Minutes of Meeting #1730 Monday, November 13, 2023 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
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim Called to order at 8pm 12 varied beings attended The minutes of meeting 1729 were accepted as 'done by natural intelligence' proxy treasurer report is we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58 Money can be sent to salve guilt via Paypal - sent to = dwgalla...@gmail.com the VP reported that Zoom has a control to limit drop-ins once the meeting has started & this may help meetings in future. He is investigating this. the President had nothing fannish to report ANNOUNCEMENTS: Gerry announced that SpaceX will try a launch this Friday, time subject to change see = https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-launch-date-november-2023 Yochanan announced that a media convention, Fan Expo will be held Nov 24-26, at the Moscone Convention Center West & will have celebrity guests see = https://fanexpohq.com/fanexposanfrancisco/ Gayle announced that filker Frank Hayes was not at OryCon 43 in Portland because he was in the hospital, having suffered a heart attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hayes_(musician) REVIEWS: Rick reviewed the 2nd season of 'Loki' on Disney+ as the apparent concluding season, with a rather oddly-plotted but compelling story arc. Rick states that the finale was one of the most stunning and impressive he has ever seen & highly recommends the series. and Rick reviewed "Orphan Black: Echoes" as a promising sequel set roughly 20 years after the Canadian SF series "Orphan Black". With a sample of two episodes, he rates it as quite a kick, and different from the original but worthy of comparison & recommended. It is currently released in Australia only, to be released on AMC, AMC+, and BBC America in 2024. Yochanan reviewed 'Better than Us', a Russian show about robots on Netflix [Russian with English subtitles], as the plot gets bogged down a lot. He found that it dragged in the middle & is 'very Russian' with convoluted plot threads & he 'marginally recommends it' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_than_Us and Yochanan reviewed 'Lower Decks, The Ready Room' as having 7 or 8 episodes that get progressively better. He loved watching them & there were enthusiastic follow-ons Gerry reviewed OryCon as a good little convention this year, with good programming. He sold 10 books while there, so it was successful for him & he hopes to go again next year. Gayle followed, also having enjoyed the con & panels she attended, but wished the hotel had maintained better security in their parking lots Lisa reviewed 3Below's sing-a-long for 'Frozen' as great fun & she recommends attending future sing-a-longs that 3Below holds. She enjoys seeing the movies on the big screen again & suggests watching 3Below's website for their schedule see = https://www.3belowtheaters.com/ we adjournified at 8:40 pm and the rumor of the week was = 'During BASFA meetings remember to moot yourself' -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' melc...@gmail.com *******************
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