[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1757 - Monday, 20 May, 2024

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Meeting #1757 - Monday, 20 May, 2024

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary


In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124

And online via Zoom: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09 

Called to order at 20:02

Total of 14 (live) + 1 (memorex) in attendance 


Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1756 were posted online, and were accepted as hail, 
hail, the gang’s all here


Treasurer

Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $26.25 since the resumption of live meetings.


Vice President
Nothing Fannish. 


President
Not present.



Committees:




New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Lisa:
Fanime is coming up Memorial Day weekend, memberships are still available. One 
of the biggest anime cons. SJ Convention center. fanime.org 
 

Craig
A local con changed their masking policy, and they won’t refund anyone that 
disagrees with the change.

Ken:
This Friday is the fourth Friday, and time once again for the monthly meeting 
of The Legion of Rassilon – your Doctor Who fan club. This month we start off 
with the first two episodes of the new season: the adorable Space Babies and 
the tuneful Devil’s Chord. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., at the Denny’s in 
Milpitas, on Abbott Avenue off Calaveras Boulevard near I-880. Be there or be a 
Dalek. lor.me  



Reviews

Rick:
Doctor Who: Boom! Redeems faith in the current team. Written by Steven Moffatt. 
Well acted. Practically a “bottle” episode. It is the best.
Yochanan: Ditto.
Adrienne: Loved it! Was excited when she heard Moffatt was back.

Adrienne:
Renegade Nell (D+) Interesting. Early 18th century England. Widow of sea 
captain foils a highway robbery. Fun show. Soft-core historical fantasy.
Mo: Fun to watch. Villain is villainous and disgusting. Lots of fantasy 
elements.

Yochanan:
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (in cinemas) 2.5 hours long, drags a bit in 
the middle. appx 300 years after the last movie. good world-building.  good but 
not great. First of a new trilogy. 

Resident Alien (now seen two seasons) It’s so much better than it has any right 
to be! Comedy that isn’t just a comedy. Everyone does such an outstanding job.
Rick: Also addicted to it. Barney Miller was the last sitcom he ever really 
watched. But thinks this is great!
Mo: Alan Tudyk is great.

Mo:
Dead Boy Detective Agency (Netflix) Two ghosts who are detectives who help 
souls to move on. Delightful. Tongue-and-cheek
School Spirits (Netflix) HS ghosts. Good actors, not a 90210 cast.

Craig:
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees, 1926, amazing fantasy. Predictive of ‘70s 
hallucenagenic. Give it a shot if you like fantasy. 
Lisa: Also recommends, and well liked in the Mythopedic Society. Still holds up 
well.

Kenita
The Fall Guy (in cinemas) Action adventure mixed with cult of competence. Lots 
of fun (a couple plot holes). Some rom-com elements. Recommends.


Rumor of the Week:  

Be careful, the mummy might be real.


There was an auction

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Re: [Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1754 - Monday, 29 April, 2024

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The header really should be more like this:

Meeting #1754 - Monday, 29 April, 2024

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary


In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124

And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZcld... 
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0cJ2nFZeMqd89JKClUZGhTut4UaprVrPVyOkS6Yw6nCeC2yN1sTf3FieM_aem_AeT7lddqdzXhbdw5WYXA5zgqyuKMd2PFipmRoMJiSpDeHnvpJ0v_oJCk9Nogy-NCIxMjBuXAnYgva0PHmGrm6AY4>

Called to order at 20:04

Total of 15 in attendance (4 online)




> On Apr 29, 2024, at 20:50, Ken Patterson via Basfa  
> wrote:
> 
> Meeting #1754 - Monday, 29 April, 2024
> 
> Trey Haddad, President
> Ken Patterson, Vice President
> Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
> Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
> Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
> 
> ***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
> 
> 
> Called to order at 20:04
> 
> 
> Total of 14 log-ins
> 
> 
> Secretary
> The minutes of meeting 1753 were posted online, and were accepted as “We 
> haven’t read it.”
> 
> 
> Treasurer
> 
> Regular: $15,805.32
> Party: $230.58
> Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com
> Though we did accrue $20 over the past two weeks.
> 
> 
> Vice President
> Nothing Fannish. 
> 
> 
> President
> Not present.
> 
> 
> 
> Committees:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> New Business:
> 
> None.
> 
> 
> 
> Announcements:
> 
> Lisa
> 
> BAERS The Astronomy Ball at Masonic Lodge in Alameda May the 4th, from 8 - 
> 11pm (doors 7:30) baers.org <http://baers.org/> 
> 
> Candy
> Adrienne Gormley services will be Saturday.
> 
> 
> 
> Reviews
> 
> Yochanan:
> Fallout (Prime) based on video game. Good show, really liked it. Interesting 
> things occur (spoilers!) Highly recommended.
> 
> Rick:
> Three Body (Chinese) Very saturated in Chineses culture and history, slow but 
> doesn’t lag. 30 episodes. Well acted & written. Not dumbed down like the 
> Netflix (Three Body Problem) version.
> 
> 
> Ken
> Music Man at Palo Alto Players. Great show, well cast and choreographed. 
> paplayers.org <http://paplayers.org/> 
> 
> Follow-ons about musicals to show to foreigners to help describe the US 
> (Music Man, Oklahoma, South Pacific) plus other films that show another view 
> (Shaft &  Black Panther) 
> 
> 
> 
> Rumor of the Week:  
> 
> Next time we promise to read the minutes
> 
> 
> 
> Adjourned at: 20:32
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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1754 - Monday, 29 April, 2024

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Meeting #1754 - Monday, 29 April, 2024

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim


Called to order at 20:04


Total of 14 log-ins


Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1753 were posted online, and were accepted as “We 
haven’t read it.”


Treasurer

Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $20 over the past two weeks.


Vice President
Nothing Fannish. 


President
Not present.



Committees:




New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Lisa

BAERS The Astronomy Ball at Masonic Lodge in Alameda May the 4th, from 8 - 11pm 
(doors 7:30) baers.org  

Candy
Adrienne Gormley services will be Saturday.



Reviews

Yochanan:
Fallout (Prime) based on video game. Good show, really liked it. Interesting 
things occur (spoilers!) Highly recommended.

Rick:
Three Body (Chinese) Very saturated in Chineses culture and history, slow but 
doesn’t lag. 30 episodes. Well acted & written. Not dumbed down like the 
Netflix (Three Body Problem) version.


Ken
Music Man at Palo Alto Players. Great show, well cast and choreographed. 
paplayers.org  

Follow-ons about musicals to show to foreigners to help describe the US (Music 
Man, Oklahoma, South Pacific) plus other films that show another view (Shaft &  
Black Panther) 



Rumor of the Week:  

Next time we promise to read the minutes



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Re: [Basfa] Page updates (are never done, but the FB pages are better)

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I have removed the outdated line on the Meetup.

> On Apr 25, 2024, at 06:52, Rick Moen via Basfa  wrote:
> 
> Also, the Meetup.com "Events" entries
> (https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-science-fiction-association/) are
> generally terrific, but omit mention of the Zoom/hybrid option.
> 
> Slightly confusingly, the "What we’re about" entry says "Currently we
> are meeting on Zoom."  
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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1750 - Monday, 1 April, 2024

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Meeting #1750 - Monday, 1 April, 2024

Trey Haddad, President

Ken Patterson, Vice President

Dave Gallaher, Treasurer

Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin' Mama, Sergeants at Arms

Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim

Called to order at 20:00 (21:00 MT)

Total of 10 log-ins

Secretary

The minutes of meeting 1749 were posted online, and were accepted as 
recorded in all time zones.


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. Zooming in from from Costume Con 42 in Aurora, CO

President

Not present.

Committees:

Relocation Committee

Reminder: Mondays April 15 & 22 we will be having in-person meetings at 
the Parktown Pizza, 3039 Meridian Ave at Hillsdale in San Jose (Hacienda 
Gardens Shopping Center) https://www.parktownpizza.com (the Willow Glen 
location).


New Business:

None.

Announcements:

Robyn

Next Monday they'll be in Illinois to watch the sun get eaten by the 
moon. Gayle: She and Gerald will also be in Illinois to watch it.


Tom Digby (aka Bubbles) passed away last week. Service in Half Moon Bay 
tomorrow (Tuesday, April 2). https://www.facebook.com/groups/58102749317


Reviews

Yochanan

Avenue 5 (Amazon) different comedy. A space liner goes off course. Hugh 
Laurie plays The "Captain". Also has Ethan Phillips (from Voyager) 
There's two seasons (but doesn't conclude). Rick: Armando Ianucci script 
- sharp dialogue and dark humor.


Rick

Constellation (Apple TV+) finished up its first (8 eps) season in a 
satisfying if enigmatic way.  This is a series with very strong acting, 
a very SFnal premise that gradually unfolds involving astronauts, and 
something of a psychological horror recurring theme.  Worth your time; 
not known whether it will be renewed.


Gerald:

NorwesCon. First time in a while. Well organized. Everything seemed to 
go well. Hotel elevators were fixed before the con. DaveC/Cargo Cult 
sold some of his books. There were some hybrid meetings. If invited 
again, would probably go.  Galye: a lot of very smart people there 
giving interesting talks on space travel and other things. Gearld & 
DaveG gave a eulogy for Adrienne Gormley.


JohnO:

Saw Ghost Busters: Frozen Empire. Really enjoyed it (small theatre, 
standard). Fun ride, not deep. Some emotional punching at the end. Worth 
full price (maybe XD). Yochanan: A little disappointed. Really liked 
Afterlife. Lot of fan-service and callbacks (including original 
cast-members). Too many plots watering down the story. Some missed 
opportunities. Worth matinee. (C+)


Rumor of the Week:

Who you gonna call?  BASFA!

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Re: [Basfa] Facebook page update needed

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There’s all these nooks and crannies to fix up. I have updated the desctiption:

BASFA, which meets in the greater San Jose Metropolitan Area, is the local 
science fiction social club. It meets every Monday evening at 8pm (currently on 
Zoom, but we are now starting to step back out into in-person meetings).

-Ken


> On Mar 21, 2024, at 15:32, Rick Moen via Basfa  wrote:
> 
> Although I don't do Focebook (or any other site with a psychopathic
> billionaire problem), I do occasionally look something up on 
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/basfa/ -- and just noticed the About 
> box includes:
> 
>   BASFA, which meets in the greater San Jose Metropolitan Area, is the
>   local science fiction social club. It meets every Monday evening at 8pm
>   at The Black Bear Diner in Milpitas, California. (People usually start
>   gathering around 7:30pm to socialize before the meeting.)
> 
> Would the page maintainer please fix that?  I mean, yes, soon it may
> need to be updated a second time if the Parktown Pizza trial works out,
> but it's never too early to cease telling people to meet us at a place
> where we haven't been in a long time.
> 
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Re: [Basfa] March 18 BASFA meeting minutes

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On Mar 18, 2024, at 21:03, melchar via Basfa  wrote:Yochanan announced that there will be a Fathom event for the Shatner documentary, 'You Can Call Me Jim' that is coming out & says it is possible to get a pin if hoops are jumped through, check for details at = https://join.legionm.com/william-shatner-documentary/FYI: 3 Below in San Jose (a locally owned independent theatre) will be showing the Shatner documentary starting this Thursday:ShowtimesShowtimes for Thursday, March 21 - Sunday, March 24William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill With William ShatnerDirector Alexandre O. PhilippeDuration 1h36An intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all.2DReserved seatingThu, Mar 21: 7:45 PMFri, Mar 22: 4:45 PM 8:30 PMSat, Mar 23: 2:45 PM 6:15 PMSun, Mar 24: 3:30 PMTickets & info ___
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[Basfa] BASFA In-Person Meetings!

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BASFA is proud to announce our first in-person meetings since Monday, March 9, 
2020!!!

Mondays, April 15 & 22, 2024 at 8 p.m.
Parktown Pizza 
3039 Meridian Ave, San Jose (between Hillsdale & Foxworthy)

Menu: 
https://order.online/store/parktown-pizza-company-san-jose-1061787/?hideModal=true
 

Beer List: 
https://www.taphunter.com/location/parktown-pizza-willow-glen/5257312835338240 


Come join us as we test this venue as part of our relocation efforts. If the 
membership feels like it's a good fit for us, this could become our new 
permanent meeting location. 

We expect to be at the far right end of the restaurant (as you enter and order 
at the counter).

At the first meeting on the 15th we will also try to run a hybrid with the 
Zoom. If you haven’t registered for the Zoom meetings before, the registration 
link is: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim


BTW: Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama makes a suggestion, which we can discuss over 
the next couple weeks. We have four years of auctions stored up. Maybe we do a 
“swap meet” kind of thing, instead of trying to coerce bids from the attendees. 
Just drop off your item on an adjacent table. If you want an item, take it and 
make a donation.

Oh, and bring your quarters and foldin’ money, because the jar will be in the 
room!!!


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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly BASFA Meeting # 1747(b)

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Minutes of BASFA Meeting #1747(b) 

Called to order at 8:22 p.m. (late due to the Vice President, and owner of the 
Zoom account, forgetting what day it is…)

Minutes of meeting #1476 accepted as:  What time is it?

Treasurers meeting:  Same as last week
Proxy treasurer report:  We have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58. 
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com 


VP report:  
Nothing fannish to report, but apologizes for forgetting what day it was, and 
what time it is.

President:  
Nothing fannish to report

Sports Committee: 
Ken sent out an email last week regarding dates for San Jose Giants, with no 
responses yet.

Potential game dates:

* Sat 4/6  Salute to the Military presented by OCC [Gigante Military Bobblehead 
Giveaway]
* Sat 4/20 Día De Los Churros [Headband Giveaway]
* Sat 5/4 Star Wars Night
* Sat 5/11 SF Giants Patrick Bailey Bobblehead
* Sat 6/15 Beer Batter Weekend
* Fri 7/12 Marvel's Super Hero Night 
* Sat 7/13 (a second) Marvel's Super Hero Night [Captain America Bobblehead 
Giveaway]
* Sat 7/27 Día De Los Churros [Churro Paint Your Own Bobblehead]
* Sat 8/17 Margaritaville Night [Hawaiian Shirt Giveaway]
* Fri 8/30 Harry Potter Night

Game times areL Fri 7pm, Sat 5pm

Third Base Line:

VIP Deck: $70 Per Adult (includes the price of admission + a food & beverage 
voucher)


First Base Line:

Party Patio: $78 Per Person ($3,900) includes food & drink

Picnic Tables: $240/table(Seats 8, so $30/person)


New business:  
No new business.

Announcements
Ken: After 70 years in show business, Godzilla finally won an Oscar for special 
effects.  

Lisa: Consonance will be Fri 3/21-24/24 at the Santa Clara Hilton, near Great 
America.

Reviews:
Station 11, Premise is a post-apocalyptic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_Eleven_(miniseries) began
A non-linear story about a pandemic flu that almost killed everyone. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_Eleven  
Based on the novel of the same name by  Canadian writer Emily St. John Mandel.
On Amazon Prime.  Highly recommended; reviewed by Yochanan Urias

Dune II
Great cinematography.  Good acting.  Good fight scenes.
See it in IMAX if you can.  Highly recommended. Hans Zimmer scored it.
Reviewed by John O

ST-SF: Trek to San Francisco
March 8-10, 2024
Hyatt Regency SFO Hotel https://www.creationent.com/cal/st_sf/index.html 
The schedule was released that week.  There were complaints of it being 
disorganized, TV stars speaking was nearly the only programming--just one 
track. But sales were awesome (Attendees were generally the older literate 
crowd of Trek regulars from all over); a good con for Valerie and Candy at the 
Silicon Authors' table. Reviewed by Valerie

Rumor: Is Daylight savings time a form of Time Travel? 
 
Adjourned: 9:03 pm


PS: The Vice President would like to to thank Candy Lowe for taking the minutes 
for this meeting, as he had opened the meeting from his cel phone while out on 
his evening walk…














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[Basfa] San Jose Giants...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Here’s some more Saturday games:

Sat 4/6  Salute to the Military presented by OCC [Gigante Military Bobblehead 
Giveaway]
Sat 4/20 Día De Los Churros [Headband Giveaway]
Sat 5/11 SF Giants Patrick Bailey Bobblehead
Sat 6/15 Beer Batter Weekend
Sat 7/13 (a second) Marvel's Super Hero Night [Captain America Bobblehead 
Giveaway]
Sat 7/27 Día De Los Churros [Churro Paint Your Own Bobblehead]
Sat 8/17 Margaritaville Night [Hawaiian Shirt Giveaway]

So, there’s now a second Marvel night and on a Saturday. Beer Batter Weekend 
could be fun, as could the Churro nights...

-


I thought I should resend this email. 

Also, I should note, that we could avail ourselves of cheaper options. 
The picnic tables along the first base line are $240 per table – 8 people/table 
(so $30/person) Food is an add-on.
Our old VIP deck is $70/person and includes food & beverages voucher.

And, remember, the dates below are just the fannish nights. We can pick other 
dates…


-

Well, I haven’t been approached (must be because we didn’t go last year and/or 
a new sales rep…) Anyways, their promotion schedule for the new season was just 
released and there’s some fannish dates:

Saturday, May 4 (5pm) Star Wars Night
Friday, July 12 (7pm) Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond Night
Friday, August 30 (7 pm) Harry Potter Night

We don’t have to do these dates, but I think May the Fourth would be a great 
choice for us this year (early in the season, so not as toasty, and a 
Saturday), don’t think there’s ant conventions in the way, and it’s been a 
while since we had a Star Wars Night.

We can discuss this on Monday (I’ll be in another time-zone, but hope to be 
present). I think that speed is of essence for the Star Wars date.

If we do the Party Patio again, it'll be $78 per person. That includes game 
ticket, all-you-can-eat buffet of three food items (service is from first pitch 
for 90 minutes), two adult-beverage tickets – plus unlimited soda/water and 
snax (peanuts, seeds, ice cream bars).

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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1745 - Monday, 26 February, 2024

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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

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim


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.


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[Basfa] San Jose Giants...

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I thought I should resend this email. 

Also, I should note, that we could avail ourselves of cheaper options. 
The picnic tables along the first base line are $240 per table – 8 people/table 
(so $30/person) Food is an add-on.
Our old VIP deck is $70/person and includes food & beverages voucher.

And, remember, the dates below are just the fannish nights. We can pick other 
dates…


-

Well, I haven’t been approached (must be because we didn’t go last year and/or 
a new sales rep…) Anyways, their promotion schedule for the new season was just 
released and there’s some fannish dates:

Saturday, May 4 (5pm) Star Wars Night
Friday, July 12 (7pm) Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond Night
Friday, August 30 (7 pm) Harry Potter Night

We don’t have to do these dates, but I think May the Fourth would be a great 
choice for us this year (early in the season, so not as toasty, and a 
Saturday), don’t think there’s ant conventions in the way, and it’s been a 
while since we had a Star Wars Night.

We can discuss this on Monday (I’ll be in another time-zone, but hope to be 
present). I think that speed is of essence for the Star Wars date.

If we do the Party Patio again, it'll be $78 per person. That includes game 
ticket, all-you-can-eat buffet of three food items (service is from first pitch 
for 90 minutes), two adult-beverage tickets – plus unlimited soda/water and 
snax (peanuts, seeds, ice cream bars).

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[Basfa] San Jose Giants...

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Well, I haven’t been approached (must be because we didn’t go last year and/or 
a new sales rep…) Anyways, their promotion schedule for the new season was just 
released and there’s some fannish dates:

Saturday, May 4 (5pm) Star Wars Night
Friday, July 12 (7pm) Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond Night
Friday, August 30 (7 pm) Harry Potter Night

We don’t have to do these dates, but I think May the Fourth would be a great 
choice for us this year (early in the season, so not as toasty, and a 
Saturday), don’t think there’s ant conventions in the way, and it’s been a 
while since we had a Star Wars Night.

We can discuss this on Monday (I’ll be in another time-zone, but hope to be 
present). I think that speed is of essence for the Star Wars date.

If we do the Party Patio again, it'll be $78 per person. That includes game 
ticket, all-you-can-eat buffet of three food items (service is from first pitch 
for 90 minutes), two adult-beverage tickets – plus unlimited soda/water and 
snax (peanuts, seeds, ice cream bars).

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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1743 - Monday, 12 February, 2024

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Meeting #1743 - Monday, 12 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

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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lights! the lights!


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Vice President
May not be here next week, though may be able to do remote. Otherwise, nothing 
fannish to report. 



President
Not present.



Committees:

Relocation: Parktown Pizza (Hillsdale & Meridian in San Jose) Open late, dead 
on Mondays, and doesn’t require money. https://www.parktownpizza.com

Craig would like to step down from whatever committee he suggested a few years 
ago, that he is the only member.


New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Gayle:
Thursday leaving for RadCon in SE Washington. Jerry is on some panels.  
radcon.org  

Yochanan:
Star Wars Event in San Jose. Small art based event. Fri 16 5-9, 17 & 18 noon-6 
Doubletree. Free. 
eventbrite.com/e/free-star-wars-event-san-jose-tickets-803762765067 
 

Lisa:
The Harrigans leave Wednesday for Gallifrey One. Lots of great guests. 
gallifreyone.com  
Mythopedic Society first weekend in August. Discussing middle realms because 
the con will be in Minneapolis. mythsoc.org  
Consonance is late March. Hilton Santa Clara. consonance.org 
 Robin & Fred will be there (they hope to see you).

Duncan:
John Stewart is back on The Daily Show on Comedy Central.


Reviews

Yochanan:
Percy Jackson & the Olympians (D+) 8 part series. Loved it. Only complaint is 
some of the gods look too human. The kids are the heart & soul. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians_(TV_series) 

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen (local author). Page turner. Unfortunate 
title (blame the publisher). About a couple of characters stuck in a time-loop. 
Very interesting. 
harpercollins.com/products/a-quantum-love-story-mike-chen?variant=41056074727458
 

 

Orion and the Dark (Netflix/Dreamwork) animated film. Similar to Inside Out, in 
personification of concepts (like Dark, Insomnia …) Interesting film. Script 
by Charlie Kaufman, based on a children’s book. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_and_the_Dark Would pay to see in theatre.

Lisa:
PEERS Dance was a resounding success. Sold out + some observation tickets. 
Music was excellent. was tired, exhausted and very happy.

Rick:
Argylle (2024 film, currently in cinemas) is a spoof spy comedy thriller with 
meta-layer complications to a degree I'm calling it SFnal.  Bryce Dallas Howard 
is a the protag, a meek author of spy thrillers, and a great cast including Sam 
Rockwell are a lot of fun in it.  Very silly and fluffy, but deliberately so. 
Full price.


Rumor of the Week:  

The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them


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[Basfa] Minuets of Weekly Meeting #1741 - Monday, 29 January, 2024

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Meeting #1741 - Monday, 29 January, 2024

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

Relocation: Armadillo Willy’s in Los Altos was suggested, as it has a meeting 
room, but it’s a no-go based on their hours..



New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Gary Graham (RIP) Soval from Enterprise (and other ST). Also was in Alien 
Nation (TV). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Graham 
 


Lisa:
Consonance has a hotel, date & GOH’s consonance.org  

February 10 BAERS Regency Dance at Odd Fellows in San Jose (off The Alameda) 
true52.org/mc-events/bay-area-english-regency-society-ball/ 
 


Robin
Kirsten Berry is campaigning for her last husband Doug to get a Hugo for Best 
Fan Writer. More info re: facebook.com/douglas.berry 
 


Ken:
Taylor Swift is going to the Super Bowl to face off our 49ers.


Reviews

Yochanan
The Uplift War by David Brin (3rd book of series) the books are thematically 
related. Uplifted chimpanzees. Really thorough. Fully self contained (don’t 
need to read the others). There’s apparently three more. Highly recommend. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Uplift_War 



Rick
Blue Eye Samurai is a gorgeous, American-made adult animated tale (8 parts) on 
Netflix.  Incredible visuals, compelling main character, _extremely_ bloody.  
Summed as:  American director & writer watched everything Kurosawa ever did, 
then decided to do Kill Bill meets Yentl.  Highly watchable, has been renewed 
for more later, already.  Could wish the story line were less predictable, but 
nobody's perfect.  Feels not entirely (or very, really) Japanese, but made with 
care.   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Eye_Samurai 
 


Rumor of the Week:  
For a hoppin' good time, attend WSFS's next  Business Meeting in Glasgow.



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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1739 - Monday, 15 January, 2024

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Meeting #1739 - Monday, 15 January, 2024

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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 Because FurCon. 


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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Yochanan
Hayao Miyazaki won his first Golden Globe for The Boy and the Heron. Also first 
win for non-english film in the animated feature category.


Lisa
BAERS dance at the local Odd Fellows (on Ebony Dr. off Alameda) 2/10 Limit of 
60 attendees. English Regency. $20
https://true52.org/mc-events/bay-area-english-regency-society-ball/


Fred
It’s colder in Denver than Antartica. 



Reviews

Lisa:
FurCon: Sci Fi con about animals, and how to make animals. Large dealers room, 
art show. Go every year and have a good time. People are delightful. Large 
fur-suit parade (100s of them). BASFA had a well received party there.


Rick
For All Man Kind (TV+) 4th series, and best yet. Strongly recommend.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Echo (Disney+) All 5 dropped with no publicity. Marvel series. Character was in 
Hawkeye. Origin changed from comic books. Character is Native American 
(Chockta?) Basically a crime drama, violent, but very very good. Different, but 
on par with Wandavision and Loki. Worthwhile. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(miniseries)  


Yochanan
The Boy and the Heron. It was beautiful. Amazing realism mixed with wild 
fantasy. Set in WW2, some slower bits, resolved a bit fast. Glad to have seen 
it. Birds are mean in this. Very interesting. Worth a watch. Afterwards was 
able to get a taste of FurCon, since it was across the street.


Duncan
Blue-Eye Samurai. Very violent animated. Worth it. Entirely fantastic. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Eye_Samurai <- Netflix


Valerie

Fan Expo Portland had terrible attendance, compared with Rose City Comic Con, 
SF Fan Expo, and similar cons. The snow storm and 12 degree weather even 
knocked out the public transportation. Thus Valerie's book sales were bad.


Rumor of the Week:  
Further Confusion: The Dramatic Paws/Pause that Delights. 

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[Basfa] Fwd: KQED radio interview

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

I’m sure there’s someone in our group that would love to talk to Alex:

-Ken


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> I’m an editor-producer with KQED, the NPR member station in the Bay Area. I’m 
> working on a story about the auction sale of the original cover art for “The 
> Left Hand of Darkness” at the upcoming Antiquarian Book Fair in SF next month.
>  
> I see that you’re involved with the Bay Area Science Fiction Association. I’d 
> like to connect with an avid reader of science fiction – someone who could 
> speak to the impact of Le Guin’s novel and might remember seeing the original 
> cover art. 
>  
> Please feel free to pass along this note and my contact info to anyone who 
> comes to mind.
>  
> Alex
>  
> Alexander Gonzalez
> Senior editor, local news features
> Pronouns: He/Him
> 305.790.3210 | Cell
> @alexgonz10 
> 
>  
>  
> We’re back in our reimagined headquarters in the Mission District.
> KQED
> 2601 Mariposa Street
> San Francisco, CA 94110-1426 
>  
> kqed.org 
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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1736 - Monday, 25 December, 2023

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Meeting #1736 - Monday, 25 December, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:

None.



Announcements:

Robin introduced us to Chuck (a skeleton) who was procured from a local 
perpetual Halloween store…



Reviews

Kennita
Watched Straight No Chaser:  “Sleighin’ It”  General pop first half and 
Straight no Chaser’s version of holiday songs in the second. Worth full price. 
Should be on YouTube.

Lisa
Little Harold watched Power of the Doctor, and really really liked it. And was 
excited to see the nest ones at Legion of Rassilon. Prime/Max

Bruce
Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road. I approve.
Ken Fan! Tas! Tic! Nucuti is great as The Doctor, as is Millie as Ruby. Fun 
fantasy story. There’s an intriguing setup at the end. New series in May.



Rumor of the Week:  

Fluffy slippers are the best Christmas present.


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1734 - Monday, 11 December, 2023

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Meeting #1734 - Monday, 11 December, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:

Financial discussion. Tabled until the “adults” are in the room.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History exhibit: Werewolf Hunters, Jungle Queens, 
and Space Commandos:  The Lost World Of Women Comic Artists 
www.santacruzmah.org  

Quite a few passings of note: Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day Oconnor, Norman Lear 
recently left us.


Craig
South Hants Science Fiction Group Christmas Party Online

You are invited to the SHSFG online Christmas party on Saturday 16th December 
from 20:00 onwards. (3:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm CST, Noon PST)

Details are as below:

Topic: Philip Plumbly's Zoom Meeting

Time: Dec 16, 2023 08:00 PM London
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88306328664?pwd=ZGJqRldJL1MxbjZRQWx5YS9tZjgyQT09

Meeting ID: 883 0632 8664
Passcode: 1390


Diana Paxson was assaulted by a family member in their home. They are 
recovering. 
https://wildhunt.org/2023/12/pagan-community-notes-week-of-december-11-2023.html


Gerald
Adrian Gormly had a fall, and is recovering. 



Reviews

JohnO
Monarch Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV+) Set a few years after the latest Godzilla 
reboot (but before Kong crossover). Set in 2015. Enjoying it, not terribly 
deep. Not every episode has monsters. Recommend.

For All Mankind (AppleTV+) Alternate history Russians first on the moon. 
History diverges. Each season is in different decades (70s, 80s, 90s, 00s…) 
Actors are all really good (not big names). Highly recommend.
Rick: Stick with it. It continues to be good. They get to Mars. Highly 
recommend.

The Boy and the Heron (in theaters) set during WW2. Young boy looses mother in 
a fire at a hospital. Moves out to the country to mother’s family home. Father 
has relationship with aunt. Boy is led by a talking crane to adventures in 
another world. Not the best Miyazaki films. Could have been trimmed. Matinee, 
may loose visual impact on TV.


Yochanan
A Haunting in Venice (on Hulu) found it the weakest of the three Branagh/Poirot 
films. None of the characters were likable, and a bit darker. 
Gayle: There are other versions to choose from.

The Shift (in Theatres) produced by a religious group – a bit polarizing. Alt 
history, about a Job like character. Acting was great, interesting ideas, 
execution was sloppy and hard to follow. Sean Astin & John Billingsly were in 
it. Decent. Worth matinee. If you go in with an open mind.

Bottecelli’s Drawings really shows how the drawings were the basis for the 
paintings. So beautiful. Worth a trip to Legion of Honor in San Francisco. 
Wonderful time. There’s a $75 hardback catalog. Until 2/11.


Fred
Festival of the Living Rooms. Had a lot of fun (they were participants). There 
were younger participants – so fandom isn’t all grey! Good music, entertaining. 
People from around the world. A participant has a GoFund me to go to Seattle 
WorldCon: 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/send-starshadow-to-seattle-worldcon-in-2025 
Lisa: Saw the daytime events on Sat & Sun. Enjoyed every minute.


Rick
BBC/D+ Doctor Who The Giggle  It was a thing. Quite good. This was the 
swan-song for the 14th, and introduction to the 15th. NPH is worth the price of 
admission. A tad rushed.
Yochanan: Highly recommend all the specials. This was his favorite of the 
three. Creepy, funny, has the Doctor – all great!
Ken: A. MAZE. ING. Guest star Neil Patrick Harris was great, and Ncuti Gatwa's 
first appearance as The Doctor was incredible.
JohnO: Yes, amazing. NPH chewing the scenery with voice and expressions. 


Gayle:
Met production of Florencia en el Amazonas (in Spanish), magic realism story. 
Hard to follow, but the music was interesting. Was a big hit. Had a lot of 
Spanish singers. https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/

Click on Find your Cinema at lower left, if it gives you the New York Area, 
enter your city and state under Find by State on the left side, then choose a 
nearby cinema on the map or browse through the listing on the left side.  

Click on View Upcoming Events and select Florencia en el Amazonas

and select the December 13 1:00 pm or 6:30 showings.

You can then buy tickets on line but I think you may have to order at least 2 
days in advance (maybe one day).  I usually go to the theater in person to buy, 
since it's rare that 

[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1732 - Monday, 27 November, 2023

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Meeting #1732 - Monday, 27 November, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Valerie:
Gerry, Candy, and Valerie and others (or some similar author collection) will 
be signing at the 35th Annual Fremont High School Holiday Craft Fair this sat 
10-4 and sun 10-3 in Sunnyvale


Yochanan:
Creation Entertainment ST:SF Trek to SF March 8-10, 2024 at the Burlingame 
Hyatt Regency.




Reviews

Yochanan
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It was oK. Not too crazy about it. Loved 
the books, liked the movies Seemed like too much story for the 90 minutes. 
Liked sites and costume, but story meandered. Matinee. Wanted to be impresses, 
but wasn’t. Acting was good. Seems to be reaching its target audience.
Valerie: Has written a book about the book. Disliked the movie. No likable 
characters. In the book had more charming characterizations. Close to book, but 
without the backstories.

Forever Free by Joe Adleman. Didn’t like as much as Forever War in the 
beginning, but got better in the second third. Then it goes crazy. Wasn’t crazy 
about it, but not bad. There is a third book.

Doctor Who: The Star Beast (D+) Tennant & Tate. So wonderful to see the Doctor 
back, interplay of the characters. Had read som of the original comic series. 
TRADIS interior is marvelous. Glad to be able to see it on Disney+ Highly 
recommend.
Valerie: Hail to the Meep. Charming and delightful and satisfying. Wrapped up 
something from earlier.
Ken: Davies has been wanting to adapt this 1980 comic series, and now 
technology and the Disney cash made it happen.

Craig:
Los Con was this past weekend. Little sparse (dealers and attendance). Next 
year moving to the Hilton next door. 
Gerald: Agree with Craig. The Science program was good. Looking forward to 
going back. Good con, sold a couple books, met up with people.
Gayle: Went to a presentation on Europa Clipper. Presenter know her stuff. Lot 
of good science. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_Clipper


Valerie:
Valerie went to SF Fan Expo. Lots of big stars, okay programming, getting 
around three floors could be a little wearying. Fun seeing the four hobbits and 
Mark Hamill.

Valerie enjoyed Boucher's Rocket to the Morgue (1942) and Tidhar's 
Circumference of the World (2023), both parodying the golden age of sf/pulp and 
making it come to life. Continuing with self-aware parodies, Scalzi's Starter 
Villain was hilarious.


Rumor of the Week:  

The Doctor is BACK!!



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[Basfa] Changes to Zoom Registration...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

I’ve made the changes to the Zoom registration process, that I brought up at 
the start of tonight’s meeting.

First of all, the registration link doesn’t appear to have changed: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim

If I’ve set it correctly, you should now be able to register once and attend 
any meeting.

The other change is (I hope) that the registration will no longer allow users 
to register and sign in immediately. When you register, you will have to wait 
for the email. Again, you should only need to register once, so you can 
register now and get your credentials for the meetings. There are "add to 
calendar” links in the email, so you can add the meetings to your calendar – 
which will also store the Zoom credentials, so (for many calendar applications) 
you can just click your calendar entry to sign in.

We’ll try this for a couple weeks, and, if we get comfortable with it, I’ll 
start promoting the meetings on Meetup again. 

These changes are all in aid of keeping Zoom-bombers, who often used random 
email addresses to register with, from disrupting our meetings, while making 
the meetings open to the public again.


-Ken
your VP, and Zoom host.

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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1728 - Monday, 30 October, 2023

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Meeting #1728 - Monday, 30 October, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the last day the 3Below is asking for volunteers to help 
move items from one storage to a new storage.



Reviews

Yochanan:
Jules (movie, paid to watch on Prime)  Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtain. worth every 
penny. Man’s life disrupted when a UFO lands in his back yard. Liked it a lot, 
highly recommend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_(film)


Rick:
Bodies. (Netflix) Same body found in the same place in different times. Had 
high hopes, but gets tied up too neatly – and a bit pat. Similar to German 
series dark (this is Dark light?) Brilliant cast, brilliantly done. Worth your 
time.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies_(2023_TV_series)

Enjoyed the Prime series The Peripheral. Brilliant series that got canned by 
Amazon after a year. Now reading the novels by William Gibson. Good, dense, 
uncompromising – and Amazon can’t cancel that!


Gerald:

The Far Dark by Gregory Benford (Analog Nov/Dec 2023) Could be the last for the 
author (who had a stroke recently). Reasonably good story, hard to describe and 
not spoil. Interesting story. Craig looked up the author, and he seems to have 
gotten better, and is working with an other author (as of 3 weeks ago). 
Yochanan also liked the series. Good acting and great visuals. Recommends, 
despite the cliff-hangery ending. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peripheral_(TV_series)



Rumor of the Week:  

Aging with Aliens: Close Encounters of the Lonely Kind



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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1726 - Monday, 16 October, 2023

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Meeting #1726 - Monday, 16 October, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:01


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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1725 were posted online, and were accepted as one of the 
few things acceptable these days.



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:

Yochanan:
Annual SV Jewish Film Fest started last night, online. svjff.com 
 
RIP Mark Goddard, Maj. Don West from Lost in Space. (Bill Mumy & Angela 
Cartwright posted stories).
RIP Suzanne Summers, former Sacramento weather girl and Thighmaster spokesperson

Lisa:
Taxes done for one of her orgs, but learned today that deadline has been 
extended another month!


Craig:
LA is bidding for World Con 2026.


Gerald:
A space science campus is planned to go into to Ames Research Center at Moffat 
Field, run by UC Berkeley.


Candy:
FYI: Google is having an open house (Charleston & Shoreline) Grand opening of 
their store.


Ken
RIP Lara Parker, Angelique from Dark Shadows
RIP Piper Laurie, Carrie & Twin Peaks

Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration (BBC Radio 2) music from Doctor Who. 
Mostly Murray Gold’s music, but a medley of classic series and a medley of 
Segun Akinola’s.  bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001r92n 
 

Reviews

Rick:
Loki season 2 (Disney+, ongoing, E2 seen) continues to have enormously 
entertaining sets and characters, but so far the plotting and characterization 
during S1 have been a hot mess.  _Very_ worth watching, but the changeover of 
show-runners... shows.

Lower Decks (Paramount+): Latest episode was a lovely shambles. Saving it was 
the voice of Geoffrey Coombs.

Yochanan
Documentary Remembering Gene Wilder (SVJFF) Touching, moving, narrated by 
himself (using an autobiography on tape recording). Highly recommend. It’s on 
the festival circuit right now. Julie Nimoy was a producer.

Bob’s Burgers (Hulu/FOX TV). Great little show. Wholesome and interesting with 
great voice talent. Worth full price.


Gayle:
Hooked on Annika (Masterpiece) Takes place in Glasgow, she’s a police 
supervisor (from Norway). 4th wall breaking, with literary references. 
Self-contained episodes.


Duncan
Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023 film) Alt near future where aliens have 
taken over (through commerce). Made things better, but charges for it. Worth 
it. Saw on MGM+  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_with_Invisible_Hand 

57 Seconds. Time Loop story. Morgan Freeman. (2023 American science fiction 
thriller film directed by Rusty Cundieff, written by Cundieff and Macon Blair, 
and starring Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman. It is based on the story 
"Lucifer" by E.C. Tubb)  Worth free. 

Ken
Disenchanted. Fun adult romp about the ever after of various Disney princesses. 
sanjoseplayhouse.org 

Rumor of the Week:  

Puns on a loop.



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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1724 - Monday, 2 October, 2023

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Meeting #1724 - Monday, 2 October, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:
Douglas Berry (BASFAn, FLARE, Burner) passed away this past weekend. Donations 
in Douglas’s memory can be made to the Giants Community Fund 
mlb.com/giants/community/fund  All Within 
My Hands allwithinmyhands.org  and Mission 22 
mission22.com   

There’s an eclipse coming up next weekend. Will be partial here, but will be 
more total in Oregon. It’s an annular eclipse, so very ring of fire…



Reviews

Ken: Saw the last show of Ric Iverson Is Alive And Well And Living In Milpitas 
at the 3 Below. Autobiographical one-man show. Funny and touching. As an added 
bonus, in the audience – for the first time in this show’s history – Ric’s 
mother was in attendance. If it ever comes around again, I’d recommend it.

Gayle: This past weekend she and Gerald went to SF Opera’s production of 
Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Wonderful soprano, wonderful music. Sadly, last show – so 
you can’t go. Their next show will be The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. 
sfopera.com  
Gerald says they hammered it. A striking success. (virtual pun levied)


Rumor of the Week:  
The world has a little less FLARE now.


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[Basfa] Fundraiser...

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This is an odd request, but a member of the San Francisco Freedom Band (of 
which my Jerry and myself do parades with) suffered a brain injury. A friend of 
his family has not only set up a GofundMe (which, I don’t think would be an 
appropriate ask for this group) but has pledged the profits from his Sci-Fi 
book The Imposed Path: The Gem Keepers Saga 
. I 
thought that portion of the fundraising might be of interest to BASFA members. 
So, if the book is of interest to you, please buy it.

Thank you.
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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1721 - Monday, 4 September, 2023

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Meeting #1721 - Monday, 4 September, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:03


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Secretary
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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.



Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:

Next month’s PEERS dance will be Star Wars themed.  peersdance.org 


Yochanan:

Jimmy Buffet passed away. As well as Ron Cephas Jones (of This is Us).

New Lower Decks starts Thursday.


Ken:

Strange New Worlds episodes airing this Friday on CBS. Lower Decks apparently 
is also on one of PlutoTV’s Star Trek Channels.


Reviews

Yochanan:

Watched: 
The Blue Beetle. DC Comic movie, Mexican superhero. Very fun. Went OTT a couple 
times, but good family film. Second best DC (it’s no Wonder Woman!)
Also saw Golda with Helen Mirren playing Israeli PM Golda Meir. Very moving.


Lisa:
PEERS dance on Saturday night. Mixer style has returned. Had a good time. 

Finally got Paramount+, so is watching the new Start Trek programs. Adoring 
Picard. It’s a kick. Just enough of a mix of the old with new. Enjoyable.


Sandra:
John Wick 4. A lot of fun. Combat is the most ferocious (gun-fu?) Best of the 
series. Definitely worth watching.


Gerald:
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (Endeavor?) splashed down with astronauts. All was 
fine. Passed over Key West...


Rumor of the Week:  
Margaritas or Chateau Picard, its all cool to me!


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1717 - Monday, 7 August, 2023

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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

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:00


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Secretary
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Treasurer

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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  

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

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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1714 - Monday, 17 July, 2023

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Meeting #1714 - Monday, 17 July, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:01


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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.


Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:
3 Below is doing Thanks For Playing the Game Show Show starting this week 
(previews Thu & Fri) opening night is Saturday. Same show as before, but it’s 
been tinkered. Previews are discounted.

Rick:
https://main.pemmi-con.ca/  Pemmi-Con, the 2023 NASFiC runs Thursday through 
Sunday in Winnipeg, Manitoba -- including site selection for the 2024 NASFiC.  
50% of the panels will be available via Zoom.  Such a deal! Gerald and Gayle 
will be there (they are en route). AQI is about half as bad as Sasquan.

Yochanan:
There are some local “comic-cons”. Sat, July 22 in Livermore 
(livermorearts.org/events/comiccon-livermore/ 
), Sun, July 23 in Santa 
Cruz 
(allevents.in/santa%20cruz/santa-cruz-toy-anime-comic-con/200024200059015?ref=eventlist-cat
 
).
 Aug 20 in San Jose (chatterblock.com/events/375734/san-jose-comic-con/).

Patty:
August 19-20? California Extreme in Santa Clara. Pre-sales end at the end of 
July. caextreme.org  

Gerald:
Rocket Lab (NZ) has just launched a bunch of satellites, and landed the booster 
in the water and recovered it.


Reviews

Yochanan:
Japantown’s Obon Festival (previous weekend). Attended on Sunday, had a 
marvelous time. Mostly outdoors, free. Taiko, food, stores, group dance. Had a 
fantastic time. Two thumbs up.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Saw last Tuesday. Discount rate, got 
money’s worth. Dealing has got better. There’s an underutilized time-travel 
element. Favorites (in order) 1,3,5 - not a big fan of 2 or 4.

1917 (Showtime) WWI film. Wanted to see it originally, but didn’t manage. Loved 
it. Amazing camera work.

The Best of Connie Willis. Chunky book. Mostly short stories and novellas, all 
Hugo and Novella winners! Highly recommend (also includes WorldCon GOH, and 
other speeches). includes author commentary.

Coherence. Finally saw it (2013) very unusual, interesting film. Has parallel 
timelines. Small budget, but a compelling story. Two thumbs up. Mind-bending 
and cool.

Robin:
Nimona (Netflix) A knight in a futuristic feudal society is framed for murder 
and runs away. Animated. One thumb up… 


Rick:
Foundation (Apple TV+) has just started season 2, based distantly on Asimov's 
novels.  Lee Pace and Jared Harris still expertly chewing up scenery, great 
visuals, good (Bear McCreary) music, still don't know if the writers know what 
they're doing.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)

Finished watching Season 1 of the dystopian-future SF series "Silo" on Apple 
TV+, based on the famous novels by Hugh Howey.  Tour de force.  Ratchets the 
tension and paranoia up each of the 10 episodes, has an epic cliff-hanger 
ending.  (And has been renewed.)  Recommended!


Sandra:
Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche on iTunes and Prime.
Interesting local content, recommended at full price.
https://www.buriedfilm.com/



Rumor of the Week:  
Parallel Ken does a great job at all the alternate BASFA meetings. 7/2



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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1712 - Monday, 3 July, 2023

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Meeting #1712 - Monday, 3 July, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Secretary
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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.


Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Rick: BayCon is a thing.



Reviews

Rick: BayCon is fun.

Craig: BayCon. Having really good time, except for one guy comes in with no 
mask and no badge… Other than that, great con.

Duncan: Silo (ATV+) Based on the Hugh Howey series of novels 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(series)). Post apocalyptic. Is it real, is 
it not? Fells like a prison/sub movie. Worth full price. Has been renewed.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(TV_series)

Ken: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was lots of fun. Definitely worth 
full price.


Rumor of the Week:  

Rumors are treason, Friend Citizen, and make the Computer unHappy.


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1710 - Monday, 19 June, 2023

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Meeting #1710 - Monday, 19 June, 2023

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 20:00


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Secretary
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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.


Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Palo Alto Players is doing Puffs - A Harry Potter based comedy parlayers.org 
.
Valerie: Really enjoyed the harry potter parody puffs. You can use the code 
MOODY for $5 off any Adult reserved seat* to the remaining performances now 
through July 2 from Palo Alto Players https://paplayers.org/event/puffs/ 
https://www.broadwayondemand.com/rentals/c9d9509e-d98c-41e0-a8a2-1ceb0c8afe64 


Lisa:
BayCon is July 4th weekend. (1-4) baycon.org  Santa Clara 
Marriott 
Craig: Schedule is on Grenadine
Candy: Silicon Valley Authors will be selling and signing at Baycon the whole 
time! As well as doing panels.


Rick:
Teaser trailer for Netflix's upcoming adaptation of 3-Body Problem is now out.  
https://www.liveforfilm.com/2023/06/19/3-body-problem-watch-the-teaser-for-the-new-sci-fi-series-adaptation-from-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss/
 

In case people missed it, a substantial trailer for the upcoming B5 movie is 
also out.  https://file770.com/babylon-5-the-road-home-trailer/ August 15.



Ken:
Legion of Rassilon is this (the fourth) Friday. This month we’ll be watching 
the Ninth Doctor story The Unquiet Dead and the Tenth Doctor story The 
Shakespeare Code. 7:30 pm Dennys in Milpitas (Abbot Ave, off Calaveras, near 
880) lor.club  


Reviews

Yochanan:
12th Night (Noche de reyes) (Willow Street Park, San José) through June 25 
Thusdays-Sundays at 7 pm. Done with in a telenovela style. Absolutely 
delightful. Actors are top of their game. Silicon Valley Shakespeare. Free. 
svshakespeare.org  

Puffs (Palo Alto Players) fantastic. Worth full price. A little bit long (2:40 
w/ intermission) A little muddled, not all jokes land. The whole idea is just 
delightful. The Harry Potter years from the POV of another house. Highly 
recommend.

Artiemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Liked, but didn’t love. Hadn’t read any of the 
series. Fully realized magical world. A lot of ideas, but a bit too dense. A 
page turner, but don’t recommend without possibly starting from the beginning. 
Good not great.

Parallels (Disney+) French series (6/7 eps) sort of a time paradox thing going 
on, and parallel universes.  Interesting story, but a little convoluted. Dubbed 
into English.

Lynn:
Watched two movies on an airplane. Mulan (live action) very nice, not a 
musical. 80 For Brady, liked a lot more than she expected. Not a football fan, 
but the cast!!! Nicely done.


Valerie:
The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill--cozy and folkloric and sweet. Ink Blood 
Sister Scribe: a touch of horror/thriller as the magic librarians are chasing 
the heroes but it was fun overall with surprising revelations. Cassandra in 
Reverse was charming--women's cozy romance meets Greek myth meets groundhog day 
as superpower. Invisible Library big series--fun magical librarians series, 
mild parody in Thursday Next style.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 (Paramount+) is keeping things up from 
last season. First episode good.
Yochanan: Huge fan. Strange New Worlds is just delightful. Balance of 
meaningful and whimsy. 
Ken: Make sure to watch the Ready Room after each episode.

Patty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen 10 book series by 
Steven Erikson, very good series but very deep fantasy series … I'm re-reading 
it for the 3rd time so it's definitely worth reading at full price, if you like 
odd worlds with strange magic.


Rumor of the Week:  

A pair of docs is a paradox. 


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[Basfa] Minutes of Weekly Meeting #1706 - Monday, 15 May, 2023

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Meeting #1706 - Monday, 15 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

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.



President
Not present.


Committees:

None present.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Powerhouse Comic Con Saturday, May 20 10 AM – 5 PM at the Alameda County 
Fairgrounds 
https://alamedacountyfair.com/alameda-county-fairgrounds-events-calendar/

Lisa:
J. Michael Straczynski announced a B5 Animated series, with same characters, 
voiced by the remaining actors. Plus, a B5 live action series will still go 
ahead after the SAG strike - slated for CW. 
https://cultbox.co.uk/general/babylon-5-jms-announces-an-animated-movie


Reviews

Rick:
"The Nevers" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nevers was on HBO after episode 
6 of 12, then vanished, then the last six finally appeared this year on 
ad-supported streaming service "Tubi".  https://tubitv.com/


Yochanan:
Secret of Sulphur Springs, on Disney+ It’s a children’s show, and feels like 
it’s written for kids. Haunted hotel and time travel! Ok, not great. B- Short 
episodes, 3 seasons. 
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday special. Wished he’d seen it before seeing 
Guardians of the Galaxy 3. It’s on Disney+ Entertaining little romp. He’s 
likeing all forms of of the franchise!
Kennita - Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was also quite enjoyable. Mantis was 
particularly enjoyable. Saw in 3D, in the afternoon – so was practically alone. 
Was worth it, but may see it again in 2D with friends (but would do 3D)



Rumor of the Week:  

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mothers of BASFAns as well as all Basfans who are 
Mothers.


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[Basfa] Minutes Weekly Meeting #1705 - Monday, 8 May, 2023

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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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Secretary
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Treasurer

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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 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.

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[Basfa] New Zoom Registration Link...

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Greetings, all.

Please use the below link to register for the weekly meetings.

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the meeting.

I have set it up so that you need to register each week, so keep that link 
handy. 



I have included the following in the email confirmation:

The Bay Area Science Fiction Association is a local weekly science fiction 
social club that meets every Monday evening at 8 p.m. 

The usual meeting order, after approval of previous minutes and officer 
reports, consists of announcements from members of things they think other 
members might want to hear, followed by members' reviews of books, movies, 
events, and other things of potential interest. The evening usually ends with 
the adoption of the club's "Rumor of the Week." Meetings tend to last 30 to 60 
minutes, depending on how enthusiastic the members are about discussing things.

Participants are asked to keep muted until called upon to speak. To put 
yourself into the queue for announcements or reviews, participants need to use 
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recognizes the right of members and non-member attendees to participate in a 
safe, harassment-free environment. All attendees have the right to not join in 
activities that cause them any form of discomfort and to speak out if they feel 
harassed or unsafe. Harassment includes but is not limited to offensive 
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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1700 - Monday, 3 April, 2023

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Meeting #1700 - Monday, 3 April, 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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Vice President
Nothing fannish, but next week will be an Enterprising meeting…



President
Not present.


Committees:

None reporting.



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:
CostumeCon39 is coming up. Hotel block is closed, memberships still available. 
You can watch, even if you don’t build. DoubleTree April 21-24. 
costumecon39.org 

Rick:
Going to Pinnacles National Park tomorrow (Tuesday). If interested in riding 
shotgun, he’d enjoy the company. Expect moderate activity. Contact Rick.

Gerald:
Will be at Clockwork Alchemy this weekend, may be on some panels.

Gayle:
There is a Senior Rush at the SF Ballet’s Cinderella.

We invite you to take advantage of great Rush* pricing with $29 tickets for 
Tuesday–Friday evening and Saturday matinee performances throughout the 
Repertory Season.

To purchase tickets at this special RUSH price, call Ticket Services at 
415–865–2000 on the day of the performance you wish to attend. Tickets go on 
sale by phone at 10 am on the performance day and must be purchased and picked 
up no later than 1 hour before the performance begins.

Enjoy this special price and prepare to be entertained by world-renowned 
dancers, and the Grammy Award–winning San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Beauty, 
grace, passion—watch as it all unfolds on stage.

*Patrons must be registered for our Rush program or present ID showing 
eligibility, (age of 65+, Student ID, or Military ID) at Will Call. The offer 
ends 1 hour prior to the start of each performance. Tickets and seating are 
subject to availability. Limit 2 tickets per patron. Offer does not apply to 
previously purchased tickets and cannot be combined with other offers. $29 
tickets exclude Boxes, Orchestra Row A, and Orchestra Premium Front.

See the schedule at sfballet.org/tickets/2023-season/ 
 

Reviews

Lisa:
Consonance. Filk convention. Lots of great singing, including Fred and Robin 
(who just joined the meeting). Great camaraderie. Shared hugs, music, laughter.
Fred: Very good, wonderful. Memorials for Les Barker and Howierd. Really liked 
the GOH. Some young people (not enough). If you missed it, you really missed 
it. 
Robin: Well organized, not very big 
Rick: Pre-reg is open for 2024.


Kennita:
Went to see Dungeons & Dragons: The Honor Among Thieves. Lot of fun, not a 
complex story. Had elements of the game represented. Michele Rodriguez was 
great. Chris Pine (the protagonist) was over the top. Saw matinee IMAX, was 
worth it.

Found on YouTube a (cam-record) of a (possibly 2006?) Broadway performance of A 
Chorus Line. It was still awesome. 


Yochanan:
Watched (Hulu) History of the World Part II. Sketch comedy. 8 episodes (over 4 
days). Loves Mel Brooks and the original. Overall Pt 2 not as endearing. It was 
OK. Felt a bit like SNL lame sketches. Saw it over several weeks, but might 
have worked better as a binge. Some made him laugh. Not great show, but if you 
have free time it’s fun to watch.
Ken: Enjoyed it (watched it as released two episodes a day over four days). A 
little disjointed, as sketches are broken up across episodes. Liked the Jesus 
and Apostles as the Beatles.


Gayle:
Met Live HD Falstaff (Verdi) set in the ‘50s. Funny.  Wonderful singing. Encore 
performance is Wednesday metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/theater-finder/ 
 

Rick:
12 Monkey SyFy series. Took the concept of time-travel and ran with it. Yay! Up 
to 4th and final season.

Sandra:
Triangle of Sadness comedy about overly wealthy people. almost cruel. goes a 
bit lord of the flies on a desert island (and a bit White Lotus). Rented 
through AppleTV, but is available from other streamers.


Rumor of the Week:  

To all who observe and/or celebrate:  Happy Pesach (Passover), Happy Easter, 
and Happy Ramadan!


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1699 - Monday, 27 March, 2023

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Meeting #1699 - Monday, 27 March, 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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Vice President

Welcomed two new attendees (and one later)



President
Not present.


Committees:

None reporting.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Ric:
Consonnance is this weekend (Lisa) at the Sonesta hotel in milpitas. 
Memberships available at the door (too late to get into the hotel)  
https://www.consonance.org 

Lisa
CostumeCon39 in late April at the Doubletree is still taking online 
memberships. https://costumecon39.org 

Bruce:
His (zoom) hand works…



Reviews

Yochanan:
Saw Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Liked it a lot. Saw it on discount day, but would 
have paid full price. Different. Not the greatest film, but fun popcorn. 3of4*  
Jawn didn’t care for either of the Shazams (more of a Marvel guy).

Up to SF (in the rain) to see the exhibit (John Singer) Sergeant in Spain. At 
Legion of Honor until May. Highly recommend.


Ric: 
Star Trek: Picard. All fan service all the time. Whole lot of cameos in the 
latest (people and things).
Yochanan: Enjoying Picard very much. This season has been amazing. 



Rumor of the Week:  

It's no fun driving in the driving rain. 



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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1695 - Monday, 27 February, 2023

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Meeting #1695 - Monday, 27 February, 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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Vice President
Welcoming Thom, who was having technical difficulties…


President
Not present.


Committees:

Sports
Brought up the SJ Giants Marvel nights again. It was mentioned that the NASFiC 
is the same weekend, so some members may not be available.

New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Sandra: 
SiliCon Oct. 14-15, 2023
Early Bird pricing ends tomorrow  siliconsj.com

Ric
Consonance 2023: March 31 Through April 2, 2023.


Reviews

Yochanan:
The Peripheral (Amazon) based on book. Been out for a few months. Very 
interesting. Set in two time frames (a near to us, and several hundred years in 
future). Highly recommend.  (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peripheral_(TV_series) 
)
Rick: Great puzzle-plot, and a wicked sense of humor.

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (in theatres) Great popcorn movie.(not a 
great movie). Liked but didn’t love. Worth matinee. 
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania)

Doc: Only in Theaters (3Below) about the Laemmle Theaters in LA. The history of 
the family is the story of movies in the US. Followed by a Q – lamelle and  
Director is also a character actor (Rafael LaBarge) Probably wont be streaming 
any time soon… (onlyintheaters.com)

Duncan:
The Volume (technology) meta-level views. ILM’s digital stage-craft 
(https://www.ilm.com/stagecraft/)
Yochanan: Making of The Mandalorian (Disney+) talks in great detail. 360º view 
in real time, not keyed in later.

Gerald:
Blue Origin has been able to make solar cells out of lunar regolith simulant, 
which means solar can be made on the moon and not have to be taken there.

Back when he and Gayle went to Antarctica, he didn’t bring a scarf. The got 
some wool in the Falklands, and Gayle knitted one for him by the time they got 
to Antarctica.


John:
Trip back from LA. Left 1 p.m. on Friday, got turned away from the grapevine 
(not unexpected) and, after seven hours of driving in pouring rain, stopped in 
Bakersfield for the night. Eventually got home late Saturday night.
Gayle & Rick had some comments…

Went to GallifreyOne (gallifreyone.com). Took it low-key. Made it out of the 
charity auction without spending any money. Jodie was a great speaker. Classic 
Who folks were a lot of fun.
Lisa: Drive was less eventful than John and Chris’. Enjoyed the convention 
immensely.
Yochanan: Didn’t go, but won a signed Jodie picture at the Legion of Rassilon 
raffle.

Also went to Disneyland, spending half the time getting wet! Managed to get a 
pic with Black Panther!


Rick:
Picard (S3 E2) It’s all fan-service (except Amanda Plummer)
Yochanan is loving this season.



Rumor of the Week:  

BASFA will move future meetings to The Volume. 


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[Basfa] San Jose Giants Marvel Nights...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Yes, nights… Two of them!

We may have our choice of either Friday or Saturday night games on either July 
21 or 22. I kind of need to get a quick gauge as to which night would be 
preferable (though I’m still not sure if Friday’s available, we have a hold on 
the Saturday right now, courtesy of our new sales rep).

Price would be $75 per person. We’d get the First Base Party Patio all to 
ourselves, with the three choice buffet (90 minutes of all you can eat starting 
at first pitch), two adult beverages, and unlimited soft drinks.


-Ken Patterson
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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1691 - Monday, 30 January, 2023

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Meeting #1691 - Monday, 30 January, 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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish


President
Not present.


Committees:

Relocation:
How about Game Stores with play areas? If they are open late enough on a 
Monday, and are willing to host (may need to be food friendly…)

Gerald is proposing that we give the Milpitas Denny’s a try. He would be 
willing to cover the guarantee difference. We’ll wait for the President and 
Secretary to be present to discuss further.

A suggestion was made to the outings committee for a BASFA Relaxi-con? Meetup 
at a hotel.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:
Cindy Williams (of Laverne & Shirley) passed away at 79. (Ken adds that she was 
also the star of The Creature Wasn’t Nice, an Alien parody that was butchered 
by the studio).
Gallifrey One still has a few tickets left. gallifreyone.com 


Yochanan:
Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams died age 64.
Picard’s Borg Queen Annie Wersching passed at age 45 (Ken notes that she was 
also in The Last of Us, which is reviewed below).
Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society is not being renewed.
The Sistine Chapel is doing a projection display at Oakridge Mall. (Possibly 
like the Van Gogh immersive experience?)

Gerald:
He and Gayle will be at RadCon in Pascal WA. 16-19 February. 



Reviews

Yochanan:
The Last Ship (Hulu) A ship trying to work on curing a pandemic (the series was 
a few years before COVID). He had seen the early seasons, but was finally able 
to catch up on what he’d missed. Kind of lost steam in being the savior of the 
world year after year… Gave him a starship vibe with the ship on the ocean. 
Based on a novel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ship_(TV_series) 


The Last of Us (HBO) Based on video game. A fungal infection turns people into 
zombies. Three episodes in, and liking it already. Closely matches the video 
game. Non-linear storytelling. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series) 



Craig:
Assassination Classroom (anime). Tentatively recommending. A creature that has 
destroyed the moon, and soon the earth, is teaching kids to kill him, which may 
be impossible. Odd, curious. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_Classroom 




Rumor of the Week:  

This weeks rumor is there’s no rumor.

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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1689 - Monday, 16 January, 2023

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Meeting #1689 - Monday, 16 January, 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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish


President
Not present.


Committees:

No committees.

SJ Giants are starting to tease me with possible theme nights.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

No announcements.



Reviews

Lisa
Went to FurtherConfusion – aka FurCon. Great fun. Saw the two performance 
nights, including an operatic singer in a full fur-suit! Bought stuff. Helped 
the party committee with heir parties. Will go again next year.


Yochanan
M3GAN (movie) Thriller. Wasn’t great, but not bad. Interesting. Homicidal AI 
doll. PG-13, so not gratuitous. Worth at least matinee.

Glass Onion (Netflix) Loved the first one more than this one. Pandemic is 
acknowledged. Some good humor. Was a little over the top. Great cameo.
Ric: Liked this more than the first. The Christie trope going off differently. 
Puzzle flick done right.
Lisa: They had far too much fun with this one.
Ken: Janelle Monae kills it.


Rick
Battleship (2012) was the most amiably incompetent movie to be made from a 
Hasbro game so far. Good news!  Rhianna can act. Bad news!  Nobody else tries 
very hard. Liam Neeson scowls well. The final battle is quite fun.  You can see 
that 10 min. clip on YouTube. There are at least half a dozen good jokes.


Ken:
We followed Glass Onion the next week by See How They Run. Fun little murder 
mystery set at a performance of The Mousetrap, involving various parties that 
have an interest in seeing the play either continue of close.


Rumor of the Week:  
BASFA is a Glass Onion


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1689 - Monday, 16 February, 2023

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Meeting #1689 - Monday, 16 February, 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


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Secretary
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home.


Treasurer

Regular: $15,805.32; 
Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish


President
Not present.


Committees:

No committees.

SJ Giants are starting to tease me with possible theme nights.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

No announcements.



Reviews

Lisa
Went to FurtherConfusion – aka FurCon. Great fun. Saw the two performance 
nights, including an operatic singer in a full fur-suit! Bought stuff. Helped 
the party committee with heir parties. Will go again next year.


Yochanan
M3GAN (movie) Thriller. Wasn’t great, but not bad. Interesting. Homicidal AI 
doll. PG-13, so not gratuitous. Worth at least matinee.

Glass Onion (Netflix) Loved the first one more than this one. Pandemic is 
acknowledged. Some good humor. Was a little over the top. Great cameo.
Ric: Liked this more than the first. The Christie trope going off differently. 
Puzzle flick done right.
Lisa: They had far too much fun with this one.
Ken: Janelle Monae kills it.


Rick
Battleship (2012) was the most amiably incompetent movie to be made from a 
Hasbro game so far. Good news!  Rhianna can act. Bad news!  Nobody else tries 
very hard. Liam Neeson scowls well. The final battle is quite fun.  You can see 
that 10 min. clip on YouTube. There are at least half a dozen good jokes.


Ken:
We followed Glass Onion the next week by See How They Run. Fun little murder 
mystery set at a performance of The Mousetrap, involving various parties that 
have an interest in seeing the play either continue of close.


Rumor of the Week:  
BASFA is a Glass Onion


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1686 - Monday, 26 December, 2022

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Meeting #1686 - Monday, 26 December, 2022

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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The minutes of meeting 1685 were posted online, and were accepted as: Slightly 
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Vice President
Welcomed Chris Hall from an undisclosed location in the Berkeley Hills. Other 
than that, nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:

Relocation Committee reminds member to checkout restaurants for meeting rooms 
when they go out.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Stephen Grief, the first Travis from Blake’s 7, passed away on December 23.




Reviews

Yochanan:
Saw Avatar - The Way of Water on Tuesday (plain 3-D) Really liked it. Lives up 
to the first one. Acting top notch, effects beautiful. Environmental message. 
Story was a touch repetitious (3.5 hour run time!) 
Kenita: Thought is was very good. Mercado20 had issues with the 2-d portions. 
Gerald: Sigourney Weaver did her own underwater stunts (and played her own 
ancestor).
Robin:  She is 73!

Wednesday (Netflix) set in a school for “outcasts”. A bit of a murder mystery. 
Got a bit Scooby-doo-ish. Jenna Ortega is outstanding as Wednesday Addams. Cast 
does a great job. Really liked it. 2 thumbs up. Thing is a big part.
Robin: They mystery was well placed with clues. Wednesday’s version of Paint It 
Black is exquisite (you can find it on YouTube)
Chris: Enthusiastically endorsing as well. Also has a great dance scene (also 
on YouTube). Stood up with with original ‘60s and the movies.



Rumor of the Week:  
Wednesday's child is full of woe...and we love it! 


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1681 - Monday, 21 November, 2022

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Meeting #1681 - Monday, 21 November, 2022

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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Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:

None


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Rick:
Winnepeg NASFiC rates going up after 12/4. Make your conversion soon… 
main.pemmi-con.ca 

Lisa:
LosCon coming up this holiday weekend. She’ll be manning a CC39 table at the 
con. 
CC39 hotel reservations (at Doubletree) closing soon. 
Consonance will be 3/31-4/2 at Sonesta Hotel in Milpitas consonance.org 


Yochanan
Dec 3 & 4 Free museum weekend in SF (MOMA, deYoung, Legion of Honor, …)
Voice actor Kevin Conroy (Batman TAS) recently passed away of intestinal 
cancer, age 66

Gayle
Greg Baer passed away Saturday, aged 71. Astrid (his wife) announced it on File 
770. https://file770.com/greg-bear-1951-2022/ 
Gerald - Panel, 8pm possibly Sat at Los Con in remembrance of Greg.

Ken
Legion of Rassilon meeting this Friday at 7:30 at the Denny’s in Milpitas on 
Abbot Road, just off Calaveras at 880. This month we start the second Doctor 
serial The Abominable Snowmen. lor.club  


Reviews

Yochanan
Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix) Sequel about Sherlock’s younger sister. Rare sequel 
that was just as good, if not better, than the first. Stars Millie Bobby Brown, 
with Henry Cavill as her brother. Fun, thoughtful, enjoyable. Non-linear, 
4th-wall breaking. Full Price.   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Holmes_2 


Discovering Jewish Science Fiction by our very own Valerie Frankel. Short 
version of a longer work in progress. Covers TV, movies and books. Great book, 
but would like to read the larger one. 
amazon.com/Discovering-Jewish-Science-Fiction-Influences-ebook/dp/B0B8ZP2Z9Y 


The Interview with a Vampire (AMC+) 6 or 7 episodes. Set in contemporary. Louis 
is now a mixed-race, gay, vampire. Is a followup to the original set in the 
‘80s. Looks like there may be a second series.

Gerald:
Is a member of Second Foundation (MN lit SF group 
rivendellergroup.com/similar-groups/second-foundation/ 
) read a book 
called Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories,  by Naomi Kritzer. Starts with 
the sentence “I don’t want to be evil…” 1st person about a computer program 
that has a thing for cat pictures. Not hard SF. Mostly light, with some serious 
thoughts. Recommend. amazon.com/Cat-Pictures-Please-Other-Stories/dp/1933846674 

Gayle - Amusing and thought provoking. Was Hugo nommed. 

Gayle:
PBS: The Magpie Murders. Involves and editor, author and a detective. 
Recommend. pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/magpie-murders/ 

Gerald - Agatha Christie references. Recommend.


Rumor of the Week:  

Happy Thanksgiving all BASFAns and their families, the rumor is that Turkey may 
be served. 6/3

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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1678 - Monday, 31 October, 2022

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Meeting #1678 - Monday, 31 October, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:

None


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
The Mysterious Benedict Society (series 2) has started on Disney+.

Lisa:
Sitting outside doing the candy thing. Kids are starting to come out in force. 
Just had a little spacemen who got a shuttle as a halloween treat. Made his day.


Reviews


Sandra:
George Clooney The Midnight Sky (dir, act) Warning astronauts to not come home 
after nuclear event. Free on Netflix. The Midnight Sky
https://www.netflix.com/title/80244645

Yochanan:
Black Adam: w/ The Rock. Saw matinee. Had action, great FX, plot all over the 
map. Confusing. Needed to be tightened up. Visually stunning. Worth matinee, 
not full price. Fun and mindless.
Book: The Defiant Agents (third in a series by Andre Norton) Not as good as the 
first two. Hoping the next one is better. C+
Lower Decks (S3 Paramount+) This season has been outstanding. It has gone where 
no toon has gone before. They had a DS9 episode, there was character growth. 
All the characters were great. Two thumbs up. 


Lisa:
Enjoyed watching Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (again) at the Legion of 
Rassilon meeting. Was nice to see the whole show (her Comcast stream was 
breaking up).  Really liked it. Good sendoff for Jodie Whittaker. Looking 
forward to what Doctor 10/14 and Donna will bring in next year’s 60th 
anniversary specials.
Yochanan:  The Legion of Rassilon meeting was fantastic, great turn-out. The 
episode was probably his favorite of 13’s tenure. Great mix of new and old.

Sandra
Crimes of the Future. David Cronenberg. Body horror, not for kids (maybe not 
for adults) goes to extreme places. was $0.99 on iTunes.
https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/11/crimes-of-the-future-review-david-cronenberg-slightly-creaky-tribute-to-his-own-past-viggo-mortensen-lea-seydoux-kristen-stewart


Rumor of the Week:  

A little spacemen got a shuttle.

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1674 - Monday, 3 October, 2022

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Meeting #1674 - Monday, 3 October, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:

Relocation: Reminder to keep an eye out for potential meeting places. If you go 
to a restaurant, look to see if it has a meeting space and what hours they’re 
open.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanon
There’s and exhibit at the de Young: Ramses the Great and the Gold of the 
Pharos. Weekends are most likely sold out, weekdays are easier. 
deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/ramses-great-and-gold-pharaohs 


Robin/Fred
Dr. Demento has accepted their song “Chuck the Corpse”, and may be aired as 
early as October 15!

Gerald
There will be a OryCon (an Or-E-Con) in November. orecon2.orycon.org 
 



Reviews
Yohanon
Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharos. Traveling exhibit. Went Tuesday. 
Beautiful museum. There’s an optional VR component. Liked it a lot. Worth full 
price.
Last Monday, when Jupiter was at its closest, went up Mt. Hamilton with 
binoculars and saw Jupiter’s moons, and got some photos as well (using a DSLR). 
Enjoyed it a lot. (Gearld got scientific! Gayle got astronomical! and there was 
future mission discussions…) Gerald recommends a movie called The Europa Report.
Short Circuit, Experimental Films (Disney+) animated shorts by new directors. 
There’s a couple seasons. Highly Recommend.
Finished Galactic Derelict by Andre Norton. Liked Time Traders better, but 
still liked it. Wonderful world building. Good book, abrupt ending. Looking 
forward to the third book. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Derelict 



Robin/Fred
This week read The Golden Enclaves, the third book of Scholomance trilogy, by 
Naomi Novik. Kind of Harry Potter meets Lord of the Flies. Very neat and 
layered story. Highly recommend. Full price.




Rumor of the Week:  

It's okay to be weird, just be nice about it. 


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[Basfa] Minutes Meeting #1671 - Monday, 12 September, 2022

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Meeting #1671 - Monday, 12 September, 2022

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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Treasurer

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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:
No reports.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Yochanan:
Apparently has COVID – again!


Howierd
Poured cats and dogs in LV. .12” of rain, the most since he moved there.
Minor surgery at the end of the month.
SpaceX Wedensday is at a time the is amenable to PT viewers.


Robin
New songs on their Bandcamp page. http://capplor.bandcamp.com



Reviews

ChiCon/WorldCon

Craig
Virtual attendee. It was oK for most programming. Failed in the evening 
hangouts (usually found out after the fact). Got to attend most of what he 
cared about. Still have a few things to catch up on. 

Howeird: 
Also virtual. First day sucked lemons. Audio people didn’t know what they were 
doing. On Friday, it got better. Was able to hear everything fro the rest of 
the con. MC for Masque was brilliant. The schedule app was showing PT, not 
Central – which caused some confusion. Good variety of subjects. Just 
disappointed at the first day. Hugos on YouTube went well. Was disappointed 
with the Hugo statue base design. (Craig: It’s a simple design, but was 
apparently better in person).

David:
Watched the Hugos on YT. Thought it went quite wlel. Quick and snappy, with 
minimal lag. Under 2 hours.

Fred:
AirMeet platform. Either is panelist mode, or table mode. These modes were not 
communicated. Info desk had no info on these setups, but he passed on info to 
them. Apparently the team was understaffed. Schedule was still being finalized 
shortly before the con. Online site selection worked perfectly for him. Most of 
the people in person seemed to behave themselves. Winnipeg and Glasgow will be 
included in any comments about Chicago.

There was lots of SMOFing


DavidG
How I spent my Summer Vacation… Had 2 weeks off through Labor Day. Creation 56 
Year Mission in Las Vegas, where Spring was a dealer. Drove out on Tue. i-15 
was closed, so went I-40 (pity was in a hurry, but it was gorgeous). Was still 
later than usual (At Ballys instead of the Rio). Thu evening he started feeling 
unwell, felt like his normal cold progression. Tested negative on Friday. Took 
another on Sunday and was positive. Drove home Monday, and got a Paxlovid RX 
that was picked up in Bakersfield. Unfortunately, Spring tested positive when 
they got home. So WorldCon was now out of the question. Five days later, he 
tested negative. Not worth it (COVID that is). Caught up on the Tom Holland 
Spiderman Films. Most of his problems were his own doing.



Yochanan
A week ago saw the Fathom 40th anniversary of ST2 the director’s cut. His 
favorite of the series. Great movie, glad to see it again.

Then went to see Moon Man (2022 Chinese film, based on a Koren Comic) Sci-fi 
comedy adventure. All over the map. Reminded of Armageddon/Deep Impact, 
Gravity, Moon, Red Dwarf (but a Kangarro instead of a cat). Saw it with a 
predominantly Chinese audience. English & Chinese subs. Liked it. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Man_(2022_film)

Amphibia (D+) Animated series. Kind of juvenile sitcom (at first) Each episode 
is 2x15. Second season progressed into an arc. By season three there’s a whole 
mythos. Great message. So sucked into it by the end. Interesting cast 
(including Ru Paul).

Rick
Rings of Power. Showing real promise. Getting better and better. Characters and 
writers are improving. Aboard for the ride.



Rumor of the Week:  
Covid is the Wrath of Con

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1670 - Monday, 5 September, 2022

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Meeting #1670 - Monday, 5 September, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:
No reports.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Sandra: Vertical flight society has a free webinar at 8 a.m. (pdt) vtol.org 
 

Howierd: Artimis is the same name as the lead in To Kill A Mockingbird (LV up 
to 115)

Craig: 9/20 will be going under the knife to remove a small patch of the “C”
Howierd: May also be having some surgery this month.
+ lots of medial talk…

Reviews

Howierd
Discovered on Prime TV series Cosmic Love, a dating series. Astrology based. 
Kind of interesting. Fancy set. Worth the full price (of already having a 
subscription) 


Sandra:
New 4K TV – huge change. Enjoying rewatching things. The Expanse and The Boys. 
Really enjoying. Dune the Movie.
Craig: Still have an old set. Once you upgrade, you can never go back.

Saturday went to Pleasanton Highland Games. They’re back. Crowd was good sized, 
not packed. Full price.


Lisa
Went to PEERS on Saturday. Swing was part of the program. The band converted 
some songs to waltz time. Great deal of fun. Her ability to dance is still 
there (after surgery) Next one is a Halloween one in October. peersdance.org 
 
Howierd: Theory was all the Souza marches were waltzes. 



Ken: 
(Should have reviewed this last week) Saw Palo Alto Players School of Rock 
based on the Jack Black film with new songs by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The kids in 
the band in the story played their own instruments. Show was a-maze-ing. The 
crowd felt like a rock concert more than a stage show. Worth paying for seven 
tickets. Learned at the talk-back session that the originator of the role on 
Broadway is from San Jose (he’s also Beetlejuice on Broadway). This coming 
weekend is the final one. paplayers.org  



Rumor of the Week:  

PA Players next musical will be the school of roll

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1665 - Monday, 1 August, 2022

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Meeting #1665 - Monday, 1 August, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:

Sports:
Thank you to those who attended the game this past Saturday.

Relocation
One of the restaurants I had been eyeing, Holders on De Anza Blvd, was gutted 
by a fire last week. So, one less restaurant with a meeting room in the valley.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Howeird:
Ordered and received COVID home kits from USPS, and one of the boxed was 
crushed – but contents were good. Did some experiments, found he could get a 
false negative, but not a false positive.
Craig: USPS brand has a year extension on the expirations. His wife got two 
false positives, but may be a medication issue…

Also, a couple passings: Pat Carroll (VO artist, stage & screen) Ursula in 
Little Mermaid 80, and Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Uhura.

Gayle: Nichelle had a 4-octave range (sang twice in the series, and one film)
Lisa: Got to spend some real time. Always sweet to the fans. Would alsways sing 
when doing stuff on stage. Will be desperately missed. Pat Carroll also was a 
wicket stepsister in a live cinderella (with Lesly Ann Warren). She worked for 
NASA to help with recruiting. Pic of her at CapCom in Houston. She had so much 
love and respect.
Robyn: A lot to comment on. Lucky to meet Nichelle in 89 in Omaha. Once found a 
video where she was imitating a variety of singers (including Eartha Kitt).
Gerald: Famous incident of MLK urging her to stay on Star Trek. A remarkable 
person.

https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/296364091_613693973459316_3295930743367199288_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=6ioP8YMazNkAX_Y9aqs&_nc_ht=scontent.flas1-1.fna=00_AT8bWT-e0YjyIYMGXu1zzkjOzS7yBof3RAgzSDtD7SLLFA=62ED0303


Reviews

Lisa:
Went to a baseball game Saturday. It was fun, just enough sun and enough 
coolness. Decent (not great) food. Company was excellent. Great getting out for 
the first time in ages.
Kennita: Impressed with the staff at the venue. Friendly and efficient. One of 
the ticket-takers escorted her to the patio. The game play kept going by having 
games in the interval. Also helped that someone helped her to her pickup place. 
Worth full price. And we won.
Gayle: Fireworks were splendid (should have used ear plugs). Looking forward to 
seeing a balk, but it was overturned. John O said there wasn’t any HC parking 
available in the lot at the stadium. [Editor's Note: The lot across the street 
had some]
Patty: Always tries to get to these. Their friend that came had a blast. Fun 
game. The Quakes pitcher was interesting.
Gerald: Very happy to have the sun at his back.

Robyn:
Book. read and enjoyed at the time, and now doing a reread. Rhonda Wray: Raptor 
Wrangler by Charon Dunn & Sally Smith (an East Bay Area author). Multi-star 
system society and a teen girl – not super girl, messes up, but gets skills – 
stranded on a planet where dinosaurs have been recreated. Perfectly delightful. 
Full price, recommend.





Rumor of the Week:  

Beisbol been bery good to BASFA 

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I saw some emails go through, but a test I did earlier bounced. Will this 
bounce?


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1661 - Monday, 4 July, 2022

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Meeting #1661 - Monday, 4 July, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  
Those who have purchased, please contact me to arrange pickup.

Relocation
Keep an eye out for restaurants that have meeting rooms as fit our meeting 
times.


New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Tonopah Group: WesterCon continues. Anaheim next year, and Utah (Salt Lake 
City?) the year after.

Lisa: Having a heart attack sucks. Missed WesterCon, and will probably MythCon. 
Avoid one if at all possible. Listen to your doctors. 0 stars. Not worth 
watching – even free on tv!

JohnO: BayCon 2023 will be July 4 weekend (Jul 30-3?) Catherynne Valente 
(Writer GoH), Tehani Farr (Artist GoH), Brad Lyau (Comm GoH) Sarah Gailey 
(Toastmaster) Laser of the Doubleclicks (Music). 
baycon.org/baycon-2023-announced/ .



Reviews

Lynn: WesterCon lot of fun. Went well. Laid back. More programs than expected. 
Rick: Classily done. Friendly, cheerful, and  no COIVD. Arlene Busby worked 
herself, and is chairing next year.
Others at Tonopah: Some presentation will be available on the (soon to be live) 
WesterCon74 YouTube Channel. Generally impressed. However, not good reviews on 
traveling to and from.

JohnO: BayCon 2022 Really enjoyed it. Low key convention for them due to their 
health. Went to lots of panels (2-3 per day) Guests were wonderful, and even 
accessible. Convention planned for low attendance, but had wide range of 
panels. Lack of parties, and the restaurant didn’t really want to be open for 
lunch and dinner (and boring and plain).

Craig popped in to say hi from BayCon. Explained some of the restaurant issues. 
Thinks there was too much programming. 



Rumor of the Week:  

It's a long and winding road -- or maybe not. 


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1660 - Monday, 27 June, 2022

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Meeting #1660 - Monday, 27 June, 2022

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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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  
Those who have purchased, please contact me to arrange pickup.




New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Robyn: Will be at Westercon this week.

Howierd: Summer in LV only 107 today. Similar for the rest of the week.

Gerald: Settled on a Subaru wagon being rented through Turo. to get to Tonopah. 
Gayle’s been trying to find appropriate car rentals.

Lisa: Is supposedly going to Westercon. Tested negative (and 2 days past fever).

Rcik: Suggests that if you can’t go to a con, buy a supporting membership.


Reviews

Yochanan: Movie (Prime?) Cosmoball (Russian) Interesting, if not OTT plot. 
Titular sport is more than just a game. Watched the dubbed version with 
subtitles, which is a mistake. Cute, not highly reccommend. Villian and 
daughter remides of the villian in ST: Prodigy. Ok movie.
Boys Present Diabolical (prime). Based in the same universe as The Boys. 
Animated, 8 x 15. Each episode is in a different style of animation. Gorss and 
OTT violent, but is funny. Sometimes touching. 
https://www.avclub.com/the-boys-presents-diabolical-review-1848583646 Should 
watch the Boys first to know the universe.
Welcome to Mercy. Foriegn film in englis, set in latvia. Charater has stigmata, 
sent to convent to be cured. Slow burn. More creepy than scary. Not bad, but 
not great. Interesting movie. Good acting. Different.

Robyn: Spend the weekend at Festival of the Livingroom, the online FilkFest. 
Fri-Sun concert fests. She and Fred enjoyed themselves. Next one will be toward 
the end of September.

Howierd: Slept through the Livingrooms again… Books from Kindle: Ecogenesis 
(ecogenesis
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09C8MBX2V/) Peopel in stasis scattered 
throughout. Finding out who they are, and there’s a sabotage. Appears to be 
self-published (paid .99) 
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MZLQSXY/ against all odds Lt. AG is on 
his last legs of the navy and is sent out to the edge of the system to command 
a derelict ship. Compelling read, and has lack of editing. Every 5-6 pages it 
rehashed the charater’s backstory. Was worth the free he paid.
The Island (4 or 5 of a series) Well edited. A lot of violence. Holds it’s own 
without refernce to earlier. Worth the $4/5 paid. 
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N8QYKBC/ the island .

Valerie: Been reading many mnay things: Sourdough by Robin Sloan is quirky 
local baking fantasy. The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon is lovely teen queer 
fantasy.  T. Kingfisher's Nettle and Bone and Summer in Orcus are very pretty.

Rick: Nice words about Ms. Marvel. Every episode has been delightful. Family 
dynamics great. Very evocative, music wonderful, artowrk great. Dialogue is 
intelligent, well done. Has high hopes. Very delighted so far. 


Tammi: Just finished Belle (Anime) it was georgous. Retelling of B with VR. 
Vr in 3D, 2D for the “real” world. Plot was a little incomprehensible. I was a 
love story, but not with the girl and beast. Many different love stories. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2021_film) Georgous, music is wonderful. 
Recocomend, but not the best thing ever. You will cry. Yochana - saw it in 
cinema. Loved it (reviewd it prior) Loved it, and worth cinema.

Gayle: Last night watched (H) ST:Voyager episode Tsunkatse. Crew on 
shore-leave. Most wanted to go to a fight. 7 & Tuvok had bee captured and put 
into this arena. Interesting, and close to a tearjerker ending. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunkatse


Rumor of the Week:  

There's a wag in every meeting. 

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1657 - Monday, 6 June, 2022

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Meeting #1657 - Monday, 6 June, 2022

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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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1656 were accepted as: Delivered minutes before written 
by Tardis.


Treasurer

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Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  



New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Yochanan:
Stranger Things S4 is back on Netflix, 7 or 8 longer episodes this time. 
Hulu has started Orville
SVShakes is currently at Willow St Park in San Jose (free) and Sandborn Park 
(not free) later.

Lisa:
WesterCon 74 is coming up on July 4 weekend, in Tonopah, Nevada. Rates are now 
at the door rate, hotels are filling up. westercon74.org 
 Supporting membership ($20) can join the virtual 
program, and receives publications.
Gerald: The road through Yosemite has limited open hours (reservations needed 
otherwise, even to drive through).
Howeird: Rideshare? Info is on the website.
Craig: Wife hasn’t had any luck finding a ride. As a result, has a WesterCon 
membership available.



Reviews

Howierd:
Started Night Sky last week. Basic review is it’s way too long. If you stick to 
the whole sequence, the last episode is violent and plot twisty. Interesting 
concept. Looks primed for a sequel. Saw on Amazon Prime for free, possibly 
worth full price. Well acted, inconsistent writing.

Lisa:
Went to PEERS dance. Star Trek theme (costumes, music) Starfleet Graduation 
Ball. Avalon Rising, along with Cat (who hasn’t been able to) performed. All 
had a good time.

Yochanan:
Romeo & Juliet (SV Shakes) Good production. Couple of twists. Modern Country 
Club setting. Romeo is presented as Female (played by a Non-Binary actor). 
About 3 hours with the intermission. Really enjoyed it. Free, with a raffle. 
Worth more than full price.

ST:SNW has liked all episodes so far. Each is a stand-alone. Can range from 
serious to humorous.




Rumor of the Week:  

All the rumors are true.

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1656 - Monday, 30 May, 2022

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Meeting #1656 - Monday, 30 May, 2022

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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The minutes of meeting 1655 were accepted as: Flagged for the day.


Treasurer

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Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  



New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Howierd: Possible meteor shower tonight round midnight. Sky’s not all that 
cloudy in Vegas, so he might be able to view it. Also, no moon!



Reviews

Yochanan:
Convention: Fanime (Thu-Mon) Attended on Saturday and Sunday for a few hours. 
Got full weekend pass was economical for the two days. So many people, 
especially Saturday. No swap meet this year, or masquerade, and no Anime 
viewing room!!!  Interesting panels. May have felt more crowded because there 
were no viewing rooms. May not have been worth the full $95 (possibly worth 
pre-reg price).
Lisa: Harold and her also went (also on full weekend memberships, though she 
only went Sat) disappointed that there was no screening. Artist alley was 
exceedingly crowded. Panel selection was thin (and disappointed with the one 
she went to). Still enjoyed, may not have been worth $95 (though Harold may 
have got more). Glad for early reg on Thursday. They were really good about 
checking vaccination status.


Howierd:
Night Sky: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13361448/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 
 There are portals 
around the world where you can see other planet’s night skies. Has been binging 
it the past day or so and still not done. Acting is pretty done, but some 
sketchy characters. May do a full review when he’s done, but not sure where 
that’s going to be.


Gayle:
Most of the weekend at Balticon 56. Some programs were booked against ones she 
wanted to see. https://www.youtube.com/c/BaltimoreSciFi/videos 
 Hopefully they’ll appear on 
their YouTube channel. Paltry info on how to access the programs through the 
virtual membership.




Rumor of the Week:  

We are now the Vax Nation 

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1650 - Monday, 18 April, 2022

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Meeting #1650 - Monday, 18 April, 2022

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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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1649 were accepted as: Sight unseen.


Treasurer

Regular: $15,748.81
Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  



New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Robyn: 
In the market for WesterCon memberships. Thought someone was looking to get rid 
of some. (it was Craig)


Sandra:
Physicist Professor Brian Cox presenting :Horizons: A 21st Century Space 
Odyssey” at the California Theatre, June 16 
https://sanjosetheaters.org/event/professor-brian-cox-horizons/ 
 


Yochanan
The next Doctor Who special, airing in the fall for the BBC’s centenary, will 
feature a couple classic era companions.


Howierd
Three Chinese astronauts have returned after six months in orbit (longest for 
the Chinese program).
https://apnews.com/article/space-exploration-science-technology-business-china-459cfc50049e9082a11e8b19a6049d09
 



-Ken
The next Legion of Rassilon meeting this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Denny’s in 
Milpitas (the one with the robot server). We’ll be watching the latest episode, 
Legend of the Sea Devils and the first two parts of the original Pertwee serial 
The Sea Devils. LoR.club  


Reviews

Rick
"Moon Kight", the current MCU TV series on Disney+, has F. Murray Abraham for 
sharp sarcasm, excellent acting, superb music, and is recommended.
Yohanan: Love it as well. Great set design. Very cinematic. A little bizarre.

Howierd
Picard. Latest episode takes place in Picard’s head, confronting people from 
his past. Getting darker.

Lisa
Saw the latest Doctor Who special. BBC America west coast feed didn’t get it 
live as the east coast got it. Seen it twice now, looking forward to seeing it 
again. A serviceable episode, not great.

Yochanan
Snowpiercer season two is now available on HBOMax. Really like it. Sean Bean is 
in season two (plays a horrible person). There is a potential for more (but 
doesn’t require it).
Sandra: Watched season one, but it was meh. Picked up steam for season two. 
Reccommend.
Lisa: Shows originally on TNT, where they just finished season three, and 
season four is in production.

Lord Conrad's Lady (Adventures of Conrad Stargard, Book 5) by Leo Frankowski. 
Liked the first couple novels. Didn’t like this as much as he’d hoped. Too 
technical, tedious and repetitive.
Rick: It’s a Marty Stue, saving Poland and definitely not a feminist.
Robyn: The finished the story with book 3 or 4, and then repeated from 
different characters. (Women are written as an alien species that really really 
like to have sex.)


Howierd
Commented on spinning (because Robyn was doing it on Zoom). There may have been 
a pun involved.

Sandra
Station Eleven (HBOMax, 10 episodes) Best thing this year. Post apocalyptic 
world from a pandemic, with positive spin. Based on the book by Emily St John 
Mandel
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/30/station-eleven-slow-burn-vision-plague-ravaged-planet-bestseller
 


Gayle:
Cycling through Star Trek episodes (on Heroes & Icons) Last night was 
Assignment Earth. Didn’t remember it. Was impressed with the effects. 
Breathtaking. Terry Garr is really funny.
Gerald: It’s a bit like they dropped the Star Trek crew into a Bond movie.



Rumor of the Week:  
Twitter is going to buy Tesla 

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1648 - Monday, 4 April, 2022

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Meeting #1648 - Monday, 4 April, 2022

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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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1647 were accepted as: Writ of hastiest purpose.

Treasurer

Regular: $15,748.81
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:


Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  



New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Rick
BBQ Party at his place on Saturday. Announcement will be on the list later.

Yochanan
ST: Strange New Worlds trailers have been released. Looks like it back to 
spaceship visiting planets.
Marvel’s Moon Knight has started on D+

Craig
Norwescon is a week after next. Wish he was going. There are free virtual 
memberships available. https://www.norwescon.org/con/memberships/ 


Gayle
Video “Dunkirk: Race Against Time” 3-hours. Hard to take in light of current 
events. Dramatized. Gripping. Recommend. 
https://www.amazon.com/Dunkirk-UHD-Blu-ray-Jake-Myers/dp/B074ZMJLKJ 


Dunkirk A race against time: BBC (2004). Narrated by Timothy Dalton, directed 
by Alex Holmes.  Benedict Cumberbatch is featured as a medical person.  Try 
your public library?

Howierd
Staton Island Amazon got unionized. 


Kennita
Wants to go to WesterCon July 1-4, but have no way to get there. Looking to 
hitch a ride with another BASFAN kenn...@kennita.com 



Fred & Robyn
Their filk set FilkOntarino3 is on youtube. 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIG-G9bCSU4awR_JYhh1eQ/videos 
 



Reviews

Yochanan
HBOMax: Raised By Wolves (Series 2) Very interesting show. Earth is thrashed, 
humans relocate to another world, and androids raising some kids. Season 2 
continues from this premise. Excellent world-building. Ridley Scott is 
involved. Tripp. Highly recommend. There’s a lot of extras as well.

Discovery (S4) Really interesting. For a little bit it overlapped with Picard 
(almost too much Trek). Introduced a non-humanoid alien. Was let down a bit on 
the manufactured tension. More up than down.


Howierd
Couldn’t watch the next Picard, so watched The Ready Room (Wil Wheaton) chat 
show with guests like Patrick Stewart, Lea Thomson, John de Lancie, and the 
actress who plays the Borg queen. A little annoying that Wil is geeky fanboi 
despite being part of the series.
Yochanan: Agrees. Interesting show. May be a bit too hammy.

The Feed: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8005176/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 
 Personal connection 
to search engines, and snippets of peoples memories (mumbles). Acting is not 
all that good, as is direction, writing is a bit lame. 

Lisa:
Went to her first PEERS since 2020. Music excellent, people excellent. It was 
wonderful. Masked and vaxxed. May & June sold out. Tix still avail for Sept.



Rumor of the Week:  

Jimmy Hoffa will be found underneath the Amazon Staten Island warehouse.  

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1644 - Monday, 7 March, 2022

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Meeting #1644 - Monday, 7 March, 2022

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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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1641 were accepted as:  Throw them against the wall and 
see if they stick.


Treasurer

The treasurer reports that he Is now gainfully employed.

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Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:



Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. Send 
inquiries or PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  



New Business:
No new business.




Announcements:

Yochanan
Laurel Goodwin (in ST The Cage) Yeoman Colt from Star Trek The Cage passed away 
February 25 at age 79 She was the last credited cast member of the pilot 
episode.

Gayle
Zooming in from Logan Valley, Minnesota. Gerald will be attending MarsCon this 
coming weekend, she’ll be off to the wildlife refuge nearby.


Lisa
Consonance hotel block is closing soon, 3/10. Get your reservation in (it’ll 
help the convention). consonance.org  You need to be 
vaxed and masked (it worked well for Gally).


Reviews

DaveC
Gallifrey in LA. Crowd was lively. Didn’t make as much as 2020, but came close. 
Also went to Mels Drive In in Hollywood (they must be having troubles with the 
cooks).
DaveG: He and Spring were there. Sales were close to 2020. Girl Scouts had an 
Adipose on their table. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Next to DaveC’s 
table was Gigi Edgley from Farscape. Worth full price.

Rick
Star Trek: Picard (Thursdays, Paramount+) is back for season 2 and the scripts 
/ dialogue is at least good, the supporting character actors are excellent. 
With luck, the superb scripts/dialogue from season 1 will be back soon.  
(Calling Michael Chabon!)
Yochanan: Watched it too. Very impressed (more than Rick) Thinks this will be 
great.


Yochanan
The Batman (2022) Saw Saturday. Very entertaining, nearly 3 hours, very dark 
and noir – very detective. Zero flamboyantly colored costumes. Paid matinee, 
but worth full price. Favorite thing was that it felt real. Very recommended.
DaveC: Didn’t think so much noir, more nihilism… Very-Very-Very Dark. Batman is 
truly an outsider. Shortest Catwoman since Eartha Kitt. One star.

Ohana ComiCon, yesterday in Fremont. More a toy and collectible show. ($7 and 
free parking) Missed the costume contest, which was outside. Fun, cheap, cute.

Russian Doll (Netflix) Really cute show. Interesting, quirky. Gal caught in a 
Time-loop. Cool vibe. 8 30min episodes. There’ll be a season two.
Rick: Highly recommends. Really great all the way through. Told a complete 
story for the first season.



Rumor of the Week:  
THE BASFA is way cooler than BASFA. 

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[Basfa] San Jose Giants Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night – Saturday, July 30, 2022

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Hello fello BASFAns,

The sports committee has secured the Party Patio again this year for the San 
Jose Giants Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night, on Saturday, July 30.

Who: The Bay Area Science Fiction Association
What: Minor League Baseball Game of Rancho Cucamonga Quakes vs San Jose Giants
Where: The stadium formerly known as Municipal Stadium (aka Excite Ballpark) 
588 East Alma Ave, San Jose
Why: Because we can.
When: Sunday, July 30, 2022 (game starts at 6 p.m.)

Cost: $70 per person (if you want to pay more, that would be nice…) 

Includes: Game Ticket (with entry though the Season Ticket Holder Gate), First 
base Party Patio  Access 
Wristband, Two (Adult) Drink Tickets, Unlimited 90-minute BBQ meal service, 
plus Unlimited Ballpark Snacks, Soda and Water.

I will probably ask for the same three BBQ food selections that we made last 
year (tri-tip, pulled pork, and burgers). Vegetarians let me know you are 
coming, and I will put in for some vege-burgers like we did last year.

They will not be having any costumed appearances (ie: The 501st on Star Wars 
Day) but they are highly encouraging fans to dress up in their (Marvel) 
superhero costumes. The team will be in Marvel themed jerseys, so I expect 
there will be a jersey auction taking place.

Interested parties can PayPal ba...@p4tt.com  the $70 
per person for their tickets (bring a friend!) We’ll figure out delivery later 
on… 

Feel free to respond to the group if you have any questions (someone else may 
have the same question…)

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1643 - Monday, 28 February, 2022

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Meeting #1643 - Monday, 28 February, 2022

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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Treasurer
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:

Brief update from the relocation committee (
The Sports Page, Mt. View. Limited Menu, attracts a rougher crowd? Outdoor 
space, might not be weather appropriate (gets windy there).
Double D’s, Los Gatos apparently has a meeting space, will need to investigat

Brief update from the Sports Committee
SJGiants Saturday, July 30 Marvel's Defenders of the Diamond Night (evening 
game, 6pm) It’ll be the same Party Patio (along the first base line), 
$70/person. Buffet meal, 2 drinks tickets, unlimited water soda and snax. 



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Lisa:
ConSonnance is happening March 25-27 at Sonesta Hotel in Milpitas. Pre-reg is 
still happening, need to get room nights by 3/10. consonance.org 
 Vaccinations required, masks required indoors (and 
storngly encouraged while performing).


Yochanan
Ohana Toy-Anime-Comic Con  Fremont Sunday March 6  11 am to 4:00 pm


Howierd
Tomorrow is March Fools Day and Mardi-gras. He has beads left over from his 
last trip to New Orleans


Gayle
Friday she and Gerold We'll be in the Twin Cities 4-14 March for Marscon: 
https://marscon.org/2022/  We'll zoom next Monday, but might be still traveling 
on the 14th.

MarsCon 2022
“The future ain’t what it used to be”
March 11 - 13, 2022


Reviews

Lisa
Gallifrey1. Doctor Who convention. Smaller attendance to reduce crowding. Jo 
Martin (Fugitive Doctor) Mandip Gil (Yaz) were there. Fun con. Took COVID tests 
before and after, and they were negative.  If protocols are followed, things 
seem to be safe.


Yochanan
Went (for less than an hour) Art Sale show (billed as a fannish event) Prints 
and Oils by Christopher Clarke who was there. Cosplay with pride was present. 
Worth full price (free!).
Lisa went on Sunday. Not oils, but print on canvas. Only Darth Vader was there 
on Sunday. Thought it would have been more an exhibit, not a sale.

LoR meeting: Eve of the Daleks and Evil of the Daleks. Great. Had wonderful 
time. Eve was a pretty good episode. Secondary characters were good, Evil was 
even better.


Gerald
Star Trek Original Series episode about an actor with a dark past. The 
Conscience of the King.  Well done, deep for Star Trek and maybe one of 
Shatner's better acting jobs.  Uhura sings, too!





Rumor of the Week:  

Dr. Who meets WWE: The Legion of Wrassling 

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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1641 - Monday, 14 February, 2022

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Meeting #1641 - Monday, 14 February, 2022

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T

Called to order at 20:00

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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1640 were accepted as:  History written by the winner!


Treasurer
Regular: $15,737.77
Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.



Committees:
No committees reporting.


New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Valerie:
I'm speaking on Jewish scifi and fantasy on the 22nd at 7pm pst. Free on zoom. 
all are welcome. Do tell your friends :) 
https://jewishlearning.works/event/dybbuks-robots-and-golems/?event_date=2022-02-22
 

  And Clockwork Alchemy is Mar 18-20 https://www.clockworkalchemy.com/ 
 


Yochanan
RIP: Douglas Trumbull - VFX and director. 79 (2/7/22) Mesothelioma


Howierd
RIP: Ivan Reitman, famed Director, passed away today.
Howierd is now wearing pants (in the American sense) for the first time since 
hospital.




Reviews

Valerie
Sistersong by Lucy Holland is a clever and modern adaptation of the Bone Harp 
fairytale. Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin was another clever 
retelling, of all the discarded lovers of Greek myth. Legendborn is a magical 
Black girl at college with some Arthurian myth, but better done than I'd 
expected.


Lisa
Around the World in 80 Days. Great fun, actors enjoying themselves. Great 
twists on the source material. On PBS, or Amazon Prime. Reasonable realistic.
Howard set his TiVo to record it, and the TiVo has been recording something 
else. Will now look itup on prime…


Yochanan
Amazon Prime: Final (third) season of Hanna. Liked the first two seasons, and 
was happy to see a third. Little disappointed. Didn’t have the same pull of the 
first two. Story does come to a conclusion.
-Rick agrees that was fab for the first season.

The Wheel of Time. (Nothing about time travel) Interesting. Wasn’t drawn in by 
the first couple episodes. Now up to #6 of 8. Slow burn, great world building. 
A bit too talkie. Better than he thought.
-Rick - you should see the novels it was based on (re: talkie)

Rick
Resident Alien (SyFy) still good, very worth your time. Kind of a sitcom about 
a fish out of water alien.
-JohnO: Andy Tudyk is the lead.
-Yochanan: Liked the beginning of the series, but SyFy has a weird on demand 
issue that made it hard for hime to watch it.
-Howierd: Started a few episodes in, and took a few episode to figure it out.

JohnO
Astrid and Lilly Save the World (SyFy) Outcast girls accidentally open up a 
gateway that lets strange monsters out. They get made into monster hunters. 
Recommend as a fun thing to watch. 


Rumor of the Week:  

If you square an imaginary treasurers report, you get a negative balance!


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[Basfa] New Zoom Registration Link...

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Because we have had some Zoom-boming raids, I have nuked the original repeating 
meeting and started a new one. The registration link is 
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T 
 
 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the meeting. Save the email for future meetings, or 
use the add event to calendar links in the email.


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1634 - Monday, 27 December, 2021

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Meeting #1634 - Monday, 27 December, 2021

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary

***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Secretary
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:


ZOOM "Committee"
There is a new registration link (and corresponding meeting information). You 
only need to register once, and you can use the same information each week.


Relocation Committee
Denny's may not be good for us. They are sticking to the minimums, which we 
generally wouldn't have an issue with. The standard weekday minimum is $150, 
but holidays (which we may have a smaller group) is $200. We still have Dutch 
Goose in Menlo Park as an option. Please keep a lookout for restaurants with 
meeting rooms, and open later on Mondays (preferably until 10 pm)



New Business:
No new business.



Announcements:

Harold:
Zeldathon started today. People playing Legends of Zelda for charity. 
zeldathon.com 

--

Howierd:
James Webb Telescope launched successfully. Nice to see the onboard camera's 
live shot. Director of launch is Jean-Luc. 

--

Lisa
Harold has been boosted.


Reviews

Rick
Saw Hawkeye. Worth seeing through to the end. Acting & writing top notch. Not a 
breakthrough as WandaVision or bendy as Loki.
Yochanan: The finale stuck the landing in 8 episodes.
Alan: Wasn't into it at first. Liked Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin

DisConIII Pulled off with minimal disasters. 
Fred: Took place at a second choice venue. You can read all about the 
kerfuffles online. Went and visited galleries and museums while in DC.

--

Yochanan
Watching Don't Look Up (Netflix) Star studded cast. Very interesting film. 
Giant comet is heading to Earth. Did a really nice job sending up reality. Very 
good. Cookies in credits.
Alan: DiCaprio feels like a completely different actor.

Ron's Gone Wrong. Cute little movie. Science and Heart mix. Disney+

Legion of Rassilon Christmas Eve meeting. Wonderful. Gift exchange raffle. 
Watched Flux episodes 3 & 4. First episode  was whoah - non linear. Second was 
really good. Club need as many as possible to make the restaurant's minimum. 
January is the club's 40th anniversary.

--

Ken
Around the World in 80 Days. Starring David Tenant (who is one of the 
producers). Multi-national production. First two episodes so far on BBC (PBS in 
January) Great production, well cast (the others are not as well known). Can't 
comment on faithfulness to the source. Based on first two parts recommend.


Rumor of the Week:  

BASFA will  reorganize as a musical group called The Presiding Officer and the 
Echos 

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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1633 - Monday, 20 December, 2021

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Meeting #1633 - Monday, 20 December, 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 20:00

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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1632 were accepted as: Still being debated in the 
Buisness Meeting


Treasurer
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Party: $230.58
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:
No committees.


New Business:
No new business.


Announcements:

Howierd
Ported howierd website from godaddy to webhostingpad.com 
. go daddy changed their email policies, which would 
have incurred a greater cost. 

Valerie
Baycon is extremely pleased to announce the return of BayCon in 2022. The 
convention will be held the weekend of July 1 - 4 at the San Mateo Marriott! 
Discount through Dec 31 or they'll honor 2020 memberships.
Lisa: It's up against Westercon Tonopah, NV – July 1-4, 2022 (which has been 
known for years).

Ken
Legion of Rassilon this Friday.  Will be watching the next two episodes of the 
latest season: "Flux: Once, Upon a Time & Flux: Village of the Angels". 
Christmas gift raffle (bring a wrapped item, get a ticket). 7:30pm, Denny's 
Milpitas. Near 880 and Calaveras Blvd.


Reviews

JohnO
Spiderman: Impossible to talk about plot because [spoilers] If you 've enjoyed 
the past films, you'll want to see this one. Tom & Zendaya have become 
incredible actors - they shine! Highly recommend. 3D is done subtle (well, 
web-slinging aside...) Full Price, with all the letters of things that theatres 
offer..
Yochanan: Really great. Great performances. Funny, moving, sad, deep thought. 
Stay for all the cookies!

Saw West Side Story. Difference of opinion. Original was fresh in their minds. 
John prefers the new one, Chris prefers the original (though they can agree 
that the the acting was better new one). Rita was amazing in the new one (the 
Doc roll). Worth seeing. XD version. Well done. Highly recommend.
ChrisO: while preferring the original, does like the new one.

Craig
Worldcon. In general, enjoyed the virtual side of the hybrid convention. 
Sometimes they were overwhelmed. Would like a virtual element to continue in 
the future.
DavidG: (Craig was sorely missed) Interesting and weird to be peopling. Felt a 
bit out of sorts being around people. Went off pretty well. Hotel had 
accessibility issues (90-yo hotel). Small elevators. Panels were good. Ran the 
pre-Hugo finalists reception. Issue before the Hugo rehearsal after a fire 
alarm. Ceremony was delayed by an hour. Went off pretty well. Waiting to see 
how the omicron spread happens.  About 2000 people on site. 2022 site selection 
chose the China bid.
Howierd: Seanan McGuire on Twitter got decked out for the Hugos, but her 
identity go stolen on the way to the convention. Could be "Best Related Work" 
nominee next year for her tweets.
Lisa: Orlando 2023 has announced its NASFIC bid. It would be at DisneyWorld if 
it wins. (There's also a Boston hoax Christmas in the summer bid)

Lisa
Went to a Broceliande winter concert. Nice to hear live music again. Xmas 
related music, beautifully performed. https://broceliande.org/ 
 

Alan
FanFic: 2013 DW crossover The Daleks Universal Invasion (trilogy) 10th Doctor 
and daleks. Visiting the worlds of Sonic the hedgehog, super mario and gumball. 
Some issues that didn't work: repetitive storytelling, and not faithful to the 
sources. 

Yochanan
History SJ Holiday light show. Went Saturday to SJ History Park (by happy 
hollow). Mixed. Light show was a bit juvenile. The museum had a good 70-80% of 
the buildings open, which was great. Wonderful display on the San Jose LGBTQ+ 
experience over the decades. Had a great time with the museum.

Hawkeye is doing really great. Wonderful.

Ron's Gone Wrong (in progress) is fun.

DaveG
Open City Diner (DC) Wonderful location, near the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Brunch 
all day. You can pay at your table via a device (very European) and a frequent 
diner program. Very nice, recommend if in DC.




Rumor of the Week:  

Whether it was the multiverse or the time vortex, BASFA was in an echo time 
loop tonight.



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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1629 - Monday, 22 November, 2021

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Meeting #1629 - Monday, 22 November, 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 20:06

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Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1628 were accepted as: "Not the Turkey you're looking 
for."


Treasurer
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Vice President
Nothing Fannish to report. 


President
Not present.


Committees:
No committees.


New Business:
No new business.


Announcements:

Yochanan:
Dean Stockwell passed away November 7 at 85 from natural causes. Many things 
including Quantum Leap, Dune (’84), Battlestar Galactica (reboot)  
-Craig: Made an appearance in Star Trek: Enterprise The only highlight of the 
worst Star Trek series.
The Icon Theatre in Mountain View is no longer doing it’s free Monday promo.

Howierd
Jade (the biting cat) is now out of quarantine. The only real change is the 
warning sign has been removed.
There was a fairly long partial lunar eclipse this past week. Partly cloudy in 
Las Vegas.
Gerald & Gayle: Glimpses through the clouds.

Sandra
SpaceX DART Mission?
Gerald: Asteroid Redirect Mission, out of Vandenberg AFB if weather is good, 
you can go down and see it. Kamakazi mission into an asteroid, and hope it gets 
redirected.

Gayle
Going to LosCon. Vaccination certification/negative test required. Will this 
affect attendance.
Lisa: The vaccination policy was announced over a month ago.

Ken:
Legion of Rassilon (your Doctor Who fan club) meeting is this (the fourth) 
Friday. Watching the first two chapter of Flux – the title of the latest series 
of Doctor Who with Jodie Whitaker. 7:30 p.m., new location – the Milpitas 
Denny’s (Abbot Road, at Calaveras and 880) Show up earlier to get your dinner 
sorted lor.club  


Reviews

Lisa
Went to the 3 Below Theatres Open House on Friday. Newly redecorated. Theatre 1 
is no longer Comedy Sportz – it is now a reading room. Filled with books. 
Theatre 2 additional move memorabilia. Fun seeing everything. Concentrating on 
little films.  3belowtheaters.com  / 
sanjoseplayhouse.org  

Yochanan
Ghostbusters Afterlife.  11/21 is Harold Ramis’ birthday. Liked it a lot. Love 
letter to Harold. Setup and build up was about 3/4 of the film. Centers on the 
kids. Full steam for the last 1/4. Fans of the original will enjoy. Fun movie. 
Full price. Less of a comedy, and more of a family story dealing with life 
after death.

The Wheel of Time (Prime) didn’t know the source material. Amazon dropped the 
first three episodes in one batch. First episode was too much exposition. The 
second was better. The third was really good. The rest will be released weekly 
on Fridays. Fantasy story set in a matriarchal society, not a time-travel 
series…

Howierd
Sunday visited National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. 
(nationalatomictestingmuseum.org ) 
Comprehensive, huge, modern. The only congressionally mandated museum in 
Nevada. Thought of Chris Garcia when he walked in. Wall-to-wall-to-wall-to-wall 
info beautifully presented, and well lit (no flashes need for photography). 
Reasonably priced, and worth multiple visits. Flamingo Road near the UNLV 
campus, and convenient to the airport. Photos: 
flickr.com/photos/how3ird/albums/72157720168707096 
 
-Craig: Was impressed when he went to it. Recommends.

Gayle
Star Trek: Miri. Children on planet where the adults have died. Enterprise 
needs to figure out some vaccine. Gripping. Banned on the BBC after its first 
airing in 1970. The ban was lifted in the ‘90s.

Gerald
Candy, Valerie, and he attended the Lynbrook HS holiday faire and sold some 
books.  He used the pop-up tent he uses for a telescope shelter, an old table 
with folding legs and the rest of the Silicon Valley Author's stuff to create a 
passable vender booth on bare ground!  We even sold a few books, too!



Rumor of the Week:  
Even after all these years, "bustin" STILL makes me feel good.



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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1622 - Monday, 4 October, 2021

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Meeting #1622 - Monday, 4 October, 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 20:02

Total of 12~ log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1621 were accepted as: Disposed of in an environmentally 
safe manner.

Treasurer

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.


Committees:



No new business.


Announcements:

Lisa:
Shatner is about to become a true space case. Going Amazon.
3Below is doing Quote/Sing-a-longs again. Coming up Raiders of the Lost Ark and 
Wizard of Oz. 3belowtheatres.com  

Howierd
LA football game had 35 min lightning delay. Rare. Oddly, the broadcasters were 
allowed to stay on field.

Rick
Another backyard party in West Menlo. This Sunday, October 10, 4 p.m. 
Announcement coming to the mail list.

Yochanan
Ren Faire at Casa de Fruita is still going on. He’ll be there on Sunday

Reviews

Yochanan
Squid Game (Netflix) Korean. (subbed and/or dubbed) Drama/thriller Intense. 
Violent. So binge-able. Very interesting, twists and turns. Interesting 
characters. Kids games, but losers die. 
Duncan: Binge-able world wide. Must be laced with the internet form of crack.
JohnO: S.Korean ISP is trying to charge Netflix for the bandwidth from 
streaming into Korea.

Save Yourselves! (Hulu) quaint little Sci-Fi. Couple getting away from it all 
when an alien invasion happens, and they don’t know it happened. Little 
disappointed. Failed on execution. Didn’t love it. Thumbs sideways. Save 
yourselves the time…

JohnO
Went to Disneyland. Fun, relaxing. Yet exhausted. Avengers campus is an “open 
house” day, with Avengers wandering about (soc-dist). Impressive 
animatronics/robotics. Two paws up. Disneyphiles go as many days as you can. 
Stayed off-site. The Disney hotels are very expensive (5-700 for basic)

La Brea (NBC) Watched on DVR, cancelled series recording. At least three scenes 
where the stupid burns so bad. Interesting premise. Sinkhole in the La Brea 
area of LA. People fall in. Don’t watch it. Not worth the time.

Rick
Foundation (TV+) Third episode is the first that shows they may not know what 
they are doing (and the budget has slipped). Maybe an interesting and gorgeous 
train wreck.
Duncan: Looks great in 4K and big screen
Craig: only first episode. Enjoyed it. Wasn’t amazing.

Howierd
Got his Phizer booster shot. Second shot KOed him for three days, this time 
only a day and a half, but arm more sore. Little lightheadedness. Props to the 
pharmacist.




Rumor of the Week:  

Disappointment requires adequate preparation.


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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1616 - Monday, 23 August, 2021

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Meeting #1616 - Monday, 23 August, 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 20:05

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.


Committees:


Relocation
We have a survey to gauge what the membership may put up with in a new venue: 
http://p4tt.com/basfa/index.php/899733  
I’ll eventually total it up…


No new business.


Announcements:

Lisa: Convention coming up. Live – in person! SiliCon with Adam Savage is this 
weekend. It’s a Media con, with William Shatner schedule on Sunday (it’s a Sat 
& Sun only con). Tickets were still available yesterday. She’ll be there on 
Saturday, and CostumeCon39 will be there the whole weekend promoting the 
convention and costuming. 

Howierd: Started new job on Tuesday. Went to an office space that is rented by 
a bunch of others. Sounds like they’re a little disorganized… Actual training 
may be next Tuesday or Thursday. More to learn later.

Yochanan: Edward (Eddie) J Paskey, actor. Lt Leslie on Star Trek passed away 
three days shy of his 87 birthday. Appeared in more episodes than Takai or 
Koenig, but only credited a couple times. The red shirt who lived!

Ken: Legion of Rassilon is having it’s first in-person meeting since February, 
2020 this Friday. at 7:30 p.m. at the Denny’s on Bascom in Campbell near the 
Pruneyard. We’ll be watching the Tom Baker story The Leisure HIve. More info at 
lor.club  


Reviews

DaveG: He and Spring went to Las Vegas for the resurrected Creation 55th Voyage 
Continues (Star Trek convention). Howierd was there. First show that Spring had 
done since FogCon in March 2020. In general it was a good experience. People 
spent money, but it wasn’t crowded or overwhelming. Didn’t get to see much 
outside of the dealers room. Nice to be out and about. They required Vax  
proof, or negative COVID test from the past thee days (tests offered on site). 

Howierd: (follow-on) Only went to the Creation Con Thursday and Saturday. The 
stars he wanted to do photo ops would be there on Thursday, but three of the 
four pulled out. Because it was a Star Trek con, he bought some TARDIS earrings 
from Spring. Had never been to a commercial convention. Dealers room was pretty 
daunting. Some actors/stunt people were also in the dealers room. Creation 
didn’t have their schedule online (or he couldn’t find it). Expensive tickets 
got a printed copy, but non seemed available to purchase. Shatner was there on 
Saturday, a very energetic 90 year old (more so than some Howeired’s own age!) 
talked about his recent shark show. During Q would walk over to the side of 
the (large) stgae where the questions would come from, get to know a bit about 
the asker, then take the question. Took his full 90-minutes, then went a did 
autographs. Jimmy’s Cafe (in honor of Doohan) hosted a “Match Game: Captain’s 
Log” – a modified version of Match Game, nice try. Felt like half to two-thirds 
of the attendees showed up. Almost worth full price (if it were half of what he 
paid)

DaveG: Lost Spirits distillery (Area 15) opened up at the end of the 
convention, had tickets for the tour. There were areas to relax, and 
“experiences” to get from one room to another. Gererally a good experience, 
though not worth the price of the tickets. They were too new to have any 
products. The still did have a dragon! lostspirits.net 
  


Yochanan: Finished reading The Day Before Tomorrow by Gerrard Klein (DAW) 
Translated from French Le Temps n'a pas d'Odeur (Time Has No Scent), and 
definitely felt translated it in some places. Kind of saw the end coming. Good 
book, not too long.

Lisa: 3Below to see Free Guy. Excellent theatre! Vax required, as are masks. 
Food remains excellent. Enjoyable experience. Likes to arrive 45 minutes early 
to enjoy everything. The film was fun. She’s not into violence, but the 
violence is in the video game (no blood and guts). People keep coming back to 
life like in a game. Nice well told story. Enjoyed the heck out of it. Decent 
story, summer light, fun and breezy. Worth.

JohnO: (follow-on) Saw Free Guy as well, really enjoyed it. Lightweight summer 
comedy. Well done. Sometimes you forget that it’s in a video game. Real Life 
vs. Avatars are interesting. Everybody turns in stellar performances. 3D was 
done well.

Ken: Had a toenail 

[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1614 - Monday, 9 August, 2021

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Meeting #1614 - Monday, 9 August, 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 20:05

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The minutes of meeting 1613 were accepted as:  Barbara’s not here man

Treasurer

Regular: $15,716.52
Party: $230.58
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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.


Committees:


Relocation
Working on a survey to gauge what the membership may put up with in a new venue.

http://p4tt.com/basfa/index.php/899733  



No new business.


Announcements:

Rick:
Announcement:  Rick & Deirdre's outdoor BBQ party for the confirmed-vaccinated 
will be held again 4pm-midnight, Saturday, August 14, in West Menlo, 1105 
Altschul Ave. @ Gordon Ave., tel. 650-283-7902.  CDC cards _will_ be checked on 
arrival.  More details will be posted to the BASFA list, Real Soon Now.  Rick 
will not deny rumours of being a good cook.


Howierd:
Going to the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. Shatner hasn’t announced that 
he wont be there, others have bailed.

A week from today his iStream Planet job begins (event operator). Part Time 
remote work, depending on sportscasts.

Celebrating his cat by not having a virtual background on. Jade the cat is 
somewhere in the background, may leap about...


Gearld:
Anniversary of Apollo 15 returning from the moon 50 years ago yesterday. First 
of the more science oriented missions.


Lisa:
7 Star Bar & Grill (Bascom near San Carlos in San Jose) is open again. Some 
food items are missing. They are checking for vaccinations. Food was excellent.


Yochanan: 
Lost his phone off the top of his car, probably fell off on Winchester. Loss of 
sim card is the most heartbreaking.





Reviews

JohnO:
Kahn Plumbing (Fremont area, with a radius) fixed backup in tub. Picked up when 
called on Sunday. Came the next morning for drain issue and root cleaning. Did 
the work from 9 to 9:40.

The Suicide Squad (HBO Max) Glad didn't see on the big screen, as it is 
ultra-violent and bloody – and surreal as well! Harley Quinn is a self-saving 
"hero." Dead Shot deserves to be kicked in the nuts repeatedly. Better cast 
than the previous one. Impressive named cameos. Well-lit scenes, unlike other 
DCU films (the humor was dark thing).
Yochanan: saw in theatre. Enjoyed it a lot more than the first. R rated. Harley 
stole the show. Bloodsprt really great, and Ratcatcher (2) really emotional.
Alan: Favorite jokes were from Polka Dot Man.
Valerie: Enjoyed. Very-very-violent. Better villain in this one than the first 
one. Harley is now fully dressed, with a female POV. King Shark has great 
one-liners. Quite a lot of great moments.
Ken: Appears that Warner's are doing a DCU Reboot (away from the Snyder-verse).

7-Stars: Star Wars Themed local dive-bar, without the yuck factor. Don't run 
sports on the TVs. A small (compared to real size) Jabba the Hut is on display. 
Lots of SF/Comic films running. Full menu not running (about 50%) Only cash & 
Venmo at this point. There in the late afternoon, about 10-12 people total 
(including own party). Busy on con weekends, and May 4.


RickM:
Impulse (streaming series). Along with the dair film Jumper, is based on a 
series of books. Was on YouTubePremium. Quite good. May be available again on 
YouTubePremium in future (ad supported?) Recommend. Currently watching second 
series.
Robin read the books. Much was good, a little gruesome. Might not want to see 
that on screen. (Rick: once early scene that might be).


Lisa:
The Green Knight (3Below, limited run) Once read the Tolkien translation, which 
seemed disjointed. The movie is also a strange amalgamation of stuff (like the 
source). Interesting story, beautifully shot. It's a quest. Lots of false 
endings, with an ambiguous finale (the book had four endings). Would see on 
again TV.
Yochanan: reviewed it last week. Liked it. Great performances.


Alan:
Ultra7, released one year after the original Ultraman series. Better than 
original. Doesn't feel cheap or dated. Writing improved. Ultraman was fun Kaiju 
battles. Ultra7 has twists and reveals. Prefers the classic Ultraman series' to 
the recent ones. Thinks of it as the Japanese Doctor Who (started in the '60s, 
still going, alien protecting Earth, mechanical voiced baddies...)
Yochanan: Agrees that the originals are better.



Valerie:
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians and A Radical Act of Free Magic by HG 
Parry. Set in an America that was founded for the free use of magic independent 
of class. Enjoyed.

A Thousand Nights and Spindle by EK Johnston. The first is Shaherazad 

[Basfa] BASFA Relocation Survey...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

BASFA is searching for a new meeting place. The Relocation Committee has set up 
a survey to poll the membership to create the parameters on which to base out 
search. It can be found online here http://p4tt.com/basfa/index.php/899733 
 

Looking forward to see what the responses are!

-Ken



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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1611 - Monday, 19 July, 2021

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Meeting #1611 - Monday, 19 July, 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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX 
 

Called to order at 20:03

Total of 13 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1610 were accepted as:  Dispensed by PEZ


Treasurer

Regular: $15,716.52
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:



Reconvening/Relocation
Working on a survey to gauge what the membership may put up with in a new venue.


Sports:
Tickets have been obtained, and all who have paid have been emailed about 
arranging delivery.
Sad news: Theme night might not happen. SJGiants were unable to get permission 
from MLB for theme jerseys, but they are still trying to still have Harry 
Potter elements. Just be prepared to come dressed like a muggle and not a 
wizard.


No new business.


Announcements:

JohnO:  
CC39 in San Jose at Doubletree new dates April 21-24 (F-M) 2023. Maryland in 
2022. costumecon39.org 

Howeird: 
The Mandaly Bay in Las Vegas has a buffet. If we want to do a BASFA meeting 
there…
He has a job interview on Wednesday. Part time with iStream (a streaming media 
company) doing what he did at prior jobs. Mostly remote work. Got it through 
the same contract company that got him a Netflix gig, but they didn’t realize 
it has him.
Another episode of This Old Mouth: Had a dental cleaning, and needs 3 crowns 
replaced. Maybe a candidate of implants - but while prior scans said no, new 
scan (along with new technology) says he can!

Bezos, along with the oldest and the youngest spacepeople, are going into 
launching tomorrow.

Reviews


Yochanan
Book: The Engine of God by Jack McDevitt. Didn’t like as much as he’d wanted 
to. Not bad, but resolution was out there and not satisfying.
Didn’t like the Loki finale. Apparently will be resolved in series two.
RickM thought the ending was better than the Wanda and Falcon finales.
PostMarked from the Stars: Online bookseller. Likes the personal touches and 
extras. Recommends. Prices vary.  postmarkedfromthestars.com 
 


Lisa
Last Friday saw Black Widow. Fun, enjoyable. Definitely a Marvel film. Enjoyed 
it. 

JohnO
He spent 2.5 days, and Chris 9, in hospital. Not worth full price. Excellent 
care, but very wearing. The only silver lining was that TNT was doing Star Wars 
marathons during their stay!

Missed a Spider Robinson book from 2001: The Free Lunch. Not his best work. Got 
it cheap on Kindle. Don’t spend full price.

New Murderbot Diaries releases from Martha Wells. Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, 
Territory: Short story is more like a fanfic (trying to fill holes) The novela, 
Fugitive Telemetry,  is a straight up murder mystery with an interesting twist. 
Highly recommend.

Gunpowder Milkshake (Netfiilx) turn your brain off and watch the nice looking 
stars shoot the bad guys. Karen Gillan and Lena Headey as assassins. Not much 
plot.  Pretty bloody.

SpaceJam: A New Legacy. Wasn’t impressed with the first one. This one barely 
even acknoledges the first one. Live action and cartoon mix. In theatres and 
standard on HBOMax. Captured the original WB characters. ChrisO don’t miss 
Porky’s rap.
Alan enjoyed it. The lead is better at basketball than acting. 


Rumor of the Week:  

BASFA supports the Hugo Pez Dispenser.



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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1608 - Monday, 28 June, 2021

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Meeting #1608 - Monday, 28 June, 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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX 
 

Called to order at 20:01

Total of 16 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1607 were accepted as:   Too hot to handle.


Treasurer

Regular: $15,716.52
Party: $230.58
money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com

Discussion about interest bearing accounts ensued…


Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.


Committees:

Party
First party of 2021 at PawCon 11/5 & 6 Doubletree SJ.!! pacanthro.org
Entertain suggestions of other parties. 


Reconvening/Relocation
Doesn’t look like Black Bear will be able to accommodate our late stays. New 
management appears to hold to the 9 p.m. closing time. The committee is going 
to shift its focus to relocation. Currently communicating with Holder’s Country 
Inn in Cupertino (seeing of the late stay is an issue). We have the fall-back 
of Denny’s, which is a 24-hour operation. The Milpitas one would be an easy 
transition for us, and we’ve met there a couple times – as a last minute 
change. The Campbell and Willow Glen Denny’s also have meeting spaces. If you 
know of other restaurants that have a meeting space, that can take us past 9 
p.m. and doesn’t charge extra for the space, email ba...@p4tt.com 
.



Sports:
San Jose Giants Harry Potter Night, Saturday, July 31 (game starts at 6 p.m.)

This year we are on the Party Patio, along the first base line. Restrictions 
have been lifted, which means we have up to 50 people. Cost is $70 per ticket.

Food will be a served buffet with a choice of three items (from Burgers, Hot 
Dogs, Chicken Sandwiches, Tri-Tip or Pulled Pork) each attendee will need to 
vote for which three would be their preference, and the top three will be 
selected (if we need one or two veggie orders, we can probably do that on top 
of the three, otherwise we can make one selection the veggie). Sides include 
Potato Salad and Fruit Cups, plus unlimited soda and water. Each ticket-holder 
will also get two drinks tickets, good for beer or wine.

Here are the current “Play It Safe” policies: 
https://www.milb.com/san-jose/ballpark/play-it-safe-policies 
 

Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  (not p4tt.me 
) to get your spot, vote for your food choices and to paypal 
your payment. 


No new business.


Announcements:

Yochanan: 
Joanne Linville passed away 6/20/21 aged 93. Best known is our circles as the 
Romulan Commander from the Star Trek epsidoe The Enterprise Incident


Gerald:
SpaceX Transporter 80% going tomorrow. Putting up satellites. Booster to land 
at Cape Canaveral. spaceflightnow.com  

Howierd:
First time in a year and a half LV had rain! There was even a puddle – with 
adults playing in it! 1/100” of rain according to NOAA. Usually it’s monsoon 
season…

The Cat he adopted back in December lost half of body its weight, and had to be 
put to sleep. Has plans to visit a new cat from PetFinder.com 
 named Talm.


Lisa:
3-below is showing regular movies (In the Heights currently, Black Widow in 
July).


Gayle:
Finally put up her background with family at The Black Bear Diner.


RickM
His May 8 bash was non-fatal. These events are actually every second Saturday.. 
July 10 is the next one, and an announcement will be forthcoming.


Reviews

Yochanan:
Apocalypto (2006), Mel Gibson. Historical adventure film. Interesting, action 
packed, in Mayan not English. A bit bloody. Glad he saw it.
Rick & Morty (saw first 2 episodes) very fannish and a little profane. Laughed, 
and will continue to watch. Seems modeled on Doc & Marty. Not for kids.


Howierd:
Discovered he could record Batwoman, and watched this afternoon (so you don’t 
have to). Episode was apparently the season ender. Derivative. Bunch of 
jokerish characters, twin Batwomen fighting each other. Fake Kung Fu fights, 
the are they dead in the river trope. Won’t bother invest in the whole season. 
Not worth the antenna.

Duncan
Katla: Icelandic series. Not a big FX, relies on the Icelandic scenery. Starts 
as a slow family drama, moves onto ancestors showing up with a volcano erupting 
in the backdrop. Netflix. Recommend.


Kennita
Loki: Enjoying a lot. Charismatic. Plot points have been interesting. Currently 
weekly on Disney+


Craig:
Star Trek: Lower Decks (DVD from library) Not a big fan of adult oriented 
animation, but really enjoyed it. Liked all the in-jokes.


Atheus:
Tried teardrop camping at Bridgeport at Mono Lake. $120/night for stocked 
camper from Sierra 

[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1603 - Monday, 24 May, 2021

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Meeting #1603 - Monday, 24 May, 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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX 
 

Called to order at 20:06

Total of 12 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1602 were accepted as:  they’re there 


Treasurer

Regular: $15,716.52
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:


Sports:
San Jose Giants Harry Potter Night, Saturday, July 31 (game starts at 6 p.m.)

This year we are on the Party Patio, along the first base line. Restrictions 
have been lifted, which means we have up to 50 people. Cost is $70 per ticket.

Food will be a served buffet with a choice of three items (from Burgers, Hot 
Dogs, Chicken Sandwiches, Tri-Tip or Pulled Pork) each attendee will need to 
vote for which three would be their preference, and the top three will be 
selected (if we need one or two veggie orders, we can probably do that on top 
of the three, otherwise we can make one selection the veggie). Sides include 
Potato Salad and Fruit Cups, plus unlimited soda and water. Each ticket-holder 
will also get two drinks tickets, good for beer or wine.

Here are the current “Play It Safe” policies: 
https://www.milb.com/san-jose/ballpark/play-it-safe-policies 
 

Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  (not p4tt.me 
) to get your spot, vote for your food choices and to paypal 
your payment. 


No new business.


Announcements:

Howierd
In honor of Lass Vegas entering high summer (high 90s) called in the mobile 
groomer for his cat Spook to get a Lion Cut. She is Calico under the fur too! 
Then the temps dropped 20º for the week, so she snuggled up with him at nights 
– and she snores!


Yochanan
30th Annual SV Jewish Film Fest 5/19-6/2 all online. Films are about $10, and 
can enjoy from home. svjff.org  


Candace/Lisa
Balticon55 is this weekend balticon.org  - FREE!


John
SiliCon (formerly SVCC) in person the weekend of August 28 & 29, at the SJ 
Convention Center. Shatner, Ferrigno, Boxlitner, Benedict and many others… 
siliconsj.com  



Reviews

Gayle
Took a long trip in the back seat of a rented Tesla Model X. Santa Cruz to 
Anaheim to Long Beach (and boat to Catalina).  Rode in a semi-submersible.
Catalina is pretty. Recommend.  Would do it again.

Yochanan
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. on Hulu. Animated. Looks like stop-motion (may be CGI) 
Whole series dropped on 5/21. Middling results. Second episode was better than 
the first. Comedy. Not great, but if you have nothing else to do…

DaveC
scificons.com  fairly informative list of cons that are 
on, or cancelled. Only as accurate as people telling them they’re on. Useful.
Joys of eBay with “improved” system for resellers. Asks for a lot of extra 
details, would be horrible if you have thousands of items.

Howierd
Pacific Storm by Linda Nagata Starts off gangbusters, keeps a good pace. If 
you’re familiar with Hawaii you might be able to follow more easily (he 
followed along with google maps). Slowed and got bogged down at the end. 
Disappointed with the ending. Kindle ~$7 worth full price. May read some of her 
other books. goodreads.com/book/show/55525169-pacific-storm 
 
Gerald. Kind of realistic ending, moral ambiguity. He didn’t feel it slowed 
down. Not an everything tied up in a neat bow.


John
Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney) Enjoyed it. Story is on rails. Characters are 
engaging. Flows naturally from the set up. Well done. Recommend. Paid matinee.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Highly recommend. Worth the full price (bought 
Kindle, but will be getting HB). Very Hard SF. Classic character-has-no-memory 
story. 

Lisa
Attended another Festival of the Living Room. All day/night filking. Great way 
to filk, and experience world-wide artists.  Next in August (sometime) All info 
on FaceBook facebook.com/groups/160636924948 
 


Gerald
It’s complicated to upgrade the battery in iPhone. Find the longest how-to 
video and follow it vey carefully. It’s working like a champ now. New battery 
with kit was about $20.



Rumor of the Week:  

TESLA X, look Ma, NO HANDholdS! 6/4


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Re: [Basfa] BASFA minutes for May 17

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Just got wind of this, but the email address for the Giants Game is 
ba...@p4tt.com , not .me. I do own both domains, but 
didn’t have the address set up at .me (I now have a forwarder for it for 
safety…)

-Ken

> On May 17, 2021, at 20:41, melchar via Basfa  wrote:
> 
> Minutes of Meeting #1602
> Monday, May 17, 2021
> 
> Trey Haddad, President
> Ken Patterson, Vice President
> Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
> Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
> Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
> held online, in exile
> 
> ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX 
> 
>  
> 
> Called to order at 8:02 pm
> 14 various beings eventually attended
> 
> The minutes of meeting 1601 were accepted as 'minute'
> 
> the proxy Treasurer report is that the treasury is status quo & we have money 
> =
> regular total is now $15,716.52; the party jar total is $230.58
> money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com 
> 
> 
> the VP had nothing fannish to report
> 
> the President had nothing fannish to report
> 
> The Sports Committee rinsed & repeated that there should be a BASFA outing to 
> the SJ Giants Harry Potter night, July 31, with a NEW maximum of 50 attendees 
> & are at 8 seats left, cost is $70 each for the 1st base party patio & 
> includes food, buffet style & unlimited soft drinks & water; contact at = 
> ba...@p4tt.me 
> 
> ANNOUNCEMENTS:
> none
> 
> REVIEWS:
> Yochanan reviewed the The Locus Awards, a collection of stories, as he 
> enjoyed it;
> Yochanan reviewed The Waterman - 
> https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_water_man 
>   The father was played by 
> David Oyelowo & he really liked the lead actor;
> & Yochanan reviewed 'Den of Geek' (a magazine) as free and lots of fun
> 
> Sandra reviewed the 'Mortal Kombat' video game remake movie & as she was not 
> impressed by it;
> Sandra then reviewed 'Mortal' an Amazon Prime video as much more interesting, 
> check
> https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortal_2020 
> 
> 
> Lisa reviewed 'Street Gang: How we got to Sesame Street', as she loved it & 
> would see it again, then reviewed the way they are handling seating at 3Below 
> as inventive and to be commended
> 
> Todd reviewed _Black Sun_ by Rebecca Roanhorse as fantasy that he quite 
> enjoyed and it has a more South American setting; then he reviewed 'Alice in 
> Borderland', available on Netflix as very anime styled, but live-action & 
> based loosely, very very loosely on the idea of Alice in Wonderland
> 
> we adjourned at 8:25 pm
> 
> and the rumor of the week = 'today was an extremely taxing day'
> 
> 
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[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1600 - Monday, 3 May, 2021

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Meeting #1600 - Monday, 3 May, 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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX 
 

Called to order at 20:03

Total of 12 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1599 were accepted as:  Record low infection


Treasurer

Regular: $15,716.52
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:


Sports:
San Jose Giants Harry Potter Night, Saturday, July 31 (game starts at 6 p.m.)

This year we are on the Party Patio, along the first base line. Restrictions 
means we have a maximum of 15 people (as opposed to the a minimum of 15!) Cost 
is $70 per ticket.

Food will be a served buffet with a choice of three items (from Burgers, Hot 
Dogs, Chicken Sandwiches, Tri-Tip or Pulled Pork) each attendee will need to 
vote for which three would be their preference, and the top three will be 
selected. Sides include Potato Salad and Fruit Cups, plus unlimited soda and 
water. Each ticket-holder will also get two drinks tickets, good for beer or 
wine.

Here are the current “Play It Safe” policies: 
https://www.milb.com/san-jose/ballpark/play-it-safe-policies 
 

Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  (not p4tt.me 
) to get your spot, vote for your food choices and to paypal 
your payment.


No new business.


Announcements:


Yochanan
Apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins passed away recently this past week. 
Gerald: Collins wrote a book - Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys - 
about the moon flight. Best of the genre. He was also the first director of the 
Air & Space museum. Contributed well after his astronaut days.
https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2019/07/17/high-desert-hangar-stories-the-lonely-rocket-man/
 

 


DaveC
SF: The Balboa Theatre, 5/14 Godzillafest. 
http://www.bayareafilmevents.com/godzillafest 
 
Craig - Balboa is a cool theatre https://www.cinemasf.com/balboa 
 


Rick
BBQ for vaccinated tech. people and fen at my Rick’s in W. Wenlo Park, this 
coming Saturday, May 8, 4 p.m. to midnight.  Location: linuxmafia.com/cabal/ 
   If visiting, a heads up to Rick Moen is 
appreciated, 650-283-7902.


Galye
She had joined the ever growing club of people whose Catalytic Converter has 
been snatched. Insurance was quick to pay for replacement, but wont pay for the 
shield. Recommends El Camino Muffler (3295 El Camino Real, Santa Clara - 
408-243-5590).


Howierd
Several astronauts made a night-time splash-down. New helmets and uniforms look 
spiffy. Thank you for fling SpaceX!
At his place in Las Vegas he replaced the heavy metal screen doors and now have 
light screen doors that are cat approved,

Ken
KFJC Month of Mayhem
Tuesday May 4 at 6AM-10AM 
May the Fourth Be With You: A Star Wars Mayhem Special, hosted by Sir Cumference

Tuesday Mayhem 4 8PM-10PM  
The KFJC Pandemic Players present: Luck Be A Spacelady by Ian M. Dudley

kfjc.org  for more information, and a two-week rolling 
archive…



Reviews

Yochanan
3Below Tehatres (https://3belowtheaters.com ): 
Last week tried to see Promising Young Woman. Theatre had technical difficulty 
with the projector. Gave voucher for another movie and $10 at the cafe. Plus a 
code to watch the film online. SnackBar: BeyondMeat Braut. Delicious. Great 
service.
Promising Young Woman, with Cary Mulligan (Sally Sparrow from DW) Dark movie. 
Liked it. Worth full price
Juddah. Israeli vampire flick. Funny, gruesome. Neat twist.
Attack on Titan. Interesting anime. Lots of adventure, violence, and giants.


Gerald
SpaceX return. Night. Cameras were good enough to capture everything (except 
obscured by clouds). Amazing. Seemed much faster than last time.
Kamala Harris is going to head the space council. Air Force, NASA and other US 
efforts.
Starlink Launch: Getting routine. Interesting, getting the job done.


JohnO
Went to see a movie in a theatre for the first time in over a year! Theatre 
booking with automatic buffers. Godzilla v. Kong. Worth it to see on the big 
screen. Having seen it before was able to pick up on new things. Cinemark made 
some upgrades, as the sound sounded better than it used to in this auditorium 
(though it may be because they hadn’t been in a long time). No more self-serve 
at the snack bar. Can tell by the smell thatt they’ve been sanitizing. Worth 
full price (even though 

[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1596 - Monday, 5 April, 2021

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

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  


No new business.


Announcements:

Howierd
Westercon 2022 Tonopah, there is no Amtrak service, but now 
https://saltlakeexpress.com/   will have services 
from Reno to Tonopah. More information with be Will be on the WesterCon site 
soon. westercon74.org 

Yochanan
Today is First Contact Day. There were some activities on Paramount+
Lisa: Everything available on their website. 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/  
LoR meeting on Sunday at 6 p.m. via Zoom.. Starting the third Doctor adventure 
Ambassadors of Death. 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 
 
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 

[Basfa] Weekly Meeting #1592 - Monday, 8 March, 2021

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Meeting #1592 - Monday, 8 March, 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 20:06

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The minutes of meeting 1581 were accepted as: Not meeting on discord.

Treasurer

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

Committee of Establishing Committees has nothing to report.


No new business.


Announcements:


Lynn
Nonsonance t-shirts are now available proceeds go to the parent company. 
customink.com/fundraising/nonsonance-2021?pc=TXN-167778_campaign=fr_org_confirmation_source=fr_organizer_txn_medium=email_content=campaign
 

Lisa: already bought hers!
Kennita: Will there be recordings available [Answer is yes: Festival of the 
Living Room FaceBook page and possible YouTube]



Howierd
Had and ECG today. Looked like he was getting a sonogram of his heart. Could 
see all the sound-waves and what-not, was fun. Apparently he has a heart, and 
it seems to be working moderately well.

Gerald:
Another virttual convention next week: Marscon. He’ll be there. 
marscon.org/2021/  


Reviews

Yochanan
His nephew Jeremiah attended VancouFur and really enjoyed it. Great to see the 
next gen enjoying fandom. Sold his first art commission! vancoufur.org 
 
Rasputins on Bascom has a book section. It’s gotten better over the years. 
Picked up a couple of books for better than half-priced.
Saw the conclusion to WandaVision. Intense.
JohnO: Watched it. Good wrap-up. People who were confused, will continue to be 
confused. Final reveal was perfect.
Rick: Everything wrapped up well. Themes executed well in the end. Not for 
straightforward story people.
Lisa: Perfect in how it deals with grief.

Lisa
Nonsonance: Enjoyable. Lot of good groups. Open circles went to 3 a..m! This 
year the convention was pure Zoom, worked much better than last time (YouTube 
and Zoom). International guests that wouldn’t be able to make it live were 
there. Good filk con.
Howierd: Lots of people, sometimes locking him out. Audio levels all over the 
map, bothered him (as it’s a music fest). Hour blocks are great in person, but 
for pre-set setups was a little too much.
Lynn: Interesting running it this way. Some sound-checks were not able to be 
done. Some slots were 30, other were 60 min (determined by the programing 
department). Groups could also perform by edited video (she had to learn 
FinalCut Pro fast!)
JohnO: Enjoyed to concerts (played while working in the yard!)


JohnO
A YouTuber, Punished Props Academy (punishedprops.com 
), has been doing Highlander props recently, and - 
coincidentally - John just watched Highlander on Friday. Holds up after 35 
years. FX don’t, but they weren’t cutting edge even then! Interesting watching 
it through the lens of having watched the rest of the movies and the TV series. 
Recommend, worth while. Also discovered there were more films that he hadn’t 
seen.
Ken: I went with the idea of “There can only be one…” and stopped with the 
first film.
Rick: Agreed.
Craig: Morning Stream Podcast (frogpants.com/tms ) 
One of their regular guests is from Punished Props Academy.




Rumor of the Week:  

Consonance lives, and still sounds great. 


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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1585 - Monday, 18 January, 2021

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Meeting #1585 - Monday, 18 January, 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 20:05

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.


Announcements:

Howierd
NASA attempted a rocket fire test. Lasted only approximately 1.5 min – should 
have been 8. NASA will investigate why it aborted. (Gerald has no extra info, 
other than NASA is more cautious…) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasas-delayed-deep-space-rocket-suffers-test-failure-on-the-ground-11610863851
 

 


Gayle
Managed to wrangle her new AirPod Pros to work. Is now more mobile while on the 
computer.


DaveC
Off-World Designs is stepping down from the T-Shirt business. They currently 
have a sale. www.offworlddesigns.com  
Lisa: They are retiring, and are willing to sell the business.


Lynn
Landed a contract gig a week ago. Not permanent. Tech writing for ATT.
Instead of consonance this year there will instead be nonsonance March 5-7 in 
conjunction with festivals of the living room. www.consonance.org 
 


Yochanan
The Doctor Who New Year episode is available on Amazon Prime for $3.



Reviews

Todd
Finally watching The Expanse. Halfway through season two. Enjoying it. Did read 
the book, but didn’t remember much. Amazon Prime.
Yochanan: Loves the expanse. Eagerly awaiting every new episode.

Candy
Attended Arisia this weekend. Excellent panel on Octavia Butler. Liked that you 
only had to log-in once for the whole weekend.

Gerald
Virgin Galactic’s first time in orbit. Also first orbit for an air-dropped 
liquid rocket.
Pacific Storm by Linda Nagata. Near term spy v. spy thriller. Anticipates some 
of the recent events… Well written and paced. Released 2020, Hugo eligible.

Craig
New Graphic Book: Kent State: Four Dead In Ohio by Derf Backderf (author of the 
comic strip The City). Finished last night. Fans of history will like it. 
Little local touches.

Lynn
Watched the (Elton John) film Rocketman free on Amazon Prime. They took 
liberties. Was entertained. It was worth more than the price.

Yochanan
Read the Star Trek novel To Reign in Hell by Greg Cox. Takes place between 
Space Seed and Wrath of Khan. Enjoyed it.

On Amazon Prime: Utopia. 8 episode season. Deals with pandemic (has a fiction 
disclaimer on each episode). Discovered there’s a UK version (2 seasons of 6) 
which is different, but the names are the same.

Lisa
Good to be home. Got COVID test today (due to recent hospital stay) Drive 
through at Kaiser Skyport. Went smoothly. Felt like a Sci-Fi catastrophe 
waiting in line in the car.
Yochanan: Also did his test there. Fast Efficient. His sister did the Kaiser on 
Cottle Rd. and it was more disorganized.
Howierd: In Las Vegas someone posted picture of people lined up around the 
block for vaccinations, but it was really a line for powerball tickets (and not 
even in Vegas!)


JohnO
Got around to Goodbye 2020 on Netflix. Funny. Comedians and actors recapping 
the year. Worth finding and watching.

WandaVission on Disney+ (part of the massive MCU phase IV) Surreal. Set in 
’50/‘60s domestic sitcom. There is something else afoot… End credits have 
things in the graphics. Recommend. Bit of a mind-bender.



Rumor of the Week:  

I don’t think Mr. Trump is ever going to tell us the details on his wonderful 
new health plan.



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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1579 - Monday, 7 December, 2020

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Meeting #1579 - Monday, 7 December, 2020

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 20:05

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The minutes of meeting 1578 were accepted as: Neither confirmed nor denied.


Treasurer

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.

Craig: Moved to “Establish a committee on establishing committees  which will 
dissolve upon the Club’s first in-person meeting.” It’s arbitary and silly. 
Possibly recursive. - Motion carries.


Announcements:

Gerald:
Local author Brian Coad passed away 93 in Santa Rosa.
Gayle: We once called him from a place he lived in in the UK. His son hoped 
he’d last until the election, which he did.


Valerie:
Dickens fair is still virtually happening, including this weekend's  "Edgar 
Allen Poe Performs The Zucchini Song."  
https://dickensfair.com/dickens-fair-at-home/dickensathome-schedule There's 
also a few cons: This Saturday: Santa Clara library comic-con at home for kids, 
craft bags to go are available. https://www.sclibrary.org/calendar/comic-con 
http://www.harrypotterconference.com/home.html is having encore presentations 
of its panels, $5 for new attendees. https://www.furfest.org/ is online dec 
18-20.

Lisa & Candace followed on on past live Santa Clara library comic-cons


Howeird:
Adopted a second Calico Cat named Ma’am. A mirror of his first Calico (Spook). 
Spook will stalk Ma’am, engage in a 15 second battle, then go their own way. 
Can see each other from perches in different rooms. Ma’am is a lap cat, unlike 
Spook.


Ken & Jerry:
Chuck Yeager died at 97.



Reviews

Gearld:
SpaceX launched its new cargo dragon. NASA coverage was good (a little dumbed 
down). Good pics of ISS from the unmanned capsule.

Lisa: 4th time they’ve used this booster! (Candice thinks they have a span of 
seven uses? Gerald says the other booster has done seven, and may do an eighth).

Craig: Likes the SpaceX coverage better.


Lisa:
Attended SMOFCon online. There was a panel on running virtual cons! Not sure 
how the year’s going to go (first half is shot). WorldCon in DC has a 
questionnaire about doing virtual in the summer or hybrid-virtual in December. 
Doubts about WesterCon in person. Many breakout rooms (which can not be 
deleted…) Grenadine was running the reg. New functions with direct links to the 
virtual events.

Craig: Also attended some of the later programming. Minimalist. Mostly the 
required things. They turend off the chat function, which was a disappointment. 
Grenadine has been closely associated with fandom, and we get to beta test the 
functions.

Todd: Baycon isn’t happening live in 2021, plans to be back in 2022.


Valerie: 

h-net is great for calls for papers--I got a pile of instant responses! Also, 
still collecting essays on Jewish science fiction. 
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6914526/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy-criticism
 

 Offers have been flooding in!


Rumor of the Week:  

There's a monolith in my yard.


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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1577 - Monday, 23 November, 2020

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Meeting #1577 - Monday, 23 November, 2020

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 20:04

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The minutes of meeting 1576 were accepted as:  Schrödinger's election chronicle


Treasurer

0 taken… Regular $15,632.83 Party $230.58


Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. 

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.



Announcements:

Howeird

Replacing a cat, who was acting like Edward Scissorhands, with a new cat from 
The Animal Foundation, Las Vegas. Picked a cat (Ma’am) that looks like his 
current one (Spook). Ma’am and Spook got along on a visit, and will be placed 
with him Thanksgiving  morning.


Ken

Doctor Who is 57 today, and the BBC released a teaser for the holiday special 
that confirms the return of Captain Jack (Harkness, not Sparrow…)


Reviews

Gayle

Attended Virtual PhilCon. Excellent science panels.  Including topics as 
http://vivecenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/4-19.UCB_.ARVR_.pdf 
 
 and http://covidtransmissions.substack.com 
 . The  used Zoom & Discord. Setup was 
interesting, hard to get questions answered, with some in chat and others in 
Q Chatting in discord after.


Valerie

Attended Philcon this weekend, Orycon last weekend. Both small and pleasant 
with lots of filk at philcon and a few interesting speaker tracks at both. not 
much is coming (though multiverse con and geek girl con still have their panels 
on twitch) and now there's online dickens fair

Lisa:  Also attending Orycon, and others. Not quite enough energy, hard to get 
discussions going and sustaining them. Set up more like lectures with Q 
Finding it harder to connect to people. Los Con and another Fest of the Living 
Room are doing things this weekend. LosCon 46 was Nov. 2019.  LosCon 47 will be 
Nov. 2021.  http://loscon.org/47/  Loscon is planning to 
do some kind of event on YouTube this coming weekend. They don't say what at 
this point.

Also next weekend, http://chessiecon.org/   
https://www.chicagotardis.com/blog/2020/11/13/just-two-weeks-until-our-virtual-event-heres-what-you-need-to-know
 


More online cons: 
Dec 5 Smofcon https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/conzealand/en/smofcon-37-14/ 
  
Dec 18 https://www.furfest.org/ 


JohnO

Continued their Disney watch with Robin Hood. Follows the core tale pretty 
closely. Fun movie. A little fast paced (80 min) Worth watching if it’s on your 
streaming service.

Lisa: One of her friends did a thesis on Robin Hood, which included the Disney 
version - she gave it a B for accuracy. She eventually became an archive 
librarian for Disney!


Gearld

Electron rocket went up on Saturday from NZ, and recovered first stage!


Fred

Webpage: CostumeCon39 REVISED DATES are Friday, April 21 – Monday, April 24, 
2023 http://costumecon39.org/dates/   Nicest, 
cleanest page he’s seen.


Kennita 
Attended a talk about nuclear power. Presenter was quite a cheerleader, but 
after others had some pushback. 

Today at around 1pm, China launched a spacecraft to the moon.


Howierd

Has an infection, prescribed Ciprofloxacin. Looking at what it was developed 
for: the Bubonic Plague & Anthrax (as well as what he had…)



Rumor of the Week:  

Al Gore to be named Secretary of the Internet



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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1574 - Monday, 2 November, 2020

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Meeting #1574 - Monday, 2 November, 2020

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 20:02

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The minutes of meeting 1573 were accepted as: Bidin' our time


Treasurer

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Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report. But a gentle reminder: VOTE

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.



Announcements:


Candy
Mini-Baycon this Saturday at 11 am. Gerold will be on a panel at 12:30pm. 
facebook.com/events/262480798500828/ 
 
Dave commented that ConZealand had complaints about being on New Zealand time. 

Dave
Tomorrow is election day. American citizens 18 and over and have not yet voted, 
you should vote tomorrow.

A new line of New Zealand Super Rugby Hawaiian Shirts are available.


Howierd
Climate has not changed in Las Vegas since March. No trace of rain. Broke 
record of no rain, but an 11% chance was in the forecast. Saw some clouds, but 
no water…

Friends in Washington (state) mentioned that the legislature passed a law to 
stay on Daylight Saving Time, however an act of congress is needed to make it 
happen.


Gayle
Thanks to those who referred her to a tax professional. Did a zoom meeting 
while on an exercise ball. It was very comfortable.


Todd
Virtual Tea festival this weekend. https://intlvirtualteafest.pathable.co/ 
 


JohnO
Chris has been sick since most of the year. This Friday morning she will have a 
procedure to de-gunk and biopsy her lungs. Semi-outpatient procedure.


Reviews

Todd
Watched Parasite. Quite enjoyed it. Scary and humorous in parts. Good Halloween 
film.


JohnO
Watched the Disney film Dinosaur (2000) not their best, not their worst. Fun 
romp. Worth seeing on D+ (maybe matinee)
The Mandalorian season 2. Continues the western in space theme. First episode 
didn’t move to plot far, but lays groundwork. Worth watching. Quality is still 
high.
Correction to Lois McMaster Bujold’s “Masquearde of Lodi” review from last 
week. Highly recommend. Middle of the series chronologically. Stand alone, but 
needs some background on the series.


Lisa
WisDems did Rocky Horror Show (not Picture) with Nell Campbell & Tim Curry 
involved, plus a bunch of other notables. More disjointed, than Princess Bride 
with pre-recorded pieces. Fun. Worth the donation ($5)
JohnO: Tenacious D also released Rock-y-the-Vote. Jump to the left, no step to 
the right. Included Susan Sarandon & Barry Bostwick, plus Mayor Pete and 
Senator Warren. And others… it’s on YouTube.


Gerald
Watched Star Trek: Beyond on CBS. Pluses: Actors playing the characters 
sometimes sounded like the originals. Minuses: cinematography was too dark 
(hard to see whats going on). Suspension of disbelief was set to high. Uhura 
has some great action. Worth free TV, or a couple dollars for the disc.
Texas state senator Wendy Davis, who filibustered for 16 hours, is running for 
congress. She was in the Biden bus that was ambushed in Texas. Davis has not 
referenced this incident in her campaign.
JohnO:  Theory is do not acknowledge what they did removes the power of the 
intimidation.
Lisa: The word from the staffers, no one was hurt. Car was crunched. Attitude 
is not to dwell on in.



Rumor of the Week:  

Many will spend the next 5 days drunk to avoid election stress. 




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[Basfa] BASF Meeting #1571 - Monday, 12 October, 2020

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Meeting #1571 - Monday, 12 October, 2020

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 20:02

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The minutes of meeting 1570 were accepted as:  Posted!

Treasurer

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Vice President 

Nothing Fannish to report.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.



Announcements:

Craig: 
This weekend virtual con Capclave (DC SFA) $10 for the virtual, or free if you 
volunteer. https://www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave20/ 
 


Lisa:
Tomorrow night a bunch of Star Trek stars are doing a Joe Biden event.  3pm 
pacific. Donations requested. 
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bvf2020_grfr_startrek#

The Princess Bride reading is available to view for a donation. 
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/princess-bride-reunion-replay?refcode=200913PrincessBride-Replay=27
 

 

- Howierd: How to tell if your neighborhood is on the teetering edge – pretty 
much everyone has stumped in Vegas.
- Gerald: Already voted!


Reviews

Lisa
Must see TV: New Cosmos series on FOX. Quite enjoyable.

Thu 10pm CBS Star Trek: Discovery. Don’t have the streaming, so glad to finally 
see it.
- Gerald: Went quickly. Didn’t work well for him. Too dark.
- DaveG: Found dialogue stilted. Stories are all over. Not impressed. First two 
episodes are the prologue to the series.
- JamesB: Missed opportunity of Black Ops in the Federation.


DaveG:
Cleaning boxes (sorting/purging) found official guide to Babylon5 with bonus 
best of enhanced music CD. Came in a box, with another box inside (‘90s 
packaging). Enhanced CD Rom! Probably worth what ever the full price was. Who 
knows what else is in the archives… 

Gayle:
MetOpera.org  Ring Cycle (available on a per episode 
price) 89-90. Better than she remembers. Features Jessye Norman. Don’t like to 
like Wagner. Well done, but dark. Also features a 6’ 5" Finnish Bass as the 
villain.


DaveC:
Ebay Auctions: New Era. Divorced from PayPal. Ebay now handles payments - 
yikes! Shipping fees not showing up on invoices.


Gerald:
Listened to Klobuchar's opening remarks on the Judicial. Nice speech, up there 
in the Michele Obama category.




Rumor of the Week:  

I am not a Question!  I am a Free Proposition!!


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1568 - Monday, 21 September, 2020

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Meeting #1568 - Monday, 21 September, 2020

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 20:05

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The minutes of meeting 1567 were accepted as:  Lovingly bathed by cats.


Treasurer. Not present, but same as last week?

Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.



Announcements:

DaveW
Glad to be back. Was busy all through August, and never had the link for the 
current meetings.
Ken: Apologies. I had sent the link out at the beginning of the month, but from 
the wrong account – so it didn’t go through.


Gerald
spaceflightnow.com shows all launches are TBD from the greek storms.
Duncan: Falcon9 block 5 scheduled for the 25th.

Duncan
A frontrunner for supreme court is from the group that was the basis for the 
Handmaid’s Tale.

Reviews

JohnO
Watched a couple of films:
Selma. MLK and John Lewis. Excellent. Highly recommend.
DaveW. Seconds Selma.
Gayle. (tangent) A lot of planning for the bus boycott, and meticulous planning 
for the I Have a Dream speech.
Duncan.  RBG was the first woman to be laid in state, Rosa was laid in honor.

Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. Reminded why saw Excellent Adventure many times, 
but this one only once.
Ken: Bogus has it’s place, and can be useful before viewing Face the Music.
Lisa: Skiffy has been showing them.



Rumor of the Week:  
Quarantine will continue until we finally wear our masks


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[Basfa] BASFA Meetings (In Quarantine) - September & October...

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I didn’t realize that this email that I sent out at the end of August never got 
through to the group. I sent it from the wrong email address and I never got a 
rejection from the list-server! 

-Ken

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The current recurring ZOOM meeting has been extended through the end of 
October. These are the same credentials as the August meeting. If you no longer 
have those (or want to make sure you have the correct set) then you can 
register here: 
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1566 - Monday, 7 September, 2020

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Meeting #1566 - Monday, 7 September, 2020


Called to order at 20:05

Total of 11 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1565 were accepted as:  Probably available somewhere.

Treasurer. Same as last week?

Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.
Vice President for Life (Tamera Capp):  Being sucked in to Harry Potter 
political fics, as well as writing her own Harry Potter fic.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.

DaveC posed a question to the group. And was answered.


Announcements:

Gerald:
Launch window: 0200-0430 GMT on 11th (10:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m. EDT on (10th/11th)
Launch site: Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak Island, Alaska
A commercial small satellite launch vehicle developed by Astra will make its 
first orbital launch attempt. Astra says there will be no payloads on this test 
flight. Scrubbed on Aug. 2 due to upper level winds and boat in range. Scrubbed 
on Aug. 4 and Aug. 6. Delayed from Aug. 30 due to poor weather forecast. [Aug. 
28] see: www.spaceflightnow.com  


Lisa:
Festival of the Living Rooms #4 this weekend FB and YouTube. Performances by 
many, including the Capps! Music by people around the world from their living 
rooms. 
facebook.com/groups/160636924948 
 

Howierd:
Climatalogical: Denver is going form 100 to snow at 3am. 
The Capps are living this.



Reviews

FredM:
Caught part of Dragoncon over the weekend. Payed the $10, to make sure he could 
see George Robb. Also watched a couple other skeptic track panels. Fell down on 
finding the full schedule grid (at the end of the 20-page getting started doc.) 
Some tracks run the whole convention (so much that it’s almost its own con!)
Cliff went to part of it. No Discord community like other OnlineCons. Liked 
some of the old panels, including some of the past panels. Panel on cooking, 
eating and growing food on Mars was riveting. The $10 grants access to the 
panels for the whole year.


Howierd:
Star Trek Lower Decks imdb.com/title/tt9184820/ Was avoiding because he’s kind 
of lazy watching  Comcast more than his streaming, and not fond of animation 
based on live action. Not disappointed, but not that good. Characters more 
frenetic than they need to be. Good job of cultural things on other planets. 
Goes further than they cold have for the Enterprise… Surprised at the romantic 
(and non-romantic) pairings.  All in all, wouldn’t pay extra for it, but worth 
full price.
Valerie: Enjoying it. Trying to spoof its own franchise. More realistic humans 
vs. utopian ideal in the live-action shows. They actually feel a bit like 
con-goers! Fun in-show referencing the history.
Ken: Interesting to note that it kind of follows from the original animated 
series with a cat-person.
Cliff: Recommends the DC Fontana story “Yesteryear”, a Larry Niven story and a 
sequel to Tribbles.


DaveC
Finished watching season 1 of Stargirl. Enjoyed it very much. 20 years after 
the Justice Society of Amerca is all killed off by the Injustice Society. 
Stepdaughter of the sole survivor is chosen by the cosmic lamp. Enjoyable. 
Material taken most seriously of DC TV adaptations – more intelligently 
written. Recommends.
Valerie: Was not impressed by episode 1 - so conventional… But then she gets 
her group together, and has came around on it. Feels like runaways.


Gayle
DC Fonatana nostalgia trip… Was recently reading reviews of Galaxy Quest on 
IMDB. People who thought it was not funny seemed to be non-Americans. Asked DC 
what she thought of it was, and the response was that she was ROTFL. Gayle 
would gives it an 8/10 stars.
Cliff: Showing off his Obama Hope style “Never Give Up…” mug. Was opposite The 
Matrix for the Hugo. Cory Doctorow was presenting the award for that category 
and said “Never Give Up…” and a roar from the audience finished with “Never 
surrender.” The co-cretors were excited to win. Cliff was so the nerdy kid 
who’s parents were glad when he was outside, that he had to show the film to 
his parents. Re-watched the ending and noticed  that Guy expects to die (but 
doesn’t)

MetOpera Streaming: The Tempest. Got caught up in it. Modernization of 
Shakespeare. Scenery was beautiful, singers wonderful.



Rumor of the Week:  

California fires are larger on the inside.

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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1565 - Monday, 31 August, 2020

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Meeting #1565 - Monday, 31 August, 2020


Called to order at 20:05

Total of 15 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1564 were accepted as:  Clearing the air

Treasurer. Same as last week.

Regular: $15,632.83 | Party: $230.58  (-113.78? party)

Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.


Announcements:

Lisa:
Had a phone interview & sent in a detailed resume for a job! Whatever kind 
wishes are accepted. It’s an on site accounting job.

Chris Garcia GoFundme for evacuation. House still looks like it’s up. 
gofundme.com/f/garciagatepenguins-need-a-new-home?fbclid=IwAR1UTHs0D9MvDOqAnjZezHHmy92oe2EtXuLBXcH5EmKLs2WnJrBfDV9YdHI
 

  

Gerald:
SpaceX to launch more star-link satellites on September 3. 8:46 AM EDT (5:46 
PDT) from Kennedy.
spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule  
JohnO: Seems to be weekly launches. Beta testers have been signed up for the 
Star-Link system.
Atheus: Tesla stock split. $443/share and rising post split.
Lisa: Astronomy friends having troubles with all these satellites.
Marsha: SN6 hop test Thursday. Starship vehicle. Craig: Most surreal SF thing 
right now.


Howierd:
This morning he woke up with more shares of Apple & Tesla than he did when he 
went to sleep.

Bad/Good news: The Bad - Fires came right up to the domes at Lick Observatory, 
destroyed one abandoned building. The Good - nothing else was destroyed. The 
observation domes and other buildings were saved. 

Meteorlogical news: Las Vegas record for consecutive days at 100+ is 66. 
Currently at 56 days straight. However, the forecast for 99 tomorrow…


ChrisO:
Pneumonia shots can wear off.  If you got it 9-10 years ago, it might need 
re-upping.

Craig:
DragonCon is Virtual next week. Is intrigued, but $10? Still not sure about 
paying for a virtual con. dragoncon.org  
Fred: George Robb (of Geologic Podcast) will be performing. Feels that’s worth 
the $10. Has been to the convention before. 
Gerry: If you can, this is a good time to support others during this situation.


Reviews

Atheus:
Finally saw Joker: relatively well done origin story – not quite dark night 
dark. Worth the $0 paid, maybe would have paid matinee.

Gerald:
SaoCom Argentine satellite launch. Best covered booster landing since 
FalconHeavy twin. Videos on YouTube (official and amateur). First polar launch 
from the Cape this millennium.

Rocketlab is back in the game, after a successful polar orbit launch from NZ.
Gayle: Sometimes there are sheep grazing!

JohnO:
Watched the Disney film Bolt (2008). About a Dog with superpowers, but it’s a 
ruse for a tv show. Separated and goes on a road trip. Dog finds his inner 
hero. Fun. Worth the Disney+ subscription.

Chris had never seen Bill and Ted's Excelent Adventure (1989), so we watched 
it. Still holds up. Recommend.

ABC ran Black Panther (2018 Marvel) with little to no commercials. Still loves 
it. Has been reading the comics since the ‘70s. Chadwick captured the role 
perfectly. 
Lisa: Also loved what they did with the film. There was also a memorial to 
Chadwick Boseman. 42 died on  42 day (Jackie Robinson day…)

Chadwick Boseman Memorial (2020 - ABC): Moved by the recap of his life. 

Howierd: Once a person has achieved prominence there is a file of clips ready 
to go.


Lisa:
Air Quality really sucks! Today is the first day the AQI has been under 50. 
Can’t wait to breathe again. Doesn’t help she’s allergic to wood smoke. Sick of 
being stuck inside, but will be able to finally get a pedicure!


Todd:
Would like to go home. Red Lion/DoubleTree is not a bad place to evacuate to. 
Special evacuee rate, no extra charge for pets. Hand sanitizers all over and 
staff properly masked. Rooms have sanitized for your safety on the rooms. 
Boulder Creek is 39% contained. It’ll probably be a few more weeks before they 
can go home. Hotel has Grab & Go items at the restaurant, but they have their 
own fridge and a George Foreman grill.


Kenita:
Burning Man is virtual this year, complete with 3-D virtual reality (and 2-D 
VR-ish) running 24/7. Looks like a lot of fun. Multiverse is this year’s theme, 
each run by different people (and different interfaces). Dust free! Recommend. 
kindling.burningman.org  


Ken:
Star Trek - Lower Decks: Paramount’s answer to The Orville.  Animated series, 
follows the adventures of a couple ensigns - one who aspires to be an officer, 
and the other who doesn’t bother with “the book” (ok, a bot Red Dwarf in that 
respect - thanks JohnO!) If you have access to CBSAllAccess, definitely watch.
JohnO: Description sounds like Redshirts.


Rumor of the Week:  

2020: You Are On Mute


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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1561 - Monday, 3 August, 2020

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Meeting #1561 - Monday, 3 August, 2020


Called to order at 20:06

Total of 20 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1560 were accepted as: There

Treasurer. Same as last week.

Regular: $15,632.83 | Party: $230.58

Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.


Announcements:


Howierd
Acquired a second cat.. Shelter named it Meow Meow, now  named Heidi because 
she hides. 
BosCon is having a virtual art show. Weekend after this one. One day. 
reconvenesff.com   


JohnO
A Worldcon occurred. Business meeting was in 2 parts of 5 minutes each, with 
business pushed to next year. Chicago 2022 won site selection chicon.org 
. Hugos were given out. List online at thehugoawards.org 
 . Lisa: Site selection 517 to 33 and 20 write-ins 
and 6 none. Saudis rescheduled their bid for later.

Craig: 
Nasfic Aug 21-23 for 3 days, no membership fee (donations welcome) 
columbus2020nasfic.org  

Lisa: Baycon 2020 mini-con (ZOOM) info. on FaceBook. LAst one was pleasant and 
fun. Relaxing. baycon.org/baycon-2020-zoom-mini-con-august-8th/ 
 


Reviews


WORLDCON

Gayle
Had trouble joining non-webinars. Good quality recordings are available. Filk 
Room was good, well moderated, got to see her favorite. Lots of experts on 
panels, and no lines! Hugos was not a webinar, so didn’t see it. Closing panel 
discussed the Hugos MC, and why things happened. Happy she went. FantasyNet app 
has recorded events on phone.

Fred
The Hugos went too long. Silverberg & Martin went on reiterating well known 
history. A mess. They yammered on… Much outcry online. Rates it as: Not well 
thought out. Some BKG music on announcements distracted from the announcement.

JohnO
The Hugos suffered some technical issues were so basic that it drove him away. 
It was disjointed between live and recorded MC segments. Some attendees were 
dressed nicely. Did not attend anything else.

Lisa
Watched some Hugos. Found it very boring. Neil Gaiman’s acceptance speech was 
beautiful, and is available online. There’s a 110 minute condensed version. 
[DaveG: Shorter version here:  youtube.com/watch?v=7yGPBIQvs0Y 
 ]

Gerald
Did number of panels, all went ok except his own presentation (technical 
reasons). Able to get around well. Didn’t do Hugos, but he usually doesn’t. 
Heinlein society had virtual chili party - which was more like a mini-con. 
Needs a more user friendly interface for older folk. Carole was a major 
presence in the hiss & purr. 

Cliff
You can still watch the Hugos  
watch.thefantasy.network/the-2020-hugo-awards-livestream/  

Craig
Amazing experience. Technical problems didn’t ruin for him. Martin & the ConCom 
thought it would be useful to have the history during the Hugos - for local 
attendees? Still enjoying panels he couldn’t attend live.

Candy
Enjoyed the con. Went to some panels on ZOOM. Hugos were tedious – gave up 
after a half-hour. Bradford chaired a panel. 

Todd
Odd shifting schedule without the sunlight. Watched masquerade, but it was 
horribly stuttering. Background music (same a Hugos) was overplaying some of 
the presentations. Impressive that they made it work with few problems. 


——


Lisa
Last weekend the Mythopedic Society meeting used Jitsi Meet (open source) only 
13 participants. It has its ups and downs. Working on being more like ZOOM, but 
has only US phone for dial-in. It’s useable. No webinar functions.



Gerald 
SpaceX concluded the recent manned dragon mission. Everything went very well, 
until it got on the carrier… We have a working spaceship - the Endevor.

Lisa
Astronauts were put on stretchers for after long space trips.

Craig
Watched closely. Boat situation at landing site with various authorities unable 
to control traffic. They will try better next time.

Howierd
Watched the official stream. Control room and talking heads for half hour 
before splash – boring! Could have had a stream from a chase boat. They 
released a good video afterwards. 



JohnO: 
Disney+ wasn’t accessible, went to Netflix and watched Another Life starring 
Katee Sackhoff. Not the greatest, but fun ride with Katee  kicking ass. 
Recommend. 11 total episodes. 

Kennita: 
Katie is really interested in the future. 


The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold. Not the best of series 
(placeholder?)  Reccommend if you’re reading the series. Available from the 
usual sources.



Cliff
Week-and-a-half ago, attended a LASFS ZOOM meeting as an author (for his 
contribution to Straight out of Deadwood). Lary Niven was attending as a 
LASFAn, so glad he didn’t screw up…

Lisa: 
Anyone can join the LASFS meetings, they are published on their FB page.




Rumor of the Week:  

The SpaceX Splashdown scored 10.0 (and a 6 from the Russian judge)



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[Basfa] August BASFA Meetings #1557-1560 (In Quarantine)....

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Phone users have two controls at their disposal: *6 to toggle mute/unmute and 
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1558 - Monday, 13 July, 2020

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BASFA Meeting #1558 - Monday, 13 July, 2020


Called to order at 20:06

Total of 13 log-ins

The minutes of meeting 1557 were accepted as:  These punative sentences will be 
commuted!

Treasurer. Same as last week.

Vice President: Nothing Fannish to report.

President: Not present.

No committees reporting.

No new business.


Announcements:

JohnO
Hugo voting was originally going to close in a couple days, but was extended to 
July 22. Voting has reportedly been happening. 


Howierd
The front end of the Nissan leaf is plastic cosmetic. Got it clipped off in an 
accident. No other damage (or injuries.)


Lisa
Concert Of the Living Room – a ZOOM filk convention – was this past weekend. 
Next one will be the second weekend in September. 
facebook.com/groups/160636924948/ 
 


Gayle
Site selection for WorldCon: You can send in a printed ballot, or email it. Due 
by 7/29 at noon NZ (5pm 7/28 PT) cost is 72$NZ.



Reviews


Howierd

The Rachmananaov music behind hime was not played at the ZOOM filk. Blind 
lemming chiffon MCd. Workshop on how to set up a podcast was short. 1-hour long 
concerts every hour from 11 to 7. Listened to most of them. Most of the filk 
was mostly tuneless effort, with a couple really fine artists. Fellow BASFAn 
Bill L. came up with 20 minutes of content that filled an hour. Vanessa Cardui 
(interfilk guest at Consonnance) was spectacular! Enjoyable day in front of the 
computer. People from all over the world. Regret he wasn’t home to see the 
Saturday concerts

Lisa: Was there for 2.5 days. Enjoyable as usual. They are trying to feature a 
variety of people, and will be rotating through people – thus the quality is 
more variable than a curated convention. Enjoyed them. Performers can use 
instruments that don’t travel well. Next one in two months (see announcements.) 

Hoping to get the performances up, if the artists recorded it.


Gearld

Comet briefly visible to the naked eye 4 days ago to yesterday. Not quite 
visible today. early in the AM (445) need a fairly clear easter horizon. 
Neowise.  A little starlight point with a tail..

Howierd: NW sky now. Bad pun: its acapella.

Gayle: Knowingg coordinates helps. New app Stellarium Plus, more features than 
SkyView (needs LOS of 3 satellites to work.) Cool app.

Lisa: Friend in SLC no problem Sat & Sun night. Good NW view, when it’s not 
cloudy.


John
Disney films not seen before… Princess & the Frog: Was seeing a lot of “That 
would make a good point in the ride.”  Great Mouse Detective: Fun light little 
romp - pastiche of Holmes (the mouses lived under Baker St.)  Another one that 
didn’t leave enough of an impression to remember the title. Also last season of 
Agents of SHIELD. Time traveling through the last century, now up to the ‘80s . 
Filled with ‘80s music. A character turns secret base into a private disco – in 
the midsts of some serious stuff. 


Gayle
Met Opera stream: Cosi Fani Tuti. Faithfulness testing, and debunked science of 
the time.


ChrisO
In the short space of time allowed for outdoor dining in Alameda County, the 
restaurants they went to were doing a good job. Among others, Ambrose Butchery 
in Niles, where they went for their 25h Anniversary, has an open-air back area.




Rumor of the Week:  Comet MEOWISE. 


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[Basfa] Minutes of Meeting #1555 - Monday, June 22, 2020

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Minutes of Meeting #1555
Monday, June 22, 2020
Trey Haddad, President

Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile

Called to order at 8:05 p.m.
18 people came and went

Secretary

The minutes of meeting #1554 were accepted as: Properly handled.


Treasurer

#1554 - $0 / $0
#1553 - $0 / $0  

Totals:
Regular $15,632.83
Party:  $230.58



Vice President 
Nothing fannish

President 
Absent.

No committees

No new business: 


Announcements

Cliff: 

Performed a reading on Storyhour. 
facebook.com/102109784794285/videos/1045509699208495 



Ken: 

One of the main branches on our tree fell on our house Friday night. Looks like 
slight damage on the roofline. Bay Area Tree Specialists came the next day to 
clear it up.

At today’s Apple Keynote (WWDC) they announced a new AppleTV+ series of 
Asimov’s Foundation.
Cliff: 2 min trail is avail, sometime 2021. Loved the space elevator!
DaveW: Saw the trailer, looks good so far.
JohnO: Long time since he read it, but looks like they captured the 
feeling.



Gayle: 

SETI event on July 9: Mercury 13. About the women who trained for the Mercury 
program. 
eventbrite.com/e/virtual-movie-night-with-the-seti-institute-mercury-13-tickets-108256991576



JohnO: 

Trailer for Hamilton on Disney+ has dropped. Will run starting July 3. 
Production looks good. youtube.com/watch?v=DSCKfXpAGHc 




Reviews


Todd: 

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurleyy. Well done. Hurt brain in a good way. 
Topical
Cliff: Hugo Nominee
DaveW: Novella? - no it is a novel

Got baby chickens for the first time, they are very cute. Live stream 
https://www.twitch.tv/toddashi 


Gayle: 

Had a pre-surgery COVID-19 test this afternoon. Startling and painful, but not 
that bad. About 10 minutes. 


Howeird: 

His Nissan Leaf “Crashed.” Did a short trip in 109 weather. Battery rapidly 
depleated on way home. Next day, showed fully charged but with an error 
message. Tried to drive, but it wouldn't go above 25mph. Roadside plan got a 
free tow to the dealership, but couldn't look at it until next day, and they 
gave a rental voucher. Got a Nissan Kicks (gas version of Leaf). Service is 
wroth full price. 


Fred: 

Storyhour was great, but the host went on a bit too long – which cut into the 
readings. Skip the first couple minutes (link in announcements)
Cliff: Thanks for attending. However, it was the hosts party...

DaveG: 

Is currently underemployed in Larkspur, but didn't have anything appropriate to 
wear (having been a teleworker...) Had to dig deep into his dresser and found 
plain polo shirts (even one with tags!) and non-dress khakis. Had to learn to 
dress mundanely again. Not worth full price.


DaveW: 

Read the Hugo nominated novella & novelette by Ted Chiang. Both are interesting 
in different ways. Omphalos: Crisis of faith from astronomical event in a world 
with strong scientific evidence for creationism. Anxiety Is the Dizziness of 
Freedom interesting concept involving alternate universes. Both will place high 
up on his ballot.




Rumor:
There’s still more people at the BASFA meeting then at the Tulsa rally


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[Basfa] It's Churro Time at First Ever Turkey Mike's BBQ To-Go!

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Since we can’t go to the ball park for a game, why not go for a drive through 
dining experience!

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> 
> 
> 
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> On-Field Drive-Thru event Celebrates National Churro Day with BBQ and Churros 
> on June 6
>  
> 
> Do you miss churros and Turkey Mike’s BBQ? Say no more fam. 
> 
> We’ve combined your favorite ballpark treats on National Churro Day this 
> Saturday for our first ever Turkey Mike's To-Go.  
> Place your orders from now until Friday at 10 PM (PST). Then head over to 
> Excite Ballpark on Saturday, June 6 from 3:00PM - 6:00PM for a special 
> on-field curbside pick up! All guests will drive directly through the 
> centerfield gate and receive their meals at the Martinelli's VIP Deck from 
> the comfort of their own cars! (Masks required)
> 
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>  
> 
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based chat that you can use to communicate silently with everyone or a specific 
person (though all chat is logged.)

Phone users have two controls at their disposal: *6 to toggle mute/unmute and 
*9 to raise your hand.

We've also turned on the waiting room function. This means that you will need 
to be admitted to the meeting. If you are planning on attending by phone, 
please list your phone number on the reg form so we know who to look out for.

The meeting may be open to anyone, but we don't need a random person coming by 
to mess with things...
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[Basfa] INVITE: BASFA Meeting #1548 (in Quarantine)

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqfumvpjstGdFJgtTxJNpZBXrqBUBjhRc5 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the meeting.

You can join the meeting either through a Zoom client or by telephone. We 
recommend joining before 8 p.m. if you can, to work out any bugs and 
familiarizing yourself with the zoom environment.

Because things can get crazier on Zoom than in person, we request that you are 
on mute unless recognized to speak (by raising your hand). There is a text 
based chat that you can use to communicate silently with everyone or a specific 
person (though all chat is logged.)

Phone users have two controls at their disposal: *6 to toggle mute/unmute and 
*9 to raise your hand.

We've also turned on the waiting room function. This means that you will need 
to be admitted to the meeting. If you are planning on attending by phone, 
please list your phone number on the reg form so we know who to look out for.

The meeting may be open to anyone, but we don't need a random person coming by 
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[Basfa] INVITE: BASFA Meeting #1547 (in Quarantine)

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Hi there, 

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 
When: Apr 27, 2020 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvc-mtrTwpH9y6tF5UdqdXqknfkK1DopE1 

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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1545 (in Quarantine) – Monday, April 13, 2020

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

BASFA Meeting #1545 (in Quarantine)
Monday, April 13, 2020

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Held at Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

Called to order at 20:01 with 16 people in attendance


Secretary Report 
The minutes of meeting #1544 were were posted online and accepted as: Very 
promptly posted.


Treasurer Report 

#1544: 
Regular $0.00 | Party $ 0.78

#1502 (5/27/19):
Regular $0.25 | Party $ 1.50

Totals
Regular$15,631.83 | $230.58


Vice President Report 
Nothing fannish to report

No president report


Committee Report

Sports Committee

SJGiants Harry Potter night on Friday, July 31. 
Still waiting on when or if the season will begin. If they keep the event dates 
the same, no issue. If they move the dates we’ll have dibs on the new date. If 
there is no season they would like me to use payment as deposit on game from 
2021 season. If you paid up, and it’s cancelled (or the new date doesn’t work) 
Ken will refund you regardless of the SJ Giants policy.


No new business


Announcements 
Lisa: 
Fanime has officially cancelled this year’s convention. Tickets will be rolled 
over to 2021. If you booked your hotel through the convention, the booking will 
be voided. fanime.com  
DaveG: ConZealand will be virtual this year. An announcement with more details 
is expected Tuesday.

Ken: Being virtual means it will truly be the first World.Con.


Reviews 

DaveW:
Semper Augustus, by Nancy Kress (novella in the Mar/Apr edition of Asimov’s) 
near-future dystopia in which aliens have visited Earth and made their 
technology available to elites, displacing a lot of working-class jobs.  Income 
inequality, terrorist/resistance group, a more authoritarian US government 
using the terrorists to justify military crackdowns on the population.  
Protagonist born into poverty, becomes a fashion model and gets tension between 
her old friends and new.  Really good, and the alien motivation is suitably 
alien.

Valerie
National Theatre's Jane Eyre was very artistic with a very sincere Jane-- and 
I'm not usually a fan of that story. Free through Thurs, then a new play's 
coming. The Saturday Night Seder with celebrities on youtube was delightful -- 
hilarious and appropriate. A good guide for teaching about the seder. 
https://www.saturdaynightseder.com/ Haven't tried the Globe's free Hamlet or 
Big Finish's free weekly Dr Who story yet but there's lots of great free stuff. 
Phantom of the Opera on youtube Friday. I've also been doing delightful book 
talks through zoom and Jewish Community Library. 

Joni
Discovered through Amazon that there were more Midnight, Texas books, and that 
there even was a television series on NBC!

Fred
[hybrid review/announcement] CBS All Access streaming service is offering free 
access to their service (promo code GIFT or ALL) Watched Star Trek: Picard [Ken 
lost track for a bit: sorry…]   www.cbs.com/all-access 
 
Todd: Enjoyed Picard
DaveG: Picard quite good. Catching up on Discovery
JohnO: Enjoyed Picard, especially how they handled the character being older. 
CBS All Access also has all  the Star Trek series’ available.
Valerie: Found the first half of Picard boring, second half revved up. It’s all 
fan service, but fun fan service.

Kennita: 
Cheetah cub cam: nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/cheetah-cub-cam 
 
DaveW: John Oliver show last night has a news reporter at home with cat 
“cleaning” itself in the background.
DaveG: KTVU’s Bill Martin had a cat tail in his weather report.
Lisa: Monterey Bay Aquarium also doing live feeds 
montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams 
 
Joni: Monterey Bay Aquarium also has backggrounds for your Zoom needs 
montereybayaquarium.org/animals/wallpapers 
 

JohnO
Having heard wonderful things, he and Chris are finally watching the Good Place 
(part way into the second season now.) Enjoying the heck out of it. Minor 
character stole the moment: The actress portraying Chef Patricia had the body 
and facial mannerisms of an angry chef while pleasantly delivering nice 
dialogue.
Kennita: Second that it’s worth watching
DaveW: Number of treats ahead of season 2. There’s also a Good Place podcast!
Alex: You might accidentally learn some philosophy!
Ken: Ordered the BluRay that comes out in May.


No auction…

Meeting was adjourned at 21:01, and the rumor was: Corona virus was started by 
pets to make their humans stay home more often.___
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Re: [Basfa] Meeting tonight?

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Did I forget to post the information here? I put it on FB and MeetUp:


Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf-2upz0qm1AkjarH3C2DPecaRaIMBw 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the meeting.

You can join the meeting either through a Zoom client or by telephone. We 
recommend joining before 8 p.m. if you can, to work out any bugs and 
familiarizing yourself with the zoom environment.

Because things can get crazier on Zoom than in person, we request that you are 
on mute unless recognized to speak (by raising your hand). There is a text 
based chat that you can use to communicate silently with everyone or a specific 
person (though all chat is logged.)

Phone users have two controls at their disposal: *6 to toggle mute/unmute and 
*9 to raise your hand.

We've also turned on the waiting room function. This means that you will need 
to be admitted to the meeting. If you are planning on attending by phone, 
please list your phone number on the reg form so we know who to look out for.

The meeting may be open to anyone, but we don't need a random person coming by 
to mess with things…




> On Apr 13, 2020, at 12:37, melchar via Basfa  wrote:
> 
> J.K. Brown artd...@inflammablecows.net  
> via  gmail.com 
>  
> 
> Sun, Apr 12, 10:14 PM (14 hours ago)
> 
> 
> Is there a meeting this week?
> 
> -- Jo
>  
>   Good question.  I don't know.  Can Ken answer this one?
> 
> -- Barbara 
> ***
> She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?'
> melc...@gmail.com 
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting in Quarantine...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

BASFA Meeting in Quarantine
Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8 PM – 10 PM

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uJElceyqpzkiTlkEdaCf7bKLSAIsGyas3A 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the meeting.

You can join the meeting either through a Zoom client or by telephone. Phone 
users have two controls at their disposal: *6 to toggle mute/unmute and *9 to 
raise your hand.

Because things can get crazier on Zoom than in person, we request that you are 
on mute unless recognized to speak (by raising your hand). There is a text 
based chat that you can use to communicate silently with everyone or a specific 
person.

We've also turned on the waiting room function. This means that you will need 
to be admitted to the meeting. If you are planning on attending by phone, 
please list your phone number on the reg form so we know who to look out for.

The meeting may be open to anyone, but we don't need a random person coming by 
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1542 – Monday, March 2, 2020

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BASFA Meeting #1542
Monday, March 2, 2020

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Held at Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

Called to order at 20:00 with 17 people in attendance (plus a family)

A party jar was established 


Secretary Report 
The minutes of meeting #1541 were were posted online and accepted as: Laminated 
in Latinum.


No treasurer report (we have money)


Vice President Report 
Nothing fannish to report


No president report


Committee Report

Sports Committee

SJGiants Harry Potter night on Friday, July 31. VIP Deck $59/ticket includes 
food & beverage. Email Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  



No new business


Announcements 
DaveC
Mike Resnick’s family’s GoFundMe is still going: 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mike-resnick-pay-off-a-neardeath-experience 
 
Statue of Rocky and Bullwinkle returning to Sunset Blvd. Awaiting formal 
unveiling.
FogCon is this weekend: https://fogcon.org  

Atheus
Go vote tomorrow!

Lisa
GallifreyOne tickets went on sale Saturday. They are still 
available.http://www.gallifreyone.com  


Reviews 

Lisa
Doctor Who season finale. It’s interesting and crazy. Love’s Sacha Dhawan’s 
Master. Likes the story continuation, but not the cliffhanger!
Andy: Not a bad way to rebuild the series.

Andy
Some television: 
The Magicians is tooling along nicely. 
Hunters, a ‘70s histoical fantasy about nazi hunters, is dark and the cast and 
music is amazing. Great job recreating the ‘70s. Has potential. On Amazon.
9-1-1 (Lone Star) FOX spinoff of 9-1-1. Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler together is a 
good thing. If you like a police procedural/first responder drama then it 
should be up your alley. Fun show, currently seven of ten episodes in.


Auction 

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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1537 – Monday, January 27, 2020

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BASFA Meeting #1537
Monday, January 27, 2020

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Held at Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

Called to order at 20:01 with 16 people in attendance.

A party jar was established  (lots to Daves)


Secretary Report 
The minutes of meeting #1536 were were posted online and accepted as: Hopefully 
not contagious.



Treasurer Report 

Meeting #1537
Regular Jar:2.25 | $15,614.94
Party Jar:  2.50 | $317.80



Vice President Report 
Nothing fannish to report


No president report


Committee Report

Sports Committee

The deposit for the Friday, July 31 San Jose Giants Harry Potter night has been 
made.  I have currently seven people interested. $59/person. Check or cash in 
person or send to PayPal at ba...@p4tt.com



No new business


Announcements 
John
Friday, March 13 Hubba Hubba revue will be having it’s 5th Sci-Fi show: Space 
Station 2020 at the DNA lounge in SF  Seated $30, balcony $25, gen admin $20 
dnalounge.com/tickets/hubbahubbarevue/

Dianne
Astonomy On Tap at Uproar Brewing Company 7:30pm this Wednesday.

eKevin
The Torchwood4 Cabal will be hosting the party at Gallifrey. The theme was 
inspired by Peter Davison - Milliway’s! Room 110 on Friday night. 21+

Ken
Legion of Rassilon this Friday. Orphan 55 and Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror. 
7:30 p.m. at the Denny’s on Bascom Ave near the Pruneyard. lor.club 
Allegiance will be starting off Palo Alto Player’s 90th season in the fall. 
Tickets are currently available as part of the season subscription. 
paplayers.org 

Reviews 

Fred
SJ Museum of Art has an interesting display of Tommy Smith inspired artwork. 
Highly recommend (second level). There’s also, in the old section, San Jose and 
 SJSU Athletics displays.

Diane
Thursday was Planetary Robotics event. Speakers were great. Fantastically 
interesting people. 
www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Space-Startups-Satellites/events/266831017/

John
Weathering With You (movie) by Makoto Shinkai. Light romcom mixed with magical 
realism. Young boy falls in love with a girl who can control the weather. 
Visually gorgeous. Not a deep story. Highly recommend.
The Black Ships (book) by A G Claymore. Billed as an alien invasion novel. 
Roughly near future. Aliens invade a Mars colony. Military SF thriller, not 
deep but engaging. “Free or Cheap” on Kindle. Now onto second in the series.
Lost in Space (netflix) S1 & 2. Enjoying the first season, but the second one 
really takes off. Characters are all developed, and you can now ride the 
freight train. Binged season 2 in three nights. Highly recommend it.

Stephen
Chasing the Moon by A. Lee Martinez. Very fun story about a young woman who 
moves to LA, but her closet is occupied by a demon.
Went to MST3K Live on Thursday. Joel’s final tour. MST3K is 10 times more fun 
live!
John: Sketchfest had a follow-on panel about their appearance at sketchfest.

Andrew
Cant say anything about Doctor Who without spoiling it. 2 episodes in a row 
really enjoyed (Tesla & Judoon)
Aniara. Swedish Sci-Fi film. Passenger ship from Earth to Mars thrown off 
course. Linear but not classic three act structure. Based on a ‘50s epic poem.
Addams Family (animated feature) If you like the Addams Family through all it’s 
incarnations, it’s for you. Captures the style of Charles Addams’ cartoons. 
Wackiness of the TV series. References to the best parts of the films.
Kevin: Thought it would be just a time filler, but proved to be a different 
film than the beginning made it out to be.
Never Surrender. Galaxy Quest documentary. Charming. A must for Galaxy Quest 
fans.
Lisa: Saw the theatrical showing. Absolutely adored it.
Muppet Guys Talking. Five Muppet performers talking.
Color Out Of Space. Adaptation of Lovecraft. Really good adaptation. Deranged 
and twisted with Nicholas Cage at his Nicholas Caginess.
Thunderbirds Are Go! Latest 3 episodes.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Latest season so far solid.

Ken & Jerry
A Dolls House Part 2. Ibsen’s characters, but not Ibsen. Little lighter than 
the original, but you don’t need to know the original (might be preferable!) 
Playing through Sunday.

DaveG
Saturday went to Skecthfest in San Franciso to see Rob Paulson & Maurice 
Lamarch (Pinky & The Brain) in a 2-hour interview. Pinky & The Brain may be 
coming back (narf!)


Auction 

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Re: [Basfa] Potential 2020 SJ Giants Outing(s)...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Retraction: My rep has sent another email. Apparently the marketing people have 
moved the Harry Potter night *back* to Friday, July 31.

> On Jan 7, 2020, at 15:40, Ken Patterson via Basfa  <mailto:basfa@lists.basfa.org>> wrote:
> 
> Update: The Harry Potter Night is now on Saturday, August 1at 6pm. Those of 
> you who expressed interest in going, please let me know ASAP if this date is 
> good for you. 
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> Hi, all.
> 
> I won't be at the meeting tonight, but our SJ Giants rep has contacted me 
> with the dates for the fannish nights at Municipal Stadium Excite Ballpark in 
> 2020.
> 
> Saturday, May 23: Star Wars Night ($49/adult, $30/child)
> 
> Friday, July 31 Saturday, August 1: Harry Potter Night ($59/adult, $30/child)
> 
> 
> Prices are for the Martinelli’s VIP Deck
> 
> Reserved, field-level deck space 
> Patio style chairs and cocktail tables 
> Umbrellas for shaded comfort
> 
> Adults receive one (1) BBQ meal and two (2) beverages (alcoholic or 
> non-alcoholic)
> Children receive one (1) Kids Menu option and one (1) beverage
> Food & beverage attendants throughout the deck providing service to your group
> special perks
> 
> Unlimited Family Fun Zone access for children ages twelve (12) and under
> 15% discount in Giants Dugout Store Group video board welcome
> 
> 
> Group Add-Ons available (these have been in the past snacks, picture on the 
> field with Gigante, and other things that if there is interest I will inquire 
> about.)
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[Basfa] Potential 2020 SJ Giants Outing(s)...

[Ken Patterson via Basfa]

Update: The Harry Potter Night is now on Saturday, August 1at 6pm. Those of you 
who expressed interest in going, please let me know ASAP if this date is good 
for you. 



---

Hi, all.

I won't be at the meeting tonight, but our SJ Giants rep has contacted me with 
the dates for the fannish nights at Municipal Stadium Excite Ballpark in 2020.

Saturday, May 23: Star Wars Night ($49/adult, $30/child)

Friday, July 31 Saturday, August 1: Harry Potter Night ($59/adult, $30/child)


Prices are for the Martinelli’s VIP Deck

Reserved, field-level deck space 
Patio style chairs and cocktail tables 
Umbrellas for shaded comfort

Adults receive one (1) BBQ meal and two (2) beverages (alcoholic or 
non-alcoholic)
Children receive one (1) Kids Menu option and one (1) beverage
Food & beverage attendants throughout the deck providing service to your group
special perks

Unlimited Family Fun Zone access for children ages twelve (12) and under
15% discount in Giants Dugout Store Group video board welcome


Group Add-Ons available (these have been in the past snacks, picture on the 
field with Gigante, and other things that if there is interest I will inquire 
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1532 – Monday, December 23, 2019

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BASFA Meeting #1532
Monday, December 23, 2019

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Held at Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

Called to order at 20:13 with 11 people in attendance.


Secretary Report 
The minutes of meeting #1531 were were posted online and accepted as: In a 
galaxy far enough away

Treasurer Report 

Meeting #1531
Regular Jar:7.00 | $15,597.84
Party Jar:  2.50 | $297.30


Vice President Report 
Nothing fannish to report


No president report


Committee Report

Sports Committee

The San Jose Giants sales rep has let us know that the "fannish" theme games 
this year are as follows: Saturday, May 23, 6 p.m. Star Wars Night ($49). 
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m. Harry Potter Night ($59). These prices are for the 
Martinelli’s VIP deck and include food, two drinks and dedicated service. The 
May game is over the memorial day weekend, which means it overlaps with all the 
conventions. The July 31 game also coincides with WorldCon in New Zealand. 
Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  to register your 
interest. If we get a minimum of 15 people for either game we’ll book the 
tickets for that game.


No new business


Announcements 
Harold
Zeldathon Force is coming. over $2m over the years. 10th anniversary and 25th 
marathon. There’s even a documentary Money Making Game. This year’s beneficiary 
is St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 12/27-1/2 zeldathon.net 
 / youtube.com/zeldathon   

Spring
Gofundme for Springtime Creations. Help Spring Save Her Business. She’ll do 
commissions, loan,  to cover operating costs for the next month. 
gofundme.com/f/help-spring-keep-her-business 
 


Ken
Legion of Rassilon this Friday. The third story in the E-Space trilogy: 
Warriors Gate. 7:30 p.m. at the Denny’s on Bascom Ave near the Pruneyard. 
lor.club  


Reviews 

Lisa
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: [no spoilers] Enjoyed a lot. Tied up loose 
ends, and created some more. Not the best, but satisfactory ending. Would go 
see again to catch things she missed. The Carrie Fisher problem was handled 
very well.
Neil: 100%. Critics don’t rate this as high as The Last Jedi, but he thought 
they did an excellent job. Main questions taken care of. It’s a given for 
future movies (it’s Disney after all!) 
DaveG: Seen it twice (regular and IMAX) Enjoyed the film. Ignored the plot 
holes. Succeeded at being a nice entertaining movie. Couple teary moments. 
Couple nice surprises. Worth senior IMAX price.

DaveG
Knives Out (free passes!) Detective story, murder mystery. Enjoyed it. Lot of 
fun. Unexpected happenings. New perspective on Captain America. Recommend at 
full price.
Spring: Excited since the previews came out. Did a lot of casting against type. 
Daniel Craig as a souther detective - chews the scenery. Chris Evans was really 
against type. Well done thematically.

[No one had seen Cats.]


Auction 

Meeting was adjourned at 20:54 and the rumor was: Deleted dialogue, from Kylo 
to Rey: “You complete me.”





1532

Regular Jar:3.35 | $15,601.19
Party Jar:  0.00 | $297.30___
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[Basfa] BASFA Meeting #1531 – Monday, December 16, 2019

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BASFA Meeting #1531
Monday, December 16, 2019

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Held at Black Bear Diner, Milpitas

Called to order at 20:03 with 14 people in attendance (plus a family)

Established a Party Jar


Secretary Report 
The minutes of meeting #1530 were were posted online and accepted as: 
G.L.O.R.I.A.


Treasurer Report 

Meeting #1529
Regular Jar:$8.25   |   $15,590.84
Party Jar:  $0.50   |   $289.30


Meeting #1530
Regular Jar:$0.00   |   $15,590.84
Party Jar:  $5.50   |   $294.80


Vice President Report 
Nothing fannish to report


No president report

Committee Report

Sports Committee

The San Jose Giants sales rep has let us know that the "fannish" theme games 
this year are as follows: Saturday, May 23, 6 p.m. Star Wars Night ($49). 
Friday, July 31, 7 p.m. Harry Potter Night ($59). These prices are for the 
Martinelli’s VIP deck and include food, two drinks and dedicated service. The 
May game is over the memorial day weekend, which means it overlaps with all the 
conventions. The July 31 game also coincides with WorldCon in New Zealand. 
Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com  to register your 
interest. If we get a minimum of 15 people for either game we’ll book the 
tickets for that game.



No new business


Announcements 
Gayle
San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker. Matinee and evening performances most days 
through December 22. She saw it on Wednesday. Wonderful as usual. Set during 
the PanPacific Expo.  Recommend. 

DaveC
Has copies of A Very Scalzi Christmas available for sale. You know where to 
find him.

DaveG
This Thursday a little movie called Star Wars premieres. SFinSF events will 
have a showing at the Balboa in San Francisco at 7:30pm on December 20. $12. 




Reviews 

Lisa
Saw Frozen 2. Delightful, fun, nicely dealt with story. Somewhat predictable. 
Some songs repetitive from first film. No “Let it go” song this year. Includes 
more real history of the region. There is even an indigenous language version 
of the film! Uses the big screen well. Worth seeing.
JohnO: Enjoyed it. If you liked the first one, go see it. If you didn’t, don’t. 
Disney is working hard on their multiculturalism.

JohnO
Last night saw Jumanji: The Next Level. Same basis. Don’t need to have seen the 
first film. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart really good acting as Danny Devito 
and Danny Glover. The villain is good at being a villain. Fun brainless 
entertainment. If you like the first one you’ll like this one.
Time Sailors by Shelli Frew. Novel length. Self published? Been to BayCon. Not 
a deep novel, but has interesting takes on time travel. Small number of people 
who can naturally travel in time, usually brought on by trauma. Interesting 
rules set around them. Mechanical time travel is also introduced, and 
regulations are put in place. Recommends, not expensive on Kindle. Has hooks 
for a sequel. 

Gerald
Went to the Stanford v. Ohio State women’s basketball game. Stanford was not 
under any threat. They are currently ranked number one in the country. Well 
worth the price of admission
Gayle: Ohio State beat the number two a couple weeks earlier.

DaveC
Blow Out by Rachel Maddow. A look at worlds major industries. The book bounces 
around a lot, but sums it all up in the end. Very much in Maddow’s voice. Long, 
interesting, recommended.



Auction 

Meeting was adjourned at 20:51 and the rumor was:  The treasurer was very 
disappointed last week, and will be disappointed about this week.


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