BASFA minutes for July 24
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1715
Monday, July 24, 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 1714 were accepted as 'stashed neatly online'
proxy treasurer report is 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 had nothing fannish to report
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken announced that this Friday is the 4th Friday of the month, so there will be a meeting of the Legion of Rasselon live in person at the Dennie's on Bascom in Milpitas on Abbott Rd, near the 880 freeway, at 7:30pm - wear a mask - for more info check their Facebook page
Fred announced that Carole Parker's husband died of a heart attack at Pemmi-Con, the Canadian Nasfic, & she would appreciate a bit of help with meals & advice
REVIEWS:
Craig reviewed Pemmi-Con, the Canadian Nasfic, & rates it as a sad, sad experience. He attended off & on virtually & virtually nothing worked as it should have & the worst was having only audio for the Masquerade
Rick reviewed the Winnipeg NASFiC, Pemmi-Con, in virtual & rates Zoom management as 'not Zathras's skill'. Aside from that serious problem (Mrs. Lincoln.), it was genial and mostly fun - but they did not listen to feedback or learn from prior conventions
Gerry was at Pemmi-Con in person & had a table there. He found the virtual aspect of the con to be very badly understaffed, although his 4 panels went well & he sold all the books he brought with him, so his con experience went well
Gayle also went & enjoyed several panels & found some of them amazing
Ken reviewed the 'Barbie' movie as fun & thought-provoking, recommended & worth full price; Craig followed with a comment of being amazed that the right wing has worked itself into a lather of hatred over the movie;
& Ken reviewed time travel shenanigans in Star Trek Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus, the 'Those Old Scientists' episode, as having a lot of fan service & very much recommends it. Rick considers it tremendous fun.
& he reviewed 'The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart' as very interesting & very crazy & recommends seeing it
Rick reviewed season 1 out of 4 of 'El ministerio del tiempo' (The Ministry of Time), set in modern-day Spain & all the Spains of the past, which premiered in 2015. He rates it as definitely worth watching;
& he reviewed 'The Congress' from 2013, an animated film with Robin Wright, as having new relevance with the SAG-AFTRA strike because of issue over AI-generated media. The second half is closely based on Stanislaus Lem's "The Futurological Congress" & well worth seeking out.
Yochanan reviewed a Disney Plus show, 'Intertwined', AKA an Argentinian project: 'Entrelazados' with coming of age time-travel theme; check = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertwined_(TV_series)
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/wp/1WsqQ1U1uSKV
& he reviewed the movie 'Bird Man' with Michael Keaton as he was disappointed by it & can't believe it won the best picture Oscar for that year. He found it very surreal;
& he reviewed a book by Nancy Kress, 'Dogs' that he regrets not liking as much as her other books, but still recommends it although it's not one of his favorites;
& he reviewed the play 'Cymbeline' as really, really good he loved it & was amazed by the stage set & the play is going to go from Cupertino to Redwood City to San Francisco; see = https://sfshakes.org/cymbeline/
Trey reviewed an Apple TV documentary about Steph Curry's life called 'Underrated' & that Steph has arranged for anyone who wants to watch it to get 2 months free of Apple TV. Trey considers the documentary to be very good & worth seeing; see = https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/07/steph-curry-new-documentary-two-free-months-appletvplus
we adjourned at 8:58pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Twitter is an 'X'-social media platform'
Monday, July 24, 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 1714 were accepted as 'stashed neatly online'
proxy treasurer report is 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 had nothing fannish to report
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken announced that this Friday is the 4th Friday of the month, so there will be a meeting of the Legion of Rasselon live in person at the Dennie's on Bascom in Milpitas on Abbott Rd, near the 880 freeway, at 7:30pm - wear a mask - for more info check their Facebook page
Fred announced that Carole Parker's husband died of a heart attack at Pemmi-Con, the Canadian Nasfic, & she would appreciate a bit of help with meals & advice
REVIEWS:
Craig reviewed Pemmi-Con, the Canadian Nasfic, & rates it as a sad, sad experience. He attended off & on virtually & virtually nothing worked as it should have & the worst was having only audio for the Masquerade
Rick reviewed the Winnipeg NASFiC, Pemmi-Con, in virtual & rates Zoom management as 'not Zathras's skill'. Aside from that serious problem (Mrs. Lincoln.), it was genial and mostly fun - but they did not listen to feedback or learn from prior conventions
Gerry was at Pemmi-Con in person & had a table there. He found the virtual aspect of the con to be very badly understaffed, although his 4 panels went well & he sold all the books he brought with him, so his con experience went well
Gayle also went & enjoyed several panels & found some of them amazing
Ken reviewed the 'Barbie' movie as fun & thought-provoking, recommended & worth full price; Craig followed with a comment of being amazed that the right wing has worked itself into a lather of hatred over the movie;
& Ken reviewed time travel shenanigans in Star Trek Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus, the 'Those Old Scientists' episode, as having a lot of fan service & very much recommends it. Rick considers it tremendous fun.
& he reviewed 'The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart' as very interesting & very crazy & recommends seeing it
Rick reviewed season 1 out of 4 of 'El ministerio del tiempo' (The Ministry of Time), set in modern-day Spain & all the Spains of the past, which premiered in 2015. He rates it as definitely worth watching;
& he reviewed 'The Congress' from 2013, an animated film with Robin Wright, as having new relevance with the SAG-AFTRA strike because of issue over AI-generated media. The second half is closely based on Stanislaus Lem's "The Futurological Congress" & well worth seeking out.
Yochanan reviewed a Disney Plus show, 'Intertwined', AKA an Argentinian project: 'Entrelazados' with coming of age time-travel theme; check = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertwined_(TV_series)
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/wp/1WsqQ1U1uSKV
& he reviewed the movie 'Bird Man' with Michael Keaton as he was disappointed by it & can't believe it won the best picture Oscar for that year. He found it very surreal;
& he reviewed a book by Nancy Kress, 'Dogs' that he regrets not liking as much as her other books, but still recommends it although it's not one of his favorites;
& he reviewed the play 'Cymbeline' as really, really good he loved it & was amazed by the stage set & the play is going to go from Cupertino to Redwood City to San Francisco; see = https://sfshakes.org/cymbeline/
Trey reviewed an Apple TV documentary about Steph Curry's life called 'Underrated' & that Steph has arranged for anyone who wants to watch it to get 2 months free of Apple TV. Trey considers the documentary to be very good & worth seeing; see = https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/07/steph-curry-new-documentary-two-free-months-appletvplus
we adjourned at 8:58pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Twitter is an 'X'-social media platform'
