BASFA minutes for Jan 2
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basfaMeeting 1118
January 2, 2012
Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice-President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at Coco's, 1206 Oakmead Parkway (Lawrence Expressway/101 Fwy), Sunnyvale
Began 8ish - with a visit from Trey's mom
31 people attended
We established a party jar
The minutes for meeting 1117 were accepted as 'I feel Dave's pain'
the Treasurer reported that at meeting 1116 we took in $12.95 in the regular jar & $14.95 in the party jar; while at meeting 1117 we took in $9.00 in the regular jar & $30.67 in the party jar
There was no VP report, but there was a rumor that future 'Drink tanks' will exist
The President introduced his mom, Lois [“Hi Lois!”] and had nothing fannish to report
The Sports Committee reported that he is investigating a Giants outing to Emperor Norton Field in the Mid-May time-frame & was looking for club interest
Announcements:
Lisa announced that Jan 3rd is JRRTolkien's birthday and urged us to do a toast at 9pm [our local time], in his honor: 'The Professor'
Josh announced that he is taking a food challenge [with baker's chocolate] after the meeting tonight
Adrienne announced TV rumors & announced that she won her office's overall football pool [impressive!] - & announced that she will be baking next week [MOST impressive!]
Mo announced that she is taking artwork commissions if anyone has some for her
Andy announced that today is 'frabjous day' [1-2 12]
Dave C announced that SJ has made plastic bags illegal to hand out in all endeavors [which extend to sf conventions] - and that disposable paper bags now must have a fee charged for them
Reviews:
Bill reviewed 'Adventures of Tintin' as a fun film, worth matinee - Carole followed that the level of detail in 'Tintin' was incredible & then Bill reviewed Stephenson's book 'Reamde' as readable
Jo reviewed CJ Cherryh's book 'Conspirator' as engaging & better than many of her present books & reviewed seeing 'Goblet of Fire' as fun
Dave C reviewed looking for something for Ed as unsuccessful
Ken reviewed the newest episode of 'Sherlock' as 'wow, he really enjoyed it' & Andy followed that it was fabulous and definitely worth stealing
I reviewed a John Shirley book, 'Rapture' as a fast, fun read by an author who evidently liked both 'Bioshock' games
Andy reviewed spending too much time at the SJ tech shop & rated the membership cost as more than worth full price; [evil] Kevin followed that he agrees
JC reviewed the new trailers for 'Dark Knight' and 'MIB' as both worth more than full price
Mo reviewed the new version of 'Treasure Island' as she loves the casting, it was luscious to look at - it's been modernized with new plot twists & was a lot of fun to watch
We then did auctions
we adjourned at 9:17 pm
Rumor of the Week: 'Ordinarily snowflakes don't catch on fire'
January 2, 2012
Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice-President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at Coco's, 1206 Oakmead Parkway (Lawrence Expressway/101 Fwy), Sunnyvale
Began 8ish - with a visit from Trey's mom
31 people attended
We established a party jar
The minutes for meeting 1117 were accepted as 'I feel Dave's pain'
the Treasurer reported that at meeting 1116 we took in $12.95 in the regular jar & $14.95 in the party jar; while at meeting 1117 we took in $9.00 in the regular jar & $30.67 in the party jar
There was no VP report, but there was a rumor that future 'Drink tanks' will exist
The President introduced his mom, Lois [“Hi Lois!”] and had nothing fannish to report
The Sports Committee reported that he is investigating a Giants outing to Emperor Norton Field in the Mid-May time-frame & was looking for club interest
Announcements:
Lisa announced that Jan 3rd is JRRTolkien's birthday and urged us to do a toast at 9pm [our local time], in his honor: 'The Professor'
Josh announced that he is taking a food challenge [with baker's chocolate] after the meeting tonight
Adrienne announced TV rumors & announced that she won her office's overall football pool [impressive!] - & announced that she will be baking next week [MOST impressive!]
Mo announced that she is taking artwork commissions if anyone has some for her
Andy announced that today is 'frabjous day' [1-2 12]
Dave C announced that SJ has made plastic bags illegal to hand out in all endeavors [which extend to sf conventions] - and that disposable paper bags now must have a fee charged for them
Reviews:
Bill reviewed 'Adventures of Tintin' as a fun film, worth matinee - Carole followed that the level of detail in 'Tintin' was incredible & then Bill reviewed Stephenson's book 'Reamde' as readable
Jo reviewed CJ Cherryh's book 'Conspirator' as engaging & better than many of her present books & reviewed seeing 'Goblet of Fire' as fun
Dave C reviewed looking for something for Ed as unsuccessful
Ken reviewed the newest episode of 'Sherlock' as 'wow, he really enjoyed it' & Andy followed that it was fabulous and definitely worth stealing
I reviewed a John Shirley book, 'Rapture' as a fast, fun read by an author who evidently liked both 'Bioshock' games
Andy reviewed spending too much time at the SJ tech shop & rated the membership cost as more than worth full price; [evil] Kevin followed that he agrees
JC reviewed the new trailers for 'Dark Knight' and 'MIB' as both worth more than full price
Mo reviewed the new version of 'Treasure Island' as she loves the casting, it was luscious to look at - it's been modernized with new plot twists & was a lot of fun to watch
We then did auctions
we adjourned at 9:17 pm
Rumor of the Week: 'Ordinarily snowflakes don't catch on fire'
