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melchar ([personal profile] melchar) wrote in [community profile] basfa2014-01-01 09:51 pm

BASFA minutes for Dec 30

Meeting 1222
December 30, 2013

Trey Haddad, President
Chris Garcia, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at Coco's, 1206 Oakmead Parkway (Lawrence Expressway/101 Fwy), Sunnyvale

Began at 8 - with new sideburns
24 people attended

A party jar was established

The minutes of meeting 1221 were accepted as 'totally worth the $32.00 it took to get there'

the Treasurer reported that last week we took in $2.50 in the regular jar & $14.50 in the party jar

the Vice President reported that there is a new 'Journey Planet' out & a new 'Drink Tank' will be out tomorrow

The President had nothing fannish to report

The Sports Committee is looking at dates for a BASFA baseball outing


Announcements:
Ken announced radio stuff & announced that the next Psychotronic Fil Festival will be Saturday, Feb 1


JC announced that episode 22 of Nerdvana Podcast will be recorded soon

Debbie announced that she bought her membership to ShamrockCon and that the prices go up Jan 1st

Adrienne announced that she has stuff to give away for anyone interested


Reviews:
Dave C reviewed films

Steven reviewed comics [as good] & reviewed a movie that was so good it ended with an arrest - then reviewed a review of

Room 237 as way deep with many interpretations - and this inspired a lot of follow ons

Ric reviewed a movie trailer as indescribible & reviewed a Star Wars exhibit as good & that Chris is now kicking himself

for having forgotten to review it; reviewed 'American hustle' as delightful & recommended; then announced that Sherlock

Holmes materials before 1923 are now in the public domain

JC reviewed the Dr. Who Christmas special as not one of his favorites - and there was much discussion

[evil] Kevin reviewed 'Training Wheels' as the best application of Stark Technology in any film & only available on the 'Despicable Me 2' blueray & Andy comments that the mini-movies on it were good and the featurettes were terrible

Howeird requested titles by James Gunn that are worth reading

Trey reviewed the newest 'Man of Steel' flick as he was terribly disappointed by it; Mo agreed & there were various other follow ons


then we did auctions

we adjourned at 10 pm

and the rumor of the week was: 'BASFA announces a campaign to cast Benedict Cumberbatch as the new Superman'