Across the aisle of the bus, two cast members struggle to recall whether they had their last schnapps party in West Lafayette or East Lansing. It was definitely butterscotch schnapps. -- Could it have been South Bend? A night in Omaha (or was it Iowa City?) remains memorable for klieg lights and a good soda machine. The bus driver, meanwhile, wonders whether it was in Madison or Des Moines that he last had his vehicle washed.
The past is a glittering blur. Let us attend to the questions of the moment: Where are we right now, and how far do we...