BASFA minutes for February 26, 2024
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1745
Monday, February 26, 2024
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 20:00
Total of 9 log-ins
Secretary = The minutes of meeting 1744 were posted online, and were accepted as Week evidence that time travel is possible.
Treasurer = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgallaher@gmail.com
Vice President = Nothing Fannish.
President = Not present.
Committees: Sports Committee: Talked about SJ Giants. Will resend email.
Announcements:
Craig: Goodbye to the “Escher” Marriott (San Mateo) is for sale.
Yochanan: Kenneth Mitchell passed away 2/24 Was in several SF properties.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill will be hitting cinemas March 22
There’s a new season of Black Mirror (Netflix)
Gayle: Went to RadCon in Washington and came back with COVID. Craig followed on that Flu is through the roof in the Bay Area.
Duncan: Uranus has a new moon discovered! Neptune has two new moons! (Ken made a crass joke about ointments…)
Reviews
Gearld: Radcon (general SF in Pascal WA) Was ultimately successful. Had a few panels. Nice restaurant. Sold all his books at a fan table (after a dealer didn’t bother). Gayle: Had a wonderful GOH, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (voice actor & stunt man) and was joined by another. There was fire dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(performance_art)) in the courtyard. Lot of good stuff. May go back next year.
Rick: Constellation (Apple TV+, 8 eps) is a refreshing SF psychological thriller that includes Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, that has a nice puzzle plot and tense directing (3 eps seen) that is said to be fabulous to mid-season, then becomes more predictable and less intriguing. A good ride at least until then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_(TV_series)
Lisa: Wasn’t here last week because she was coming back from Gallifrey One. Wonderful time. Didn’t catch anything. Sir. Derick Jacoby was wonderful. Will try to go again next year.
Yochanan: Light Years from Home by Mike Chen (local author). Very interesting. May have new favorite author. Dysfunctional family becomes more dysfunctional when one member is abducted by aliens. Character driven page turner, but the emphasis is on family. Highly recommend. https://www.mikechenbooks.com/book/light-years-from-home/
Rumor of the Week: The next Moon Probe will land upright.
Adjourned at: 20:41
Monday, February 26, 2024
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 20:00
Total of 9 log-ins
Secretary = The minutes of meeting 1744 were posted online, and were accepted as Week evidence that time travel is possible.
Treasurer = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgallaher@gmail.com
Vice President = Nothing Fannish.
President = Not present.
Committees: Sports Committee: Talked about SJ Giants. Will resend email.
Announcements:
Craig: Goodbye to the “Escher” Marriott (San Mateo) is for sale.
Yochanan: Kenneth Mitchell passed away 2/24 Was in several SF properties.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill will be hitting cinemas March 22
There’s a new season of Black Mirror (Netflix)
Gayle: Went to RadCon in Washington and came back with COVID. Craig followed on that Flu is through the roof in the Bay Area.
Duncan: Uranus has a new moon discovered! Neptune has two new moons! (Ken made a crass joke about ointments…)
Reviews
Gearld: Radcon (general SF in Pascal WA) Was ultimately successful. Had a few panels. Nice restaurant. Sold all his books at a fan table (after a dealer didn’t bother). Gayle: Had a wonderful GOH, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (voice actor & stunt man) and was joined by another. There was fire dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(performance_art)) in the courtyard. Lot of good stuff. May go back next year.
Rick: Constellation (Apple TV+, 8 eps) is a refreshing SF psychological thriller that includes Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, that has a nice puzzle plot and tense directing (3 eps seen) that is said to be fabulous to mid-season, then becomes more predictable and less intriguing. A good ride at least until then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_(TV_series)
Lisa: Wasn’t here last week because she was coming back from Gallifrey One. Wonderful time. Didn’t catch anything. Sir. Derick Jacoby was wonderful. Will try to go again next year.
Yochanan: Light Years from Home by Mike Chen (local author). Very interesting. May have new favorite author. Dysfunctional family becomes more dysfunctional when one member is abducted by aliens. Character driven page turner, but the emphasis is on family. Highly recommend. https://www.mikechenbooks.com/book/light-years-from-home/
Rumor of the Week: The next Moon Probe will land upright.
Adjourned at: 20:41
