Dave’s Gone By #638 (1/27/2018): BRIGHT SHADOWS

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Here is the 638th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio and Facebook, Jan. 27, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Marie Wallace, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Marie Wallace. Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (In the News).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Romper Room, birthday thanks, sides)
00:23:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:54:00 Sponsors
00:56:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:15:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Marie Wallace
02:07:00 Friends
02:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

“Toot Toot Tootsie” (01:14:30; Al Jolson). “The Gymnast High Above the Ground” (02:18:30; Colin Meloy). “Repetition” (02:22:30; The Fall). “Hunters of Kentucky” (02:27:00; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson 2010 off-Broadway cast). “The Economic Situation” (02:29:30; The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 1999 off-Broadway cast w/ Christine Ebersole). “Saduva” (02:33:00) & “Grazing in the Grass” (02:40:30; Hugh Masekela).


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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/27/2018): MARIE WALLACE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Marie Wallace

Topics include: Dark Shadows, Gypsy, Sweet Charity, Robert Preston, Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman, New York Romance, Gwen Verdon.

Segment aired Jan. 27, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/20/18): ADAM GLASS

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Dave’s cousin Adam Glass joins Dave for his pre-birthday show.

Topics include: family, marriage
Segment aired Jan. 20, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/20/18): ESTHER BROWER

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Dave’s aunt Esther Brower joins Dave for his pre-birthday show.

Topics include: family.
Segment aired Jan. 20, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/20/18): SCOTT ARONOW

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Dave Lefkowitz chats with theatrical set designer Scott Aronow

Topics include: Chekhov Dreams, Boston University, scenic design.

Segment airs Jan. 20, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By: Dave’s Big Dictionary #003 (1/20/18): SPLEEN

Dave’s word of the day is SPLEEN, which leads to a memory of a cartoon and his old band, The Moist Sheep

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Dave’s Gone By #637 (1/20/2018): IN THE `NOW

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Here is the 637th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio and Facebook, Jan. 20, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guests: set designer Scott Aronow, Dave’s aunt Esther Brower, Dave’s cousin Adam Glass, Dave’s wife Joyce

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Featuring: Dave chats with set designer Scott Aronow. Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dave’s Big Dictionary, Saturday Segues (The Cranberries, In the News).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:02:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:15:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (weird week, Dolores & Michelle, UNCSR RIP)
00:40:00 GUEST: Adam Glass
01:11:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Dolores O’Riordan
01:38:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES (w/ Joyce)
02:12:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:31:30 GUEST: Scott Aronow
03:16:00 Friends
03:25:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (spleen)
03:44:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:22:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 20, 2018 Playlist: “Human Spirit” (01:14:00; Dolores O’Riordan). “Dreaming My Dreams” (01:18:30), “I’m Still Remembering” (01:22:00) & “Linger” (01:26:30; The Cranberries). “The Phantom of the Opera” (02:27:00; The Phantom of the Opera 1986 London cast). “False Alarm” (03:46:00; KT Tunstall). “Subway Stations as an Underground World” (03:49:30; Joe Frank). “Lay Down” (03:54:00; Melanie). “We’re a Happy Family” (03:57:30; Ramones). “Shut Down” (04:00:30; Beach Boys). “It’s Over” (04:28:30; Alison Krauss).




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Dave’s Gone By Skit: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #153 (1/14/18): Jokes for the New Year

RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #153 (1/14/18): Jokes for the New Year

(Aired Jan. 14, 2018 on Dave’s Gone By.  Youtube: https://youtu.be/iQj24DuYeM0)

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Shalom, Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of January 14th, 2018.

Since we’ve just begun a new year, I don’t wanna get into race and immigration and fires and floods and Kim Jong Un and Palestinians and black dresses at the Golden Globes . . . I just wanna have a little fun. Let’s keep the brightness of the shanah chadashah going with something this old Rabbi loves almost as much deli meat: jokes. Jokes with a Jewish perspective.

For example, my cousin Irving is an actor in New York, so, of course, he’s unemployed. He gets a call from his agent who says, “I’ve got a job for you. It’s a little unusual, but it pays well, and it uses your mime skills—which, let’s face it, how often, right?”

“Great,” says Irving. “Where do I go?”

“The Bronx Zoo,” says the agent. “And bring a banana.”

So, warily, Irving makes his way uptown and checks in with the zookeeper, who says, “Here’s the deal: Koko, our 38-year-old gorilla, died over the weekend. While we’re waiting to buy a new ape, we don’t wanna lose the crowds. Your job is to dress up in a gorilla suit, go in the cage, and act like a monkey. Fool everyone, and you’ve got the gig for a couple of weeks.”

With no better prospects, Irving agrees, gets in the cage, eats the banana, and starts behaving in an ape-like fashion. And he really gets into it: jumping around, mimicking the crowd, throwing his feces, swinging on the bars. In fact, Irving is so method, he climbs on a rope and tries to swing himself to a tree branch. Unfortunately, he loses his grip and falls into the lion’s cage.

“Gevalt!” screams Irving. “Help me, help me!” as the lion strides towards him. Suddenly, the animal rears up on its hind legs, crouches over Irving and whispers, “Be quiet, schmuck! You wanna get us both fired?”

Now, this is not, per se, a Jewish joke, except for the schmuck part and the out-of-work Jewish actor part. But we can say the perspective is Jewish-esque because it concerns people doing whatever they must to get by. Heaven knows, and heaven does know, what the Jewish people have endured and the sacrifices they’ve made, just to survive in ancient Egypt, or 15th century Spain, or the Warsaw Ghetto, or the 15-items-or-less line at ShopRite. If that means letting someone in power make a monkey out of you, at least the gorilla eats and lives to swing another day.

Now, from swinging we move to skiing, and the Olympic tryouts in Montreal. Vying for the last spot to get into the Olympics were three champion skiers: an American, a Muslim, and an Orthodox Jew. In the final qualifying round, each athlete was allowed to have his trainer place something on the course to motivate and inspire them, which they did.

The trials begin, and the American zips down the slope in record time: 45 seconds. Then the Muslim schusses down the same course: 43 seconds. He’s on top. Finally, the Chassid starts his run, and everyone’s waiting and waiting and waiting. Five minutes later, he finally crosses the finish line.

So the athletes are on their platforms, and the reporters ask their trainers what happened. The American trainer says, “Well, at the starting gate, I put a pile of money. This was a reminder of the commercials and endorsement deals he’d get if he makes the Olympics.”

The reporters then ask the Muslim trainer, “Hey, congratulations. How’d you motivate your athlete to win?”

The trainer says, “Simple. At the finish line, I held up a giant poster of 72 virgins. Who wouldn’t wanna ski towards that?”

Finally, the reporters turn towards the Jewish trainer. They say, “Yankel Bernstein was favored to win this race. Instead he made the slowest time ever. What happened?”

“I dunno,” said the trainer. “I certainly tried to make him feel at home here in Montreal. That’s why I put a mezuzah on every gate.”

This silly but adorable joke gives us another insight into the Jewish character. Looked at one way, we can see that religious life is filled with time-consuming, seemingly unnecessary rituals: do this, wash that, don’t eat that, say this prayer, go to that shul. But we also receive great comfort from engaging in the same activities, in the same way, that our great-great-great and not-so-great grandparents did. More importantly, this joke reminds us that there’s always time to stop and take a moment and center yourself in the universe. Buddhists might set aside a meditation break, Arabs kneel and pray five times a day, Protestants have their four-o’clock gin and tonic. So for a Jew to plant a shmutchka on a Torah scroll when going into a room? Whom does it hurt?

Okay, time for our final joke. Benjy’s been working for the company five years, never had a raise. His wife hocks him and hocks him, so finally, timidly, he goes up to the big boss and says, “Look, I don’t wanna make trouble, but my wife says we need help with the bills, she says I deserve more than I’m making, she says I’m entitled to ask for a raise.”

The boss looks at Benjy and says, “Tell you what: come back tomorrow; I’ll give you the answer.”

“Okay,” says Benjy. “But why not now?”

The boss says, “I have to ask my wife.”

If you are married, I do not have to explain this joke. If you are not married: please, go out and live a little for the rest of us!

Meanwhile, the rest of us will regale ourselves with jokes, and start the new year with a spring in our step and a wiggle in our payes. And may we be blessed with that luxury for just another 51 weeks.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches, in Great Neck, New York.

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Dave’s Gone By: Dave’s Big Dictionary #002 (1/13/18): DEFILE

Dave’s word of the day is DEFILE, which leads to a memory of a certain restroom in Kohl’s.

Segment aired Jan. 13, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/13/2018): ANDRE DE SHIELDS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with veteran actor Andre De Shields

Topics include: Impressionism, Prymate, The Wiz, Mankind.

Segment airs Jan. 6, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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