BASFA minutes for September 16, 2024
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1774
Monday, September 16, 2024
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
Called to order at 8 pm
12live/4online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1773 were accepted as 'burn them'
Proxy Treasurer's report, we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58
[& +91.35 more over the live meetings, up thru 1772]
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 & we said 'hi' to a new visitor, Scott, lured to BASFA by Yochanan
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rick announced that Disney Plus will have a new series called 'Agatha All Along' starting on Wednesday
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_All_Along_(miniseries)
Yochanan announced that there is a petition online to get a statue built of Miles O'Brien to be erected in Killarney, Ireland
see = https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-fans-statue.html
Ken announced that Binghamton, NY, unveiled a statue of Rod Sterling
see = https://wskg.org/regional-news/2024-09-16/binghamton-celebrates-rod-serling-with-new-statue
Gayle announced that starting early tomorrow evening there will be a partial eclipse of the moon
see = timeanddate.com
see live eclipse coverage = https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2024-september-18
and Gayle announced that they have tickets for 'The Handmaid's Tale' that SF Opera will be putting on - see = https://www.sfopera.com/operas/handmaids-tale/
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed 'The Line Between' by Peter S Beagle, as a collection of 12 stories. He found them to be really marvelous. He loved the collection very much & highly recommends it
see = https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/11932.The_Line_Between
and Yochanan reviewed a TV show called 'The Terror'. He saw season 1 on Netflix & season 2 on Amazon Prime & AMC. Season 1 is supernatural historical horror based on a fictionalized account of the Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage, while season 2 gives a supernatural/horror twist to the WWII internment of Japanese-American citizens. He highly recommends & loves both seasons. There was some discussion about the history both were based on
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series)
and Yochanan reviewed 'Ultraman Rising' seen on Netflix. It is animated decently, but he found it a mishmash of silly and serious bits thrown together. He found it amusing and heart-warming but not really a classic
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraman:_Rising
Geri reviewed seeing the stage production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' performed by the Palo Alto Players at the Lucie Stern Theater. The production will be running through September 22. There were some good reveals and she found it interesting, especially since the main lead has been performed by the understudy from the beginning. There was much discussion of how truly good the PA Players are.
see = https://paplayers.org/event/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/
Rick reviewed 'The Mercy of Gods' by James S.A. Corey, as a real banger with several plot threads that begin understated and progress from there. It really left him impatiently wanting to read the next volume NOW. Craig followed, saying that he met the authors at BayCon & really liked them
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201930181-the-mercy-of-gods
Trey reviewed 'Steve', seen on Apple TV, as a 2-part bio-documentary of Steve Martin. He found it extremely well-crafted & thoughtful. Trey enjoyed it a lot, says it is worth seeking out & recommends it. There was some discussion to the topic
see = https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-two-pieces/
and the rumor of the week was = 'Summer refuses to let fall take its place'
we adjourned at = 8:36pm
there were auctions
Monday, September 16, 2024
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
Called to order at 8 pm
12live/4online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1773 were accepted as 'burn them'
Proxy Treasurer's report, we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58
[& +91.35 more over the live meetings, up thru 1772]
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 & we said 'hi' to a new visitor, Scott, lured to BASFA by Yochanan
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rick announced that Disney Plus will have a new series called 'Agatha All Along' starting on Wednesday
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_All_Along_(miniseries)
Yochanan announced that there is a petition online to get a statue built of Miles O'Brien to be erected in Killarney, Ireland
see = https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-fans-statue.html
Ken announced that Binghamton, NY, unveiled a statue of Rod Sterling
see = https://wskg.org/regional-news/2024-09-16/binghamton-celebrates-rod-serling-with-new-statue
Gayle announced that starting early tomorrow evening there will be a partial eclipse of the moon
see = timeanddate.com
see live eclipse coverage = https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2024-september-18
and Gayle announced that they have tickets for 'The Handmaid's Tale' that SF Opera will be putting on - see = https://www.sfopera.com/operas/handmaids-tale/
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed 'The Line Between' by Peter S Beagle, as a collection of 12 stories. He found them to be really marvelous. He loved the collection very much & highly recommends it
see = https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/11932.The_Line_Between
and Yochanan reviewed a TV show called 'The Terror'. He saw season 1 on Netflix & season 2 on Amazon Prime & AMC. Season 1 is supernatural historical horror based on a fictionalized account of the Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage, while season 2 gives a supernatural/horror twist to the WWII internment of Japanese-American citizens. He highly recommends & loves both seasons. There was some discussion about the history both were based on
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series)
and Yochanan reviewed 'Ultraman Rising' seen on Netflix. It is animated decently, but he found it a mishmash of silly and serious bits thrown together. He found it amusing and heart-warming but not really a classic
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraman:_Rising
Geri reviewed seeing the stage production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' performed by the Palo Alto Players at the Lucie Stern Theater. The production will be running through September 22. There were some good reveals and she found it interesting, especially since the main lead has been performed by the understudy from the beginning. There was much discussion of how truly good the PA Players are.
see = https://paplayers.org/event/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/
Rick reviewed 'The Mercy of Gods' by James S.A. Corey, as a real banger with several plot threads that begin understated and progress from there. It really left him impatiently wanting to read the next volume NOW. Craig followed, saying that he met the authors at BayCon & really liked them
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201930181-the-mercy-of-gods
Trey reviewed 'Steve', seen on Apple TV, as a 2-part bio-documentary of Steve Martin. He found it extremely well-crafted & thoughtful. Trey enjoyed it a lot, says it is worth seeking out & recommends it. There was some discussion to the topic
see = https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/steve-martin-a-documentary-in-two-pieces/
and the rumor of the week was = 'Summer refuses to let fall take its place'
we adjourned at = 8:36pm
there were auctions
