Dave’s Gone By #436 (8/31/2013): THE SOUND OF SILENTS

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Here is the 436th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 31, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave’s chat with silent-film accompanist Ben Model. Also: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Loudon Wainwright III & Van Morrison), Rabbi Sol Solomon on Egypt, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (another self portrait) & more!

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: silent-film enthusiast & accompanist Ben Model, Dave’s wife Joyce.

00:00:01 Pre-Show w/ Joyce
00:02:30 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:26:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Loudon Wainwright III
00:48:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:08:30 GUEST: Ben Model
02:02:00 Sponsors & Weather
02:05:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (another self portrait)
02:25:30 Friends
02:31:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #75 – Egypt Again
02:37:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Van Morrison
02:45:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 31, 2013 Playlist: “The Swimming Song” (00:27:00), “B-Side” (00:29:30), “Whatever Happened to Us” (00:32:00), “Westchester County” (00:34:00), “Carmine Street” (00:37:00), “No Knees” (00:40:00) & “You Can’t Fail Me Now” (00:42:00; Loudon Wainwright III). “Alone with Me” (01:04:00; Hands on a Hardbody 2013 Bway cast w/ Mary Gordon Murray & Keith Carradine). “Untitled” (00:01:07 & 01:33:00; Ben Model). “Allegro Agitato” (01:50:00) & “Gaiety” (01:58:30; Arthur Kleiner). “Went to See the Gypsy (Demo)” (02:08:30), “Annie’s Going to Sing her Song” (02:11:30), “This Evening So Soon” (02:14:00), “Pretty Saro” (02:18:30) & “Time Passes Slowly #1” (02:21:00; Bob Dylan). “Youth of 1000 Summers” (02:37:00) & “Redwood Tree” (02:41:00).

Ben Model
Loudon Wainwright III
Van Morrison
The Greats

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/31/2013): BEN MODEL

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews silent film accompanist & enthusiast, Ben Model

Topics include: silent movies, NYU, preservation, Modern Times

Segment originally aired Aug. 31, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Song (8/24/2013): UNDIES

ZZSong-UndiesAt last, Joey Eugene Gallegos, the Greeley Underwear Bandit, has been apprehended, and here is his song.

For the backstory on this song:  http://www.denverpost.com/2013/08/21/greeley-police-arrest-suspected-underwear-thief/

Song aired Aug. 24, 2013, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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UNDIES

by David Lefkowitz

(sung to the music of “Dandy” by The Kinks)

Undies Undies
Sittin’ in the laundry
Puts me in a quand’ry

The women in this town
Will bring their laundry down
They’ll leave their clothes on spin
Then I’ll sneak in for

Undies Undies
Beautiful selection
Just for my collection

It’s wrong to be a thief
But I need some relief
I know I’m breaking laws
To steal the bras and

Panties Panties
When nobody watches
I sniff the crotches

I’ve got 300 pair
Of ladies’ underwear
It’s wrong, but I don’t care
Because I long for

Undies Undies Undies.

Panties
It’s just a bit of naughty fun
Panties
And now they keep me on the run
Panties
Well, I’m not hurting anyone

`Cause when I get them home I take them from my gunny sack
And once I’ve shot my load in `em, they’re welcome to them back

Oh, Undies Undies
Beautiful selection
Gives me an erection

And when I’m put away
No longer will I play
I’ll sit and dream all day
Of undies all my life
All my life
All my life
All my life . . .

(c)2013 David Lefkowitz

Dave’s Gone By #435 (8/24/2013): HELP IS ON THE WAY

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Here is the 435th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 24, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with composer David Friedman. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Elvis Costello, back to school), the News Gone By, Dylan – Sooner & Later (no direction to the gaslight highway).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: composer David Friedman; Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 Pre-show w/ Joyce
00:06:00 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:41:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Back to School
01:07:00 DAVE GOES OFF – UNC Radio
01:21:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:44:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews David Friedman
02:36:30 Weather & Sponsors
02:40:30 NEWS GONE BY (w/ Dave’s “Undies” song)
02:52:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (no direction to the gaslight highway)
03:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Elvis Costello
03:36:00 Friends & Thanks
03:40:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 24, 2013 Playlist: “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” (00:28:00), “From a Buick 6” (02:55:00), “When I Got Troubles” (02:58:00), “Handsome Molly” (03:00:00), “She Belongs to Me” (03:03:00), “No More Auction Block” (03:06:00) & “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” (03:09:00; Bob Dylan). “School Days” (00:42:00; Loudon Wainwright III). “Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl” (00:45:30; The Yardbirds). “Be True to Your School” (00:48:00; The Beach Boys). “What Did You Learn in School Today?” (00:50:00; Tom Paxton). “We Rule the School” (00:52:00; Belle & Sebastian). “Bright College Days” (00:55:30; Tom Lehrer). “Is College Necessary” (00:57:30; Benny Bell). “School Song” (01:00:00; James Taylor). “Back to School Again” (01:01:00; The Four Tops). “Let it Be” (01:31:00; The Beatles). “It’s You” (01:39:00; Dames at Sea, 1968 off-Broadway cast w/ Bernadette Peters). “Help is on the Way” (01:41:00), “We Can Be Kind” (02:15:30) & “My Simple Wish” (02:33:00; David Friedman). “Rhode Island is Famous for You” (01:47:30; Nancy LaMott). “I Have a Fire” (Scandalous 2012 Bway cast w/ Carolee Carmello). “Undies” (02:46:30; Dave Lefkowitz). “New Amsterdam” (03:19:00), “New Lace Sleeves” (03:21:30), “Veronica” (03:25:00), “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” (03:28:30), “Sunday’s Best” (03:30:30) & “I’ll Wear it Proudly” (03:43:00; Elvis Costello).

David Friedman
Back to School
UNC Radio
Underwear is funtowear
Elvis Costelmo

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/24/2013): DAVID FRIEDMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Broadway & film composer David Friedman

Topics include: Alan Menken, Disney, Midder Music, Nancy LaMott.

Segment aired Aug. 24, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #74 (8/18/2013): Baby Messiah

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #74 (8/18/2013): Baby Messiah

Aired August 17, 2013 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://youtu.be/IJi9Xy2ZuGE 

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of August 18th, 2013.

A judge in Newport, Tennessee – and I think just by the location, you know this is going to be good – a judge in Newport, Tennessee took it upon herself to re-name a baby. The parents were in court to change the tyke’s last name, and they couldn’t agree which to use: the father’s last name or the mother’s last name. So Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew – and I think just by that name, you know this is going to be really good – Judge Lu Ann Ballew had to make the call on this seven-month-old infant.

She gets distracted, however, by the baby’s first name; the parents have named the kid Messiah. Apparently this is a very popular choice. According to Social Security, it’s one of the fastest-rising baby names. It’s rising so fast, you could actually escape with it out of Egypt while other names had to stay flat and unleavened.

I don’t know what that means, but the point is: they named the kid Messiah, and the judge is not pleased. So Heronor took upon herself to change not the baby’s last name – well, she changed that, too, to include the names of both parents, very wise – but she also changed the infant’s first name, to Martin. Why? Because, gavel girl said, “The word Messiah is a title that has only been earned by one person, and that one person is Jesus Christ.” Unquote.

I told you, it’s Tennessee. Leaving aside religion for a moment – which is tough because I’m a Rabbi, or at least I’ve played one on TV – what business is it of this judge to be changing a name that the parents agreed upon for their zygote? If I go into traffic court to fight a ticket, is she gonna tell me I gotta fix my garage door, too?

Judge Ballew said she was doing the name switch for the benefit of the child who is too young to have any control over a name that might bring him difficulty with his peers. Really? So tell that to every kid named Irving, Bertha, Dick, Scott – which he learns very early rhymes with “snot” – Luke, which rhymes with puke, Regina, Yussel and Mulva. I wonder, if this judge had been around 50 years ago, would the biggest pop superstar in the world be named Millicent instead of Madonna?

This judge is letting Christianity affect her sanity. What about all the millions of Hispanics who go around naming their kids “Jesus”? That’s a pretty damn big burden to live up to, and I don’t even believe in the guy. Why is Madonna acceptable, why is Jesus kosher – well, he probably was – why is Moshe (Moses) perfectly common for a name, and God knows there isn’t a Muslim driving a taxi who isn’t named Mohammed, but Messiah is off limits?

I can understand why some baby names are seen as borderline child abuse. A couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their child, Talulah Does the Hula from Hawaii. A Chinese mom and dad tried to name their kid the @ symbol. And let’s not forget that New Jersey couple who named their offspring Adolf Hitler and Aryan Nation before – big shock – losing custody.

But Messiah? Who could object to that? The goyim think he’s already come; the Jews are worried he’ll never come – either way, it’s a hopeful, happy name. If I and my dear wife Miriam Libby decide to have another baby – to add to our 21 and a half mostly beautiful children we have now – I’d be proud to name him Moshiach. First of all, we need another M because my great uncle Melchy just died, but also because naming your child something that means leader or savior seems a lot more promising than calling them Apple, or Laquisha, or Moon Unit, or the Artist Formerly known as Blanket.

The mother of Martin – fka Messiah – is appealing the name change, and I hope she wins. The ACLU is in her corner because the courts have no more right to tell women what to name their babies than Southern politicians have to force women to deliver babies. Uncle Sam, stay out of the bedroom, stay out of the nursery and stay out of the kitchen, too, unless you can cook a brisket, in which case: come by Friday night, we’re having people, and go easy on the paprika because my wife’s allergic.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, aka Flora does the Hora in Bora Bora, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/17/2013): BEN HODGES

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews Theater World publisher Ben Hodges

Topics include: Theater World annual, Broadway, John Willis

Segment scheduled to air Aug. 17, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #434 (8/17/2013): HODGE BALL

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Here is the 434th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 17, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave’s chat with his wife, Joyce and with Theater World book editor Ben Hodges. Also: Inside Broadway, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Baby Messiah), Dylan – Sooner & Later (new song & slow train), and Saturday Segues (harvest & Robert Plant).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, Theater World editor Ben Hodges

00:00:01 Pre-Show
00:05:00 DAVE GOES IN
01:22:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:58:30 GUEST: Ben Hodges
02:38:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (slow train & new song)
03:10:00 Friends
03:17:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #74 – Baby Messiah
03:22:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Robert Plant
03:30:00 Weather & Thanks
03:34:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 17, 2013 Playlist: “Harvest” (00:59:00) & “Harvest Moon” (01:14:00; Neil Young). “King Harvest” (01:02:00; The Band). “Happy Harvest” (The Handsome Family; 01:06:00). “Harvest Festival” (XTC; 01:09:00). “Harvest Breed” (Nick Drake; 01:13:00). “Rachmanu” (01:51:00; Shlomo Carlebach). “Portrait of a Girl” (01:56:00; Bare: A Pop Opera 2007 studio cast). “Precious Angel” (02:43:30), “I Believe in You” (02:50:00), “When he Returns” (02:55:00), “Pretty Saro” (03:07:00; Bob Dylan). “Pretty Saro” (03:03:30; Judy Collins). “Good Times Bad Times” (03:22:30) & “Rock and Roll (03:25:00; Led Zeppelin). “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” (03:36:30; Robert Plant & Alison Krauss).

Ben Hodges
Ben Hodges
Theater World
Robert Plant
Baby Messiah

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/10/2013): EDDIE WHITLOCK & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author and former radio personality Eddie Whitlock

Topics include: writing, radio, libraries, genealogy.

Segment aired Aug. 10, 2013, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Rabbi Sol Solomon: www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #433 (8/10/2013): WHIT & WISDOM

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Here is the 433rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By,  which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 10, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author & radio host Eddie Whitlock. Also: Saturday Segues (Ronnie Spector, on my own), Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (england).

Guest: author & radio personality Eddie Whitlock, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 Pre-Show
00:04:30 DAVE GOES IN
00:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Ronnie Spector
00:49:00 Sponsors
00:52:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:25:30 Weather
01:37:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Eddie Whitlock
02:15:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: England
02:50:00 GUEST: Joyce
03:01:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – On My Own
03:32:00 Friends & Thanks
03:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 10, 2013 Playlist: “Be My Baby” (00:20:30), “Paradise” (00:23:00), “Baby, I Love You” (00:31:00), “I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine” (00:33:30) & “You Came, You Saw, You Conquered” (00:41:00; The Ronettes). “Try Some Buy Some” (00:27:00) & “She Talks to Rainbows” (00:37:30; Ronnie Spector). “Antag” (01:20:30; Smile Swam Princess 2013 Off-Broadway cast). “Talk About the Passion” (02:12:30; R.E.M.). “Jack-a-Roe” (02:19:30), “T.V. Talkin’ Song” (02:24:30), “Jim Jones” (02:27:30), “Something’s Burning, Baby” (02:31:00) & “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:39:30; Bob Dylan). “Not Dark Yet” (02:36:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “All Alone on the Road” (03:02:30; Paul Tracey). “So Alone” (03:06:00; Juliana Hatfield). “On My Own” (03:10:00; Les Miserables w/ Frances Ruffelle). “I’m All Alone” (03:14:00; Spamalot 2005 Bway cast w/ Tim Curry & Michael McGrath). “His Own Little Island” (03:17:00; Allan Sherman). “I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Just Open Up the Door, I’ll Get it Myself” (03:19:00; James Brown). “Sleeping By Myself” (03:25:00; Eddie Vedder). “Everybody’s Alone” (03:27:00; Neil Young). “All Alone” (03:38:00; Thelonious Monk).

Eddie Whitlock and friend
Ronnie Spector
Dylan in Liverpool
Rabbi Sol Solomon