Minutes: 2002-2003/2002-07-22

Minutes of the RockSoc Committee Meeting

22nd July 2002

 

Present: Elizabeth, Oliver, Emma, Oli

Apologies: Baz (not in Cambridge), Jester (unwell)

Meeting opened: 2117

 

1) Minutes for approval

Richard informed the meeting that the FTSE had fallen below 4000 again. He

attributed this to the RockSoc committee meeting, as he believed that it

occurred every Monday. Oliver said 'Order' a few times and decided that he

liked it, so he said it some more.

 

It was noticed that Elizabeth had managed to spell her own name wrong in 4

different ways in the last set of minutes. This was felt to be amusing.

 

Oli complained that I had spoiled an innuendo he had asked me to add to the

minutes; and pointed out that it was him, not Baz who had suggested that we

should not embezzle the record collection.

 

Oliver noted that I had reported that Baz attended the Calling every week,

which was twice as often as anyone else.

 

It was noticed that the Positives usually attract large crowds, not large

crows as reported last week.

 

It was noted that Oli was wearing a Green Day badge. Oli was rightly derided

for this. It was also noticed that Elizabeth was wearing a Korn badge, and

she was unjustifiably derided at length by the assembled company.

 

A match was examined carefully by the committee. Oli said 'Oliver tried to

put it in my ear, Miss" and then demanded that I minute this statement. Kit

said 'Stop playing with Oli' to Oliver. Oli then asked if he could stroke

Siobhan's trousers.

 

The minutes were approved.

 

2) Treasurer's report

It was noted that Elizabeth can't spell the word 'week' without the help of

a spellchecker. Oliver confidently announced that no cheques had been

written this week. Later, under point 6 (below) he asserted that Baz had

written a cheque to CUSU. One of these statements is presumably a correct

report of our financial transactions this week.

 

The promised statement of the state of the RockSoc bank account did not take

place. The treasurer said that he had forgotten to ask the bank for a

statement. because he had been too busy playing Warhammer. He promised to

ask them for one today and to make the results known to the committee.

 

Emma confirmed with Oliver what had already been sent to the Societies

Syndicate, and agreed to speak to them again as they still seem to be very

confused.

 

ACTION: Oliver to ask HSBC how much money we have got.

Emma to speak to the Societies Syndicate.

 

3) WUS

Emma gave Elizabeth a disk containing the new, improved poster/flyer for

WUS. Elizabeth agreed to run off a few thousand flyers and a hundred

posters, provided she gets paid for the paper and toner. She will bring

these to the next committee meeting.

 

Oli asked if the file could be uploaded somewhere so that he can put it on

the website.

 

We have spoken to the Kambar about the situation regarding numbers at WUS

over the summer. They have agreed to charge us only L100 for the rest of the

summer since numbers are down so much. Last WUS there were more people than

there have been recently (many of them friends of Kev, who was DJing) with

the result that we made a profit (which nearly replenished the WUS box after

the unsuccessful Wasps recently.

The committee would like to record that it likes the Kambar, its management

and all their works very much.

 

It was noted that the new requests system at WUS had not been properly in

operation, and we may need more attention to it next week.

 

ACTION: Elizabeth to print the flyers and make the file available to Oli.

 

4) Festivals

Wacken: Baz's ticket has arrived. Elizabeth asked for her ticket in case Oli

gets run over by a bus. Oli will bring it next week. Siobhan reported that

she has bought a new, shiny pair of trousers for the occasion. Elizabeth,

has bought two, so there, but they are by no means as shiny and impressive.

 

Reasons/bands which might cause people to want to avoid Wacken were

discussed and caused some contention.

 

Bulldog bash: The interest in this event has not been enough to justify an

official RockSoc outing. It was therefore agreed that RockSoc would assist

informally e.g. helping people to find lifts. Ian is taking a car, in which

Siobhan has already bagged a place; Elizabeth will mail him the names of the

other interested parties and he can fins out if anyone else is going.

 

Bloodstock: 10 people now want to go, so it look as if this is a minibus

event. Oli said that he would like driving duties to be shared between him

and at least one other driver, with the staying sober to drive back post

being balloted for. Oli will look into the price of hiring minibuses this

week, and get back to us. Oli asked if the RockSoc bank account could pay

for the bus upfront. Oliver replied that it probably could not.

Jimmer's trousers arrived at the meeting at this point. Jimmer was also

noted to have arrived.

 

Whitby: Arrangements are ongoing.

 

ACTION: Elizabeth to mail Ian about people interested in Bulldog bash

Oli to sort out a minibus

 

5) October gig

Nothing to report, as no-one present knows anything more than they knew last

week.

 

6) Freshers' week

Baz was said probably to have paid CUSU. Good.

 

7) Boat Race bookings

Still need sorting out....

 

8) CD library

Elizabeth has catalogued this; a catalogue was shown to the committee.

Oliver said 'It's shit, isn't it' (Oliver says collection with Iron Monkey

in it is shit....this deserves noting).

 

The catalogue is in two parts. The first section contains those items which

bear a legal notice stating that they are not for resale (promo's and

freebies); Baz has moral objections to these being sold, so they could

either be kept or given away free. The second section is of items which do

not bear such a notice, and so could conceivably be sold; some of these,

such as demo tapes from bands, perfectly legitimately, others rather

dubiously as they were probably given to us as promos. It was agreed that we

should wait until October to dispose of this collection, as there will be

more people around then. Emma suggested that we have a party, listen to some

of the albums, and review them.

 

Oli suggested that an auction might be the best way to get rid of the ones

which can be sold for the greatest amount of money.

 

Oliver alleged that Terry Wogan was sometimes drunk.

 

9) Website

Elizabeth apologised for not having written the 2 reviews she had promised;

she attributed this to the fact that she kept leaving her credit cards in St

Neots. Oli has still not added the events for 2001. Evil Oli.

 

Emma proposed that some pictures of Baz unconscious through drink be added

to the site (there are some in our possession). In favour: 4 Against: 0

Abstaining: 0

 

10) Abhorring things

Oliver abhors Baz on the grounds that he is not here to defend himself.

Emma abhors Spain

Oliver does not abhor Barclays bank, for reasons that are best not recorded

here.

Neither do we abhor the Kambar who are great, wonderful, marvelous

etc.etc.etc.

Oliver , who is on the wagon, abhors sobriety.

 

11) Sick and the Dead

Emma still has the charity collection from this. She will try to find the

Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis fund's address and sent it to them.

 

12) Cambridge band directory

Oli asked that this be added to the agenda. However, he has now drunk nearly

half a pint of beer, and is thus incapable of remembering what he wanted to

say about it.

 

13) AOB

Oliver abused Baz some more.

 

The committee wishes Peter, who is unwell, a speedy recovery. And didn't

even drink his beer after he was taken to Addenbrooke's.

 

Meeting closed 2145