Minutes: 2002-2003/2002-09-26

Minutes of the RockSoc Committee meeting

28th September 2002

Present: Baz, Elizabeth, Oliver, Emma

 

Meeting opened: 2040

 

Somewhat disorganized at the beginning because the Chair's brain was absent, engaged in important scientific research that involved drawing circles on pieces of paper. Who would have thought he preferred prokaryotes to rock music?

 

1) Minutes for approval

The minutes were approved. Emma stated that she had found them amusing. And no one could find any funny typos, for the third week running. I must be getting better.

 

2) Treasurer's report

The treasurer said that there had been an unexpected transaction this week, namely, the bank had charged us for being overdrawn. The charge related to a few days in mid-August before Baz loaned us L900. The bank ahs charged us L15.

 

But, on a positive note, they have paid us 78p in interest.

 

The bank account contains L409.11 There is also around L70 in the WUS box to be paid in which hasn't yet.

 

The treasurer gave Emma a cheque for L56 for termcards.

 

3) Societies Syndicate

Sources close to the Senior Treasurer suggest that he will be returning from his holiday on Monday next. Oliver will give him a few days to recover and then start making pestering phone calls on Thursday. Angela Myers has confirmed that the SS will pay us on receipt of the document signed appropriately by Dr Greaves.

 

4) WUS

WUS this week was looking very dismal at about 11.45pm with only 24 customers and a whacking great deficit ,and we were just about to give up when two things happened. First, a pub crawl arrived from CCAT. This brought in about 20 people. Then while the Secretary was trying in a drunken manner to accept their money, a dozen or so middle aged Americans in suits came in, complete with a tour guide. Amazingly, they were last seen dancing to Marilyn Manson. What happened after that I am unable to relate as I was engaged in falling off my chair a lot. But the result was we made about L50 profit.

 

Elizabeth suggested that a good way to make money would be to arrange with tour operators to have tourist pay L1 a head to stare at the strange clothes of RockSoc people. Siobhan suggested putting some of us in cage and charging people to look.

 

The next WUS will fall during Freshers' Week, on the day after the first day of the Societies' Fair. We will offer freshers members' prices with the flyer. In the past it has been the practice to let the Freshers in free but the committee has decided against this for two reasons 1) We are far too broke to offer a free WUS this year and 2) The first WUS of term falls unusually early this year, with the result that people who come to the Societies' Fair on Wednesday will be coming to the next WUS as their first. We would have to offer two free WUS's for everyone to attend, which would be impractical. And expensive.

 

Emma will get 1000 double sided flyers to give the Freshers at the Freshers' Fair, advertising RockSoc and its many works. These can be professionally produced for only L27. Elizabeth felt that these might not be enough for the Societies Fair, so we will have a few cheaper, simpler ones as back up in case we run out. Elizabeth will provide these.

 

Baz said that next WUS Ben would have provided request slips. He also suggested that the DJ running times and expected genres be typed out and put up around the Kambar, so that people who don't like the current DJ's choice of music will be encouraged to stay by knowing that it will end soon :-)

 

In order to encourage shy Freshers who haven't found the Kambar yet, the committee will be meeting and greeting Freshers outside King's (which they should have found by now. You can't really miss King's, unless you're an American tourist). They will then deliver these Freshers to the Kambar. Oliver volunteered for this duty.

 

Elizabeth has e-mailed the dates of this term's WUS's to RealCity magazine.

 

ACTION: Emma to arrange for 1000 flyers to be printed

Elizabeth to make a backup flyer.

 

5) Freshers Week

Seems to be under control. Aren't we efficient?

 

6) October gig

The agent has been sent the details he asked for. Elizabeth has advertised the gig in RealCity and Kerrang!. That is to say, she has snail-mailed Kerrang! as all attempts in the past to use other advertised methods of putting listings in Kerrang! have been found ineffective. Whether a listing will appear is anyone's guess.

 

The agent has phone Emma to say that Metal Hammer did not list the gig as taking place in Oxford as he claimed. Emma has informed him that the copy of Metal Hammer she owns would suggest otherwise.

 

7) November gig

All seems to be under control here too.

 

8) Gigs for the Lent Term

Elizabeth pointed out that the Boat Race tends to book up a long time in advance, and that we had better book now if we want any dates in the Lent Term. Siobhan and Emma were both ordered to pester Stan until he nominated some.

 

ACTION: Emma and Siobhan to annoy Stan :-)

 

9) Termcards

Emma gave the termcards to Elizabeth. In order to save money, termcards will only be sent out to those people for whom we don't have a recorded e-mail address. Those who have an e-mail address are presumably on -official if they want to be notified of RockSoc events. The rest will be taken to the Societies Fir and WUS and given to new members when they join.

 

ACTION: Elizabeth to send out termcards and put the term's events on -official as soon as the Freshers get back and resubscribe.

 

10) Baz's title

The sensible business having been transacted, Baz proposed a motion that henceforth his title be changed to 'God Emperor' Oliver said that as 'That Colossal Wanker' has already been assigned, he would like to propose that Baz's title be 'That Drunken Bastard'. Elizabeth said that this title was a bad idea as it would cause confusion between Baz and Elizabeth

 

Motion: that Baz's title henceforth be 'God Emperor'

For: 2 Against:1 Not paying attention: 1

The motion is passed.

 

Amendment proposed by Oliver:

That Baz's title be 'God Emperor of RockSoc' to clarify things.

Fro: 2 Against: 1 Abstaining: 1

This motion is also passed.

 

Baz's title is now 'God Emperor of RockSoc'. Oli was ordered to change this on the website immediately.

 

Oliver then proposed a motion that his title be changed to ' RockSoc Forger in Chief'. Passed unanimously. See to it please, Oli.

 

11) Abhorring and adoring

 

Emma abhors STAGECOACH CAMBUS 'travel' disorganisation, put that in BIG LETTERS please Elizabeth.

Elizabeth abhors Select education who have not found her any work yet. Emma abhors Select Office, too.

 

 

Emma adores Fitz because they have given her some money.

Emma also adores Spike.

And bats

 

Oliver adores the Murderdolls and the Damned.

BAZ adores himself. It was noted that Baz must have been adoring himself again because the table was all sticky.

 

Baz claims that Oliver once dipped his penis in a pint of beer.

 

At this point the committee noticed that a wrestling match was being shown on the pub TV. Oliver said that he adored big sweaty men in half dressed in spandex. Elizabeth said that he had a point.

 

12) AOB

The minute book sates that Oliver recounted the antics of a friend who was drunk. Bugger, I was too drunk to remember it. The minute book states that it was amusing and unfit for being committed to paper. I _wish_ I could remember it

 

Meeting closed at 2106.

 

Pool time....