Minutes: 2002-2003/2002-07-01

Minutes of the RockSoc committee meeting

1st July 2002

 

Present: Baz, Elizabeth, Oliver, Emma, Oli

 

Meeting opened 2101

 

This week's meeting was rather less enthusiastic than usual, by reason of

the President and Secretary being both totally exhausted and extremely hung

over, having only got back from Dungeonfest at about 2.30 this morning.

 

1) Minutes for approval

The following corrections were pointed out in the minutes from last week:

Kit was the person who pointed out that Elizabeth was good at being

patronising.

Elizabeth's computer does not run pout. In fact it runs a natty windows

emulator under linux, but that's not relevant. She doesn't need a printed

cartridge, either. In fact, the correct facts are that she needs a new

printer cartridge, as hers is running out.

The committee is not worried about the half life of potters during Freshers'

Week, but the half life of posters.

Elizabeth is trying to shift CUSU, and not sift CUSU as reported last week.

And Baz has never, to our knowledge, been mistaken for the CU Geology

Society.

 

Apart from this lot, the minutes were felt to be accurate, and were

approved.

 

Oli said something about printing minutes double sided in future again. He

does this a lot, and if he wants to buy me a new printer he is welcome to do

so. Baby seals were mentioned by the committee.

 

Oliver said that he was going to dress up as Rob Halford at WUS tomorrow.

 

Elizabeth bought a glass of wine, and commented that every time she looked

at it she could feel her liver and kidneys wriggling about looking for

somewhere to hide. Richard asked her not to put the agenda in his dinner.

 

2) Treasurer's report

This week the treasurer has paid Oli L600 as part of the money for the

flights to Wacken. Oli asked for more. Richard said that he thought Oli

ought to be given an alternative cheque a few minutes later.

The Society has also written cheques for L84.02 to Siobhan for the MayBrawl

beer rider, and L30 to Richard Watts, who paid for the punts during the

official punt party.

 

Oli showed the treasurer receipts for the Wacken trip as follows:

L165.50 for 4 tickets to the legendary Wacken Open Air Festival

L432.80 for 4 flights to Hamburg @ L108.20 each

 

Oliver exclaimed that this did not amount to L600, but to L598.30. He

accused Oli of embezzling L1.70. Oli pointed out that RockSoc still owed him

several hundred pounds.

Oli further stated that this week he has spent L181.18 on Baz's aeroplane.

Elizabeth said that RockSoc was getting delusions of grandeur if it had

bought a presidential aeroplane. Oli said that she knew perfectly well what

he meant.

 

He also handed over receipts for L50 for 5 coach tickets to Stansted. Oli

will photocopy all these receipts and give them to Oliver tomorrow at WUS.

 

Elizabeth pointed out that 5 journeys had been purchased, but only 4 tickets

for Wacken, and that she detected a deficiency of Wacken tickets in this.

Oli said he had ordered one.

 

The WUS box has not yet been topped up, as Ben has the keys, and Ben is not

here. Baz will lend it some money for tomorrow. He will meet Ben tomorrow

afternoon before WUS and give him the WUS box; Ben will give him the decks.

 

The mandate has gone thorough, and Emma has been given a lovely letter of

apology.

 

ACTION: Oli to bring photocopies of all the Wacken receipts to WUS.

 

3) The MayBrawl

The Junction has provided a breakdown of numbers as requested.

 

We had 95 paying customers, and door takings of L600 exactly. We need to pay

the Junction L586.

 

It was pointed out that we had expected to pay the Junction only L450; this

is because we forgot all about the VAT. It was suggested that the committee

please remember the VAT in future, especially when it is clearly mentioned

in the contract.

 

Elizabeth noticed that he bag was deceased.

 

We are now in a position to get some money from the Societies Syndicate.

Oliver will prepare a statement of all moneys in and out tomorrow and

deliver it to the Old Schools.

 

ACTION: Oliver to deliver full statement of losses to the Societies

Syndicate.

 

4) WUS

The WUS box is currently down L83. Baz will lend it L83 tomorrow and RockSoc

can pay him back.

 

Elizabeth said "I'm going to take my trousers off because I'm too fat" (and

because her kidneys hurt a lot). She noticed that she was 3 inches fatter

when her kidneys hurt than when they didn't. Kidney failure crossed her

mind.

 

Emma has been ill this week, so the new batch of WUS flyers has not been

done. They will be here next week.

 

Elizabeth suggested that we do not send advertising to the 6th Form Colleges

at present ( as we suggested last week) as the Year 13s have left and

therefore everyone is underage. If anyone decides to take exception to this,

it could conceivably have repercussions for the Kambar's licence.

 

The advert for this week's WUS has duly appeared in the NME.

 

Baz noticed that there is a new magazine called RealCity, rather like AdHoc,

and suggested that we ought to get something in there.

 

ACTION: Emma to print flyers and posters

Baz to lend the WEUS box L83

 

5) The Proctors

Oliver stated that he was great and wonderful and that all should worship

him. The committee duly worshipped Oliver.

 

Dr Greaves has signed the accounts for last year!!!!!

 

A conversatin was reported between Baz and Dr Greaves as follows:

'Do you have the receipts for all this?'

' Not per se. Oliver has them. Honest'

'So you have no evidence that these accounts aren't entirely fictitious'

<nervous laughter>

 

However he signed them, and one copy has been delivered to the Proctors. The

proctors have not yet confirmed that they are satisfactory. Baz will also

give a copy of these accounts to Oli to put on the website.

 

Baz stated that he had posted the committee to the Proctors. Oliver said he

wondered why he woke up in a n envelope on the floor of the Old Schools.

 

Oliver again stated that he was great and we should worship him.

 

ACTION: Baz to send Oli a copy of the accounts for the website

The committee to worship Oliver.

 

6) Freshers week

Oliver put the accounts on the table and admired them. Baz said' They're not

big and they're not clever, and they're beginning to smell'. Richard pointed

out that the accounts were in fact quite big.

 

Iron Monkey was discussed again. It was mentioned that Morrow had apparently

died of kidney failure. For some reason everyone pointed at Elizabeth and

laughed.

 

Baz has updated the Societies page and directory and has applied for a stall

at the Societies Fair. We have obtained permission to sell memberships.

 

Baz has obtained a natty map from the internet of public houses in

Cambridge. It has 118 public houses. Baz suggests a pub crawl which starts

in Michaelmas term and continues until General Admissions. Baz offered to

design the pub crawl, to take place the week after Freshers' week.

 

It was pointed out that if the crawl is to have more than 2 pubs in it, we

will need to bring a shopping trolley to put Oli in.

 

Elizabeth suggested carrying out a survey asking members why they decided to

join RockSoc. Oliver said that he thought it was a stupid idea. Elizabeth

will do it anyway :-)

 

A cage full of scantily dressed goths was suggested as a way to get

attention at the Societies Fair.

 

ACTION: Baz to organise a pub crawl

Elizabeth to find out why people join RockSoc

 

 

7) Festivals

Jimmer ate all the left over pies.

 

The trip to Graspop is arranged and will set off at 1am this Friday, a time

when Richard pointed out, all sane people will be sleeping.

 

Wacken appears to be under control.

 

At present , there are 4 people who want to go to Bloodstock. Oli will mail

-official and announce that there will therefore be a minibus arranged (or a

car if the number of people doesn't exceed 5)

 

Jimmer said that a lot of crap pop music has recently been put on the

jukebox. He asked if I was responsible for it.

 

Whitby has been suggested, and Emma, who is the only one on the committee

who knows about this kind of music, will mail -official asking for interest.

 

 

Someone also needs to mention the Bulldog Bash. I will look up the details

and mail official

 

Elizabeth was by now so tired that she had to ask Emma what her name was.

Oliver echoed Elizabeth's previous comment that he had legs. Oli's belt fits

Siobhan.

 

Baz wishes it to be minuted that Dungeonfest was very good, and that anyone

who preferred football should be castigated. Jimmer said that he had put big

speakers in his car, which made his weekend a bit more metal. The chair

started wandering around the table aimlessly, like one who is worried about

his 1st year report.

 

 

ACTION: Oli to mail -official about Bloodstock

Elizabeth ditto Bulldog bash

Emma ditto Whitby

 

8) -committee list

John Sullivan queried our request to take Andy Hudson off the list, saying

that he only took people off at their request or if a motion had been passed

by the committee. A motion was proposed that Andy H be removed from the

-committee list

In favour:4 Against:0 Abstaining:1

 

9) Boat Race bookings

Oliver has said that he intends to take over the booking for 14th September

for a private piss up. Matt has expressed interest in the other bookings,

and Baz will check with him if this is the case.

 

Baz said that he wanted to fondle Oliver, and Oliver made obscene gestures

under the table. Emma wishes it to be minuted that for once she's not drunk

or ill or bleeding. Though she does have some impressive bruises from the

Graduation dinner. She doesn't know how she got them. Fire and Forget

started having a band meeting. Baz said 'Order!'

 

Elizabeth will mail committee the number of an excellent grindcore band

called Failsafe Failed who appeared at Dungeonfest.

 

ACTION: Baz to check with Matt about Boat race bookings

 

10) Abhorring CUSU and all its works

We still abhor CUSU, but not as much as last week.

 

This committee also abhors Stagecoach Cambus and all its works, especially

the 8A at 1915 which never fucking runs

 

This committee also abhores Jon Bon Jovi

 

11) CD library

Ha bloody ha

 

12) AOB

Some photos of the Maybrawl have been collected. They ware shown to the

committee, and include a selection of pictures of Blackrock with their heads

missing, Darkcell out of focus, and Hannah's fingers. The committee were a

bit disappointed. The committee decided that it would not be buying a set of

these prints from Hannah. Baz is owed for the photos at present. Oli will

put some of the better ones on the website.

 

A 'silly quotes' website was suggested. Elizabeth will collate some existing

ones, and Oli will make a form by means of which you can add them.

 

Meeting closed 2157