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melcharMinutes of Meeting #1541
Monday, February 24, 2020
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas
Called to order at 20:00 with 17 people in attendance (plus a family)
A party jar was established
Secretary Report
The minutes of meeting #1540 were were posted online and accepted as: Carole even had a chance to read them.
Treasurer Report = Meeting #1540
Regular Jar: $1.55 | $15,630.01
Party Jar: $0.00 | $339.30
Vice President Report
Nothing fannish to report
No president report
Committee Report
Sports Committee = SJ Sharks. Any interest in doing a game before early April (8-10 home games left).
SJGiants Harry Potter night on Friday, July 31. VIP Deck $59/ticket includes food & beverage. Email Ken at basfa@p4tt.com
No new business
Announcements
Gerald Stanford Women’s Basketball v. Universtiy of Oregon tonight. If Stanford wins, it would be a major upset.
Gayle Betelgeuse is dimming. She’s disappointed.
Gerald: Used to be one of the brightest, now about a bright as the stars in Orion’s belt. Might be a cloud obscuring the bottom.
Ken NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has passed at 101
Dark Shadows composer Robert Cobert at 95, and John “Willie Loomis” Karlen a couple weeks ago.
Reviews
Andy 3rd season of TBareGo! just wrapped. Watch on Amazon.
DW: Happy with the past six episodes. Season ender this Sunday.
Gallifrey One was last weekend. Best time ever, don’t want to repeat it ever again.
JohnO: Flew down Friday night (missed lobby con and Friday daytime). Eccleston was intense.
Lisa: Came in on Wednesday. Lobby con was fun, got lots of ribbons. Saturday was line from hell day. Was in line for Eccleston from 11:30 to 4 (and was able to get in.) He had ribbons to trade. Kind and gave time to each fan.
DaveC: Why didn’t he bring more Eccleston autobiography? Well, it’s an import...
DaveG: A good con. Highlight was the Girl Scout troop’s Dalek - built out of cookie boxes. After the con he and Spring went to Vasquez Rocks.
Lisa Last weekend went to Stitches West (knitting con, with a lot of fans). Sought fannish stitchmarkers. Enjoyable for the fiber arts.
Bill: They were there. Took three classes at ungodly hours. Very educational, from quite good to exceptional. Way too easy to buy too much yarn.
Carole: Enjoys all the colors and patterns available.
Bill Weekend before he and Carole went to the last PantheaCon. Greatly varied. Well equipped dealers room. Participated in a few things. There may be a replacement con next year.
Carole: Concerns about the new group, but there are experienced people on board - but is there enough. More info to come as to whose involved on their website (behind the veil?)
Aetheus Audiobooks: Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon - excellent voice acting. Highly recommend (free?) Not terribly long. Half way through The Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Far future dystopia. A bit Asimovian… So far recommend.
JohnO After Gally went to Disneyland for Galaxy’s Edge. Immersive experience. Cast never refer to Disneyland. Need to plan to enjoy this space. Got up way too early (6:30 a.m.) at park at 7 to get a pass to Rise of the Resistance. You have to be within the park to get the pass and they sell out in a minute. Had fast passes and reservations to do light sabers, lunch and droid building. Smugglers run is fun. Rise broke down mid-ride. Got a Super Pass to ride again. Fun immersive ride. Disney did a great job of hiding the how. Not for small children. Glorious at night! Not a land to do in one day. Star Tours was also updated. Well worth it, should have done two days. Full price.
Auction
Meeting was adjourned at 21:38 honoring the memory Katherine Johnson
and the rumor was: Soon there will be a society for the prevention of cruelty to virtual animals.
Monday, February 24, 2020
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas
Called to order at 20:00 with 17 people in attendance (plus a family)
A party jar was established
Secretary Report
The minutes of meeting #1540 were were posted online and accepted as: Carole even had a chance to read them.
Treasurer Report = Meeting #1540
Regular Jar: $1.55 | $15,630.01
Party Jar: $0.00 | $339.30
Vice President Report
Nothing fannish to report
No president report
Committee Report
Sports Committee = SJ Sharks. Any interest in doing a game before early April (8-10 home games left).
SJGiants Harry Potter night on Friday, July 31. VIP Deck $59/ticket includes food & beverage. Email Ken at basfa@p4tt.com
No new business
Announcements
Gerald Stanford Women’s Basketball v. Universtiy of Oregon tonight. If Stanford wins, it would be a major upset.
Gayle Betelgeuse is dimming. She’s disappointed.
Gerald: Used to be one of the brightest, now about a bright as the stars in Orion’s belt. Might be a cloud obscuring the bottom.
Ken NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has passed at 101
Dark Shadows composer Robert Cobert at 95, and John “Willie Loomis” Karlen a couple weeks ago.
Reviews
Andy 3rd season of TBareGo! just wrapped. Watch on Amazon.
DW: Happy with the past six episodes. Season ender this Sunday.
Gallifrey One was last weekend. Best time ever, don’t want to repeat it ever again.
JohnO: Flew down Friday night (missed lobby con and Friday daytime). Eccleston was intense.
Lisa: Came in on Wednesday. Lobby con was fun, got lots of ribbons. Saturday was line from hell day. Was in line for Eccleston from 11:30 to 4 (and was able to get in.) He had ribbons to trade. Kind and gave time to each fan.
DaveC: Why didn’t he bring more Eccleston autobiography? Well, it’s an import...
DaveG: A good con. Highlight was the Girl Scout troop’s Dalek - built out of cookie boxes. After the con he and Spring went to Vasquez Rocks.
Lisa Last weekend went to Stitches West (knitting con, with a lot of fans). Sought fannish stitchmarkers. Enjoyable for the fiber arts.
Bill: They were there. Took three classes at ungodly hours. Very educational, from quite good to exceptional. Way too easy to buy too much yarn.
Carole: Enjoys all the colors and patterns available.
Bill Weekend before he and Carole went to the last PantheaCon. Greatly varied. Well equipped dealers room. Participated in a few things. There may be a replacement con next year.
Carole: Concerns about the new group, but there are experienced people on board - but is there enough. More info to come as to whose involved on their website (behind the veil?)
Aetheus Audiobooks: Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon - excellent voice acting. Highly recommend (free?) Not terribly long. Half way through The Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Far future dystopia. A bit Asimovian… So far recommend.
JohnO After Gally went to Disneyland for Galaxy’s Edge. Immersive experience. Cast never refer to Disneyland. Need to plan to enjoy this space. Got up way too early (6:30 a.m.) at park at 7 to get a pass to Rise of the Resistance. You have to be within the park to get the pass and they sell out in a minute. Had fast passes and reservations to do light sabers, lunch and droid building. Smugglers run is fun. Rise broke down mid-ride. Got a Super Pass to ride again. Fun immersive ride. Disney did a great job of hiding the how. Not for small children. Glorious at night! Not a land to do in one day. Star Tours was also updated. Well worth it, should have done two days. Full price.
Auction
Meeting was adjourned at 21:38 honoring the memory Katherine Johnson
and the rumor was: Soon there will be a society for the prevention of cruelty to virtual animals.
