These are meeting minutes from Rune 39, scanned and OCR'd and then fixed
up by hand.

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Minn-stf Minutes of July 23, l974 -- Meeting held at Hobbitat

President of the moment Ken Fletcher opened meeting at 8:25 p.m.

OLD BUSINESS:
Jim Young brought up the question of 1967, then put it down again.

Someone pointed out that Gerry Wassenaar had requested there be a Treasurer's
Report at the next meeting, which is to say this one. However, Treasurer Caryl
Bucklin was not present to give one. Nor was Gerry Wassenaar present to hear one.
And there wasn't.

Frank Stodolka announced that he had been looking into and pricing
addressing systems for RUNE and would continue to do so.

NEW BUSINESS
Bob Schmelzer asked if Minn-stf wanted to provide money for a Minneapolis
in '73 party at the upcoming Worldcon. There was general agreement that we did,
but that the question of how much should wait until a Treasurer's Report could
be made. The question then arose of where such a party should be held: did any
Minn-stf members have reservations for a double room or larger? Martin Schafer
did, and volunteered his. No one seemed to have booked a suite. Jim Young
suggested the possibility of finding non-Minn-stf but friendly-to-Minn-stf
people with a suite and try to work out a deal. The Open Party is expected to
be huge and will presumably ease the strain on our party, so that perhaps that
large a room would not be needed. Jim Young will contact the Toronto and Kansas
City people.  Chuck Holst indicated that we should make our own arrangements for
our own room. Other possible party sites suggested included the Washington
Monument, the D. C. Zoo, and the Goodyear Blimp. Frank Stodolka said that it
was his impression that the rooms in the D. C. hotel were larger than those in
Toronto. Don Bailey and Martin Schafer each have doubles: could they arrange
to get adjoining doubles? Jim Young recommended a pass-on of $25 each from
Minn-stf and from Minicon for the party.

Mark Hansen reported for Don Blyly: there will be on July 28 (Sunday) at
2 p.m. a Secret Masters of Minicon meeting for committee people and willing
helpers. Among the topics for discussion will be Guest of Honor. Jim Young
caused a sensation by describing the
serious possibility that we might be able
to convince ((at this point the secretary,
while carefully taking these notes, had to
bend over to tie his shoe while scratching
his back, kicking a dog, answering the
phone, and getting a refill on his coke.
Somehow, while so doing, the pencil with
which they were being recorded must
accidentally have been flipped over to
"Erase," as an eighteen-line gap exists in
the notes here. It could have happened to
anyone.)) And Jim Young then concluded
by saying, "Well, if (inaudible) is
willing to come to our (deleted) con, then
for Roscoe's sake, get it!"

Mark Hansen reported that Mother
Goose Band would be playing August 7 at
the Cedar-Riverside People's Center, with
the usual Minn-stf hangers-on hanging on.

Matthew Topper, crazy California fan,
will be arriving by airplane this weekend
to visit crazy Minnesota fandom. Gather at the Bucklins in the wee morning
hours of either Saturday or Sunday or whatever to write the welcome song and
journey thither.

Mark Hanses reported that we had 18 people signed up for the worldcon bus.

Chuck Holst reported that Bruce Wright needs a ride to Picknickicon leaving
at or after noon. Date and place and ground rules of the Picknickicon were
repeated.

Upcoming meetings were set: Aug. 3 (Sat. aft.) at the Bozo Bus Building;
Aug. 14 (Tues. eve.) at Don Bailey's; Aug. 24 (Sat. aft.) at Joan Verba's.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Dennis Lien -- Minn-stf Secretary