Days of Wine and Locusts

I've just returned from Los Angeles, where I was attending the Emmy Awards as a first-time nominee -- for writing the screenplay for Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About. It was a slightly surreal experience. Because I was going on my own nickel and knew I didn't want to pay for the compulsory limousine (or even the all-purpose Town Car) to bring me from the city's western precincts to downtown L.A., where the awards ceremony was being held, I opted for a hotel that was also downtown, abo...