The invitations had gone out, verbally, after many, many late-night Scotches at Elaine's eponymous watering hole, and in the light of day I was a tiny bit nervous about Elaine's acceptance.

WSJ: Easter Feast for the Champagne Set

Norman Mailer too is on there, even though he brings in a half-hooker doll who dismantles the bulb because there is too much light on their table, which Elaine is not having because these are her five-dollar fixtures from way back, and she tells her to get her ass out and never again to screw around with her light bulbs, which she never does.

ECONOMIST: Elaine Kaufman