BASFA minutes for December 4
Dec. 4th, 2023 08:29 pmMinutes of Meeting #1733
Monday, December 4, 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
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
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Called to order at 8pm
12 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1732 were accepted as 'Not just ornamental but recounting the weeks leading to Christmas with every meeting number'
proxy treasurer report is 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 reported 'Nah' & had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan announced that something called 'Galaxy-Con' will occur in August 2024 & be a media-con in San Jose
& he announced that Hanukkah will start this Thursday
Gayle announced that there is a Wilma Mankiller Barbie doll, check = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Mankiller & also https://shop.mattel.com/products/principal-chief-wilma-mankiller-barbie-inspiring-women-doll-hmt92
Robin announced that Fuzzy Pink Niven died yesterday
& also announced that this coming weekend is the Festival of the Living Rooms online & on Zoom
check = https://www.facebook.com/events/1344170922891907/
REVIEWS:
Yochanan reviewed Kenneth Branagh's 'Murder on the Orient Express' as he enjoyed the movie & highly recommends it & there was some discussion; check = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402236/
and he reviewed 'Loki, season 2' on Disney Plus as very different & he found it uneven, but included elements of time travel & recommends it overall
and he reviewed 'Bodies' on Netflix as he highly, highly recommends it & the way the mini-series deals with time travel. He really liked it a lot.
Craig reviewed doing a virtual SMOFcon purely online & found it amazing. He thought it was better than cons he's seen online before
we adjourned at 8:58pm in memory of Fuzzy Pink Niven
and the rumor of the week was = 'I hope we all realize "the mavity of the situation" of the return of Doctor Who!'
Monday, December 4, 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
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim
Called to order at 8pm
12 varied beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1732 were accepted as 'Not just ornamental but recounting the weeks leading to Christmas with every meeting number'
proxy treasurer report is 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 reported 'Nah' & had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan announced that something called 'Galaxy-Con' will occur in August 2024 & be a media-con in San Jose
& he announced that Hanukkah will start this Thursday
Gayle announced that there is a Wilma Mankiller Barbie doll, check = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilma_Mankiller & also https://shop.mattel.com/products/principal-chief-wilma-mankiller-barbie-inspiring-women-doll-hmt92
Robin announced that Fuzzy Pink Niven died yesterday
& also announced that this coming weekend is the Festival of the Living Rooms online & on Zoom
check = https://www.facebook.com/events/1344170922891907/
REVIEWS:
Yochanan reviewed Kenneth Branagh's 'Murder on the Orient Express' as he enjoyed the movie & highly recommends it & there was some discussion; check = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402236/
and he reviewed 'Loki, season 2' on Disney Plus as very different & he found it uneven, but included elements of time travel & recommends it overall
and he reviewed 'Bodies' on Netflix as he highly, highly recommends it & the way the mini-series deals with time travel. He really liked it a lot.
Craig reviewed doing a virtual SMOFcon purely online & found it amazing. He thought it was better than cons he's seen online before
we adjourned at 8:58pm in memory of Fuzzy Pink Niven
and the rumor of the week was = 'I hope we all realize "the mavity of the situation" of the return of Doctor Who!'