Minutes of Meeting #1782 Monday, November 11, 2024 Trey Haddad, President Ken Patterson, Vice President Dave Gallaher, Treasurer Galen Tripp & Laser Pistol Packin’ Mama, Sergeants at Arms Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary meeting held online AND meeting live at Parktown Pizza [at Meridian & Hillsdale in SJ] https://www.parktownpizza.com
***NEW & improved*** ZOOM Meeting Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-6rpjgvGtIgLOOMifWVLgfj9p19Xtim Called to order at 8:01 pm 13live/6online beings attended the meeting The minutes of meeting 1781 were accepted as 'hall of fame of minutes' last week's minutes were corrected to = 'and Yochanan reviewed a book obtained 'The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Book 1' as a total page-turner and he found it a great read & he loved it see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame,_Volume_One,_1929%E2%80%931964 ' Proxy Treasurer's report, we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58 [& +109.10 more over the live meetings, up thru 1781] 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, but has recently been vaccinated ANNOUNCEMENTS: Rick announced that there are several streaming series coming up in the days, weeks & months ahead Lisa announced that 'Yaaaaargh!' - a Klingon howl - in honor of the passing of Tony Todd Ken announced that the next Psychotronx Film Festival will be on Saturday, December 7 at Foothill College in room 5015 at 7pm; KFJC.org will have more information about the 16mm goodies. see = kfjc.org & Ken announced that the New Stanford Theatre has posted their holiday schedule, which includes the 'Wizard of Oz' & 'Mary Poppins' (noted as NOT the sing-a-long version) plus their customary holiday schedule. see = stanfordtheatre.org/ & Ken announced that Los Gatos high school is performing 'Puffs' this weekend see = Puffs at Los Gatos High School, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. lghs.net (tickets at https://gofan.co/app/school/CA22963?activity=Performing%20Arts) Reviews: Rick reviewed Guy Fawkes day as surprisingly un-fire-like due to a red flag [no fires allowed] warning, but there were some excellent costumes on display; Yochanan followed on, saying it was his first time attending, that the drive there was lovely & the 2 effigies were worthy of being burned with voting ending in a draw, Rick's hospitality was wonderful - worth full price Ken reviewed the Palo Alto players 'Fiddler on the Roof' performance as 'A-MAZE-ING!!' and way far above even their usual superb fare, with excellent casting, amazing set design & that they have added a Thursday night performance. Tickets are selling out really well. He advises getting tickets & says it was worth 5 adult tickets & 2 children's tickets to him; Yochanan followed on, saying this production was done very well & he enjoyed it a great deal, with the fiddler's performance being especially incredible see = Fiddler on the Roof, Palo Alto Players, Runs through November 24. They added a Thursday evening show on 11/21. paplayers.org Yochanan reviewed 'Time Cut' on Netflix as, somehow it ranked as number one there. He watched this one 'so you don't have to'. It was a horror, teen time comedy movie that made no sense at all see = https://www.netflix.com/title/81504326 Fred reviewed 'TusCon' in Tucson, Arizona as it went well, the guests were excellent & he enjoyed himself quite a lot see = https://horrorcons.com/event/24472/tuscon-2024 and the rumor of the week was = 'The apocalypse came early this year' we adjourned at = 8:28pm there were no auctions -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' melc...@gmail.com *******************
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