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Meeting Date: 2/10/2000 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Alan Mildwurm's house
Bank Account: $2,000 Plus -- Way to go, Jessica!
Movie Review: Galaxy Quest
Arriving five minutes late, I was relieved to see that the pizza had not yet been delivered. Last month I was right on time and the pizza was half gone. As I settled in, someone mentioned the movie "Galaxy Quest", starring among others Tim Allen and Sigourny Weaver, marvelously disguised as a blonde (she looked so different that at the end of the movie I still thought there was a 50-50 chance it was a different Sigourny Weaver from the one of "Alien" and "Ghost Buster" fame). This movie is a delightfully entertaining satire of the "Star Trek" phenomenon, reminiscent of the Saturday Night Live skit in which William Shatner played himself attending a Star Trek convention and at one point bellowed at the crowd of adoring fans to "Get a life!". We went with some friends, and the wives were not overly enthusiastic. My wife has little interest in science fiction, Star Trek, or even movies in general. She strongly dislikes Tim Allen. But this movie had her laughing out loud along with the rest of us. She even said she would like to see it again.
If you haven't seen it, I and those of the Board who have strongly recommend it. It reminded Craig of a Star Trek convention he had attended, and he treated us to some of the goings on there, but he wouldn't tell us what costume he (Continued on page 11)
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