BASFA Meeting 885 Minutes July 18, 2007
Meeting 885 of the Bay Area Science Fiction Association was held in the w/a/l/k-i/n/ f/r/e/e/z/e/r/ meeting room of the Round Table Pizza, Milpitas CA. The meeting was called to order on July 18, 2007 at 8:04 PM, President Trey Haddad presiding and President Emeritus, etc. Kevin Standlee acting as Secretary. At least 17 people attended. Officers absent: Secretary Barbara Johnson-Haddad. Previous minutes The minutes of meeting 884 were adopted as "Shaken, not stirred." The minutes of meeting 883 are still pending because Mr. Standlee didn't think to print out a copy. Officer Reports Treasurer's report Las week the general fund collected $15.31, bringing the total to $9900.81. The Party Fund, bolstered by the AwahneeCon surplus, took in $115.82, for a total of $590.81. The Treasurer noted that the Party Fund total does not include any expenses from Westercon. The notices for the money motion to be voted next week is in the mail. Vice President There will be a new issue of The Drink Tank and of SF in SF soon. President The president introduced a new member who joined at Westercon, but whose name the Acting Secretary neglected to record. Committees The Party Committee reports that it has enough money to be able to hold two nights of parties (Friday, Saturday) at Con-X-Treme. Chris Garcia reported that the Fanzine Committee is working on the new incarnation of the clubzine - to be titled The BASFA Times - but needs content. Contact him if you can provide some. Dave Gallaher reported that the Site Selection Committee had secured a site for the Monday, July 30 meeting: Giovanni's Pizza in Sunnyvale. He will post the rest of the test sites and dates soon, probably by next Monday. Business There was no business. Announcements David W. Clark announced the recent dead of Bay Area "founding fan" Clifton Amsbury. Mr. Clark announced that he now has a Wikipedia entry, and produced as evidence the listing for David Worth Clark, an Idaho senator who died in 1955. Reviews Chris Garcia reviewed the new Harry Potter movie as a good place to go when your foot hurts and worth full price. There were numerous follow-ons, including "Read the book first," and "The least accessible of the movies to date." Chris also reviewed a "preview copy" of the final Potter novel: "Wow." Chris reviewed the St. George's Spirits Open House: Food, chocolate, and especially the liquor all great. Worth full price including the bottle he bought. David W. Clark reviewed an example of the kind of junk mail he gets as a bookseller, specifically material trying to get him to stock The Tomb of the Devils (wretched self-published dreck). Hilarity followed as he provided examples of the book's illiterate and ungrammatical official description on Amazon.com. Mr. Clark reviewed Buzz Cola (purchased at the Kwik-E-Mart) as "It's nice, but doesn't have the complexity of Coca-Cola or Pepsi. Not as good as Jolt Cola. Flat aftertaste redolent of too much caffeine." Mr. Garcia followed up by saying it was refreshing when chilled to -40 degrees. David Gallaher reviewed the International Chocolate Salon at Fort Mason this past weekend. More than thirty chocolatiers were at the event. He's still on a sugar high, and it was very much worth the $20 tickets. Adrienne Foster reviewed epinions.com's "Community Day," which was a day when lots of the site's members were encouraged to gather at a number of regional events. She said that at least a dozen attended the event in San Francisco, including her, and that it was worth dining out on epinion's money. Joanie reviewed Elsewhere, a young adult novel as "sort of comforting and pleasant, but a horrible idea. Not worth reading for the sake of your job." Auctions A vast pile of books appeared on the table. The Treasurer conducted a "Dutch Auction" for the right to take away lots of ten at a time, the highest bidders getting earliest choice. When the written bids were unsealed, the winners paid $10 + $3.75 + $3 + $2.25 + $1 + $0.25 = $20.25 and there was only an empty cardboard box left under the table, which Mr, Garcia reclaimed. Rumor of the Week The rumor of the week was "It's hard to write when your fingers are frozen." The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:20 PM. Kevin Standlee Acting Secretary _______________________________________________ basfa mailing list [email protected] http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
