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August 29 BASFA Minutes
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melcharMinutes of Meeting #1669
Monday, August 29, 2022
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T
Called to order at 8 pm
16 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1668 were accepted as 'lost in so many travel changes'
the actual Treasurer was here & the report is that we have money: Regular: $15,748.81; Party: $230.58
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, but he said 'hi' to William White, visiting us for the first time, introduced to us by Rick
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
William announced that he is a performer, with his soundcloud being lilyungin & his Instagram - founddatyungin
Lisa announced that a dance is happening Saturday, September 3 with the Peers group at the Alameda Elk's Lodge for their Noir Ball & she recommends getting your tickets early
https://www.peersdance.org/noir.html
Yochanan announced that the deYoung Museum is hosting an exhibit for Ramses the Great; for more info check
https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/ramses-great-and-gold-pharaohs
Howeird announced that this last weekend he had an ultrasound done & it gave him a chance to pun mightily; plus
he passed on that Spring did very well at the Las Vegas convention
Ken announced that long-time fan Eric Hoffman died this last week
REVIEWS:
Sandra reviewed Silicon as very entertaining & she's glad that she attended
Ric reviewed episode 2 of the 'House of the Dragon' on HBO as things burn very well in it & he misses Tyrion. He thinks the show needs more humor, but it continues to be worth watching
The secretary reviewed '3,000 Years of Longing' as a visually stunning movie, with good music that does not blare or drown out the dialogue. Most of the plot is Idris Elba telling stories - and I like that & very much recommend it. Worth full price.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing
Yochanan reviewed Silicon as he could only attend Saturday. He felt it was nice & worth full price. He also mentioned that the science track mentioned the Artemis launch. Craig followed, pointing out that fan-run & commercial media conventions are very different, but each has something to recommend it
Yochanan also reviewed 'Locke & Key' on Netflix as it is in their 3rd season. He feels that there were some good twists and turns & really loves the series. He highly recommends it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke_%26_Key
Yochanan also reviewed the rest of the 'Paper Girls' series on Amazon Prime as a great show with indications that there may be another season in the works
https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/paper-girls/1
John O reviewed the 2022 movie 'Uncharted' as it was being streamed when they were looking for light entertainment. He says they found it to be almost without content, that the plot was on rails with no deviations. He does not recommend it - even on streaming - & rates it as he will never get his 97 minutes back; William followed-on that he enjoyed 'Uncharted' a great deal
William reviewed 'Train to Busan', a 2016 Korean zombie movie set on a train, as the acting was very good with some good plot elements; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_to_Busan
William also reviewed 'Captain America - Civil War' as very immersive & recommends watching it - especially on the large screen of a theater; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America:_Civil_War
William also reviewed 'Paul Blart Mall Cop' as a movie that he loves & considers it surprisingly good
Robin reviewed that with the Artemis launch in the offing, she downloaded the NASA app & considers it to be quite worthwhile = https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp/
Howeird reviewed another classic episode of the original Star Trek series, 'Balance of Terror' - wherein they have the first contact with the Romulans as very good; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_Terror
we adjourned at 8:34 pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Silicon is better than sand'
Monday, August 29, 2022
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
***NEW*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc--rqj4sG9cRuFWIpeMknSsAxghBFh0T
Called to order at 8 pm
16 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1668 were accepted as 'lost in so many travel changes'
the actual Treasurer was here & the report is that we have money: Regular: $15,748.81; Party: $230.58
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, but he said 'hi' to William White, visiting us for the first time, introduced to us by Rick
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
William announced that he is a performer, with his soundcloud being lilyungin & his Instagram - founddatyungin
Lisa announced that a dance is happening Saturday, September 3 with the Peers group at the Alameda Elk's Lodge for their Noir Ball & she recommends getting your tickets early
https://www.peersdance.org/noir.html
Yochanan announced that the deYoung Museum is hosting an exhibit for Ramses the Great; for more info check
https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/ramses-great-and-gold-pharaohs
Howeird announced that this last weekend he had an ultrasound done & it gave him a chance to pun mightily; plus
he passed on that Spring did very well at the Las Vegas convention
Ken announced that long-time fan Eric Hoffman died this last week
REVIEWS:
Sandra reviewed Silicon as very entertaining & she's glad that she attended
Ric reviewed episode 2 of the 'House of the Dragon' on HBO as things burn very well in it & he misses Tyrion. He thinks the show needs more humor, but it continues to be worth watching
The secretary reviewed '3,000 Years of Longing' as a visually stunning movie, with good music that does not blare or drown out the dialogue. Most of the plot is Idris Elba telling stories - and I like that & very much recommend it. Worth full price.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Thousand_Years_of_Longing
Yochanan reviewed Silicon as he could only attend Saturday. He felt it was nice & worth full price. He also mentioned that the science track mentioned the Artemis launch. Craig followed, pointing out that fan-run & commercial media conventions are very different, but each has something to recommend it
Yochanan also reviewed 'Locke & Key' on Netflix as it is in their 3rd season. He feels that there were some good twists and turns & really loves the series. He highly recommends it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke_%26_Key
Yochanan also reviewed the rest of the 'Paper Girls' series on Amazon Prime as a great show with indications that there may be another season in the works
https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/paper-girls/1
John O reviewed the 2022 movie 'Uncharted' as it was being streamed when they were looking for light entertainment. He says they found it to be almost without content, that the plot was on rails with no deviations. He does not recommend it - even on streaming - & rates it as he will never get his 97 minutes back; William followed-on that he enjoyed 'Uncharted' a great deal
William reviewed 'Train to Busan', a 2016 Korean zombie movie set on a train, as the acting was very good with some good plot elements; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_to_Busan
William also reviewed 'Captain America - Civil War' as very immersive & recommends watching it - especially on the large screen of a theater; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America:_Civil_War
William also reviewed 'Paul Blart Mall Cop' as a movie that he loves & considers it surprisingly good
Robin reviewed that with the Artemis launch in the offing, she downloaded the NASA app & considers it to be quite worthwhile = https://www.nasa.gov/nasaapp/
Howeird reviewed another classic episode of the original Star Trek series, 'Balance of Terror' - wherein they have the first contact with the Romulans as very good; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_Terror
we adjourned at 8:34 pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Silicon is better than sand'
