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melcharMinutes of Meeting #1837
Monday, December 1, 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
6live/7online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1836 were accepted 'about right'
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 $161.09 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:
Rick announced that Leslie Fish passed away
Yochanan announced that AMC now has discounted days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays - and that Cinelux has discounted Mondays & Wednesdays for seniors
and Yochanan also announced that some cinemas are screening 'classic' movies, check their websites for details
Ken announced: 'Rats and Fairies and Nutcrackers, Oh My! The San Francisco Pride Band’s annual Dance-along Nutcracker takes the classic holiday story’s characters and give them a twist – this year with an Oz-ian flavor. Enjoy music from The Nutcracker ballet, Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, and The Wiz.' The four performances are this coming Saturday and Sunday, the sixth and seventh of December. More information is at the band’s website, sfprideband.org.
and Ken also announced that this Saturday night, KFJC will be hosting another Psychotronic Film Festival. A curated assortment of old 16-milli-metre films. Cartoons, commercials, industrial and educational films, newsreels, Scopitiones – and so much more! That’s the Psychotronic Film Festival, Saturday night, December sixth, starting at seven, in room 50-15 – on the Foothill College campus. Five dollar donation to KFJC gets you in, and parking is free. For more details, pop on over to kfjc.org.
Gerry announced that he will be the science GOH (obviously not the tech GOH) for LosCon 2026
and Gerry also announced that he won a cool Art Deco rocket picture in an at-con raffle
Rick announced that John Scalzi has released the 7th novel in the 'Old Man' series, called 'The Shattering Peace'
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed 'The Running Man' remake as a popcorn movie and worth matinee. He hears that this version is closer to the Stephen King story and liked it well enough.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
Yochanan also reviewed 'The Naked Gun' remake, streaming on Paramount right now as 'so silly' and not that good. Ken followed, agreeing that the original was much better and that it was worth 'matinee maybe', but don't expect too much out of it.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_(2025_film)
Yochanan also reviewed 'Wicked for Good' as it doesn't have any songs that 'jumped out at him' and felt much less magical than part 1. He rates it as worth matinee for him. There was some discussion.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked:_For_Good
Rick reviewed more of the 2nd season of 'Pluribus' on Apple TV and continues to enjoy the series. He notes that there is not 'a single wasted word or action in the entire season' thus far. It is very 'morbidly funny', is very fresh & Rick appreciates this a great deal. He is 'definitely along for the ride'.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)
Robin reviewed 'Surviving Daylight', a book by local author Kendra Merritt. Robin enjoyed the story and found it quite good. 'A book so nice we bought it twice'. She recommends it highly.
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123005294-surviving-daybreak
Gerry reviewed LosCon as they had a good time, although there was a minor problem with the way the organizers set up the Dealer's Room. He & Valerie managed to sell books while there anyway. The Con was otherwise well-organized, the badge typeface was large & legible & appreciated. There were only a few 'anomalies' with the hotel.
Gerry also reviewed Fritz Lang's 'Frau im Mond' as very innovative, and the picture he won was based on it. There was some discussion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_the_Moon
we adjourned at = 8:50pm in memory of Tom Stoppard
Rumor of the Week: 'Sign language may be underrated'
there were no auctions
Monday, December 1, 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
6live/7online beings attended the meeting
The minutes of meeting 1836 were accepted 'about right'
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 $161.09 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:
Rick announced that Leslie Fish passed away
Yochanan announced that AMC now has discounted days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays - and that Cinelux has discounted Mondays & Wednesdays for seniors
and Yochanan also announced that some cinemas are screening 'classic' movies, check their websites for details
Ken announced: 'Rats and Fairies and Nutcrackers, Oh My! The San Francisco Pride Band’s annual Dance-along Nutcracker takes the classic holiday story’s characters and give them a twist – this year with an Oz-ian flavor. Enjoy music from The Nutcracker ballet, Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, and The Wiz.' The four performances are this coming Saturday and Sunday, the sixth and seventh of December. More information is at the band’s website, sfprideband.org.
and Ken also announced that this Saturday night, KFJC will be hosting another Psychotronic Film Festival. A curated assortment of old 16-milli-metre films. Cartoons, commercials, industrial and educational films, newsreels, Scopitiones – and so much more! That’s the Psychotronic Film Festival, Saturday night, December sixth, starting at seven, in room 50-15 – on the Foothill College campus. Five dollar donation to KFJC gets you in, and parking is free. For more details, pop on over to kfjc.org.
Gerry announced that he will be the science GOH (obviously not the tech GOH) for LosCon 2026
and Gerry also announced that he won a cool Art Deco rocket picture in an at-con raffle
Rick announced that John Scalzi has released the 7th novel in the 'Old Man' series, called 'The Shattering Peace'
Reviews:
Yochanan reviewed 'The Running Man' remake as a popcorn movie and worth matinee. He hears that this version is closer to the Stephen King story and liked it well enough.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
Yochanan also reviewed 'The Naked Gun' remake, streaming on Paramount right now as 'so silly' and not that good. Ken followed, agreeing that the original was much better and that it was worth 'matinee maybe', but don't expect too much out of it.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_(2025_film)
Yochanan also reviewed 'Wicked for Good' as it doesn't have any songs that 'jumped out at him' and felt much less magical than part 1. He rates it as worth matinee for him. There was some discussion.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked:_For_Good
Rick reviewed more of the 2nd season of 'Pluribus' on Apple TV and continues to enjoy the series. He notes that there is not 'a single wasted word or action in the entire season' thus far. It is very 'morbidly funny', is very fresh & Rick appreciates this a great deal. He is 'definitely along for the ride'.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)
Robin reviewed 'Surviving Daylight', a book by local author Kendra Merritt. Robin enjoyed the story and found it quite good. 'A book so nice we bought it twice'. She recommends it highly.
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123005294-surviving-daybreak
Gerry reviewed LosCon as they had a good time, although there was a minor problem with the way the organizers set up the Dealer's Room. He & Valerie managed to sell books while there anyway. The Con was otherwise well-organized, the badge typeface was large & legible & appreciated. There were only a few 'anomalies' with the hotel.
Gerry also reviewed Fritz Lang's 'Frau im Mond' as very innovative, and the picture he won was based on it. There was some discussion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_in_the_Moon
we adjourned at = 8:50pm in memory of Tom Stoppard
Rumor of the Week: 'Sign language may be underrated'
there were no auctions
