June 15 BASFA minutes
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basfaMinutes of Meeting #1554
Monday, June 15, 2020
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
Called to order at 8:06pm
20 undifferentiated beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1553 were accepted as 'accepted'
the Treasurer was not present, but we took in nothing last week & our totals are =
regular total is $15,632.83; party total is $230.58
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President was 'busy but good'
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fred announced that there is an auction of sf collectables going on now to help the estate of Mike Resnick raise money, if interested check = https://estatesales.org/estate-sales/oh/blue-ash/45242/resnick-estate-scifi-writers-world-1791115
Gayle announced that her physical therapy is going well & she is reasonably healthy
Howeird announced that Ricky Valence died
Chris O announced that she is still Covid free [after another test result]
REVIEWS:
John O reviewed watching all 10 episodes of 'For All Mankind' on Apple TV Plus and considers it as well worth watching, the series improving over time - highly recommended, Chris O also really liked the series & characters in it
Dave Wallace reviewed a game 'Nonograms Katana' as it has added an "Adventurers Guild" beta feature, which is a kind of rpg overlay that he has enjoyed spending time over & he recommends it
Lisa reviewed attending 2 online conventions this last weekend - that TorCon had guests being interviewed by a host & was okay, then Marcia follow'd that she also attended& she did 'AmazingCon' - as all Zoom meetings, which was 'amazing' - which worked well for chatting and questioning the guests & she had a lot more fun with that one, but they don't replace real cons
Marcia reviewed 'This is how you lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar' as well-written and she enjoyed it, and also reviewed 'The Deep' as she really liked it & especially meaningful given present-day events
Gerry reviewed the 2 orbital launches - rocket lab launching from NZ & then the Falcon 9 - as both went very well & Howeird follow'd with a question from a friend about satellites 'filling' the night sky, that Gerry responded as not being a major concern, given the volume of space
we adjourned at 8:42 pm
Rumor of the week was = 'Lego stores re-opened. People lined up for blocks.'
Monday, June 15, 2020
Trey Haddad, President
Ken Patterson, Vice President
Dave Gallaher, Treasurer
Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms
Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary
held online, in exile
Called to order at 8:06pm
20 undifferentiated beings attended
The minutes of meeting 1553 were accepted as 'accepted'
the Treasurer was not present, but we took in nothing last week & our totals are =
regular total is $15,632.83; party total is $230.58
the VP had nothing fannish to report
the President was 'busy but good'
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Fred announced that there is an auction of sf collectables going on now to help the estate of Mike Resnick raise money, if interested check = https://estatesales.org/estate-sales/oh/blue-ash/45242/resnick-estate-scifi-writers-world-1791115
Gayle announced that her physical therapy is going well & she is reasonably healthy
Howeird announced that Ricky Valence died
Chris O announced that she is still Covid free [after another test result]
REVIEWS:
John O reviewed watching all 10 episodes of 'For All Mankind' on Apple TV Plus and considers it as well worth watching, the series improving over time - highly recommended, Chris O also really liked the series & characters in it
Dave Wallace reviewed a game 'Nonograms Katana' as it has added an "Adventurers Guild" beta feature, which is a kind of rpg overlay that he has enjoyed spending time over & he recommends it
Lisa reviewed attending 2 online conventions this last weekend - that TorCon had guests being interviewed by a host & was okay, then Marcia follow'd that she also attended& she did 'AmazingCon' - as all Zoom meetings, which was 'amazing' - which worked well for chatting and questioning the guests & she had a lot more fun with that one, but they don't replace real cons
Marcia reviewed 'This is how you lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar' as well-written and she enjoyed it, and also reviewed 'The Deep' as she really liked it & especially meaningful given present-day events
Gerry reviewed the 2 orbital launches - rocket lab launching from NZ & then the Falcon 9 - as both went very well & Howeird follow'd with a question from a friend about satellites 'filling' the night sky, that Gerry responded as not being a major concern, given the volume of space
we adjourned at 8:42 pm
Rumor of the week was = 'Lego stores re-opened. People lined up for blocks.'
