BASFA Meeting 1209
30 September 2013
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
President, Vice President and Secretary gone AWOL
Treasurer presiding
Adrienne Foster, acting minute taker
Began at 8:01 p.m., with Dave G. bringing up the minutes for
last meeting
20 people attended
A party jar was established, but the containers were switched
The minutes for meeting 1208 were accepted as "whatever"
Treasurer said at meeting 1208 we took $8.90 in the regular jar,
nothing in the party and $22.75 in the new one for Nippon 2007. Nippon 2007 is
still in debt for approximately $30,000 and has come to the science fiction
community for help.
There was a proxy report for the VP. There's a new Drink Tank out and sleep is
underrated.
The proxy for the president said he had nothing fannish to
report.
Announcements:
Ken, the proxy for JC, said Nerdvana had an emergency podcast to cover the
broadcast of Agents of SHIELD.
Kevin R. said someone was selling Serenity and Firefly for
$7.00.
Reviews:
Yochanan said Sleepy
Hallow surprised him and gave it a B+. Mo said she'll give it six episodes
before coming to a conclusion.
Yochanan thought Agents of SHIELD was disappointing. Dave
C. also thought it was lackluster. Mo said it was so Marvel. Valerie enjoyed it
and thought it should be used for teaching dialog. Bill said he and Carole are
willing to go for the second episode. Dave G. didn't think there was enough
Scarlett Johansson.
Yochanan believed The Crazy Ones was well worth it. Mo
loved it, too.
I reviewed We're the
Millers as worth matinée.
The Giants game on
Fan's Appreciation Day was absolutely awesome. The G-boys tied and won it
during the bottom of the 9th inning.
Mo and I had a
marathon viewing of the first season of Orphan
Black on Blu-Ray. It was brilliant. Mo thought the lead actress was
incredibly versatile.
Lisa Harrigan and family were back from their five week driving
trip through the South and raved about Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
They also saw
Houston Space Center and enjoyed indulging in the old technology being
exhibited there. They took the Plan 9 tour, which allowed them to see a few
more things than are usually available.
The Harrigans also
visited the Harry Potter Experience in Orlando, Florida. It's not good for
people prone to motion sickness or who have bad backs. Lisa didn't care much
for the storyline. Valerie followed on that she really enjoyed the Harry Potter
park and sampling the pumpkin juice and butter beer.
The Harrigans also
saw the Kennedy Space Center. Lisa thought the displays were beautiful and
enjoyed the simulation of a space shuttle in flight. She thought vehicle
assembly was awesome. Yochanan followed on that he thought Kennedy Space Center
was better than Johnson.
The Harrigans took
the train back home and were amused when it got "held up." They also
passed the Grand Canyon and said it's still looking good.
Carole said she was pleasantly surprised to get some compliments
on her work at LoneStarCon 3.
Bill said Sandman Slim is a novel with a lot of gratuitous, bloody violence. He
said it worth the cost
of shipping home from LSC3, but not anymore of his time.
Diane said the book Monster
Hunter Legion was fun and worth full price.
Dave C. went to the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
book sale to find the marina area crowded with people for the America's Cup. He
concluded sailing is a lot slower than baseball.
He also talked
about colonoscopies.
Mike Mc. highly recommended his dentist, Gerald Bittner, Jr.
DDS.
We did auctions.
Rumor of the Week:
"Nice government you have here, pally. It would be a shame
if anything happened to it."
We adjourned 9:28 p.m.
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