Volume 24, no 3, Winter 2011 - Jane Austen Society of North ...

down to the last two people. The winner got
a box from Tiffany’s. The game went on until
close to midnight when the stakes were
raised to a $2,000 chip buy-in. Don’t worry—it
was all funny-money! Scott went allin
but came up short. Instead of the Tiffany
necklace, he got a romance novel, Texas
Hold Him!
When Andrew lost all his poker chips, he
made a beeline to the ball, where he wasted
no time in joining one of the lines. He made
me promise
to send him
photos,
which I did.
He emailed
me his
thanks and
told me he
would treasure
them.
“God, that
night was
fun!” Over
Carrie Bebris and Andrew Davies at
the AGM ball.
dinner at the
banquet, Andrew
commented
how much he would like to have a
pair of cowboy boots. On his way to the airport
after Sunday’s brunch, Cheryl Kinney
Mary Williams, Andrew Davies, and Joan Strasbaugh.
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Susan Richard and Andrew Davies.
arranged for him to make a quick stop at
Leddy’s for a pair of boots. In his email Andrew
wrote, “I am still wearing my boots
with pride.”
Andrew was a great sport and a real gentleman.
He took time to talk to members
and posed for photos with anyone who
asked. It might be hard to return home after
all this attention he said. He envisioned having
to ask his wife, “Do you know who I
am?” Those of us who had the opportunity
to meet and hear him speak won’t soon
forget!
Notes from Andrew Davies’ Talk
By Liz Cooper
For starters, after years of getting it
wrong, we learned his last name is pronounced
Davis. His very humorous talk was
one of the highlights of the conference. During
it, I wrote furiously so I could provide
you with this report.
First, we were treated to a fun film introduction
made by Cheryl Kinney. Clips from
Austen films Davies has worked on were
interspersed between Connie Francis singing,
“Sixteen Reasons Why I Love You.”
This brought the house down before Davies
even opened his mouth. He started by stat-