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Feb 16 BASFA minutes
BASFA Meeting 1281
February 16, 2015
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-ish
20-ish people attended
We established a secret-ish [Marina] jar
The minutes of meeting 1280 were accepted as 'timey whimey'
The Treasurer was missing, but the proxie-ish report was that last week we took in $0 in the regular jar and $36.00 in the [secret] jar
The Vice President was also absent & there was a proxy-ish report that he may be here next week
The President had nothing fann-ish to report
Announcements:
Howeird announced that he auditioned for the play 'Iolanthe' and got a part - and that it will be at the SJ Montgomery Theatre in June
Fred announced that tickets for Makers Faire are now available on the 'intrawebs' & recommends you buy them early
Adrienne announced that Mo is improving & can withstand visitors now - at Valley Med [Bascom & Moorpark] - building C, 3rd floor, room 36
John O announced that Sasquan 2015 admissions for the Hugo base are closed & that judging decisions are being made now
JC announced that Nerdvana Podcast did a retrospective of podcast #8 & announced that his graphic design business will relaunch in march & he'll be going to part-time at Michaels then
Brad announced that mid-June is the meeting of the SFRA - the Science Fiction Research Association - & he's been invited to speak on a panel there.
Reviews:
JC reviewed '50 Shades of Grey' as a really good movie & much better than he expected - worth full price
Adrienne reviewed 'Foxcatcher', as 'another creepy rich person movie', reviewed 'Big Hero 6' as cute & reviewed 'Whiplash' as 'okay, I guess' & then reviewed Gallifrey 1 as she enjoyed herself & learned that the 'Avengers' TV shows are being released on blueray in letterbox format - then there were follow-ons for Gallifrey 1 that were all positive
[another] Chris reviewed 'The Almanac Project' as they aren't a fan of 'found footage' films, but it was reasonably entertaining
John O reviewed the LA Hilton as a very nice hotel & the bed was comfy & the bistro is open 24 hours
Pat reviewed 'The Imitation Game' as she's a 'Cumberbunny' and Benedict can do no wrong - it's worth full price & then reviewed 'Exodus' as terrible archeology & acting but the special fx saved the movie
Bill reviewed Conflict as they had a good time & enjoyed their time in London & reviewed Pantheacon as a chance to meet fun people & he had a great time & then Carole agreed, Bill also reviewed 'The Mousetrap' as the play is somewhat dated
[newly evil] Chris reviewed Herbert Franke's 'orchid Cage' as well-acted and enjoyed it, albeit was flawed & sexist
Bradford reviewed a 1-day comic con as pretty good & well-attended & reviewed 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson as comprehensive, good history & recommended
Howeird reviewed a play, 'Curtains' as quite well done, despite the plague & worth full price & reviewed Coastal Rep Theatre in Half Moon Bay as a very good group & they did 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' as well done, except for a few mike problems & it'll be playing there for the next 2 weeks, but mind the terrible beach traffic
we did auctions
we adjourned at 9:14 pm
and the rumor of the week was: 'Agatha Christie has always been a mystery to me'
February 16, 2015
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-ish
20-ish people attended
We established a secret-ish [Marina] jar
The minutes of meeting 1280 were accepted as 'timey whimey'
The Treasurer was missing, but the proxie-ish report was that last week we took in $0 in the regular jar and $36.00 in the [secret] jar
The Vice President was also absent & there was a proxy-ish report that he may be here next week
The President had nothing fann-ish to report
Announcements:
Howeird announced that he auditioned for the play 'Iolanthe' and got a part - and that it will be at the SJ Montgomery Theatre in June
Fred announced that tickets for Makers Faire are now available on the 'intrawebs' & recommends you buy them early
Adrienne announced that Mo is improving & can withstand visitors now - at Valley Med [Bascom & Moorpark] - building C, 3rd floor, room 36
John O announced that Sasquan 2015 admissions for the Hugo base are closed & that judging decisions are being made now
JC announced that Nerdvana Podcast did a retrospective of podcast #8 & announced that his graphic design business will relaunch in march & he'll be going to part-time at Michaels then
Brad announced that mid-June is the meeting of the SFRA - the Science Fiction Research Association - & he's been invited to speak on a panel there.
Reviews:
JC reviewed '50 Shades of Grey' as a really good movie & much better than he expected - worth full price
Adrienne reviewed 'Foxcatcher', as 'another creepy rich person movie', reviewed 'Big Hero 6' as cute & reviewed 'Whiplash' as 'okay, I guess' & then reviewed Gallifrey 1 as she enjoyed herself & learned that the 'Avengers' TV shows are being released on blueray in letterbox format - then there were follow-ons for Gallifrey 1 that were all positive
[another] Chris reviewed 'The Almanac Project' as they aren't a fan of 'found footage' films, but it was reasonably entertaining
John O reviewed the LA Hilton as a very nice hotel & the bed was comfy & the bistro is open 24 hours
Pat reviewed 'The Imitation Game' as she's a 'Cumberbunny' and Benedict can do no wrong - it's worth full price & then reviewed 'Exodus' as terrible archeology & acting but the special fx saved the movie
Bill reviewed Conflict as they had a good time & enjoyed their time in London & reviewed Pantheacon as a chance to meet fun people & he had a great time & then Carole agreed, Bill also reviewed 'The Mousetrap' as the play is somewhat dated
[newly evil] Chris reviewed Herbert Franke's 'orchid Cage' as well-acted and enjoyed it, albeit was flawed & sexist
Bradford reviewed a 1-day comic con as pretty good & well-attended & reviewed 'The Innovators' by Walter Isaacson as comprehensive, good history & recommended
Howeird reviewed a play, 'Curtains' as quite well done, despite the plague & worth full price & reviewed Coastal Rep Theatre in Half Moon Bay as a very good group & they did 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' as well done, except for a few mike problems & it'll be playing there for the next 2 weeks, but mind the terrible beach traffic
we did auctions
we adjourned at 9:14 pm
and the rumor of the week was: 'Agatha Christie has always been a mystery to me'