ABOUT THE AUTHOR (FROM DAVE’S FRIENDS)

When they travel to tournaments, Dave chooses their hotel by the comfort of the sofas. Chris Compton

If Dave had just bid 3NT and made it, he could have avoided the couch. Bob Hamman

If he slept on the couch that often playing Precision, I don’t want to imagine where he would have slept playing 2/1. Jeff Meckstroth

The guy plays like he didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Eddie Wold

Annie deserves a bed of her own. Kate McCallum

I have played against Annie and Dave quite a bit. My advice to Dave is to keep your enemies close and your couch closer. Bobby Levin

Dave has a great teaching style for the juniors. But you can only carry ‘do as I say, not as I do’ so far. Michael Rosenberg

For forty years I’ve been telling you to be more practical and you do this to me? Jack Oest

Even bridge bums occasionally sleep in a bed. Alan Sontag

Dave who? Judy Hummel

Perhaps Dave should play backgammon instead. Kit Woolsey

Mostly hopeless. David Grainger

Dave, it is time to come to bed now. Anne Brenner