TRICKS OF THE TRADE

During a recent HITS cover shoot, the Grammy guys—CBS exec Jack Sussman, Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow and producer Ken Ehrlich—experience a moment of joyful camaraderie. Shortly thereafter, photographer Lester Cohen informed them that they were at a HITS cover shoot; much weeping and rending of garments ensued. Then our own Lenny Beer arrived and asked where he could plug in his bong.