Special BASFA meeting on Jan 2 2026

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Special Meeting TAP2
Friday, January 2, 2026

Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
In-person at the Vice President and Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama’s Evil Lair...

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NEW ZOOM FOR 2026
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82190960810?pwd=k8qAIDt9sntTTLOI6FoerafmYvU2AR.1

Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: B4SF41D
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Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
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Called to order at 22:30
Total of 8 in attendance

Treasurer = Says hello...

Vice President = welcomed Happy Treasurer attendance reset day! ;-p

Reviews

DaveG: Spinal Tap ?: The End Continues (HBOMax): Was fun. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_Tap_II%3A_The_End_Continues

Adjourned at: 22:31

BASFA minutes for Jan 5, 2026

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Minutes of Meeting #1842
Monday, January 5, 2026

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

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NEW ZOOM FOR 2026
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82190960810?pwd=k8qAIDt9sntTTLOI6FoerafmYvU2AR.1

Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: B4SF41D
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One tap mobile
+16699009128,,82190960810#,,,,*5724576#
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By Telephone
669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 821 9096 0810
Passcode: 5724576
Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcSpSAHaD
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Called to order at 8 pm
7live/7online beings attended the meeting

The minutes of meeting 1841 & the minutes of special meeting TAP2 were accepted as '2 for the price of 1'

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 $163.59 since the resumption of live meetings.

the VP reported that he has arranged for the BASFA Zoom meetings to not now expire

the President had nothing fannish to report, but is thankful for the tech support given

There were no committee reports

no old or new business

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Lisa announced that Pat Larson & Eric Larson both passed away

Ken announced that Hayao Miyazaki is 85 years old today & also announced that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has died, aged 58

Rick announced that it is Seanan McGuire's birthday today

Reviews:

Yochanan reviewed Netflix season 5 of 'Stranger Things' as he was pleasantly surprised at how much he enjoyed watching it. He thought the script was really good & was worth full price. He highly recommends the entire series.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things
Yochanan also reviewed 'Hamnet' as an 'art house film' with much speculation about Shakespeare's life. It has great costuming and drags a bit in parts. Ken commented that this film is 'coming soon' to 3Below theatre
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)
Yochanan also reviewed a book, edited by Katharine Kerr, 'Weird Tales from Shakespeare', a compilation of 23 short stories that he liked but was mildly disappointed by & worth used paperback book price for
see = https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/128983.Weird_Tales_from_Shakespeare

Kennita reviewed her recently got 'Obspot' camera that tracks her movements & she recommends it. There were some comments to the topic
see = https://www.obsbot.com/?rfsn=7788165.62160d&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7788165.62160d&msclkid=5100b83d863e163cece0d1610ac52649

Ken reviewed the latest season of 'The Traitors' on BBC as an interesting show that gets tweaked each season to keep it fresh. He says the US version should start next week
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Traitors_(British_TV_series)_series_4

we adjourned at = 8:33pm in honor of Eric & Pat Larson

Rumor of the Week: 'Rainy days & Mondays always get me down ... to BASFA'

there was an auction