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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Called to order at 20:00
Total of 12 log-ins
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1680 were accepted as: Proof of well seasoned competence!
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:
None
New Business:
No new business.
Announcements:
Rick:
Winnepeg NASFiC rates going up after 12/4. Make your conversion soon…
main.pemmi-con.ca <http://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
<http://consonance.org/>
Yochanan
Dec 3 & 4 Free museum weekend in SF (MOMA, deYoung, Legion of Honor, &c…)
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 <http://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
<https://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
<https://www.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/
<http://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
<https://www.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/
<https://www.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
Adjourned at: 20:46
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