BASFA minutes for Jan 6

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Meeting 1223
January 6, 2014

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 - hungrily
23 people attended

A party jar was established

The minutes of meeting 1222 were accepted as 'eat your vegetables - there are secretaries at Coco's that have no food'

the Treasurer was late, but reported that last week we took in $55.75 in the regular jar & $17.21 in the party jar

the Vice President reported that issue 362 of 'Drink Tank' is out now on efanizines.com & he is compiling a Twin peaks/David Lynch issue now

The President had nothing fannish to report


Announcements:
Ken announced that the Retrodome's original site is now rubble

JC announced that episode 22, part 1, of Nerdvana Podcast will be released this Wednesday

Adrienne announced that she has reserved a suite at the Hampton Court Palace in England, Aug 8-11, and she is looking

for roommates & she announced that Gallifrey One is sold out & [evil] Kevin followed, saying that there's be 'cocktails in 3D' on Friday night of con

Jan announced that a member of the Whig party won, so she applied to be grammar checker for the Whigs - plus she has voter registration materials for Santa Clara

Dave C announced that his Cargo Cult Dec 2013 catalog is now ready & available & announced that Further Confusion is coming up in 2 weeks - and Dave G followed that Confusion will be in Dearborn Michigan that same weekend

Tom announced that Potlatch's book of honor will be China Mieville's 'The City and the City' - check www.potlatch.sf.org - dates Feb 21-22-23 - and they are looking for panel suggestions

[evil] Kevin announced that Hugo nominations are now open & announced that both hotel reservations & volunteer applications are now open for the London Worldcon

Chris announced that File 770 says Clarksworld is just barely not eligible for Hugo semipro magazine


Reviews:
Chris stated that 'movies are good' - reviewed 'Her' as one of the best movies of the year that he saw it twice & it can only be properly appreciated by emotionally crippled 40-year olds - is really worth going out to see & reviewed 'Community' as he was moved by the 2 episodes he saw on TV

Ric reviewed 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' as a great date-night movie, worth full price

Tom reviewed a SJ Symphony concert as he would see it again but without the Handel segment; his take on that being 'even with good people in it, it turns to crap'

Dave C reviewed Rex Stout's 'The Broken Vase' as it 'is the definition of contractural word length' - and not really recommended

Andy reviewed 'Sherlock' as the 3rd season began well - episode 1 was 'pretty damn good' and ep 2 was 'too damn clever for its own good' & both were totally worth cheating for and viewing early before it's shown on PBS

Bradford reviewed a Hollywood collectors show as he had some great discussions there

JC reviewed '7 Psychopaths' as crazy and worth watching on cable


then we did auctions

we adjourned at 9:15 pm

and the rumor of the week was: 'big man on krampus'