Meeting 952
October 27, 2008
Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice-President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sargeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
Began 8:00
25 people attended
a TAFF jar & a party jar were established
Secretary's report: the minutes of meeting 951 were accepted as 'the Sarah
Palin Chronicles'
the Treasurer reported that meeting 950 took in $5.75 in the party jar and
that meeting 951 took in $31.25 in the regular jar - and $6.50 in the party
jar
the Vice president reported that there's a new 'Drink Tank' out & will be a
new 'Journey Planet' out soon and they're looking for articles on 1984
The President had nothing fannish to report
Announcements
Chris announced that Steampunk is this weekend and he'll be speaking there
about the Babbage engine [Eeeeeee! The cute! The cute! Cabbits turning
into abacuses!]
Andy follow-on'd that Steampunk is currently not yet sold out ['they
found another hundred passes hidden in a trunk']
Adrienne announced that the big election is next Tuesday and please vote.
[many follow-on's and comments]
Ken announced that there is NOT a Legion of Rasselon meeting this Friday,
because of Hallowe'en
Cheryl announced that her blog has pictures from Cardiff and the river Taff
and there's a con this weekend in Calgary and she'll be live blogging the
World Fantasy Awards and folks from her home town are doing costumes
Dave C announced that The Other Change of Hobbit is still doing their
discount plan [give $500 and get good discounts on books ... which sounds
like you'll get $625 worth of books by so doing] A real good deal if you
have a book habit.
Fred announced that he's starting a blog at =
http://blog.lightingonemorecandle.com
Reviews:
Andy reviewed Bravo shows - 'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style' as charming, only a
bit snarky and worth watching - also reviewed 'Top Design' as the format's
not bad but it's not worth re-watching
Stellan reviewed Stephenson's 'Anathem' as large and suited for
exterminating household pests but hard to put down [laughter - and a
suggestion to let gravity help] - it was a good read an a world of its own -
maybe - quite interesting and worth full price
Cheryl reviewed the 49er's as their best chance to not lose will be next
week - and reviewed the US immigration process as not very fair, arbitrary
and we may lose our Cheryl in a few weeks
Chris reviewed 'Crystal Skull' as they'll let just ANYONE direct a film
these days and it's the WORST film he's seen this year - and he's been
watching a lot of student films - and rated it as worth absolutely hideously
awful and he reviewed the finale of 'Madmen' as heartfelt and not in a good
way
Dave C reviewed 'Leather Maiden' by Lansdale as it's moving and it rocks -
has a few 'deus ex' bits and worth paperback - and he reviewed Disneyland's
Happy Haunts Tour as a lot more fun than their Xmas tour
Lisa reviewed 'Secret Life of Bees' as excellent and evocative of the era -
and definitely worth matinee
Joe reviewed more 'Sarah Conner Chronicles' as well done
Glenn reviewed driving on the 9 from Saritoga to Felton as the fall colors
are gorgeous
Dann reviewed the re-release of 'Roger Ramjet' as highly recommended and
screamingly funny - worth full price
we then did auctions: birthday auctioned off me for $6.00 to Trey; then
auctioned off books for $2.00; $0.25; $2.00; $0.25; $1.00; $0.75; $0.25;
$0.87; $0.50; $0.10; $0.26; $0.25; and videos for $1.00; $0.75; $0.25;
$0.50; $0.75; $0.75; $1.00; $0.75 & $0.25; 0.25
We adjourned at = 9:35
And the rumor of the week was: 'you're so vain, you probably thing this
rumor's about you'
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