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BASFA meeting for October 27
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melcharMinutes of Meeting #1832
Monday, October 27, 2025
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 8 pm
11live/8online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1831 were accepted 'as baby shark'
Proxy Treasurer's report = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we have accrued $157.58 since the resumption of live meetings.
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
There were no committee reports
no old or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan announced that actor/writer Nabli Shaban died
Reviews:
Rick reviewed severe food poisoning from cheap salsa & the time spent in hospital as he would not recommend it & 'do not try'.
and Rick also reviewed season 4 of the 'Umbrella Academy', as he wishes season 4 was longer than 6 episodes. He highly recommends the full series
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy_season_4
Yochanan reviewed the movie 'Casper' from 1995 as 'cute but uneven' but not really child friendly. It's worth seeing for the nostalgia value
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_(film)
and Yochanan also reviewed 'Tron: Aries' as an update of the series, using technology to bring the AI entities out into the real world. It used too much 'fancy shmansy' CGI & the AI used in the film's production got tedious. However the practical effects were excellent & really cool. Gillian Anderson was criminally underused & Jared Leto did a good job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Ares
and Yochanan reviewed 'BrightBurn', streaming on Prime, as it has some shocking body horror. He & his sister were highly entertained & worth full spooky season price.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightburn
Craig reviewed the Netflix show 'Ragnarok' as he enjoyed it, but that it has weaknesses. He was surprised he enjoyed it as much as he did. It's fantasy, 3 seasons and highly recommended. There were some positive comments about the show
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_(TV_series)
and Craig also reviewed attending conventions. They went to the last OryCon ever & found it not as much fun as ArmadilloCon. He also went to Norwescon & says the hotel is in a green & foresty area & he enjoyed it. He highly recommends smaller, regional cons & says we should support them. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwescon
Gerald recommends MarsCon in March & says it has good science programming [see = https://marscon.org/about/].
Rick says he will be at the EasterCon in Britain this spring & plans to host a party then. [see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastercon]
Gayle reviewed Clockwork Alchemy 2025 as they attended and she was highly entertained. Gerry was on the best Jules Verne panel he's ever been on & he says that Valerie Frankel hosted it very well. He commends the programming and was impressed by the panel on secret societies, their histories and why they exist. There was a lot of discussion, including Valerie commenting that she read 16 Verne books for the panel and considers that they were very similar to one another. She says the costuming at Clockwork Alchemy was excellent. She says there was a lot of sword fighting & she also enjoyed the panels there. There was even more discussion about good panels there.
see = https://steampunkcons.com/event/25926/clockwork-alchemy-2025
we adjourned at = 8:43pm
Rumor of the Week: 'Don't forget to set your clocks back to 1933 this Sunday'
there were no auctions
Monday, October 27, 2025
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ]
https://www.parktownpizza.com
And online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83807383506?pwd=VnNNTXJ1YXlLS0RQVVB2VERXUTQ2dz09
Called to order at 8 pm
11live/8online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1831 were accepted 'as baby shark'
Proxy Treasurer's report = Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal - sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we have accrued $157.58 since the resumption of live meetings.
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President had nothing fannish to report
There were no committee reports
no old or new business
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yochanan announced that actor/writer Nabli Shaban died
Reviews:
Rick reviewed severe food poisoning from cheap salsa & the time spent in hospital as he would not recommend it & 'do not try'.
and Rick also reviewed season 4 of the 'Umbrella Academy', as he wishes season 4 was longer than 6 episodes. He highly recommends the full series
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy_season_4
Yochanan reviewed the movie 'Casper' from 1995 as 'cute but uneven' but not really child friendly. It's worth seeing for the nostalgia value
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_(film)
and Yochanan also reviewed 'Tron: Aries' as an update of the series, using technology to bring the AI entities out into the real world. It used too much 'fancy shmansy' CGI & the AI used in the film's production got tedious. However the practical effects were excellent & really cool. Gillian Anderson was criminally underused & Jared Leto did a good job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron:_Ares
and Yochanan reviewed 'BrightBurn', streaming on Prime, as it has some shocking body horror. He & his sister were highly entertained & worth full spooky season price.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightburn
Craig reviewed the Netflix show 'Ragnarok' as he enjoyed it, but that it has weaknesses. He was surprised he enjoyed it as much as he did. It's fantasy, 3 seasons and highly recommended. There were some positive comments about the show
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok_(TV_series)
and Craig also reviewed attending conventions. They went to the last OryCon ever & found it not as much fun as ArmadilloCon. He also went to Norwescon & says the hotel is in a green & foresty area & he enjoyed it. He highly recommends smaller, regional cons & says we should support them. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwescon
Gerald recommends MarsCon in March & says it has good science programming [see = https://marscon.org/about/].
Rick says he will be at the EasterCon in Britain this spring & plans to host a party then. [see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastercon]
Gayle reviewed Clockwork Alchemy 2025 as they attended and she was highly entertained. Gerry was on the best Jules Verne panel he's ever been on & he says that Valerie Frankel hosted it very well. He commends the programming and was impressed by the panel on secret societies, their histories and why they exist. There was a lot of discussion, including Valerie commenting that she read 16 Verne books for the panel and considers that they were very similar to one another. She says the costuming at Clockwork Alchemy was excellent. She says there was a lot of sword fighting & she also enjoyed the panels there. There was even more discussion about good panels there.
see = https://steampunkcons.com/event/25926/clockwork-alchemy-2025
we adjourned at = 8:43pm
Rumor of the Week: 'Don't forget to set your clocks back to 1933 this Sunday'
there were no auctions
