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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Called to order at 20:02
Total of 12 log-ins
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1649 were accepted as: Sight unseen.
Treasurer
Regular: $15,748.81
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com
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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 <mailto: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/
<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
<https://apnews.com/article/space-exploration-science-technology-business-china-459cfc50049e9082a11e8b19a6049d09?fbclid=IwAR1fNMJe7M0jA1q_g6f4t-jopHAt01lu_RvQXFg0DmjlAB52c3HAkoUlawE>
-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 <http://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
<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
Adjourned at: 20:45
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