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BASFA minutes for April 7, 2025
Minutes of Meeting #1803
Monday, April 7, 2025
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 20:00
Total of 10/4 in attendance
Secretary = The minutes of meeting 1799 were posted online, and were accepted as space the final frontier.
Treasurer = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $133.10 since the resumption of live meetings.
Vice President = Nothing fannish to report.
President = Not present.
Committees: Reactivation of Relocation Committee, with Ken and Gerald. We’ll keep an eye out.
denny’s
holder’s
7-stars (21 over only at this time)
iHop cupertino
New Business: None.
Announcements:
Rick: The Last of Us (HBO) will have season 2 starting on Sunday, 13 April. Advance reviews are good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
Lisa: Jay North (Dennis the Menace) RIP. Aged 73. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_North
Yochanan: Princess Mononoke is in theatres. Remastered in IMAX as well. fandango.com/princess-mononoke-4k-2025-239729/movie-overview
SJ Civic: Not Dead Yet John Cleese and Holy Grail at 50 September 14, ticket on sale now. livenation.com/event/G5vYZbJhJhdBW/not-dead-yet-john-cleese-and-the-holy-grail-at-50
Imaginarium 360: Limuria at the Great Mall, Milpitas, starting April 12. imaginarium360.com/milpitas/
Cirque de Soleil’s Echo at the SCC Fairgrounds April 8 - May 11. cirquedusoleil.com/usa/san-jose/echo/buy-tickets
A Midsummers Night Dream Sunnyvale Players April 12-27 sunnyvaleplayers.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream
Ken: New season of Doctor Who begins this Friday/Saturday at midnight PST on Disney+ (8 am BST on BBC iPlayer, 6:50pm BST on BBC 1) Staring Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra. bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/doctor-who-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know
Reviews
Yochanan: Love, Death + Robots (Netflix) short animated series. Influenced by Heavy Metal. Different styles, and genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy. Well done, but don’t recommend binging. Currently 3 seasons with 35 (short 7-20 min) episodes. Best to watch a couple and let them simmer. Scalzi, Ellison, etc… Mostly unconnected stories. Highly recommend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Death_%26_Robots
Princess Mononoke (theatres) Not a Fathom event. Watched in IMAX. Breathtaking. May not be his favorite (Spirited Away and Howell’s Moving Castle are). Saw in Japanese with subtitles. 4.5 stars (easy) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
Rick: There is conflict, but no villains, and a depth he’s not used to in most animated films. Wonderful production.
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern. No time travel. YA young lady looses her comfort, and has to build back up. Started strong, but fell apart in the end. Same author as P.S. I Love You. goodreads.com/book/show/6631792-the-book-of-tomorrow
Rick: Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) follow-on to old Netflix series, with Charlie Cox. Different tone, same setting. Interesting. A bit behind, but very worthwhile. Slightly bigger budget. Original is not needed, but highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again
Robyn: James by Percival Everett (novel) re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim. Recommend full price. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_(novel)
Ken: Dr. Strangelove (National Theatre Live) Stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s film, by Armando Ianucci (The Thick of It, Veep, Death of Stalin) with Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, Philomena, 24 Hour Party People) in all three roles that Peter Sellars did – plus the one he didn’t! Well staged, with some changes to the original text. The Hammer theatre in San Jose will be showing it one more time on Wednesday, 16 April hammertheatre.com/national-theatre-live/ or findavenue.ntlive.com for other theatres (and other shows, like The Importance of Being Ernest)
Rumor of the Week: Don’t support your local tariff.
Adjourned at: 20:54
There was an auction
Monday, April 7, 2025
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
In-person at Parktown Pizza 3031 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 20:00
Total of 10/4 in attendance
Secretary = The minutes of meeting 1799 were posted online, and were accepted as space the final frontier.
Treasurer = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $133.10 since the resumption of live meetings.
Vice President = Nothing fannish to report.
President = Not present.
Committees: Reactivation of Relocation Committee, with Ken and Gerald. We’ll keep an eye out.
denny’s
holder’s
7-stars (21 over only at this time)
iHop cupertino
New Business: None.
Announcements:
Rick: The Last of Us (HBO) will have season 2 starting on Sunday, 13 April. Advance reviews are good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
Lisa: Jay North (Dennis the Menace) RIP. Aged 73. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_North
Yochanan: Princess Mononoke is in theatres. Remastered in IMAX as well. fandango.com/princess-mononoke-4k-2025-239729/movie-overview
SJ Civic: Not Dead Yet John Cleese and Holy Grail at 50 September 14, ticket on sale now. livenation.com/event/G5vYZbJhJhdBW/not-dead-yet-john-cleese-and-the-holy-grail-at-50
Imaginarium 360: Limuria at the Great Mall, Milpitas, starting April 12. imaginarium360.com/milpitas/
Cirque de Soleil’s Echo at the SCC Fairgrounds April 8 - May 11. cirquedusoleil.com/usa/san-jose/echo/buy-tickets
A Midsummers Night Dream Sunnyvale Players April 12-27 sunnyvaleplayers.org/a-midsummer-nights-dream
Ken: New season of Doctor Who begins this Friday/Saturday at midnight PST on Disney+ (8 am BST on BBC iPlayer, 6:50pm BST on BBC 1) Staring Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra. bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/doctor-who-season-2-everything-you-need-to-know
Reviews
Yochanan: Love, Death + Robots (Netflix) short animated series. Influenced by Heavy Metal. Different styles, and genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy. Well done, but don’t recommend binging. Currently 3 seasons with 35 (short 7-20 min) episodes. Best to watch a couple and let them simmer. Scalzi, Ellison, etc… Mostly unconnected stories. Highly recommend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Death_%26_Robots
Princess Mononoke (theatres) Not a Fathom event. Watched in IMAX. Breathtaking. May not be his favorite (Spirited Away and Howell’s Moving Castle are). Saw in Japanese with subtitles. 4.5 stars (easy) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke
Rick: There is conflict, but no villains, and a depth he’s not used to in most animated films. Wonderful production.
The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern. No time travel. YA young lady looses her comfort, and has to build back up. Started strong, but fell apart in the end. Same author as P.S. I Love You. goodreads.com/book/show/6631792-the-book-of-tomorrow
Rick: Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) follow-on to old Netflix series, with Charlie Cox. Different tone, same setting. Interesting. A bit behind, but very worthwhile. Slightly bigger budget. Original is not needed, but highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daredevil:_Born_Again
Robyn: James by Percival Everett (novel) re-imagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim. Recommend full price. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_(novel)
Ken: Dr. Strangelove (National Theatre Live) Stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s film, by Armando Ianucci (The Thick of It, Veep, Death of Stalin) with Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, Philomena, 24 Hour Party People) in all three roles that Peter Sellars did – plus the one he didn’t! Well staged, with some changes to the original text. The Hammer theatre in San Jose will be showing it one more time on Wednesday, 16 April hammertheatre.com/national-theatre-live/ or findavenue.ntlive.com for other theatres (and other shows, like The Importance of Being Ernest)
Rumor of the Week: Don’t support your local tariff.
Adjourned at: 20:54
There was an auction