Minutes: 1999-2000/1999-10-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MINUTES

18/10/99

 

The meeting was started at 2044 BST when La Presidenta

arrived.

 

1. Talk on tinitus and the dangers of listening

to loud music.

The idea was quickly dismissed although information

regarding this and also the possible therapeutic effects of listening to

heavy metal is to be sought out and put on the webpage. It was mentioned

that somebody once suffered a fractured bone at a Manowar concert. Iain

suggested putting something along the lines of "warning: may damage your

hearing" at the bottom of future WUS posters in order to attract more people.

There was a short digression as to the meaning

of a strange email sent to the Secretary by DD involving pigs.

 

2. The "all new shiny" website.

The committee were told that it would be updated

by Wednesday (or else they would be able to string up the president/webmistress

(unless it was DD’s fault and not hers)). Things to be included were agreed

as: minutes, events, gigs (Cambridge and London), the CD library, reviews

& links.

Buying Kit a computer to assist with her web duties

was momentarily considered but dismissed on the grounds that it was an

unnecessary waste of Rocksoc funds and she "could cope".

 

3. WUS slots.

It was proposed that the current practice of having

four one-hour sets at WUS be changed so that people did not have to listen

to an hour of something that they didn’t like. Changing it to eight half-hour

slots was the initial idea of the WUS Officer, although the Secretary suggested

six 40-minute slots. It was agreed to try the former for the next few WUSes

(until Christmas) and see how it works out. There will initially still

be 4 DJs - each with two (split) sets, though preferably not both catering

for the same distinct genre. It was noted that the current practice might

be used during the holidays when DJs are in short supply.

 

4. Aims of WUS.

This old favourite was brought up once again after

we were informed that some people were whinging about what was played.

It was agreed that whatever got played some people would not like it. Jinx

told us that the initial aim (according to Steve) was something along the

lines of: "a night where Rocksoc people could come along and not feel out

of place".

The present setup, which allowed both chatting

and dancing (due to the different sound levels in the two different areas),

was praised.

It was noted that WUS had become a commercial

rock night, and was making the society a fair amount of money that should

be used for the benefit of members. La Presidenta suggested making it free,

however it was generally agreed that it was a very bad idea to make a continuous

loss and it was cheap enough anyway. It was noted that money was being

spent on other things, such as the planned gig every term and the transport

to the Brumfest.

The discussion then moved on to the type of music

that should be played. It was agreed that as a compromise between pleasing

everyone and pleasing a narrower scene, WUS should concentrate on the "well

populated genres" in order to please the majority of members, although

still allow the occasional more alternative set. The WUS Officer informed

us that preliminary results from the WUS survey show "Classic Metal" as

a clear favourite. It was noted that the new half-hour sets should serve

to reduce the number of people leaving due to an unpopular set.

Certain DJs were criticised for not playing enough/any

requests (and also being rude to people who asked). It was noted however

that all DJs were amateurs and volunteers and were not able to (and could

not be expected to) bring hundreds of CDs, like a professional DJ would

do. The idea of trying to enforce a "minimum requests" quota was dismissed

as there was no Rocksoc CD library at present (a complete topic in itself

that may be discussed at a later meeting) and people rarely brought CDs

to WUS. It was also noted that people complaining about the lack of a certain

genre would often not be prepared to DJ themselves.

 

5. FTOTM dates this term and next.

We were reminded that the November date is already

booked, and agreed that the December date should be booked ASAP, so that

we do not miss out (perhaps due to a Christmas party). It was decided not

to have one in January, as many members will not be around. It will return

in February (all being well).

 

6. Crash space for Brunel Rocksoc on 9/11/99.

Kit is to appeal for some and also keep in contact

with Brunel as to their plans. It was suggested that they could get a coach

to bring them and then take them away the same night and thus avoid the

problem completely.

 

7. Brumfest.

Jinx is to get some quotes for a coach to take

us there. It was decided to limit the numbers to about 50 (a coachload);

tickets will be on sale soon from Jinx and will be available at pubmeets

and WUS. It was decided not to subsidise (or make a profit on) the tickets.

Having a raffle for a few tickets was dismissed as a silly idea. Oli is

to pester Emo again about when we need to have numbers by. It was decided

not to send out Brumfest information to non-email members as it is primarily

a student event and it is also too late.

 

8. Gigs at the Boat-Race.

The Secretary pointed out that there were a some

very good rock/metal bands playing the Boat-Race from time to time and

that Rocksoc was often poorly represented. He suggested that Rocksoc should

try and promote these (such as Deeper Purple this Saturday) more actively.

The WUS Officer said that the Boat-Race was quite expensive and wasn’t

really his cup of tea. It was agreed that (at least for the moment) it

would be up to individuals to publicise such events.

 

9. AOB.

T-shirts:

It was noted that there was a receipt book (for

Kit) to use, although it was not essential and that the money should be

given to Iain.

We were informed that there were about 30 left

and it was decided to pin some up at WUS to help sell them. It was noted

that the board that we took to the Freshers’ Fair could not be used as

we had given it away to "Pump Aid" (Jinx was mildly annoyed at this).

It was agreed that when there were about 10 left

the committee should look into getting some more done. The artwork currently

used on the WUS poster was suggested as a possible design, although Jinx’s

"Rocksoc Female Assault Force" design from last time was also mentioned,

as was the fact that he did not put nipples on it yet suggested cutting

holes in it instead. It was decided that the committee should choose the

design and try very hard not to repeat the fiasco that was the previous

T-shirt design choosing.

 

More stuff for the website:

Gallery of failed T-shirt designs.

History of Rocksoc, including past committee

members.

Shrine to ‘Simon Farrar’ – founder of Rocksoc.

 

 

The meeting was closed at 2130.