BASFA minutes for Jan 5, 2026
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1842
Monday, January 5, 2026
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
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NEW ZOOM FOR 2026
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82190960810?pwd=k8qAIDt9sntTTLOI6FoerafmYvU2AR.1
Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: B4SF41D
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+16699009128,,82190960810#,,,,*5724576#
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By Telephone
669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: 5724576
Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcSpSAHaD
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Called to order at 8 pm
7live/7online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1841 & the minutes of special meeting TAP2 were accepted as '2 for the price of 1'
Proxy Treasurer's report = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we have accrued $163.59 since the resumption of live meetings.
the VP reported that he has arranged for the BASFA Zoom meetings to not now expire
the President had nothing fannish to report, but is thankful for the tech support given
There were no committee reports
no old or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lisa announced that Pat Larson & Eric Larson both passed away
Ken announced that Hayao Miyazaki is 85 years old today & also announced that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has died, aged 58
Rick announced that it is Seanan McGuire's birthday today
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed Netflix season 5 of 'Stranger Things' as he was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed watching it. He thought the script was really good & was worth full price. He highly recommends the entire series.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
Yochanan also reviewed 'Hamnet' as an 'art house film' with much speculation about Shakespeare's life. It has great costuming and drags a bit in parts. Ken commented that this film is 'coming soon' to 3Below theatre
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)
Yochanan also reviewed a book, edited by Katharine Kerr, 'Weird Tales from Shakespeare', a compilation of 23 short stories that he liked but was mildly disappointed by & worth used paperback book price for
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128983.Weird_Tales_from_Shakespeare
Kennita reviewed her recently got 'Obspot' camera that tracks her movements & she recommends it. There were some comments to the topic
see = https://www.obsbot.com/?rfsn=7788165.62160d&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7788165.62160d&msclkid=5100b83d863e163cece0d1610ac52649
Ken reviewed the latest season of 'The Traitors' on BBC as an interesting show that gets tweaked each season to keep it fresh. He says the US version should start next week
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Traitors_(British_TV_series)_series_4
we adjourned at = 8:33pm in honor of Eric & Pat Larson
Rumor of the Week: 'Rainy days & Mondays always get me down ... to BASFA'
there was an auction
Monday, January 5, 2026
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 ZOOM FOR 2026
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82190960810?pwd=k8qAIDt9sntTTLOI6FoerafmYvU2AR.1
Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: B4SF41D
---
One tap mobile
+16699009128,,82190960810#,,,,*5724576#
---
By Telephone
669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: 5724576
Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcSpSAHaD
***************************
Called to order at 8 pm
7live/7online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1841 & the minutes of special meeting TAP2 were accepted as '2 for the price of 1'
Proxy Treasurer's report = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we have accrued $163.59 since the resumption of live meetings.
the VP reported that he has arranged for the BASFA Zoom meetings to not now expire
the President had nothing fannish to report, but is thankful for the tech support given
There were no committee reports
no old or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lisa announced that Pat Larson & Eric Larson both passed away
Ken announced that Hayao Miyazaki is 85 years old today & also announced that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has died, aged 58
Rick announced that it is Seanan McGuire's birthday today
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed Netflix season 5 of 'Stranger Things' as he was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed watching it. He thought the script was really good & was worth full price. He highly recommends the entire series.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
Yochanan also reviewed 'Hamnet' as an 'art house film' with much speculation about Shakespeare's life. It has great costuming and drags a bit in parts. Ken commented that this film is 'coming soon' to 3Below theatre
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)
Yochanan also reviewed a book, edited by Katharine Kerr, 'Weird Tales from Shakespeare', a compilation of 23 short stories that he liked but was mildly disappointed by & worth used paperback book price for
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128983.Weird_Tales_from_Shakespeare
Kennita reviewed her recently got 'Obspot' camera that tracks her movements & she recommends it. There were some comments to the topic
see = https://www.obsbot.com/?rfsn=7788165.62160d&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7788165.62160d&msclkid=5100b83d863e163cece0d1610ac52649
Ken reviewed the latest season of 'The Traitors' on BBC as an interesting show that gets tweaked each season to keep it fresh. He says the US version should start next week
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Traitors_(British_TV_series)_series_4
we adjourned at = 8:33pm in honor of Eric & Pat Larson
Rumor of the Week: 'Rainy days & Mondays always get me down ... to BASFA'
there was an auction
