Minutes of Meeting #1821 Monday, August 11, 2025 Trey Haddad, President Ken Patterson, Vice President Dave Gallaher, Treasurer Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ] https://www.parktownpizza.com
And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09 Called to order at 8 pm 5live/5online beings attended the meeting The minutes of meeting 1820 were accepted as 'let there be light' Proxy Treasurer's report = Regular: $15,805.32 Party: $230.58 Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: [email protected] Though we have accrued $152.59 since the resumption of live meetings. the VP had nothing fannish to report the President had nothing fannish to report no old or new business ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lisa announced that Tom Jeffers, fan & filker, sadly passed away Yochanan announced that GalaxyCon is this-coming weekend at the SJ Convention Center & he announced that 'Covid is still around' and he is suffering from it again Ken announced that AOL's dial-up is finally shutting down Robin announced that there will be a protest of YouTube this Wednesday, August 13 - to protest YouTube intent to use AI for age determination Reviews: Yochanan reviewed 'Bridge to Terabithia', both the book by Katherine Paterson & the movie adaptation. He found the movie to be pretty & very nicely done, while the book was 'more raw'. He recommends both, but 'be prepared for heart-break'. book = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_to_Terabithia_(novel) movie = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_to_Terabithia_(2007_film) and Yochanan reviewed 'For All Mankind', an Apple Plus sf series about an alternate future that spans 4 seasons. He found the episodes to be longish & drag a bit, while the plot meanders at times, but he found it a thoughtful show with some amazing special fx see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(TV_series) and Yochanan reviewed 'The Wrath of Becky', seen on Netflix, as a 'B'-grade horror movie with a lot of violence that he still enjoyed see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wrath_of_Becky and the rumor of the week was = 'May the heebee jeebies join 'timey wimey' as a technical term' we adjourned at = 8:21pm there was an auction -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' [email protected] *******************
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