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October 17 BASFA minutes
Minutes of Meeting #1676
Monday, October 17, 2022
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T
Called to order at 8 pm
16 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1675 were accepted as 'defenestrated'
the Treasurer reported that we have money: Regular: $15,748.81; Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgallaher@gmail.com
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
new business = Kennita suggested checking out a pinball arcade called 'Miniboss' in SJ as a location for a BASFA outing; check = https://www.sjminiboss.com/
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken announced that this Sunday will be the last Jodi Whitaker episode as the Doctor, 'The Power of the Doctor', so check your local listings & will also be featured at this month's Legion of Rasselon meeting
Robin announced that their album is out, 'Eponymous', all in one downloadable album & there will be physical CDs. The album is now available digitally at http://capplor.bandcamp.com & the CDs will be available next week, with the plan to sell the physical CDs through CD Baby
Gayle announced that she is having difficulty with her earpods
REVIEWS:
Rick reviewed much of the 'House of the Dragon' as it is being done well & the penultimate episode has been shown, with the last episode airing this next week
Sandra reviewed Philip K Dick's 'Electric Dreams' as she recommends it, thinks it's well-acted & says it's being offered for free right now
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams - Season 1 Amazon Prime Video
https://www.amazon.com/Philip-K-Dicks-Electric-Dreams/dp/B089VKJKJR
also = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dreams_(2017_TV_series)
Gerry reviewed a Duluth Trading Company vest as very comfortable. It's light & has tons of pockets on the out & inside - very highly recommended. Duncan really likes vests & recommends looking around and buying a vest that will accommodate what you want to carry in them & Candy likes vests, but finds them heavy to wear constantly at a convention
Lisa reviewed the Amazon Prime 'Rings of Power' - as she has seen the first episode & thinks it's interesting, but disjointed. She thinks the look is good & they aren't 'mangling the source material too badly' & is looking forward to seeing the rest of it. John O followed that there are complaints about there being spoilers for the show being given, which he finds ironic
Sandra reviewed 'the Northman' - free on Amazon Prime - as violent & gritty & a very scenic movie - with similarities to 'Hamlet'
https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-northman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Northman
Kennita reviewed 'Under the Shadow' seen in Persian with English subtitles, as an Iranian horror movie with a 99% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She found it very different from how an American horror movie would be made & [answered Gerry] that the djinn in the movie appeared to be an agent of chaos.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Shadow
Duncan followed that if you see the movie online you can pause the film to read the subtitles - & he recommended another Iranian film = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_Walks_Home_Alone_at_Night [which is a vampire movie]
John O reviewed the series finale for 'She Hulk' as they really went off the rails, broke the 4th wall & left loose ends aplenty. Rick also enjoyed the show
Gayle reviewed hearing a poem from 'Alice in Wonderland', that being: 'When you are old', as it's been running through her mind since then & has been a great source of speculation for her. The chat then devolved into discussion about Lewis Carroll, English school rules & mathematics
we adjourned at 8:47pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'It is very hard to get a straight answer to non-Euclidian geometry'
Monday, October 17, 2022
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T
Called to order at 8 pm
16 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1675 were accepted as 'defenestrated'
the Treasurer reported that we have money: Regular: $15,748.81; Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgallaher@gmail.com
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
new business = Kennita suggested checking out a pinball arcade called 'Miniboss' in SJ as a location for a BASFA outing; check = https://www.sjminiboss.com/
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken announced that this Sunday will be the last Jodi Whitaker episode as the Doctor, 'The Power of the Doctor', so check your local listings & will also be featured at this month's Legion of Rasselon meeting
Robin announced that their album is out, 'Eponymous', all in one downloadable album & there will be physical CDs. The album is now available digitally at http://capplor.bandcamp.com & the CDs will be available next week, with the plan to sell the physical CDs through CD Baby
Gayle announced that she is having difficulty with her earpods
REVIEWS:
Rick reviewed much of the 'House of the Dragon' as it is being done well & the penultimate episode has been shown, with the last episode airing this next week
Sandra reviewed Philip K Dick's 'Electric Dreams' as she recommends it, thinks it's well-acted & says it's being offered for free right now
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams - Season 1 Amazon Prime Video
https://www.amazon.com/Philip-K-Dicks-Electric-Dreams/dp/B089VKJKJR
also = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dreams_(2017_TV_series)
Gerry reviewed a Duluth Trading Company vest as very comfortable. It's light & has tons of pockets on the out & inside - very highly recommended. Duncan really likes vests & recommends looking around and buying a vest that will accommodate what you want to carry in them & Candy likes vests, but finds them heavy to wear constantly at a convention
Lisa reviewed the Amazon Prime 'Rings of Power' - as she has seen the first episode & thinks it's interesting, but disjointed. She thinks the look is good & they aren't 'mangling the source material too badly' & is looking forward to seeing the rest of it. John O followed that there are complaints about there being spoilers for the show being given, which he finds ironic
Sandra reviewed 'the Northman' - free on Amazon Prime - as violent & gritty & a very scenic movie - with similarities to 'Hamlet'
https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-northman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Northman
Kennita reviewed 'Under the Shadow' seen in Persian with English subtitles, as an Iranian horror movie with a 99% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. She found it very different from how an American horror movie would be made & [answered Gerry] that the djinn in the movie appeared to be an agent of chaos.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Shadow
Duncan followed that if you see the movie online you can pause the film to read the subtitles - & he recommended another Iranian film = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_Walks_Home_Alone_at_Night [which is a vampire movie]
John O reviewed the series finale for 'She Hulk' as they really went off the rails, broke the 4th wall & left loose ends aplenty. Rick also enjoyed the show
Gayle reviewed hearing a poem from 'Alice in Wonderland', that being: 'When you are old', as it's been running through her mind since then & has been a great source of speculation for her. The chat then devolved into discussion about Lewis Carroll, English school rules & mathematics
we adjourned at 8:47pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'It is very hard to get a straight answer to non-Euclidian geometry'