BASFA meeting minutes for April 6

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Minutes of Meeting #1855
Monday, April 6, 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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Called to order at 8 pm
7live/7online beings attended the meeting

The minutes of meeting 1854 were accepted as 'up, up and away'

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 $165.34 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:

Lisa announced that Crispy Creme has a donut out now in honor of the Artemis 2 launch - & Gayle commented that those donuts are quite pretty & they had some yesterday
see = https://www.krispykreme.com/promos/artemis-doughnut

Yochanan announced that the Artemis mission is doing well

Reviews:

Rick reviewed 'For All Mankind', season 4, that Apple Plus TV is showing now, as he considers the credits fantastic and that the entire series is worth time to watch. Yochanan commented that he has really enjoyed all the previous seasons.
see = https://tv.apple.com/us/show/for-all-mankind/umc.cmc.6wsi780sz5tdbqcf11k76mkp7

Yochanan reviewed 'Hoppers' - a Pixar animated scifi comedy as - not earth-shaking, but it's overall a cute movie & there is no attempt at realism. He considers it worth matinee.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoppers_(film)
Yochanan also reviewed an Amazon Prime streaming horror film, 'Cold Storage' - as a 'fun action packed thriller' that is 'not a bad movie' with an uneven script. He says it jumps between body horror & slacker comedy, feeling it worth matinee or cheaper streaming costs
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Storage_(film)
Yochanan also reviewed the BBC's 'War Between the Land and the Sea' - a Dr Who spin-off series - as he really liked the first 4 episodes but felt the ending was a bit weak. He considers it definitely worth full price. Lisa is also watching & enjoying it, having seen up through episode 4.
see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_Between_the_Land_and_the_Sea

Lisa reviewed 'The Bardy Bunch' at 3Below as great fun & they stole a lot from Shakespeare. Ken says there is a link on 3Below's website where they are selling their stuff, since 3Below will be shutting down soon.
see = https://3belowtheaters.com/goodbye-san-jose/

Ken reviewed the 2 recovered William Hartnell era Dr Who 'Master Plan' BBC episodes as they are so, so good! They are available for viewing on YouTube and he highly recommends them as very much worth watching.
see = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/03/two-lost-1965-doctor-who-episodes-released-after-being-found-in-private-collection

we adjourned at = 8:32 pm

Rumor of the Week: 'Excited about Artemis ... II'

there were no auctions