Meeting #1384 was called to order at 20:00 17 people present.
Mo read the minutes of 1383, and they were approved as: All the news that's fit to web, plus Mo! With the correction: The Heinlein novel was actually "Time for the Stars" (not Pine) Treasurer Report Meeting #1383: Regular $1.50 / $15,035.34 Party: $2.25 / $175.72 VP Report Nothing fannish to report. The President was absent. Committee Reports Meet-up: Adrienne meet-up has 500 members Sports: 20 tix to Barracudas, not for specific game, but GA vouchers at the Tank. Probably after Gallifrey. $9/ea. Also, San Jose Giants Star Wars Night, Saturday, May 20th - 5pm. $39 each for the VIP deck (food, 2 drinks, &c...) We need a minimum of 25 people. Announcements 1: Dave Wallace: Trying to get Hugo Noms for Xin Ye & Lauri Ahonen. Added them to a Hugo Nom wiki: http://hugonoms2017.wikia.com/wiki/Xin_Ye_and_Lauri_Ahonen 2: Carole: Retired 35 year old Eddie Bauer jacket. And has replaced it with one that is not the same color. 3: Adrienne: Gallifrey is in 2 Thursdays. She still has a spare tix, if someone is interested. Carole followed on with spotting a Doctor Who coloring book at Bed Bath & Beyond. Gerold: That weekend they will be at RadCon in Pascoe, WA. 4: Bradford: Reached a personal milestone in his comic book collection. Action #156. Now has 82 to the present (960?) 5: Dave C: (1) Eureka books posted link to proposed autograph bill. Not all we hoped, but should help book sellers. (2) ComicExcitement in LA. They hoped for 20K attendees, but maybe only got 1K... 6: Bill: Hidden figures is Hugo eligible. Reviews Mo: Saw Dr. Strange. Delighted, well done and thought out. Tilda was spiffy as the ancient one. Loved the cookies. Saw Hidden Figures, really really well done. Can't recommend enough. New series called Emerald City - don't bother. Tries to make Oz edgy, turns every one glum. Jazzed by stranger things second season. Read books! American Gods - very good. Ian McShane will be good for the TV series. - DaveC - EmCit essay on IO9 called "Please Stop Remaking the Wizard of Oz" Bradford: Jo Walton - "Just City" & "Philosopher Kings" basis in Plato's works. Give them a look if you have a classical philosophy bent. Book 3 will be "Necessity". Fred concurs after reading the first book. "Hell's House" by Richard Mathison. The Legend of Hell House with Roddy McDowell was on the TV one night. Moldy oldies, but goodies. DaveC followed on with concurs with Legend of Hell's House being good for it's time and budget. Guilty pleasures: The final Underworld movie & the latest Resident Evil. Doubt they will be the final chapters. If you have liked these types of movies, you'll like them. Good for what they are. Wait to the end of the credits of Resident Evil. Gerold: To get ready for MarsCon panel, rented the 1st season of the Expanse. No physics was harmed by the production. Astronomy was ok, except for taking ice to Ceres... Suspension of disbelief was in the storyline, not the science. If you like lots of mindless violence, this has it. Fast moving, fast paced. Worth the $20 for the DVD. Mo followed on. SyFi channel has a fist season recap with kittens! Adrienne: There was a football game yesterday. Those cheatin' Pats won... Lady Gaga turned in a good performance. More politics in the commercials (liked the Skittles one). Dave follow on: 84 lumber commercial's unedited state was probably more pro-45. Bill: More political moment was the coin flip with GHWB. Gayle: Some rabid Pats fans don't like 45 by making donations to orgs for each Pats score. Bill: Weekend before last went to ConFlikt in Seattle. GOH was Judi Miller - ASL interpretive dance accompanies other artists. Jeff and maya Bohnoff, interfilk was Mark Peters - who runs sound for other cons. Had a good time, plenty of good music. Didn't do as much as usual. Had a good time. Ran into at least half a dozen ex-BayArea fans. Going back next year. Mo: Watched a lot of movies. Finding Dory - adorable. First season of Colony: An invasion force has taken over. No hand holding, the aliens have a presence, but are not seen. FX series. Carole: Saw the Sharks have a disappointing end to a game. Joined in on the "Refs you suck" chanting. No auction... Meeting adjourned at: 21:16 and the rumor of the week was: If this goes on, revolt in 2100.
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