West Side Story – Dave's Gone By

Dave’s Gone By #735 (2/29/2020): FAITH OF LEAP

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Here is the 735th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: author Jenni Raney Edwards

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author and traveler Jenni Raney Edwards, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, StoryTime (“Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln, part 2), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Severance), Today Yesterday (Feb. 29).

00:00:01 RABBI SOL GOES IN
00:04:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jenni Raney Edwards
00:45:00 DAVE GOES IN (1st Bank, Bloomberg ads)
01:21:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:12:30 TODAY YESTERDAY (Feb. 29)
02:34:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:42:30 STORYTIME (Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln, part 2)
03:00:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
03:14:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Severance)
03:19:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Playlist: “Riding in My RV” (00:42:00; Traveling Robert). “Tonight” (02:02:00; Christian Bautista & Jenna Burns). “The Leap Day Leap Year Song” (03:27:00; The Motern Media Holiday Singers).

Dave’s Gone By Wretched Pun of Destiny #031 (4/4/2015): CHESS MATCH

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The 31st Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired April 4, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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During the Washington DC try-out for the original West Side Story, whenever Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein faced writers’ block, they’d play chess backstage. Actors, stagehands, and sometimes famous visitors were allowed to kibbitz or even sit in.

One night, playwright Edward Albee is in town, and during intermission, he agrees to a speed-chess game with Sondheim. Meanwhile, Bernstein sits nearby at a piano, trying desperately to come up with a love ballad for act one.

The chess match is even at first, but soon Sondheim gets the upper hand, with Albee swearing under his breath every time he loses a piece. At one point, while protecting his queen, the playwright loses a knight. “Damn,” he says. “Stupid horse.” Two plays later, Sondheim makes a bold move with his rook and takes the other knight. “Damn!” yells Albee. “I can’t believe I lost both of them.”

“That’s it!” shouts Leonard Bernstein at the piano. “Two Knights, Two Knights. Ed Albee Damned Two Knights.”

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/14/2013): CAROL LAWRENCE and Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Carol Lawrence

Topics include: West Side Story, Handle with Care, Robert Goulet, Saratoga, Shangri-La, Mickey Katz.

Segment aired Dec. 14, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #448 (12/14/2013): OH, CAROL

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Here is the 448th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 14, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring Rabbi Sol Solomon’s chat with actress Carol Lawrence; Inside Broadway; Saturday Segue (Spike Jones); Dylan – Sooner & Later (Wright Flight).

Guests: actress Carol Lawrence, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (swants, wrestling options, real singing)
00:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Spike Jones
01:20:30 Sponsors
01:23:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Carol Lawrence
02:39:00 More Sponsors
02:42:00 Friends
02:50:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Wright Flight)
03:20:00 Weather
03:22:30 Upcoming
03:27:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 14, 2013 Playlist: “Cocktails for Two” (00:58:00), “I Dream of Brownie with the Light Blue Jeans” (01:01:00), “Holiday for Strings” (01:04:00), “Der Fuehrer’s Face” (01:07:00), “The Great Big Saw Came Nearer and Nearer” (01:09:30), “Jones Polka” (01:12:30) & “As Time Goes By” (03:29:00; Spike Jones). “Here Come the Fleece Geese” (01:37:00; Sexton Ming & Billy Childish). “Come Away with Me” (01:40:00) & “Warm All Over” (01:56:30; Carol Lawrence). “She’ll Be Coming `Round the Katzkills” (01:46:00; Mickey Katz). “I Feel Pretty” (02:06:00) & “Tonight” (02:34:00; West Side Story 1957 Broadway cast). “Saratoga” (02:13:30; Saratoga 1959 Bway cast). “Girls Like Me” (02:17:00; Subways are for Sleeping). “Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others)” (02:53:00), “Jet Pilot” (02:56:30), “One More Weekend” (03:00:00), “You’re a Big Girl Now” ({live Hard Rain version}; 03:03:30; Bob Dylan). “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Al Right” (02:57:00; Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons). “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/21/2012): GEORGE CHAKIRIS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews actor and dancer George Chakiris

Topics include: West Side Story.

Segment originally aired Jan. 21, 2012 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #373 (1/21/2012): KIR PACKAGE

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Here is the 373rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 21, 2012. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with Oscar-winning actor George Chakiris. Also: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (Dave’s faves), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Dave’s faves) and Dave celebrates his upcoming birthday by chatting with his aunt, Esther Brower, and his oldest friend, Ozer Teitelbaum. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on gay Tel Aviv.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: actor George Chakiris, Ozer Teitelbaum, Esther Brower

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:14:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Dave’s Faves
00:31:00 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum
00:58:30 GUEST: George Chakiris
01:43:30 Sponsors
01:48:00 Inside Broadway (news)
01:58:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Dave’s Faves
02:20:30 Weather
02:22:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:53:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on gay Tel Aviv
03:01:30 Friends
03:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 21, 2012 Playlist: “Sway” (00:14:30; The Rolling Stones). “Scattered” (00:18:30; Neil Young). “Coming Up Close” (00:22:30; `Til Tuesday). “Old Friends” (00:54:30; Simon & Garfunkel). “What I Did for Love” (00:57:30; George Chakiris). “America” (01:36:30; “West Side Story,” film soundtrack). “In Search of Peter Pan” (01:52:00; Kate Bush). “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” (01:59:30), “Seven Days” (02:04:00), “She’s Your Lover Now” (02:08:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (02:14:00; Bob Dylan). “Families” (02:50:00; Lou Reed). “Willie and the Hand Jive” (02:58:00; Johnny Otis). “Don’t Cry” (03:08:30; Etta James).