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
<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
<https://www.milb.com/san-jose/ballpark/play-it-safe-policies>
Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com <mailto:ba...@p4tt.com> (not p4tt.me
<http://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/
<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
<http://www.bayareafilmevents.com/godzillafest>
Craig - Balboa is a cool theatre https://www.cinemasf.com/balboa
<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/
<http://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 <http://kfjc.org/> for more information, and a two-week rolling
archive…
Reviews
Yochanan
3Below Tehatres (https://3belowtheaters.com <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 this was a matinee).
Yochanan : Loved that movie too. Recommends in a theatre, XD if possible.
His Dark Materials, Amazon. Bingeing a couple episodes a night. Mysteries well
handled, characters fleshed out. Visually beautiful. Highly recommend.
Yochanan. Really loves the series (never read the books). Acting is great.
Highly recommend.
Rumor of the Week:
Kamala Harris first VP to go into space.
Adjourned at: 20:59
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