----- Forwarded message from melchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:06:11 -0500 > From: melchar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: BASFA list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [basfa-list] BASFA minures, Jan 16 > > Meeting 808 > > January 16, 2006 > > Trey Haddad, President > Nathan Slerm-r & Chris Garcia, Vice-President > Dave Gallaher, Treasurer > Galen Tripp, Sargent at Arms > Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary > > Began 8:00 > > 20 people attended > > Secretarys report: the minutes of meeting 807 were accepted as dammed > > Treasurer report was that last week we took in $?? [no Treasurer] > > VP reports = no Nathan [week 12] - Nathan is now free! & VP Chris > reported O so many things - there will be a new Drink Tank out > tomorrow, & an SFSF out on Wednesday or Thursday > > We established a party jar > > The President reported that Further Confusion is this week - be there > and have fun; come to the BASFA party on Friday at 8pm - and help out > there, too. There was then a furry of bad jokes > > Kevin S suggested that we start Hugo nominations on Jan 30th > > Announcements > Andy announced that the FurCon League of Evil Genius party will be on > Friday night [next to the Suburban Jungle party] - & to come there and > be a lab rat > > Ken announced the SciFi channel has finally got Dr. Who and will start > showing the new show in March > > Reviews: > Harold reviewed the SJ Coin Show as an insidious plot to get people to > transform their money into currencies that no longer exist; thought they > had a nice selection and he wasnt able to afford much of anything > > Joanie reviewed the general tenor of reviews for Brokeback Mountain as > rather insulting; Dave C asked for detail & Andy said just the verbs! > [and various neeps followed] > > Andy did part 2 of his pancake review, saying the Dutch Baby - a baked > custard pancake is almost a pancake soufflé - served with drizzled lemon > juice and powdered sugar - was very good, worth full price - but it > takes 20 minutes to prepare > > Chris reviewed a white chocolate ice-blended mocha from the SF Coffee > Bean [at Market & 2nd] as possibly the best thing humanity has ever > invented - absolutely fantastic & worth selling your soul for & he > reviewed a DVD of Mister Show, seasons 1 & 2 as very funny, worth > whatever he paid for it & reviewed the SF silk pie as also very nice > > Art reviewed the 2nd-half of Pride & Prejudice as it was equally good > as the 1st half; Elizabeth follow-ond as she enjoyed the movie but that > the A&E mini-series is better & she recommends buying the new hardback > that Barnes and Noble has put out on it > > Dave C reviewed Bullwinkles restaurant in Wilsonville, OR as they have > very limited audio-animatronics & is a fanily fun center with a > restaurant attached & he recommends it; Chris stated that this restores > his faith in humanity > > Frank Wu reviewed Arisia [where he was the artist GoH] as it has its > highest attendance ever & he got to do duelling easels with Bob Eggelton > & it was really fun - reviewed the whole convention as fun, even when he > pulled his shoulder > > Elizabeth reviewed Neverwhere as she likes it and cant wait to see > episode #6 & highly recommends it > > Then we auctioned off stuff = books for $2.50; $10.00, $0.50; $1.50, > $0.75; $2.00, $0.25; Star Trek blueprints for $10.00; Thumb Wars [for > Frank] for $1.25; the Enterprise ona stick for $1.50; MST shorts for > $4.50; an audio book $1.00; an uncorrected proof [for Ken] for $6.12; > more books for $0.25 & an action figure for $2.50 > > We adjourned at = 9:28 pm > > And the rumor of the week was = Barbara hates us all with a vehement > passion that is unequalled in the universe, periof > >
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