Minutes: 2002-2003/2002-09-05

Minutes of the RockSoc Committee Meeting

5th September 2002

 

Present: Baz, Elizabeth, Oliver, Some Total Wanker, Emma

 

Meeting opened: 2109

 

1) Minutes for approval

When this item was raised, Some Total Wanker said that he objected to something in the minutes, but was overruled by the chairman, who thought he might be able to guess what it was Some Total Wanker was going to object to. Some Total Wanker said that he also objected to the way I had referred to him when recording the names of the committee members present at this meeting. The Chairman overruled him again. Emma pointed out that' You're wearing a collar and leash and you sit there and say that _we_ are gratuitous?' She also said 'Get a grip catboy!' and 'Minute that, minute that, quick!'

 

Elizabeth said that she was pissed.

 

At this point the committee decided to consider last week's minutes.

 

Some errors were noted. In Item 1, 'The boot of Secretary bashing' should read 'The bout of Secretary bashing' During the discussion of future WUS's, it was noticed that the minutes recorded that 'Two pints came up', an error which has led to me receiving a large number of e-mails from assorted members mentioning the names of members who couldn't hold their liquor. Several of these mentioned a member of the committee. This should read 'Two points came up'. Some Total Wanker noted that my spellchecker had inserted a gratuitous space in the band name 'Nightwish'

 

These errors being corrected, the minutes were approved.

 

Tish asked Elizabeth if her bracelet fastened by means of lacings. Elizabeth replied that it did. Tish said that the bracelet was pretty. Elizabeth said that Tish's Herpes mailbox was full and her mails were getting bounced. Baz said 'Order!'

 

2) Treasurer's report

The treasurer said 'Nothing'

 

3) Societies Syndicate

Oliver has made several attempts to find the Senior Treasurer, with the usual result. He has now snail-mailed photocopies of the relevant documents to the Senior Treasurer, with a polite letter asking him to sign and return them. The Committee thanked Kit for typing the aforesaid; Some Total Wanker said that he had found Dr Greaves' snail mail address and the committee thanked him for doing this. Ian said that he had done nothing useful at all, and Oliver attributed this to Ian being fat.

 

Emma will send the relevant documents to the Societies Syndicate as and when we get them back.

 

ACTION: Emma to deliver documents to the SS

 

4) Freshers' gig

We have received an e-mail from the agent who is organising the package tour confirming that the gig will go ahead, plus a bio of the band Flict. We are awaiting a hard copy version of this, on which we will fill in our details and formally confirm the gig.

 

Elizabeth has put a listing for this gig in Varsity, AdHoc, the Fly, NME and Terrorizer. Baz asked her to put listings in RealCity, Kerrap! and a magazine called 'The Clap' which he insists exists. Elizabeth will do the latter when and only when he proves that this publication exists. 35 copies of the poster was the number agreed. Some Total Wanker suggested that a black and white flyer also be made and put on the website so the members can print and hand out flyers.

 

Emma said that she would design a poster and get Mail Boxes etc. to print it. Elizabeth asked if it wouldn't be cheaper to print it ourselves. Emma said that she wanted to use colour on the posters. Some Total Wanker asked if we could afford this.

 

ACTION: Emma to chase agent about 'contract'

Elizabeth to put listings in further magazines.

Emma to make a poster and take it to Mail Boxes etc, and also a black and white flyer for us to print.

 

5) November gig

The line up is now confirmed; the bands are AR, Geared4 and Kevvlar, which is a nice range of styles.

 

6) Termcards

These are at the printers.

 

7) WUS publicity

Emma has mailed the WUS flyer to Elizabeth, but unfortunately she sent an old version. Elizabeth has attempted to make the necessary corrections, but Emma says her version is better and she will e-mail it to Elizabeth. Elizabeth said that she would print off a few thousand flyers on Saturday provided Emma got the mail to her in time. Emma also pointed out that Elizabeth lacked one of the fonts she had used. Elizabeth asked her to send it.

 

Some Total Wanker asked if a version which was all graphics and no text could be supplied for the website, so that people could print it whatever fonts they had.

 

Elizabeth has put this term's WUS's in Varsity and the NME.

 

CATION: Emma to send corrected version to Elizabeth and Some Total Wanker

 

8) Freshers' week

Emma wished it to be known that she was an Events Officer and not an Ents Officer

 

Freshers week was adjourned; it will be sorted out fully next week.

 

9) Further insulting Oli

Elizabeth observed Some Total Wanker voluntarily not going in to hear Bal Sagoth at Bloodstock. Several people suspected he hadn't gone to hear Sabbat either. Some Total Wanker confirmed that he had not been in to hear either Bal Sagoth or Sabbat. He claimed that he had attended Primordial's performance, but some people didn't believe him. He further confirmed that he had been in to hear both Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian. He also confirmed that Blind Guardian had been writing songs based on the Dragonlance Saga. Elizabeth pointed out in mitigation that this was as a result of a poll of fans on their website.

 

In view of the above behaviour a fresh vote on Oli's title was called for, to Some Colossal Wanker. In favour: 4 (plus Ben by postal vote) Against :0 Abstaining: 1

 

It was noted that Some Colossal Wanker has changed his title on the website. He provided documentary evidence of this. Unfortunately he will now have to change it again. He was however commended for his efficiency.

 

10) Abhorring......

Many people present abhor Blind Guardian

Baz abhors Abbey National, who won't believe that he is in full time education despite having had 3 letters to that effect from his College. And who also keep calling his mother a manuscript.

Emma abhors timewasting people who don't get to the point

Emma and Elizabeth both abhor the fact that they can't fit into any of their clothes any more.

Baz and Oli abhor people photographing them when they are passed out drunk and then passing the photos round pubmeets. Everyone else adores this.

 

Adoring...

Oliver adores his co workers for reasons which are best not recorded on a website.

Baz adores Uriah Heep. He ;later admitted to liking Yes and Rush as well.

Emma and Baz adore Primordial

Emma says that her collection of fonts is really good

 

Emma thinks that Bal Sagoth look very silly. The meaning of the word 'Fleet' was discussed at some length. Baz wishes it to be recorded that his supervisor wants to set him on fire.

 

11) AOB

Some Colossal Wanker has corrected a number of mistakes on the website. He has; fixed the error messages produced by the database, redesigned the menu so that it is a separate page for ease of changing it, added setlists, amended the history by request of Dave Tyler, put the minutes in date order, added July and August's minutes. Oh and changed his name as instructed.

 

Well done.

 

Baz said that a problem with the formatting of the minutes still exists.

 

No one could think of anything else even remotely humorous to say, hence

Meeting closed 2135.