BASFA minutes for June 26 2017
Meeting #1404
June 26, 2017
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas
Called to order at 8pm
20 people attending
A party jar was established
The minutes of 1403 were accepted as: 'damn, it was hot'
there was no Treasurer or Treasurer's report
VP reported he was enjoying his dinner
The President had nothing fannish to report
Announcements =
Ken announced that there was a 5th Friday in June and that the Legion of Rasselon was meeting on it, at 7:30 at the IHoP near the 280
Adrienne announced that she has been invited to be a panelist for Worldcon 75
Steve announced that his podcast SciFiSciFiSciFi is having its 1st anniversary
[evil] Kevin announced that they will have a fan table at Westercon and at NASFic
The secretary announced that getting teeth knocked out was painful and expensive
Dave C announced that Westercon is coming up this weekend in Tempe, AZ
Reviews =
'Wonder Woman' was reviewed several times - all positively, as remarkably enjoyable and worth full price
The secretary reviewed 'The Mummy' remake with Tom Cruise, as surprisingly fun to watch and worth full price
Lisa reviewed tripping and falling as not fun and doing it on her birthday weekend was not fun & she reviewed seeing 'My Neighbor Totoro' on the big screen as wonderful
JC reviewed his high school 30th reunion at the Beverly Heritage as that he had loads of fun & reviewed the Alameda county fair as lots of animals, 4-H stuff and eating more friend foods than he could imagine & worth full price
Adrienne reviewed being sick as she got lots of sleep. reviewed the 2017 Haunted America Conference as it has outgrown its venue & was worthwhile, while Mo followed, saying she enjoyed it and the lightning bugs
Brad reviewed Buzz Aldrin's 'Mission to Mars' & Robert Zubrin's 'Case for Mars' books as they are accessable and sound sensible
Dave C reviewed Pratchett's early book 'Dark Side of the Sun' as it had some clever ideas & reviewed 'Pirates 5' as they should have stopped at 3 - save your money
Ken reviewed the latest Dr Who as O M G!
Gerry reviewed a launch [[as mostly smothered by getting hugged]]
Diane reviewed the SF Pride Parade as fantastic and had over a million people attending
we did auctions
adjourned at 9pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Next week we auction off WWII'
June 26, 2017
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp, Sergeant at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held at the Black Bear Diner, Milpitas
Called to order at 8pm
20 people attending
A party jar was established
The minutes of 1403 were accepted as: 'damn, it was hot'
there was no Treasurer or Treasurer's report
VP reported he was enjoying his dinner
The President had nothing fannish to report
Announcements =
Ken announced that there was a 5th Friday in June and that the Legion of Rasselon was meeting on it, at 7:30 at the IHoP near the 280
Adrienne announced that she has been invited to be a panelist for Worldcon 75
Steve announced that his podcast SciFiSciFiSciFi is having its 1st anniversary
[evil] Kevin announced that they will have a fan table at Westercon and at NASFic
The secretary announced that getting teeth knocked out was painful and expensive
Dave C announced that Westercon is coming up this weekend in Tempe, AZ
Reviews =
'Wonder Woman' was reviewed several times - all positively, as remarkably enjoyable and worth full price
The secretary reviewed 'The Mummy' remake with Tom Cruise, as surprisingly fun to watch and worth full price
Lisa reviewed tripping and falling as not fun and doing it on her birthday weekend was not fun & she reviewed seeing 'My Neighbor Totoro' on the big screen as wonderful
JC reviewed his high school 30th reunion at the Beverly Heritage as that he had loads of fun & reviewed the Alameda county fair as lots of animals, 4-H stuff and eating more friend foods than he could imagine & worth full price
Adrienne reviewed being sick as she got lots of sleep. reviewed the 2017 Haunted America Conference as it has outgrown its venue & was worthwhile, while Mo followed, saying she enjoyed it and the lightning bugs
Brad reviewed Buzz Aldrin's 'Mission to Mars' & Robert Zubrin's 'Case for Mars' books as they are accessable and sound sensible
Dave C reviewed Pratchett's early book 'Dark Side of the Sun' as it had some clever ideas & reviewed 'Pirates 5' as they should have stopped at 3 - save your money
Ken reviewed the latest Dr Who as O M G!
Gerry reviewed a launch [[as mostly smothered by getting hugged]]
Diane reviewed the SF Pride Parade as fantastic and had over a million people attending
we did auctions
adjourned at 9pm
and the rumor of the week was = 'Next week we auction off WWII'