt.me <mailto:ba...@p4tt.me>
No new business.
Announcements:
Howierd
Westercon 2022 Tonopah, there is no Amtrak service, but now
https://saltlakeexpress.com/ <https://saltlakeexpress.com/> will have services
from Reno to Tonopah. More information with be Will be on the WesterCon site
soon. westercon74.org <http://westercon74.org/>
Yochanan
Today is First Contact Day. There were some activities on Paramount+
Lisa: Everything available on their website. startrek.com/firstcontact
<http://startrek.com/firstcontact>
Gerald
Getting his first shot tomorrow! Now off Tasman (Cisco) near where he lives.
Gayle: Learned at NorwesCon that it’s Mode-RNA
Stanford Womens Basketball won the national, fist time since ’92.
Duncan
A Russian version of The Hobbit from early ‘90s has surfaced online.
Craig: It’s not even MSST3K caliber!
Ken
Yvette Keller is running to be Towel Day Ambassador
facebook.com/TowelDayAmbassador/ <http://facebook.com/TowelDayAmbassador/>
LoR meeting on Sunday at 6 p.m. via Zoom.. Starting the third Doctor adventure
Ambassadors of Death. lor.club <http://lor.club/>
Reviews
Yochanan
Godzilla vs Kong. Not a masterpiece, but fun. Loved it. If you’re a fan. Some
surprises. Dolby theatre at Eastridge rattled frequently (a good thing). Worth
full price.
JohnO: Watched as well. Enjoyed. Opening scene reminded him of Shrek. Kong has
many WTF moments. Well put together. Humans are along with the ride. Both show
they are not dumb animals. Nice mix of characters. Highly recommend. Free for
HBOMax subscribers.
Howierd: Is there a Raymond Burr character? (no)
Rick
Falcon and Winter Soldier. Engaging and entertaining. It’s not WandaVision.
Worth it so far. Looking forward to Loki later this year.
Yochanan: Wasn’t bowled over by first episode, but got hooked on with the
second.
DaveC
eBay: A week and a half ago released new vendor pages. Complete redesign. Can’t
tell you how exciting that was for the community. They appear to still be
fiddling with it. Some things were available on desktop, but not on mobile.
Approaching worth full value.
Gayle
YouTube: Howeird performance of “Make you wear your mask (filk)”. Beutifully
sung (in tune) and set design. Worth full price. youtu.be/a-uEfDpIwpM
<http://youtu.be/a-uEfDpIwpM>
NorwesCon: Used to go every year, but got too expensive. This year it was $35
for a virtual con. Awash with very smart people on the panels. Science GOH Dr.
Susan Langley, underwater archaeologist in Maryland. AirMeet was used, but she
had problems (only useable on Chrome).
Lisa: Attended as well. AirMeet is weirdly setup. Best set for office
conferences, on a computer. App (and mobile version) has half of the
capabilities of the desktop website. Some nice features, when it wasn’t
crashing. There were different virtual areas you could visit.
Kennita
Went up to Santa Rosa to see a prototype for the next burning man temple. Looks
like fun, climbable. Space for memorials, and other things to be burned at the
end. 40’ high, 120’ long. There may not be one this year, so it may be for
2022. Built in smaller pieces. She also bought a crisp white wine from the
winery that it was being built at.
Howierd: Local Las Vegas news are reporting “no burning man this year.”
Rumor of the Week:
If the imperial storm trooper's women's basketball team were to play the
Stanford women, they would still lose by one point!
Adjourned at: 21:25
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