Meeting #1717 - Monday, 7 August, 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 20:00
Total of 12 log-ins
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1716 were posted online, and were accepted as: Not faux
news.
Treasurer
Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.
President
Not present.
Committees:
None present.
New Business:
No new business.
Announcements:
Sandra:
Cinequest August 15 to 30 in San Jose & Mountain View. cinequest.org
Yochanan:
First day back at work today. More tiring than before, though less stressful.
Ken:
3 Below Changes. Mama Mia! and (remainder of) Arthouse Film Festival cancelled,
Young Frankenstein (musical) changed to Disenchanted, Meshuganutcracker changed
to Sondheim on Sondheim. 3belowtheaters.com <http://3belowtheaters.com/>
Also, William Friedkin, director of The French Connection and The Exorcist
passed away (87)
Reviews
Yochanan:
They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix) blacksploitation comedy sci-fi mystery. Jamie
Foxx, John Boyega? Kiefer Sutherland. What if there were nefarious dealing with
a shadow org that wants to control the population. Lots of colorful language.
He loved it (his sister didn’t). 3/4*s
Secret Invasion (Disney+) Not pleased as he thought he’d be initially.
Interesting but didn’t stick the landing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Invasion_(TV_series)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. (picked up in a Little Free Library)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Frisby_and_the_Rats_of_NIMH. Then went and
found The Secret of NIMH – which is not exactly the same. Loved the book
(highly recommend), didn’t care as much for the movie.
Rick:
Foundation (Apple TV+) has started season 2, and is good even if only distantly
Asimovian. I'm having more faith in the showrunners, now, and note fewer
absurdities. Good on its own terms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)
2022's Norwegian movie Troll is... well, if you've seen any kaiju monster
flick, you already know the plot. But this is amiably done, and, as the troll
out of legend advances on Oslo, you get spectacular scenery. Fun, fast-moving,
and worth seeking out. Dialogue in norsk with English subtitles (from the
director of Tomb Raider). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(2022_film)
Lisa:
Strange New Worlds (all caught up) Saw the sing-a-long. Weird. They have a lot
of singers in the cast. There is a soundtrack release Fun to watch. Silly.
They’ve been playing with the format this season.
Yochanan: 99% in agreement. He felt it was quite deep (not silly). They did a
marvellous job. The first number is available as Karaoke in the extras section.
Finish adaptation of LotR. Hobitit. Originally a play, with most of the cast
for the TV version. Follows exclusively Bilbo, Frodo & Sam’s journeys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobitit
Gerald:
Review of "The Pursuit of the Pankara" by Robert A. Heinlein with posthumus
help.
This was an almost complete (unedited) version of "The Number of the Beast."
abandoned, perhaps, for intellectual property reasons, put together, lightly
edited and published. It may exceed expectations.
The Pankara are baddies doing evil across spacetime and threatening Heinlien's
crew of four in "Gay Deceiver." This plot problem is interdimensional fantasy,
but serves to keep things going with traditional Heinlein action, interspersed
with long ramblings on cultural relativism. in several fantasy worlds of
Heinlein's youth; Barsoom, and Oz as well as Doc Smith's Lensman series (which
reminds one of the Royal Mantacoran Navy in this version).
For most of this, a good time can be had by all and it has a feel-good ending
as good as any Heinlein gets. If you'r a collector, there's a $100
leather-bound version, otherwise, you can get it for 20 bucks.
https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Pankera-Parallel-Novel-Universes/dp/1647100011
CAEZIK SF & Fantasy (March 24, 2020
Rumor of the Week:
Rumors are not fake news
Adjourned at: 20:55
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