Meeting #1745 - Monday, 26 February, 2024
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 9 log-ins
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1744 were posted online, and were accepted as Week
evidence that time travel is possible.
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.
President
Not present.
Committees:
Sports Committee: Talked about SJ Giants. Will resend email.
New Business:
None.
Announcements:
Craig:
Goodbye to the “Escher” Marriott (San Mateo) is for sale.
Yochanan:
Kenneth Mitchell passed away 2/24 Was in several SF properties.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill will be hitting cinemas March 22
There’s a new season of Black Mirror (Netflix)
Gayle:
Went to RadCon in Washington and came back with COVID. Craig followed on that
Flu is through the roof in the Bay Area.
Duncan:
Uranus has a new moon discovered! Neptune has two new moons! (Ken made a crass
joke about ointments…)
Reviews
Gearld:
Radcon (general SF in Pascal WA) Was ultimately successful. Had a few panels.
Nice restaurant. Sold all his books at a fan table (after a dealer didn’t
bother). Gayle: Had a wonderful GOH, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (voice actor &
stunt man) and was joined by another. There was fire dancing
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(performance_art)) in the courtyard. Lot of
good stuff. May go back next year.
Rick:
Constellation (Apple TV+, 8 eps) is a refreshing SF psychological thriller that
includes Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, that has a nice puzzle plot and tense
directing (3 eps seen) that is said to be fabulous to mid-season, then becomes
more predictable and less intriguing. A good ride at least until then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_(TV_series)
Lisa:
Wasn’t here last week because she was coming back from Gallifrey One. Wonderful
time. Didn’t catch anything. Sir. Derick Jacoby was wonderful. Will try to go
again next year.
Yochanan:
Light Years from Home by Mike Chen (local author). Very interesting. May have
new favorite author. Dysfunctional family becomes more dysfunctional when one
member is abducted by aliens. Character driven page turner, but the emphasis is
on family. Highly recommend.
https://www.mikechenbooks.com/book/light-years-from-home/
Rumor of the Week:
The next Moon Probe will land upright.
Adjourned at: 20:41
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