Minutes of Meeting #1594 Monday, March 23, 2021 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
ZOOM Meeting Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuqorDMsHtTgbbD44ZgG2WzrVGkr6pnX?fbclid=IwAR1o-L_dLeHI9XjJ8sOGPlsmqbQmiP33FuZptaCmT25SjpL1fOL4LATNnCI Called to order at 8:01 pm 20 various beings eventually attended The minutes of meeting 1593 were accepted as 'silent but deadly' the Treasurer proxy reported that we have money = regular total is now $15,706.05; the party jar total is $230.58 money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com the VP had nothing fannish to report the President had nothing fannish to report ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dave C announced that he learned of a new process seeking money, so be alert for = Name of money-grubbers: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME RENEWAL CENTER, Sacramento, CA Yochanan announced that the actor, Yaphet Kotto, recently died Kennita announced that there is a science fiction short, Technical Jargon Overload, now available on Youtube, the link = https://youtu.be/aW2LvQUcwqc Gerry asked to be reassured that the video has nothing to do with cats & was so reassured Howeird announced that he now is the proud leasee of a 2021 Nissan Leaf Plus that has a roughly 250 mile range Valerie announced that now with Spring Savings Time the clock on her car's dashboard was accurate once again & announced that 'Star Wars and the Hero's Journey' (covering all the characters and their arcs through all the films) has been published & showed up on her doorstep, check = https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Heros-Journey-Character/dp/1476684294/ REVIEWS: Todd reviewed the 2nd season of 'Neverland' on Hulu as he greatly liked it, check = https://www.hulu.com/series/the-promised-neverland-3ef087c6-d967-4495-9730-b5ff54ded8e0 Valerie reviewed the ICFA, International Conference of Fantastic in the Arts as it had many excellent papers, but the format where we had to pre-read them all meant a lot of outside work & went long & she reviewed TJ Klune's 'The Extradinaries' as the plot is very predictable, but the protagonist is so endearing that she could forgive this Howeird reviewed 'Resident Alien' as he is enjoying the series for the most part, although the lead actor's performance still seems forced & the sheriff character is over-acting Yochanan reviewed the Zack Snyder cut of 'Justice League', all 4-hours worth, as his sister really loved it & he personally liked it a ton, still not as good as the MCU, but the changes done to scenes & plot were much better than the theatrical release & that to help with the length, there are chapter pauses to give bathroom break time & he also reviewed 'Snowpiercer' on cable as he is enjoying the series and finds it interesting Dave C reviewed a mystery movie, 'Satan Met a Lady' from 1936 as 'the second remake of the Maltese Falcon' and was very, very silly & lacks the snappy dialogue from the 3rd remake with Humphrey Bogart which became the famous film we now think of as 'The Maltese Falcon' John O reviewed having their catalytic converter stolen as bad, but their insurance company covered it & Fremont Toyota gave them attitude about repairing it, but everything worked out, plus they had a catalytic converter shield added to the repair, rick posted info about the shield = https://catshield.com/ <-- cat as in catalytic converter, not as in feline & then John O reviewed a visit to Home Depot as many customer service reps were not wearing their masks properly, when they were even wearing one - so his customer review reflected this lack Gerry reviewed the virtual LepreCon online convention as there were the usual problems with attendee connectivity & he was on a good panel & that next year's con should also be virtual - with the next in-person con being planned for 2 years from now; Gayle followed saying she saw several interesting cultural & political presentations and enjoyed the filk so much she had sleep deprivation from staying up so late we adjourned at 8:44 pm and the rumor of the week = 'Serenity or Serendipity it all comes out in the Wash' post meeting information from Rick is that to join the mailing list, or read the archives, or for checking your membership check: http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' melc...@gmail.com *******************
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