Welcome to Genesis Sci-fi Club

Good afternoon and welcome back to Genesis. Once again it’s our favourite time of the year – AGM time! Which means at some point I’ll be trying to explain my abject failure in the task of reducing the club to total financial ruin, something that successive chair-based life forms have yet to achieve. But anyway, this is your chance to tell us how we’ve done and what you think. I’ve brought the body armour with me but please don’t throw anything at me that might damage the pub if I manage to duck in time. For anyone who didn’t pay their membership last month, please pay for it this month. Membership cards will be prepared based on whoever has paid by the end of today, and (hopefully) will be available to hand out next month.

I’d like to thank David and Matt for their efforts over the last twelve months on the committee, and everyone else who’s done a quiz, timetable, brought stuff in for the raffle, contributed a magazine item, looked after the magazine, anonymously e-mailed magazine items (even the ones which involved reviewing stage musicals based on little known TV series), assembled the screen at the start of the meetings, performed percussive maintenance on the non-functioning sound system, volunteered to take part in dodgy script readings, put the screen away at the end of the meetings, torn and folded raffle tickets, etc etc, and anything else I’ve forgotten.

Thanks to Louise last month’s timetable, (and Aaron Sorkin and John Wells for the genius which is The West Wing); although entirely my fault, the DVD ripping malfunction which resulted in two separate episodes of Ashes To Ashes being ripped into one file, and the wrong episode being shown as a result, will remain a mystery for a very long time. But if seeing the penultimate episode of Ashes To Ashes piques someone’s interest in two of the most popular British made TV series of the last decade then it can only be a good thing (and although I’ve thus far missed out on Ashes To Ashes I do highly recommend Life On Mars). The film we’d intended to show fell victim to a slight technical hitch but the substitute film, Contact was excellent - a different kind of science fiction film. This month the timetable and quiz is brought to you by Rob, with a modest contribution from the Reduced Rassilon Company (a story chosen by Rob).

Finally, one other event has been added to our list (no really, we have a list!) We’re off to London on Saturday 16th June (the day before the June meeting) for a visit to LOTNA in the evening and other stuff as yet to be decided.

That’s quite enough from me, I’m off to prepare the flack jacket.

Jeremy

At The Swan in Sherbourne St John, 7:30pm till 11:00pm as usual. (map)

Later Thursday meetings:
22nd March, 19th April, 17th May, 14th June, 12th July, 9th August, 6th September, 4th October, 1st November, 29th November, 27th December

At The White Hart Inn in Basingstoke, 3:30pm till 9:30pm as usual. (map). We meet in the function room upstairs, which can be accessed by the outside stairs at the back.

Later Sunday meetings:
1st April, 29th April, 27th May, 24th June, 22nd July, 19th August, 16th September, 14th October, 11th November, 9th December

At the Anvil, Basingstoke, 7:45pm. You know it, you love it and don't forget it started as a radio series. Contact Jeremy soon before this sells out or email info@genesis-sf.org.uk.

Visit a LOTNA meeting and maybe go to the IMAX cinema first. Nothing finalised at this stage.

The treasure hunt is back with an Olympic theme. Bring a digital camera or camera 'phone. Starts at 12:00pm then meet at the Toby Carvery at 7:00pm with your pictures. More details nearer the time.