Minutes: 2002-2003/2002-07-15

Minutes of the RockSoc Committee Meeting

15th July 2002

 

Present: Baz, Elizabeth, Emma, Oli , Peter

 

Meeting opened 2057

 

 

Minutes short this week as the Secretary is about to go to a Slayer gig.

 

1) Minutes for approval

Baz told the committee an amusing story about a British officer, some

Australian troops, and a monocle.

 

The minutes were approved

 

2) Treasurer's report

This item did not happen, by reason of the treasurer not being present. And

because HSBCs computer was down when he enquired about our finances. (see

item 10 below).

 

Emma has received a letter from the Societies Syndicate, who seem to be

confused by the statement of Maybrawl finances we sent them; Emma will get

in touch with them and explain.

 

ACTION: Emma to speak to the SS

 

3) WUS

Emma has designed an excellent new flyer, featuring a being of unknown

variety playing the trumpet. A copy was shown to the committee. Elizabeth

suggested that the words 'Alternate Tuesdays from July 16th' be replaced

with a list of the next few dates, as most people were too apathetic to work

out the former. Oli asked for the URL to be included (readable when reduced

to A6 size), and that the words which were present as text be replaced with

a gif, as some of the people who might want to print the flyer might not

have the correct fonts. Emma agreed to do this.

 

Baz offered his apologies for the next meeting; he is going away for a week

on Thursday.

 

Taff has asked for the situation concerning requests at WUS to be discussed.

The Kambar have a policy of not allowing people to speak to the DJs by

sticking their head into the booth during the set; the RockSoc committee

have a policy that DJs must take requests. Taff ahs had a bollocking from

the Kambar about taking requests, and so have other DJs.

The committee decided that this problem could be best solved by providing

pens and request forms on the door and near the dancefloor so that people

could pass slips of paper over to the DJ instead. Emma volunteered to make

some for tomorrow.

 

My spellchecker doesn't know the word 'bollock'.

 

Elizabeth pointed out that the increase in price will mean that we need a

lot of 50p pieces on the door. Baz said that Ben will get these from the

venue on arrival.

 

Baz will lend the WUS box some money for a WUS float as the WUS box has

_still_ not been topped up.

 

ACTION: Emma to make the alterations to the flyer and bring some to next

committee meeting.

Emma to make WUS request slips

 

4) Festivals

Wacken: Oli has made a phone call asking where the fuck Baz's ticket is. He

will chase them some more. The committee were relieved to know that he was

not in any immediate need of money.

 

Bulldog Bash: Siobhan and Ian said that some of Andy's mates are taking a

bus and if no-one else is going he will try to cadge a place. If not, he is

willing to drive up to 4 people in his car.

 

Bloodstock: Oli has mailed -official about Bloodstock. So far the only reply

has been from a person who thought Oli would like to know that she would

like to unsubscribe from -announce. I don't know why she thought this info

would interest Oli.

 

Whitby: Emma stated that some of the performers at this festival, were

really nice people. So far only goths want to go to this festival. I wonder

why. Oh, and Baz. Baz wishes it to be minutes that he is not a goth. Not per

se. Even though he goes to the Calling every fortnight.

 

Baz also said that food and sleep at Wacken were unnecessary; the only

sustenance needed was beer and metal. And that if one was sufficiently

metal oneself, one could exist on metal alone without the beer. Baz has

been listening to too much Manowar.

 

5) October gig

Elizabeth pointed out that the deadlines for most of the monthly listings

was early September, and that most of the committee would be away during

August. Therefore we needed to arrange this now.

 

Baz said that Geared4 have agreed to play, but the other bands contacted

have said no. He will contact a pop punk band that he knows of, and the

Positives (who always pull in good crowds)

 

Project have mailed Emma about a 3 band goth package that they have asked us

to promote. We don't have enough money to promote it. The committee agreed

that Emma should suggest some other promoters, and suggest that we do a load

of publicity in return for a members discount. Emma thought it was possible

that the Calling would do it.

 

6) The Other Boat Race dates

Oliver has not told the committee how plans for his wedding are going. Emma

still needs to speak to Stan about the dates we have booked.

 

At this point, Oli appeared to think that he was Spiderman. Must be

something to do with the fact that he was on his second pint. He claims that

it was related to Deano's interest in small spaces

 

ACTION: Emma to speak to the Boat Race.

 

7) Freshers' week

We have not paid CUSU. We should pay CUSU. Baz will pay CUSU tomorrow.

 

ACTION: Baz to pay CUSU

 

8) Website

Baz asked Oli if he had added the events for 2001. Oli said that he had not.

Per se. His excuse was that he was rearranging all the links in the database

so that they looked exactly the same as before. Only prettier.

 

We also need to add trips to Scream Bloody Roar and the Eurometal night in

Nottingham. There are no reviews for these. Elizabeth will use her diary to

write some. Baz will write about Dungeonfest.

 

ACTION: Elizabth to write them.

 

9) CD library

BLOODY HELL WE"VE GOT

IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It needs cataloguing. Elizabeth and Emma argued for some time about who

should have this wonderful privilege. Oli suggested that if they both

catalogued it together, it would prevent them from stealing all the records.

Emma and Elizabeth will catalogue it at 7pm this Friday when Elizabeth will

have just broken up for the summer holidays hurrah, so she hopes Emma likes

Alice Cooper.

 

ACTION: Eli\zabeth and Emma to catalogue it.

 

10) Abhorring

We abhor HSBC again ,and all their works especially their main computer and

their sysadmin.

We may possibly abhor Bar 8, but as Jimmer is not present and the committee

have not been in bar 8 UNLIKE JIMMER (Elizabeth kept very quiet here) we

weren't sure.

We abhor Cambridge Council (except Emma) and also the lack of litter bins

between the chip shop and the pub.

Also Oli's handwriting.

And financial advisers.

And Estate agents

And Lawyers

And people with money.

 

At this point Richard told the committee about the performance of the FTSE

today. How rock and roll. Buy him a cardigan.

 

11) AOB

Elizabeth reminded the committee about the charity collection which they

took at the Sick and the Dead event last term. This has not yet been paid to

the charity concerned. It needs to be. The committee agreed that it needed

to be.

 

Oli asked if the minutes could be printed double sided. Elizabeth made a

reply that contained the words 'Fuck' and 'off''

 

Meeting closed 2145