Called to order at 20:00
Total of 5/5 in attendance
Officer Reports:
Secretary
The minutes of meeting 1877 were accepted as: Shanah Tovah!
Treasurer
Regular: $15,805.32
Party: $230.58
Money can be sent to salve guilt via PayPal – sent to: dwgallaher@gmail.com
Though we did accrue $168.09 since the resumption of live meetings.
Vice President
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President
Not present, therefore nothing fannish to report.
Committees:
None.
New Business:
None.
Announcements:
Valerie
- Vicfa (virtual international conference of fantastic in the arts) online next weekend.
- And Octocon (irish con) online Oct 3-4.
- Then Oct 10, the Spooky Book Fair at San Mateo Library
- Oct 10 is ALSO Santa Clara Library Comic Con. Lovely free event, but awfully kiddie.
- Clockwork Alchemy is Oct 16-18 at Grand Bay Hotel near SFO (same place as last year). They’re currently taking panels and presentations, air pirates theme this year.
- plus World Fantasy (but everyone knows this…)
Kayla
[via Email] A special 40th-anniversary screening of James Cameron’s ALIENS: Special Edition is taking place Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento. Carrie Henn (“Newt”) and Christopher Henn (“Timmy Jorden”) are expected to appear in person. The fan meet runs 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; the 12:30 p.m. screening will be followed by a live Q&A.
Ken
Legendary costume designer, Bob Mackie, has passed away at the age of 87. Did work for Cher, Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett – where he designed over 17,000 costumes for her show (including the “I just saw it int the window…” outfit for Went with the Wind!)
Lynn
Diana Koivunen is back in the hospital (El Camino in Mountain View) Rm 4211
Reviews
Lisa
Strange New Worlds: Orders of Magnitude (Paramount+) It was a normal Star Trek episode. A Bad-miral episode, where the Captain is off ship, and the Admiral takes command – with Kirk saving the day! Interesting to get the Admiral’s background, and the Kirk family. Def Enjoy.
- Yochanan: Also enjoyed. Wasn’t a gimmick episode. Though a bit Crimson Tide. Joe Morton was the admiral (Eureka & Terminator) The B-plot has kick-ass Uhura! Kirk did Kirk shenanigans. Over all an enjoyable episode.
- Ken: Very good. Sets up balance of terror (including using the same neutral zone map).
- Rick: A little bit done before. Plot a little bit didn’t make sense. Can respect what they were trying to do. Not quite as successful as the soap opera on.
Yochanan
Good Fortune (streaming, R, 79%RT) Inept guardian angel of cellphone-using drivers (Keanu Reeves). Switches a rich and poor guy. Comedy, and part morality tale. Reeves barely acts. A bit depressing (not good for a comedy). Falls flat. Matinee (at best).
The Moon Maid (1926 Edgar Rice Burrows) Set in 2026. Great world building. A ship is trying to go to Mars, but goes to the moon, and finds a civilization inside the moon. Not as engaging as the John Carter stories. Enjoy his writing. First of a trilogy, but may not seek out the others.
Coming back from WorldCon, stopped at Pismo Beach for the first time. Fun little town. Great pier, cute shops. Butterfly grove (empty right now). First stopped at Grover Beach (next door) which is good for finding shells and stuff…
Rick
Lanterns (HBO) is half-way through (4 of 8). Police procedural/Super Hero story set in Nebraska. Good stories & acting. He’s very well invested in it. Not gimmicky in any way. High recommendation.
Valerie
Rose City Comic Con (Portland) and its spinoff Romancing Portland were this past weekend. Busy comic con (sadly with fewer comic creators and panels), cute romance con with a packed room of authors but not tons of attendees.
I met Spock! And Pike! And La’an! And five sg-1/sg atlantis people (Richard Dean Anderson is quite funny). And one suuuuuuper fan who follows them to like every con.
Lynn
Attended Festival of the Livingrooms. Good, varying quality of concerts.
Got a new iPad Pro 13” It’s lighter than the previous ones. So far very pleased. More powerful than her M4 Mac (this is an M5).
Ken
On Star Trek Day (September 8) Jerry and I went to the Alamo Drafthouse to see the “Genesis Trilogy” – Star Trek 2, 3 & 4. No intermissions (and the paired episodes were not part of this). Wrath of Khaaaaaaan! was the director’s cut, with scenes I had never seen – some of which delivered a greater emotional punch.
- Yochanan Saw The Wrath of Khan w/ Space Seed at AMC Eastridge. It is his favorite movie (full stop) and he was the only one in the theatre. Was aware of the extra scenes. Believes it’s available on the Director’s cut DVD. Vonda McIntyre’s novelization has them.Great experience. Being alone, could do a quate-a-long!
- Rick: Favorite movie of all time? In-khan-cievable!
Rick
Lanterns (HBO) continues to go on. A little more than halfway through. Cannot predict where they are going to go. A very engaging puzzle-box plot. Definitely proving its worth.
The Ark (SyFy) unlike Lanterns, it’s predictable – but that’s OK. Shows very well for its budget. More impressed with S2, than S1. Hoping for more seasons.
- Yochanan: Huge fan of The Ark. Not a fantastic series, but more like a space soap opera. Recommend, but don’t expect Shakespeare.
Celebrating Rosh Hashanah. Reviewing the new year as Shofar so good.
Rumor of the Week
Spock Lives!
Adjourned at: 20:55
There was no auction…
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