Meeting #1705 - Monday, 8 May, 2023
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
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Called to order at 20:01
Total of 11 log-ins
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1704 were posted online, and were accepted as: In the
tradition of ages past.
Treasurer
Regular: $15,805.32
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:
A motion to disband the Committee to Create Committees, and was voted 6 to 1
in favor.
Craig: It was the greatest thing he ever did because he had to do nothing.
New Business:
No new business.
Announcements:
Craig:
SiliCon will not happen in 2023.
Yochanan – Sad to see it go too.
John – Part of the issue is SJConvCenter forced them to have the con (pay
either way). Adam Savage’s name has disappeared from the convention media.
Yochanan:
Just got home from emergency quadruple bypass surgery. Two months anticipated
for recovery.
Lisa - Welcome to the zipper club (last July)
Craig - Had to learn to make adjustments from his life-changing surgery.
Galye:
Got new passports (expedited fee) for Pemmi-con (NASFIC) in Winnipeg in July.
John:
5-years ago (yesterday) had a knee replacement, and is in far less pain than
before it.
Gearld: 12 years since cancer surgery.
Ken:
Eurovision semis Tue & Thu 12 pm, and Final this Sat (also at 12pm) Streams in
the US on Peacock.
Reviews
Yochanan:
Dr. Who Schratchman by Tom Baker. Interesting book. 4th Doctor, first person.
Sarah & Harry are companions. 4/5 *s
Picard: Marvelous job. No duds. Maybe one too many tags. Wished all three
series were as good.
Kaiser Santa Clara: Did an outstanding job of the surgery. The have Direct TV,
so had a lot to watch (lots of fannish). H&I Star Trek marathons.
John:
GotG vol 3: The conclusion of this mix of the cast. Good wrap. All the
commercials lie. Definite go see for Marvel fans. 2 Thumbs Up.
Gayle:
Waterman - Duke: Ambassador of Aloha (bio of Duke Kahanamoku) Watched it twice
https://www.pbs.org/video/waterman-duke-ambassador-of-aloha-ot83gi/
Craig: There’s a funky surfer museum in an old light house in Santa Cruz.
Sandra:
Last Breath. Saturation diving in the North Sea Highly reccommend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSA72LaYXw
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_breath_2018
Kennita:
Whats a good 3D to see GotG? General discussion has: All the same tech, but
IMAX has more pixels so it might be better.
Rick:
Mrs. Davis (Peacock) Unpredictable. Absolutely totally bonkers (in a good way).
Citadel: Just turn your brain off. Kind of fun, but dumb.
Gerald:
The Coronation: Almost all of the liturgy was put to music by people like
Andrew Lloyd Webber, so what I saw was a glitch-free 4-hour concert with
cosplay punctuated by occasional oaths and poignant family drama. It didn't
seem that long--something interesting or beautiful was always happening.
Gayle: Pretty Yende performed (She’s done Met productions).
Lisa: Woke up in time to watch live. Kind of fun. Flyby was truncated due to
weather. Enjoyed.
Yochanan: Saw the balcony bit live. Followed by highlights of the ceremony.
Duncan:
Star Wars Visions new season started May 4. Disney+ Lucas with world wide
styles of animation. It’s wonderful.
https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-visions-season-2-review-disney-plus-anime-1850397043
https://ew.com/tv/how-star-wars-visions-went-global-for-season-2/
Lisa is looking to cut the cord, and there was lots of discussion.
Rumor of the Week:
The Ghost of Committees Past will forever haunt the Internet 5/7
Rumors of Yochanan's Death were greatly exaggerated; unfortunately the same can
not be said about SiliCon SJ! 8/4
BASFA talks too much.
People take too literally what BASFA says.
Adjourned at: 21:41
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