Meeting 976 April 13, 2009
Trey Haddad, President Chris Garcia, Vice-President Dave Gallaher, Treasurer Galen Tripp, Sargeant at Arms Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary Began at 8-ish 18 people attended a TAFF jar was established Secretary’s report: we dispensed with the minutes - waving hands at them the Treasurer was late and did not give a report when he did arrive the Vice president showed us the as-yet unpublished 'Journey Planet 3' - that has within it work by Alan Moore and that there is a new 'Drink Tank' out - & he's been instigating things The President had nothing fannish to report Announcements: Ken announced that this Saturday is the KFJC's Psychotronic Film Festival at De Anza College, doors open at 6pm Reviews: Norwescon was reviewed - [tall] Kevin 1st presented a present to [evil] Kevin and Andy = a Thirst Aid Kit from Lisa - and said Norwescon was the most energetic he's seen it be for years, lots of people wore costumes, he enjoyed doing the Match Game & it went well - and included a proposal - tho it strained his voice - mostly worth attending; then Dave G follow-on'd that he spent most of his time there behind a dealer's table but found the con generally enjoyable and had diverse programming Chris reviewed 'Dollhouse' as a show without plot development, stuff happened on Saturday, then on Sunday he saw 'Twilight' - found it perfect and enjoyed every frame Adrienne reviewed Thursday night TV programming as she watched 'Harper's Island' and she was glad it was on TV because it kept the gore level down - and will try seeing it again next week Andy reviewed what he's seen of the new Red Dwarf series as it seems to be very Red Dwarf like - fun but not great TV Joni reviewed 'Some Girls Bite' as some books bite, too Trey reviewed 'Knowing' as it may be under-rated, as interesting but not compelling and thought it worth full price because it made him think - and therefore it will be a commercial catastrophe we did auctions: anime DVDs for $6.00, soaps for $1.00, CDs for $2.00, toys for $2.00; cupcakes for $1.00, cookies and a pin for $0.25 & cookies and books for $0.25 We adjourned at = 9:18 And the rumor of the week was: 'Ninjas 0, Pirates 0, Seals 3' -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' [email protected] *******************
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