Monday, 13 March, 2017 Meeting #1389 called to order at 20:00
32 people in attendance - steamy, steamy, attendance... Secretary Report, as read by JC: Amend: Gallifrey Tickets 2018 go on sale on 4/8 Minutes of 1388 approved as: Recorded by the microwave. Treasurer Report Meeting #1388: $4.25 (regular)/ $7.25 (Party) / $3.25 (Ted White Fund) VP Report Nothing fannish. President Not present (along with the secretary) Committee Reports Sports: SJ Giants taking us at 15 people. \ The question was raised about the Barracudas tickets. Possibly on April 1. Announcements tallKevin: WorldCon Hugo nominations will be closing on Friday at 11:59 PDT. Gayle: Niece';s story published in Aug 2016 Asimov, Sieren Damsgaard Ernst "Kairos". Her first story, eligible for Short and Campbell. Ken followed on suggesting Curtis Chen for a Campbell. His first novel "Waypoint Kangaroo" was released last year. Alison Stern: Richard Man is eligible Fan Artist. Chuck: Spring and Mo are also eligible for Fan Artist! Oh, and Journey Planet for Fanzine... Carole: They were gone last week because Bill was in hospital with cellulitis. He may come home tomorrow or Wednesday. 2335 at El Camino Hospital, Mt View. JohnO: Weekend after next is Consonance, at the Crown Plaza SV in Milpitas. Consonance.org for more info. Gerold: Tonight at 10:33pm is the next SpaceX launch. www.spaceflightnow.com (tune in early, as it sometimes gets crowded). Michael S.: SpaceX launch tonight is a non-recoverable launch. He's had 2 or 3 Hugo eligible stories published last year. www.gdnordley.com/basfa for a list. Mo: 2 juvenile great blue herons in the parking lot, on the restaurant roof! Gerold: You can see these birds around the Calabasas creek area in Santa Clara. MichaelS: BayCon is coming up Memorial Day Weekend. $75 now, $100 at the door! Ken: New Kittehs! One of them seems to be able to apperate... Reviews Carole: Cinequest, saw several good shows. Liked animated shorts especially. Silent film was with Greta Garbo "Flesh and the Devil". Last night's spotlight was "Zoo Keepers Wife" as Oscar Worthy. MichaelS: Moana movie and BD. Delightful, but the making of is stunning! Lots of extra scenes. Available at Costco. Adrienne: Batman Lego Movie: Worth full price! Cute and amusing. Mo says story was great. Batman 66 meets Steed & Mrs. Peel graphic novel: Interesting. They didn't quite capture Emma Peel correctly. Ric: Batman 66 series is a fun read. They've used previously unused scripts. Currently doing x-over with Wonder Woman 77. JohnO: Fathom event - All About Eve: Bette Davis & Anne Baxter, with Marilyn Monroe in one of her first roles. Highly recommended. Worth the big screen. Mo: Must see, great bitch movie! MichaelS: Robert Osborne of TMC passed away last week. Logan: Absolutely Fabulous! Definitely R-rated. Lots of blood. Highly recommended. No Easter eggs. The Tao series by Wesley Chu. Rollicking good series. Prefer them to "Rise of Io". Gerold: Went to MarsCon in Minneapolis. Did a bunch of panels, and participated in their science room. His dealer sold 5 of his books! Plans to go back next year. Gayle: Very good for science, and stuff for the kids. Also a movie night, saw Forbidden Planet & Moon. Ric: Saw the Citizen Kane of giant monster movies: King Skull Island! Kong is in the first 5 minutes. Samuel L Jackson is the best smallest monster of the movie! Easter eggs. Full price! Alison: AAA would rather not deal with Geico... Stick with AAA DaveG: FogCon this past weekend. Fun little con. Recommends it, buy books. Was mistaken for an author with the same name, and a dealer had some! DaveC: Mark Hodder's "The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats". Rip Snorter, highly recommended. Michael: Hope everyone saw the Babbage Engine at the CHM. We had an auction Meeting adjourned at: 21:25 And the rumor of the week was: Yes, we have no rumors.
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