Meeting #1803 - Monday, 7 April, 2025
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
And online via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 20:00
Total of 10/4 in attendance
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1802 were posted online, and were accepted as space the
final frontier
Treasurer
Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: [email protected]
Though we did accrue $133.10 since the resumption of live meetings.
Vice President
Nothing fannish to report.
President
Not present.
Committees:
Reactivation of Relocation Committee, with Ken and Gerald. We’ll keep an eye
out.
denny’s
holder’s
7-stars (21 over only at this time)
iHop cupertino
New Business:
None.
Announcements:
Rick:
The Last of Us (HBO) will have season 2 starting on Sunday, 13 April. Advance
reviews are good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
Lisa:
Jay North (Dennis the Menace) RIP. Aged 73. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_North
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_North>
Yochanan:
Princess Mononoke is in theatres. Remastered in IMAX as well.
fandango.com/princess-mononoke-4k-2025-239729/movie-overview
<http://fandango.com/princess-mononoke-4k-2025-239729/movie-overview>
SJ Civic: Not Dead Yet John Cleese and Holy Grail at 50 September 14, ticket
on sale now.
livenation.com/event/G5vYZbJhJhdBW/not-dead-yet-john-cleese-and-the-holy-grail-at-50
<http://livenation.com/event/G5vYZbJhJhdBW/not-dead-yet-john-cleese-and-the-holy-grail-at-50>
Imaginarium 360: Limuria at the Great Mall, Milpitas, starting April 12.
imaginarium360.com/milpitas/ <http://imaginarium360.com/milpitas/>
Cirque de Soleil’s Echo at the SCC Fairgrounds April 8 - May 11.
cirquedusoleil.com/usa/san-jose/echo/buy-tickets
<http://cirquedusoleil.com/usa/san-jose/echo/buy-tickets>
A Midsummers Night Dream Sunnyvale Players April 12-27
sunnyvaleplayers.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream
<http://sunnyvaleplayers.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream>
Ken:
New season of Doctor Who begins this Friday/Saturday at midnight PST on Disney+
(8 am BST on BBC iPlayer, 6:50pm BST on BBC 1) Staring Ncuti Gatwa as The
Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra.
bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/doctor-who-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know
<http://bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/doctor-who-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know>
Reviews
Yochanan:
Love, Death + Robots (Netflix) short animated series. Influenced by Heavy
Metal. Different styles, and genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy. Well
done, but don’t recommend binging. Currently 3 seasons with 35 (short 7-20 min)
episodes. Best to watch a couple and let them simmer. Scalzi, Ellison, etc…
Mostly unconnected stories. Highly recommend.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Death_%26_Robots
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Death_%26_Robots>
Princess Mononoke (theatres) Not a Fathom event. Watched in IMAX. Breathtaking.
May not be his favorite (Spirited Away and Howell’s Moving Castle are). Saw in
Japanese with subtitles. 4.5 stars (easy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke>
Rick: There is conflict, but no villains, and a depth he’s not used to in most
animated films. Wonderful production.
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern. No time travel. YA young lady looses her
comfort, and has to build back up. Started strong, but fell apart in the end.
Same author as P.S. I Love You.
goodreads.com/book/show/6631792-the-book-of-tomorrow
<http://goodreads.com/book/show/6631792-the-book-of-tomorrow>
Rick:
Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) follow-on to old Netflix series, with Charlie
Cox. Different tone, same setting. Interesting. A bit behind, but very
worthwhile. Slightly bigger budget. Original is not needed, but highly
recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again>
Robyn:
James by Percival Everett (novel) re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim. Recommend full price.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_(novel)
Ken:
Dr. Strangelove (National Theatre Live) Stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s
film, by Armando Ianucci (The Thick of It, Veep, Death of Stalin) with Steve
Coogan (Alan Partridge, Philomena, 24 Hour Party People) in all three roles
that Peter Sellars did – plus the one he didn’t! Well staged, with some changes
to the original text. The Hammer theatre in San Jose will be showing it one
more time on Wednesday, 16 April hammertheatre.com/national-theatre-live/
<http://hammertheatre.com/national-theatre-live/> or findavenue.ntlive.com
<http://findavenue.ntlive.com/> for other theatres (and other shows, like The
Importance of Being Ernest)
Rumor of the Week:
Don’t support your local tariff.
Adjourned at: 20:54
There was an auction
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