BASFA minutes for June 12

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Minutes of Meeting #1709
Monday, June 12, 2023

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

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Called to order at 8pm
19 varied beings attended

The minutes of meeting 1708 were accepted as 'willfully distributed to people without security clearances'

Dave G visited & reported that he is looking into high interest accounts for the club. Other than that we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgallaher@gmail.com

the VP had nothing fannish to report except that he has 'the dread lurgy'

the President had nothing fannish to report - except a wish that Ken feels better soon

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Lynn announced that her mother passed away last week & she is currently in New Jersey

Sandra announced that HBO is now 'Max' & if you are streaming you might want to keep an eye on how you connect with them & check the quality of the content you are receiving from them
Rick points to this article = An enlightening article about why "Max" and other streaming services are getting worse. https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/streaming-industry-netflix-max-disney-hulu-apple-tv-prime-video-peacock-paramount.html

Yochanan announced that the Silicon Valley Shakespeare Company is doing their performances of Free Shakespeare in the Park from June 9 until June 25th, performing at 7pm on Th,F,Sa,Su - for more info check = https://www.svshakespeare.org/

REVIEWS:

Yochanan reviewed 'Into the Spiderverse 2' as he went to the matinee & really liked it. He thought it was a good movie & John O commented that he was also surprised it was a 2-part movie, yet still really enjoyed it, saying the movie had good character development & he recommends it. He says there is no 3-D version deliberately;
& he reviewed a book, 'Time Travel for Love and Profit' by Sarah Lariviere, as a YA novel with a time travel gimmick that was well done. He found the book to be a page turner & highly recommends it;
& he reviewed 'Brian & Charles' from 2022 as a charming & quirky film about a rural inventor who builds a self-aware robot. He thinks it was a very fun movie & highly recommends it, saying it's on Amazon Prime right now, & while it is a slow-paced, quaint little movie, he really loved it;
see = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/brian_and_charles
& he reviewed the 1999 movie version of 'My Favorite Martian' as absolutely dreadful, despite having a wonderful cast. He reports that the special fx were atrocious & the plot of mostly missing & strongly does not recommend it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Martian_(film) (famous bomb! 12% on Tomatometer)

Robin reviewed the 18th Filk Festival of the Living Room as there was a lot of good music performed & the next will be held in September; for more info check = https://www.facebook.com/groups/1606369249486666/

Dave G reviewed battling the Year 2023 - wherein he has had 2 strokes & prostate cancer, for which his doctors say his odds of beating it are very good - but not worth full price for what he's been going through. He's hoping to feel much better .... & there was much discussion

Lisa reviewed Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in English, as absolutely delightful. Both she & Harold loved it - and it will show tomorrow & Wednesday & is part of their Summer Festival, is showing in many movie theatres

Gayle reviewed Silicon Valley Shakespeare as they accept donations & she highly recommends this, because they are quite good

John O reviewed 'Fast X' as a fantasy film that violates the laws of physics. He found Jason Momoa delightful as the actor chewed up the scenery. John rates it as 'turn off your brain fun' & warns there is a cookie in the credits, plus hints at a 'Fast X i' sometime in the near future - & rates it as worth using their movie passes to see it;
& he reviewed the live 'Little Mermaid' as having good singing, but in many cases the staging was much better in the animated Disney original. He felt the acting was quite good & overall worth full price; Kennita commented that she also thought the acting was wonderful & also recommends it;
& he reviewed an Amazon Prime movie called 'Attack the Block', as aliens attack the 'worst neighborhood in London' & the movie is a bit gory & full of profanity with really nasty aliens & not particularly funny
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_the_Block 90% on the Tomatometer & not particularly recommended

Sandra reviewed Greg Bear's 'Eon', as a book full of details that did very little to help describe what was happening & she was not overly impressed, even though she liked the science in the book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon_(novel) First novel in series "The Way".

Lynn reviewed Amazon Prime's 'Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets' on Amazon Prime, a 'docuseries' about the TLC reality series '19 Kids and Counting' - as like watching a slow-motion train wreck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiny_Happy_People:_Duggar_Family_Secrets (4 episodes)

we adjourned at 9:11pm

and the rumor of the week was = 'BASFA, to be continued....'