Meeting 738
September 13, 2004
Trey Haddad, President
Alison McBain-Wu, Vice-President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sargent at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Began at 8:12 pm – as we pulled up a Hugo and sat down
24 people attended
Secretary’s report: the minutes taken at Worldcon for meeting 737 were
not present [possibly still being used to pack Cheryl's Hugo] - and the
minutes from meeting 736 were accepted as ‘gold for the sneaky
Norwegians’ - and congratulated Cheryl and Frank for winning their Hugos
Treasurer’s report: we took in $5.75 at meeting 735; took in $2.27 at
meeting 736 & a lot at meeting 736
The VP reported that her husband won a Hugo
The President gave a hearty 'Wu who?', paid for the pun, then welcomed
new folk visiting us
Art has updated the website to show our new location at the Hickory Pit
- and took photo's of Cheryl and Frank with their Hugo awards (them
things is shiny)
Announcements:
Dierdre announced that Frank Wu will be Baycon's artist GoH
Ed announced that the free clubhouse from the Historical Society is
unlikely, unless we can think of a historical angle
Alison announced there are flyers for Corflu on the back table
Dave C announced that Wildside Press is reprinting all the Gor books
Michael Siladi announced that Potlatch will be in San Francisco at the
Ramada Plaza hotel the week before Corflu
Cheryl announced that a cricket evangelist has been appointed
Reviews:
I reviewed 'Hero' as gorgeous and worth full price; then Trey
follow-on'd that if you like the Hong Kong genre then you have to see it
and is worth full price
Julie reviewed 'Digital People' (a book) as it is very current - and
available at the Sunnyvale library - worth purchasing
We auctioned off stuff then - Galaxy Quest video $1.50; buncha books
$3.00; more books $1.50; A Frank Wu painting of hot flamy red things
$26.00; Norwescon 4 booklet $5.50; Hawaii petroglyphs $7.00; World of SF
$ 17.50; Light $8.00
Then Chery reviewed ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norill' by Suzanna Clarke as
an incredibly good book, worth full price - go and buy it
Worldcon was multiply reviewed (& did we mention Cheryl and Frank got
Hugos?) - Kevin thought it in the top 5 of Worldcons he has attended,
worth everything he paid for it; Michael Siladi thought it a bit
incoherent & over-programmed - but he did things there he hadn't done
for a while - that they planned it well and used space well - one of the
outstanding conventions he's been to and he's ready to go back; Dave C
said there was decent food in easy walking distance, it went well, very
nice, the parties were outstanding but that most of them shut down by
2am, worth full price; Cheryl called it a hugely impressive Worldcon
with plenty of stuff there [funny storied followed] - a darned
successful Worldcon. Signage was complained about & Japan won the 2007
Worldcon bid. Consuite was tremendous. Dave G reviewed the swan boats as
very nice and there was a cautionary tale about packing one's Hugo
Silicon was reviewed as a pleasant little convention, worth volunteering
for and worth full price
Dave C reviewed Tim Goodman showing review tapes as worth full price
Pam reviewed the A&E special on Star Wars as she enjoyed it
We adjourned at = 10:00 pm
And the rumor of the week was that ‘we let the Wookie win'
