Meeting 1129 March 19, 2012 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 p.m., with some debate over what time it actually was President and Secretary absent Vice President presiding Adrienne Foster, acting minute taker 29 people attended We established a party jar. The minutes for meeting 1128 were accepted as "blah, blah, blah." The VP reported there's a new Drink Tank out and in his rush to include a review for a new book to coincide with its release, he found the book was due to go out to the public in July. Dave C. formally asked the VP about checking whether Minicon still requires any parties held on its Sunday to have folksinging. The treasurer reported that Anaheim was winning 3 to 2. He added that we collected $12.93 in the general jar and exactly $10 in the party at meeting 1128, giving us totals of $12,134.73 and$300.63, respectively. Announcements: Mike Mc. said a couple of local musicians, Scott T. Miller and Lori Ludy, give really good shows and will be appearing at the Mission City Coffee Roast Co. on Friday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. There is a $10 cover fee. Andy said Robogames will take place at the San Mateo County Fairgounds April 20–22 and their Thinbot will be making an appearance there. Go to http://robogames.net/index.php for more info. JC is looking for a 3D artist for help with a project he is working on. Korey, the Vice Chair at Clockwork Alchemy, clarified they are having a dealers room and party rooms. They're calling their hucksters' room the Artists' Bazar and the process for reserving a room for a party is a little different. Please go to http://www.clockworkalchemy.com/ for more details. Kevin S. said he'll be taking possession of a smaller apartment April 21 and needs help moving some things into a truck around that time. Please contact him if you're available. He also added that SFF Translation Awards is handing out prizes. If you're one of the winners, please reply to its emails to claim your prize, otherwise they will be given to alternate winners. Ken said the Legion of Rassilon meeting will be March 23 at Carl's Junior on First Street at 7:30 p.m. There will be NO fifth Friday meeting this month. He added there will also be a Creature Feature convention, Creaturescon 1, in San Leandro on May 5. For more info, go to: http://events.sfgate.com/san_leandro_ca/events/show/250193224-creaturescon-one-creature-features-convention. Josh said Thought for Food is having a meeting. See him for details, since I missed them. Ed said Contact will be the last weekend in March. MO said her computer is down, so anyone needing to contact her should do it by phone. I followed on that I lost my cell phone and my home phone is giving me problems, so anyone needing to contact me would do better by email. Reviews: Ed loves David Webber's work, but was taken back that his latest novel, Out of the Dark, had vampires. Andy said Eurovision posted a song by Engelbert Humperdink on YouTube. He believes all of the contestants were very good except Latfia, which was really, really bad. He said another song, "Chow Down a Chic-fil-let" is hilarious and is going viral on YouTube. I reviewed the 2011 Hugo-nominated Dervish House, by Ian McDonald, as a well-plotted novel with interesting characters and an exotic setting, but his writing style just didn't appeal to me and took months to read. Despite that, it was a stronger novel than a couple of others that were nominated last year and deserved better than fifth place. Diane saw a video of Steampower Giraffe and loved it. Ken said Syfy Bob Eckman brought stuff to the Psychotronic Film Festival last weekend he only just acquired within the past couple of months. Most of the people attending had never been there before and he and Jerry had lots of fun. If you've never been, go! Dave C. followed on there was a lot of interesting stuff to see. Not only did it have live dancing, but there were also film clips with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford dancing. Ken and Jerry also went to the Retrodome's singalong with the Sound of Music. Sound of Music and Mama Mia are two movies that really pack the house. They also recommend a restaurant, The Melt, at the Stanford Shopping Center. It specializes in grilled cheese sandwiches. Ric says the first five minutes of Iron Sky are available on YouTube and look awesome. MO read a book called Kabunko [?] of Oz, by Ruth Plumley Thompson (?), and wonders about the wackiness of Oz books. Dave C. saw Godzilla vs. Megaguirus. He seemed disturbed that every Godzilla movie has a whole new timeline and takes place in 1954. In this one, the Japanese build a machine that shoots black and worm holes. Dann said viewers need to suspend their disbelief to fully appreciate this one. MO loved it and because of its better special effects. Despite its campiness, it had a few scary moments and she recommends it. Dave C. also saw Comic Book Men, another cable reality show seen on AMC. It shows guys working in a comic book shop in New Jersey. He says it is not a keeper. Ric thought the Antique Roadshow aspect is believable and enjoys it. JC contacted the store about Star Wars props it had when he recognized one as bogus. He'll be called on as an expert in the future. Having worked in a comic shop, MO thought it hit close to home. Dave C. said the fundraiser at the Other Change of Hobbit was poorly turned out, but successful with the turnout it had. Chuck said he enjoyed it. Dave C. also brought up Shatner's World, the one-man show William Shatner was doing. He said it was poorly reviewed and some performances were cancelled due to poor sales. Kevin S. attended the High Speed Rail meeting five days ago to say his piece on the proposed train for California. He praised State Senator Joe Simitian for his patience to let everyone who wanted to talk have their say. Ric saw the Walking Dead second season finale and thought it was astonishing and highly recommends it. Lisa said Will Wheaton posted that the next season the story will be on the holodeck and written by Wesley Crusher. Blackfeather saw Boy and thought it was fun and it's worth full price. He also saw Chronicle and thought it was interesting and worth matinee. We did auctions. Rumor of the Week: "There should be no taxes and we should all live in the Valley of the Shmoon." We adjourned around 10 p.m.
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