August 12 BASFA minutes

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Meeting 1202
August 12, 2013

Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at Coco's, 1206 Oakmead Parkway (Lawrence Expressway/101 Fwy), Sunnyvale

President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary conspicuously absent

Kevin Standlee, presiding

Adrienne Foster, acting minute taker

Began at 8:01 p.m., with me frantically looking for last week's minutes

28 people attended

A party jar was established

The reading of minutes from meeting 1201 were postponed to next week

There was no treasurer's report

There was no vice president's report

There was no president's report

Andy made a motion to rename the Republic of Texas the Republic of Bay, so BASFA could justifiably meet there. The San Antonio Riverwalk has been redesignated a bay for our purposes. The VP and treasurer are instructed to set up a BASFA meeting Monday evening at LoneStarCon 3.

Sports committee would like to arrange another outing at a San Jose Giants game, but our coordinator has been too preoccupied to focus on arranging it this year. Maybe next year.


Announcements:
JC said Nerdvana will podcast live at 7 Stars Bar & Grill on Sunday, August 18, from noon to 6 p.m. For more info on 7 Stars, please go to: http://www.7starsbar.com/

David S. is currently working to pass the bar exam. He said the latest issue of his fanzine, Tightbeam, is out and passed out a few hardcopies. He is also going to be on panels at DragonCon.

Dave C. said that The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec and the British TV series, Sapphire & Steel, are soon going to be released on DVD. They will be available from Cargo Cult Books.

He added that Creepy Coffee Movie Time is back on the air.

Andy said there is a three-way race for Worldcon site selection in 2015. Please vote, no matter what your preference. If you're eligible to vote, but not able to attend LSC3, please find someone to hand carry it if you haven't mailed your ballot already.

The Harrigans are going to be wrapping a long driving trip around LSC3, so they will not be at Sunnyvale-based BASFA meetings for several weeks.

I reminded everyone that a special ghost walking tour has been arranged as an off-site excursion for LSC3 members. For more details and to rsvp, please go to: http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Ghost-Hunters/events/132892122/

Jo said his book on network automation can be found at the unlikely place of O'Reilly Auto Parts.

Ken said that the Grand Prix Malibu complex is going out of business.

Kevin S. said that there are an explosion of issues cropping up for the WSFS business meeting. If any of them mean
anything to you, please come to the business meetings at LSC3.


Reviews:
Mo has been intrigued by some of the antiques she has run across while helping me clear out my parents' house. She brought in one of the duplicate antique publications my grandfather worked on and I donated to auction.

JC saw The Big Lebowski and really enjoyed it. If you haven't seen it already, it's worth seeking out.

He also saw Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, with Daniel Craig, and thought it was incredible.

Jo saw Pacific Rim and said it was fun and close to f***ing good. The 3D was awesome. There were followons.

He also reviewed Elysium and said it was the best movie he's seen all year. He's so impressed by it, he is
going out of his way to ensure it's on his Hugo nomination ballot next year. The followons didn't quite match his
enthusiasm, but believed Elysium was above average.

Dave C. saw #TruthinJournalism on YouTube and said it was grim, but worth a look.

He was disappointed by The Lone Ranger, but thought the cinematography was so beautiful it could get an Oscar nomination. He rated it worth matinee.

He also read Flaxen Femme Fatale, by John Zakour. I missed noting whether he thought it was worth it, but he said it is out of print.

Kevin S. reviewed the commute traffic from Reno after the weekend of Hot August Nights as agonizing.

We did auctions.

Rumor of the Week:
"I miss the old days when Worldcon bid committees would just send their champions out to fight to the death."

We adjourned around 9:15.

August 19 BASFA minutes

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Meeting 1203
August 19, 2013

Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at Coco's, 1206 Oakmead Parkway (Lawrence Expressway/101 Fwy), Sunnyvale


President and Secretary were absent and some of us are concerned

Vice President presiding

Adrienne Foster, acting minute taker

Began around 8:00 p.m., as my dinner arrived

31 people attended

A party jar was established

The minutes for meeting 1201 were accepted as missing from my notes

Correction from meeting 1202 notes: Jo Rhett's book on network automation can be found at

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781782161745.do. The minutes were then accepted as "That was the week that was."

The treasurer said that at meeting 1201, we collected $6.50 in the regular jar and $24.78 in the party. At 1202, we took in $4.xx in the regular and $6.xx in the party.

The VP reported there's a new Drink Tank out as well as a new edition of his Leaf & Let Die podcast.

There was no president's report

The VP said we had a couple special guests that evening. Both of this year's TAFF and DUFF delegates, Jim Mowatt and Bill Wright, were visiting us. Bill also passed out hardcopies of his fanzine, The Wright Stuff, which details his progress across the U.S.

I announced that Loncon 3 is planning to present the 1939 Retro Hugos last year and suggested that the Hugo Recommendations committee add those to our lists next year. It was agreed and quickly dismissed without any debate.


Announcements:

JC celebrated the first anniversary of Nerdvana.

Mike M. said Pacificon, the gaming convention, is looking for volunteers.

Valerie announced that she has two new books out.

Randy said he's taking Bill sightseeing this Wednesday and invited everyone to join them for lunch at di Vinci's In the East Bay.

Kevin R. said that he and Andy will be at next week's meeting, the last before LoneStarCon 3, and they would be happy to hand carry any site selection votes for 2015 for people who are unable to make it. (There is no electronic voting for this three-way race.)

He also said he finished sewing his costume for the LSC3 masquerade.

Ric without a k said he has a special D23 edition of Fanboy Planet posted.

I mentioned that all of the old Century dome theatres are under threat of demolition and would be a damn shame to lose 21 & 22, since they're not only the largest regular movie screens in the South Bay, but they have the best acoustics. For those interested in the petition, please go to: http://www.change.org/petitions/save-the-winchester-domes.

Ken said the Retrodome in exile will be doing sing-a-long showings of Grease at a couple of theatres over the weekend.

He added that Oakridge theatre and a couple of others in the Bay Area will be doing marathon showings of the Cornetto Trilogy—Shawn of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End—this weekend.

He also reminded us that Legion of Rassilon will be meeting this Friday, August 23.

Glenn said there's convention coming up: LSC3 in San Antonio, Texas. http://www.lonestarcon3.org/


Night of the 30-Second Flash Reviews:

Chris O. enjoyed both Much Ado about Nothing and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Dave C. said In a World is a movie that's worth full price.

JC said his daughter started junior high school at the same one he did and was feeling nostalgic.

Ken said he broke his toe, but the treatment he received from Kaiser was reasonably priced.

Mo said that Pacific Rim was fun with big monsters and worth full price.

I agreed with most of Mo's review of Pacific Rim, but thought it was worth matinee. I also added that the series finale of the UK version of Being Human was excellent and unexpected.

Ric said something about an iPad animation app.

Tom said LSC3 has a program and is happy to have his wife back.

Bill W. said BASFA has chaotic meetings with good intentions.

Leigh Ann said something about Heroes of Cosplay.

Jim M. said if you visit the Bay Area, get barbecue ribs from Glenn Glazer.

Dave G.'s time was quickly used up with idle chit-chat.

Fred said an article in The Wright Stuff is very well done and encouraged everyone to read it.

Chris G. said Gravity Falls is brilliant.

Leo said that the Rifftrax presentation of the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 look at Starship Troopers was excellent.

We did auctions.

Rumor of the Week:
"It's not the meeting, it's the motion."

We adjourned 9:25 p.m.