(sorry, had a odd problem with computing on the dark side) Minutes of Meeting # 1453 Monday, June 4, 2018
Trey Haddad, President Ken Patterson, Vice President Dave Gallaher, Treasurer Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas Called to order at 20:00, with 26(+/-) people in attendance. A party jar was established The Treasurer read the minutes of meeting #1452 and were accepted as: That’s his story, and I’m sticking to it. The following corrections were made: DaveC: The Rogue does not have as much room as in his Passat. His sales at BayCon were actually much better than he originally calculated. Gayle: Hotel staff was just friendly. Treasurer Report #1451 Regular $5.87 Party $8.00 #1452 Regular $0.50 Party $27.00 Total Regular $ N/A Party $~(61) The Vice President had nothing fannish to report. The President was MIA with the Secretary Committee Reports Party Next BASFA party will be at WorldCon 76 in August. Friday & Saturday night. Sports SJ Giants Harry Patter Night, Friday June 15: Tickets have been acquired and are being distributed to those who have paid. If you are interested, tickets can still be added on up to the day before the game. Contact Ken at ba...@p4tt.com <mailto:ba...@p4tt.com>. New Business Carole: An east coast fan Lisa Ashton (costumer, and teaches) had a basement flood. She had a portable museum that was badly damaged while she was away. Does BASFA wish to donate to her GoFundMe. The consensus was to encourage people to visit the GoFundMe site: gofundme.com/miss-lizzys-disaster-recovery <http://gofundme.com/miss-lizzys-disaster-recovery> Announcements JohnO: Tomorrow is CA primary day. Atheus: Read the guides and statements. Doug: Really read the (R) Senate statements. (evil)Kevin WorldCon76 will be at WesterCon71 in July. If you’re going, can you help? Carole will be there doing several panels and workshops. Lynn will be performing as a solo and as a trio called “N Strings Attached”. Bill will also be Filking as a solo and as the Story of the Song on Friday Lisa and little Harold (and some dust of big Harold) will be there, with a potential memorial party. DaveC will be there as Cargo Cult and Notions, despite the best efforts of the DR staff. Yochanan Next week Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks on the big screen from Fathom Events. JohnO saw the poster, and there is an interview with Tom Baker. Ken - This is a reconstruction of the 1975 BBC omnibus edition that was supervised by the director - hence it’s being labeled a "Directors Cut" Doug: Recently completed the Santa Clara city citizen police academy. Highly recommends to any SC resident, go to the city’s website to register: santaclaraca.gov/residents/volunteer/citizens-police-academy <http://santaclaraca.gov/residents/volunteer/citizens-police-academy> Lisa Big Harold passed on June 1st at 10:44 am. Aged 78, married for 40 years. Memorial will be at the usual suspicious conventions. Plus a portion of his remains will go with Doug and Kirsten to Burning Man. Ken - on behalf of the club offered condolences and raised glasses to the departed. Vikas Thursday, June 14 SETI is hosting the Drake Award which will be honoring Victoria S. Meadows. $25 a plate. At the SRI in Menlo Park. seti.org/event/2018-drake-award-honoring-victoria-s-meadows <http://seti.org/event/2018-drake-award-honoring-victoria-s-meadows> Lynn Last time she was at BASFA she had lost dog and job. Recently she lost her car (totaled while parked). Pleased to report that she has now landed a new job (with business cards!!!) plus she got a new puppy and a new car. Reviews ChrisO Her and JohnO saw Solo. Seems like people like or hate it - they liked it. Yochanan Deadpool 2 - Liked it a lot, not as much as the first one. Fanime - Really good time Lot of energy. Enjoyed the masquerade. There was a swap-meet - got a sonic spork. Cosplayed for the first time. Read From the Ashes by Sandra Saidak. San Jose author. Alternate history (the Nazis won). Compelling. Highly recommends. Doug John Scalzi writes popcorn fiction. Bought The Collapsing Empire at BayCon and finished it at BayCon. Can’t wait for the next book (made threats of singing opera at Scalzi to get him to hurry up.) Carole Went to BaltiCon. Nice convention, worthwhile. Sadly Larry Niven had to cancel - but his nephew tendered his disappointment at not attending. Bill - Missed half the con due to being laid low. His filking was received well. Glad he went. (evil)Kevin Was at Maker Faire with the IBMQ team - winning awards Then flew to New York to the TJ Watson Research Center for IBMQ training. Intense. Then flew to Las Vegas for Punk Rock Bowling over Memorial Day Weekend. They actually bowled (his best was a 98 with 2 strikes!) Andy - saw some interesting acts at Punk Rock Bowling. Investigated some new (to them) bars. Lots of Vegas eating and seeing talked about. This last weekend - just hid from every one… Gayle Finished reading The Martian Obelisk by Linda Nagata (Hugo finalist) Set in Hawaii and Mars. Touching story. Recommends Fred and ChrisO second that JohnO says tough year for Hugo voting. Gerold If Tomorrow Comes by Nancy Kress. Remarkably good SF novel. Page turner, thoughtful, and goes in unexpected directions. Eligible for next year’s Hugos. Atheus Listed to All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Nebula winning novella). Follows the story of a MurderBot that broke it’s programming, and enjoys trashy space soap operas…. Worth the $5 on Audible. Fred Downloaded the Hugo packet, and everything is fine. Give it a go! Ken and Jerry Can now say “This one time at band camp…” with the SFLGFB this past weekend. Lots of fun and silliness. For the talent show Jerry (and several other band members) performed a flag routine to the Monty Python classic Sit on My Face. There was no auction… The meeting adjourned at 21:38 and the rumor of the week was: It’s Harold’s all the way down.
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