Minutes of BASFA Meeting #1042 (we think)
Convened at 2006, with 24 people present.
Eric Larson, Emergency Holographic President
Glenn Glazer, Emergency Holographic Secretary
Treasurers report, via Dave Clark: Treasurer Dave Gallaher's father is in
the hospital. Treasury report postponed. Evil Kevin added that we got
$5.05 in the regular jar at the last meeting.
Secretary's report read off the net by Dave Clark. Minutes accepted as:
Error Prone
VP & Pres reports: None.
Announcements:
Lisa: Has W64 reg kit, last BASFA meeting to get presupport discount.
Glenn added that it ends at the end of the month.
Ken: Legion of Rassellon on Friday
Stellen: His last BASFA for a long time, may be back in 8-9 months. Will
see us at cons. // Has a missing piece to the flat puzzle auctioned off
last week.
Adrienne: James P. Hogan died last week. // Has 1/2 price pie coupons, they
expire Saturday.
Evil Kevin: July issue (2.7) of Yipe! is out. A mirror may be handy.
Dave Clark: Glenn Beck's "The Overton Window" is available for 40% off at
Costco.
Erik: Garage sale of his mom's stuff 1835 Harris Avenue, San Jose this
Saturday and Sunday.
Kate: Hugo voting final deadline at the end of the month
Reviews:
Josh: SDCC 10-15 degrees cooler than normal, costumers happy. Liked
starship smackdown panel. Worth full early price. Follow-ons: Tron 2.0
looks great. // 36 entries in the masquerade, packed audience.
Adrienne: Father was diagnosed with pneumonia and drove him into urgent
care. When asked if anything was keeping him up at night, he said
"Baseball" and "My mattress is kinda lumpy".
Maurine: "Sita Sings The Blues" - very nice adaptation of the Ramayana.
Used music from Annie Henshaw. Uses paisley (!) for flames.
Andy: Dinner at Morimoto (Iron Chef) in Napa. Did the omikaze tasting
menu, expensive but ZOMG! Dinner was around three hours and $325 for eight
courses for two. // Follow-on by Lisa: Kevin's tweets were drool-worthy.
// Saturday dinner at Ubuntu in Napa, vegetarian restaurant with a Michelin
star. 1/3 cheaper than Morimoto. Vanilla goat ice milk over sweet corn
pudding with popcorn streussel. // Spent the weekend with Dave & Spring.
Went to Roche winery, much better than 10 years ago. // Took the
backstage tour at Castello di Amoroso and enjoyed the pretty, but silly
architecture. Built mostly out of architectural salvage from Europe.
Glenn: The EHS gave the most totally awesome trip report ever and if you
missed it, you lose. Highlights included Lassen, hiking Mt. Shasta to the
glacier line, boating on Crater Lake with picnicking and hiking on Wizard
Island, going totally cowboy when whitewater rafting, getting to read
Viola's part during the _Twelfth Night_ prologue ("I'm a man pretending to
be a woman pretending to be a man…") and then going to see the play itself
under the stars at the Oregon Shakesphere Festival's Elizabethan Stage.
Julie: "Red Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson. A bit weak. Science fairly
good, but very cliche and characters stereotyped. Did raise some thought
provoking issues. // Dr. Who collection with missing episodes, including
"Evil of the Daleks". She really liked the one bit of it that was left.
Very steampunk.
Fred: "Agoura" film in limited release. About the destruction of the
Library of Alexandria and the murder of Hypatia. Very depressing, but
gripping despite knowing the ending.
Auctions: 50 cents, $1, 50 cents, 25 cents, 15 cents. Stellen for $3. Ken
for $4.
Rumor of the week: Come for the wine, stay for the dungeon
Adjourned at 2125.
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