Meeting 771
May 2, 2005
Trey Haddad, President
Alison McBain-Wu, Vice-President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, phantom Sargent at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Began at 8:03 pm - with a drive-by fanzining by Chris Garcia
16 people attended
Secretary’s report: the minutes of meeting 770 were accepted as 'filed’
[hey, at least it wasn’t MY pun!]
The late Treasurer reported that last week we took in $1.75
No VP [week 8]
The President reported 'I’ll probably see movies’
We established a party jar
The Party Committee (Nathan) reported that while we can’t use Frank Wu’s
suite the party plans look pretty good & that he’s negotiated party
costs down like a madman – and needs volunteers if BASFA is going to
hold a 2-night party. Ed volunteered – but MORE are needed!
Announcements:
Kevin announced that there are new ‘Emerald Cities’ and a new ‘Claims
Department’
Frank announced he has an actual story now published in an anthology
called ‘Daikaiju’ [giant monster tales] & his story’s title is = ‘The
Tragical History of Guidon the Giant Space Chicken’ & that he can sell
us copies of the book for $17.00
Mike announced that he learned the Star Wars fans are sitting line in
shifts & the local SW fangroup [see www.swsb.com] could probably use a
few extra bodies
Reviews:
Ed reviewed ‘Sahara’ as he is a Civil War ironclad buff and was
impressed by the model used in the movie, thought the movie was well
done & worth full price & he reviewed the weather as beautiful and great
to drive in
Pam reviewed ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ as she was not familiar with the book,
play, etc and she enjoyed the movie & thought it worth full price; then
there were follow-ons = I liked the movie – except for the dolphin
musical number; Ed says he hasn’t read the books either but enjoyed the
movie; ; Kelly said the movie was entertaining; Trey thought they took
liberties but were true to the spirit of the books, was fun and worth
matinee. Then there was some additional discussion
Kevin reviewed a Calgary freebie paper with a picture of a Klingon with
a vacuum cleaner as it proves folks in Calgary have a sense of humor
Fred reviewed the ‘Brewster’ comic from the Sunday funnies as it was
funny and riffed off of an old-show ST plot
We auctioned off = a book for $5.00
We adjourned at = 8:52 pm
And the rumor of the week was ‘42’
