Minutes of Meeting #1796 Monday, February 17, 2025 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 pm 5live/7online beings attended the meeting The minutes of meeting 1795 were accepted as 'not retirement papers' Proxy Treasurer's report, we have money: Regular: $15,805.32; Party: $230.58 [& +124.10 more over the live meetings, up thru 1789b = transferred to the treasurer] 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: Ken announced that at Gallifrey One came the news that the next 3 conventions will be their last, over the next 3 years Yochanan announced that there will be a lecture, 'When Machines Meet the Universe: AI and the Future of Astronomy, Wed, Feb 19 at 7pm at Stanford see = https://kipac.stanford.edu/events/when-machines-meet-universe-ai-and-future-astronomy & he announced that the 3rd season of 'Yellowjacket' is airing now see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjackets_(TV_series) Reviews: The secretary saw 'Flow' in the theatre & enjoyed it very, very much & recommend it as being worth full price. Yochanan agreed, also rates it as worth full price. Trey followed, explaining the movie is made in Latvia, has no dialogue & the viewpoint character is a small cat with a reasonably easy to follow plot & it's extremely well-animated. He rates it as worth matinee. Duncan commented that he saw this at home & that his cat was absolutely fascinated by the film & says that anyone who has a cat should arrange for a movie night with their cat to see this movie & rates it as 2 thumbs and 2 toes up. Yochanan reviewed the movie 'Saturday Night' about the first night that 'Saturday Night Live' premiered & is a very uneven movie with some great & some parts drag. He saw it streaming on Netflix & is worth maybe matinee. Ken commented that it is a real-time film, unfolding in real-time & more-or-less factual & he really enjoyed it see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_(2024_film) and he reviewed 'Class' featuring young adults facing Dr Who style situations while at school & had some Dr Who tie-ins & he wanted to like it, but found it only 'okay', but even so is better than much of what is on TV. He saw it on a 2 DVD set. Ken commented that the series was meant as 'Dr Who, but for kids' & Patty - after a cat on keyboard episode - said she really like it see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_(2016_TV_series) and he reviewed 'Yellowjackets' seasons 1 & 2 as a show on Netflix & Prime. The show is a mystery/thriller about a class of students who survive a plane crash & are rescued 19 months later, with the survivors interviewed 25 years later. Action is split between past and present segments & he found it to be a very meaty drama that was very well-acted, even though it suffers from 'the worst theme song ever', but is otherwise an excellent series. see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjackets_(TV_series) Rick reviewed 'The Plot Against America' miniseries on HBO, based on the Philip Roth novel, as very well-acted & an interesting alternate history. Gerry commented favorably about it see = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plot_Against_America_(miniseries) Ken reviewed Gallifrey One in 35mm as it was held this past weekend and there were lots of guests from different Dr Who shows at the convention. Lots of guest, lots of attendees, lots of fun, although it was not as crowded as it was the last time he went, 12 years ago. Ken attended a lot of panels and had lots of fun. They drove down on Thursday during pouring windy rain and 'it was an adventure', but the weather for driving back was lovely. see = gallifreyone.com and the rumor of the week was = 'All right, who scared the rain away?' we adjourned at = 8:45pm there were no auctions -- ******************* She/whispered/'Oh/my/goodness/what/are/all/these/squirrels/doing/here?' melc...@gmail.com *******************
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