First Friday Fandom Meeting – April 6, 2018
Meeting Called to order: 20:26
Attending: Richard, Mem, Eli, Kent, Jack, Robin, Ted, Morland, Joe, Cary
Presiding: Eli
President’s Report: NTR
VP report: Not Present
Secretary: Minutes Posted on Facebook
Social Media Secretary: NTR
Treasurer:
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We have Money.
There are outstanding checks.
Some objections raised about using Paypal to hold lots of money.
Trustees Report: NTR
Book Committee: Bought books for the rest of the year. Redshirts is expensive.
Refreshment Committee: Brownies and Coconut Cake
Photo Committee: NTR
COSine 2018: Dissolved unanimously
COSine 2019:
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Looking at some other hotel options, doesn’t look good.
Elegante is still best.
Looking for science guest.
Old Business:
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Movie Night done.
Westercon Coming up .
August is Picnic Day Meeting
New Business:
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New movies coming.
Solo coming up.
Ready Player One may be of interest.
Isle of dogs, is it F or SF
Announcements:
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Westworld starts April 22.
Yesterday Sappho turned 14 and Megan turned 41.
Sappho is not a member
Jack may not be around for several months if house sale goes through May 2.
Mem has a dead drop out front.
Next Meeting:
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Kent and Mem’s
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Meeting Adjourned: 21:00
Book Discussion: Civil Campaign, Lois McMasters Bujold
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Vorkosigan Books
Mem thought it was the Frankowski Books
Why was it thought of a humor book?
Who suggested it.
Very humorous if you look at it from that POV.
Mem is listening to the book.
Some audio book narrators are very, very, good.
Nathan Lowell seems to have farmed out his book narration.
Five different couples in plot line. Figure them out.
Comedy of errors, dedicated to Jane, Charlotte, Georgette and Dorothy.
Don showed up,