BASFA minutes for June 19
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1710
Monday, June 19, 2023
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 & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
Called to order at 8pm
14 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1709 were accepted as 'the least disastrous news available'
Dave G visited & reported that he is looking into high interest accounts for the club. Other than that we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; 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 was not present
No committe reports or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan: Palo Alto Players is doing Puffs - A Harry Potter based comedy parlayers.org.
Valerie: Really enjoyed the harry potter parody puffs. You can use the code MOODY for $5 off any Adult reserved seat* to the remaining performances now through July 2 from Palo Alto Players https://paplayers.org/event/puffs/ https://www.broadwayondemand.com/rentals/c9d9509e-d98c-41e0-a8a2-1ceb0c8afe64
Lisa: BayCon is July 4th weekend. (1-4) baycon.org Santa Clara Marriott
Craig: Schedule is on Grenadine
Candy: Silicon Valley Authors will be selling and signing at Baycon the whole time! As well as doing panels.
Rick: Teaser trailer for Netflix's upcoming adaptation of 3-Body Problem is now out. https://www.liveforfilm.com/2023/06/19/3-body-problem-watch-the-teaser-for-the-new-sci-fi-series-adaptation-from-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss/
In case people missed it, a substantial trailer for the upcoming B5 movie is also out. https://file770.com/babylon-5-the-road-home-trailer/ August 15.
Ken: Legion of Rassilon is this (the fourth) Friday. This month we’ll be watching the Ninth Doctor story The Unquiet Dead and the Tenth Doctor story The Shakespeare Code. 7:30 pm Dennys in Milpitas (Abbot Ave, off Calaveras, near 880) lor.club
REVIEWS:
Yochanan: 12th Night (Noche de reyes) (Willow Street Park, San José) through June 25 Thusdays-Sundays at 7 pm. Done with in a telenovela style. Absolutely delightful. Actors are top of their game. Silicon Valley Shakespeare. Free. svshakespeare.org
Puffs (Palo Alto Players) fantastic. Worth full price. A little bit long (2:40 w/ intermission) A little muddled, not all jokes land. The whole idea is just delightful. The Harry Potter years from the POV of another house. Highly recommend.
Artiemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Liked, but didn’t love. Hadn’t read any of the series. Fully realized magical world. A lot of ideas, but a bit too dense. A page turner, but don’t recommend without possibly starting from the beginning. Good not great.
Parallels (Disney+) French series (6/7 eps) sort of a time paradox thing going on, and parallel universes. Interesting story, but a little convoluted. Dubbed into English.
Lynn: Watched two movies on an airplane. Mulan (live action) very nice, not a musical. 80 For Brady, liked a lot more than she expected. Not a football fan, but the cast!!! Nicely done.
Valerie: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill--cozy and folkloric and sweet. Ink Blood Sister Scribe: a touch of horror/thriller as the magic librarians are chasing the heroes but it was fun overall with surprising revelations. Cassandra in Reverse was charming--women's cozy romance meets Greek myth meets groundhog day as superpower. Invisible Library big series--fun magical librarians series, mild parody in Thursday Next style.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 (Paramount+) is keeping things up from last season. First episode good.
Yochanan: Huge fan. Strange New Worlds is just delightful. Balance of meaningful and whimsy.
Ken: Make sure to watch the Ready Room after each episode.
Patty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen 10 book series by Steven Erikson, very good series but very deep fantasy series … I'm re-reading it for the 3rd time so it's definitely worth reading at full price, if you like odd worlds with strange magic.
we adjourned at 8:39pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'A pair of docs is a paradox'
Monday, June 19, 2023
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 & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
Called to order at 8pm
14 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1709 were accepted as 'the least disastrous news available'
Dave G visited & reported that he is looking into high interest accounts for the club. Other than that we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; 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 was not present
No committe reports or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan: Palo Alto Players is doing Puffs - A Harry Potter based comedy parlayers.org.
Valerie: Really enjoyed the harry potter parody puffs. You can use the code MOODY for $5 off any Adult reserved seat* to the remaining performances now through July 2 from Palo Alto Players https://paplayers.org/event/puffs/ https://www.broadwayondemand.com/rentals/c9d9509e-d98c-41e0-a8a2-1ceb0c8afe64
Lisa: BayCon is July 4th weekend. (1-4) baycon.org Santa Clara Marriott
Craig: Schedule is on Grenadine
Candy: Silicon Valley Authors will be selling and signing at Baycon the whole time! As well as doing panels.
Rick: Teaser trailer for Netflix's upcoming adaptation of 3-Body Problem is now out. https://www.liveforfilm.com/2023/06/19/3-body-problem-watch-the-teaser-for-the-new-sci-fi-series-adaptation-from-david-benioff-and-d-b-weiss/
In case people missed it, a substantial trailer for the upcoming B5 movie is also out. https://file770.com/babylon-5-the-road-home-trailer/ August 15.
Ken: Legion of Rassilon is this (the fourth) Friday. This month we’ll be watching the Ninth Doctor story The Unquiet Dead and the Tenth Doctor story The Shakespeare Code. 7:30 pm Dennys in Milpitas (Abbot Ave, off Calaveras, near 880) lor.club
REVIEWS:
Yochanan: 12th Night (Noche de reyes) (Willow Street Park, San José) through June 25 Thusdays-Sundays at 7 pm. Done with in a telenovela style. Absolutely delightful. Actors are top of their game. Silicon Valley Shakespeare. Free. svshakespeare.org
Puffs (Palo Alto Players) fantastic. Worth full price. A little bit long (2:40 w/ intermission) A little muddled, not all jokes land. The whole idea is just delightful. The Harry Potter years from the POV of another house. Highly recommend.
Artiemis Fowl: The Time Paradox. Liked, but didn’t love. Hadn’t read any of the series. Fully realized magical world. A lot of ideas, but a bit too dense. A page turner, but don’t recommend without possibly starting from the beginning. Good not great.
Parallels (Disney+) French series (6/7 eps) sort of a time paradox thing going on, and parallel universes. Interesting story, but a little convoluted. Dubbed into English.
Lynn: Watched two movies on an airplane. Mulan (live action) very nice, not a musical. 80 For Brady, liked a lot more than she expected. Not a football fan, but the cast!!! Nicely done.
Valerie: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill--cozy and folkloric and sweet. Ink Blood Sister Scribe: a touch of horror/thriller as the magic librarians are chasing the heroes but it was fun overall with surprising revelations. Cassandra in Reverse was charming--women's cozy romance meets Greek myth meets groundhog day as superpower. Invisible Library big series--fun magical librarians series, mild parody in Thursday Next style.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 (Paramount+) is keeping things up from last season. First episode good.
Yochanan: Huge fan. Strange New Worlds is just delightful. Balance of meaningful and whimsy.
Ken: Make sure to watch the Ready Room after each episode.
Patty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen 10 book series by Steven Erikson, very good series but very deep fantasy series … I'm re-reading it for the 3rd time so it's definitely worth reading at full price, if you like odd worlds with strange magic.
we adjourned at 8:39pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'A pair of docs is a paradox'
