May 2014 – Dave's Gone By

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #101 (5/25/2014): Gabriel Diaz

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #101 (5/25/2014): Gabriel Diaz

aired May 24, 2014 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://youtu.be/YJud7dG3Qs0

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of May 25th, 2014.

Is there such a thing as a person so stupid and retarded, you can’t get angry at them, no matter what they do? Either they don’t have the brain capacity to distinguish right from wrong, or they’re just so hilariously deluded, you can’t help but laugh at them?

No, I’m not talking about me. And I’m not even talking about Marco Rubio; I’m talking about a cabdriver in New York. There’s a hack in Manhattan who doesn’t believe in keeping his political opinions to himself. As he Travis Bickles his way across the avenues, he wears his affiliation on his sleeve – literally. Tourists hailing a cab photographed him wearing a Nazi swastika patch on his arm.

Turns out the guy’s a National Socialist and believes in the cause – although not so much that he’ll wear the patch where passengers can see it. I guess he doesn’t want to get garroted at a red light. But pedestrians outside the car can see it and have taken numerous photos of this idiot’s arm. They’ve also spat on his windshield, kicked his bumper, flipped him the bird and basically made clear that they don’t like taking a ride with Joseph Goebbels.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission agreed, and they’ve suspended this fascist fuckwad for 30 days, citing a TLC rule that prohibits drivers from acting against the best interests of the public. The fact that most cabbies smell like farts and sandalwood, and they go from Astor Place to the East River via the West Side Highway, somehow isn’t against the public interest. But yes, the swastika thing is a deal breaker. I’m glad this Nutzy is off the road, if only for a month. He does have the right to express his opinions in a free society, but getting stuck in a vehicle with a crazy person who embraces evil is just as bad as being on a subway with wild teenagers, or on an airplane with one of those pilots who thinks he’s a stand-up comedian. And he’s not gonna land the plane until you’ve heard his best joke – which is usually so bad, you hope you crash before the punchline.

I’m not saying we should emulate Germany and legally ban any display of Nazi regalia. Shooting on sight is probably a better idea. But if the National Basketball Association can expel John Sterling for telling his half-black girlfriend, in private, that he doesn’t like her all-black friends, certainly the TLC can do more to Hitler Junior than send him on a month’s unpaid vacation.

I do give props to the fella – much as I despise and wish death upon him – for sticking to his guns and not offering some half-hearted, lawyer-penned apology to get him off the hook. Interviewed by the press, this Holocaust denier said, quote, “We’ve been told lies about Hitler. We believe in racial separation and racial differences.” He’s like the late Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church; if you’re gonna play delusional poker, double down every time. This cab guy has agreed to take off the armband when he drives, but only to keep his job and appease, quote, “liberal crybabies,” rather than undergoing some Dickensian change of heart. He says he doesn’t hate Jews; he’s just critical of them and that just because he’s a Nazi doesn’t make him anti-Semitic. Okay. Hey, just because I’m breathing doesn’t make me alive. No, wait… it does.

The guy also equates his plight with that of homosexuals. If they can wave a rainbow banner in a parade devoted to equality and freedom, he has a right to wear the symbol of a nation that murdered 12,000,000 innocent people on the grounds of racial purity. It’s the same thing!

But I confess, I’ve been a naughty Rabbi. I’ve been holding back one piece of information. One climactic fact that launches this story from some run-of-the-mill reminder that prejudice is still potent, to the realm of the incandescently insane. It’s time to reveal the name of this cab driver. Are you ready? Gabriel Diaz. Gabriel Diaz. You would be right in assuming this guy’s ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower. And no, he doesn’t have a Spanish last name because his grampa escaped from Berlin to hide in Argentina. No, Gabriel Diaz has an ethnic name because he’s ethnic, Dominican and…wait for it…black. Let me repeat that for those of you choking on your watermelons at home. Gabriel Diaz is a National Socialist, yet his skin is pretty much the same shade as Urkel. I don’t know if he’s the world’s only schvartze Nazi. If he’s not, I imagine they’re real easy to spot in a Klan rally.

Diaz’s parents say he’s naïve and disturbed, and he only became enamored of the swastika from watching “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” A movie, by the way, made by a Jew, starring a half-Jew, and released by Paramount Pictures – a studio founded by three immigrant Yids in 1912. I guess the irony is that nowadays, times being what they are, immigrants wouldn’t get the opportunity to run film studios. They’d be lucky to get jobs as…cab drivers. Which is no profession to be ashamed of… until now.

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

Dave’s Gone By #470 (5/24/2014): RUNAROUND SWOO

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Here is the 470th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 24, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Swoosie Kurtz. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (73rd birthday), Saturday Segues (Bruce Cockburn, Jerry Vale), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Nazi cabbie).

Guests: actress Swoosie Kurtz, Joyce Weil

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (soapdish, renovation, Tony special, e.coli, Broadway 101, ear steroids, The Normal Heart, swan songs, enema play)
01:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Bruce Cockburn
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30) & review (Violet (01:40:30))
01:55:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Swoosie Kurtz
02:47:30 Sponsors
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (73rd Birthday)
03:13:30 Friends
03:20:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #101 (Nazi cabbie)
03:27:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Jerry Vale
03:43:00 Weather & Thanks
03:49:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 24, 2014 Playlist: “Starwheel” (01:08:30), “Call it Democracy” (01:11:30); “When It’s Gone, It’s Gone” (01:15:30), “Fascist Architecture” (01:19:30) & “One of the Best Ones” (01:23:30; Bruce Cockburn). “Excerpts” (01:50:30; Violet 2014 Broadway cast w/ Sutton Foster). “Man of Constant Sorrow” (02:54:30), “Tough Mama” (02:58:00) & “What Can I Do for You?” (03:05:00; Bob Dylan). “Don’t Ya Tell Henry” (03:02:00; Bob Dylan & the Band). “Be My Love” (03:27:00), “You Don’t Know Me” (03:24:00), “Old Cape Cod” (03:26:30), “Al Di La” (03:39:00) & “Everybody Loves Somebody” (03:50:00; Jerry Vale).

Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #100 (5/18/2014): Boko Haram

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #100 (5/18/2014): Boko Haram

aired May 17, 2014 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1Wthfvjvo&feature=youtu.be

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of May 18th, 2014.

Well, the Muslims are at it again. And this time they’re not in Syria, or Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, or any of those other countries where oil wells turned the third world into the first world without giving a second thought to the first amendment. No, today’s Mohammedian mess comes from Nigeria, of all places.

The Islamic militant organization Boko Haram, which I believe is the African word for “Procol Harum,” has spent its quality time causing terrorism and assassinations to the tune of 10,000 dead in the region over the last decade. Nobody every heard of them until now because, well, let’s face it, a bunch of African schvartzes? We have our own problems. But now they’ve gone too far: they’ve kidnapped a bunch of nubile young girls. It’s kind of like when the New York Post has a headline that someone stabbed a co-ed. You could rape a dozen fat, immigrant, Eskimo women, and you won’t even get a line in the Weird but True column. But you knife a cute co-ed, the Post has cover coverage for a week.

So now Boko Haram, this cancerous collective of terror cells – which is what cancer is, come to think of it – Boko Haram has leapt into New York Post nirvana by attacking an all-girls school and kidnapping more than 200 female students. And just to show that it isn’t personal, just business, they’ve threatened to sell the girls into slavery. I know – it’s horrible, it’s inhumane, and let me tell you, with Merry Maids charging a hundred bucks a week, I’m tempted.

But seriously, what a shock that the religion of peace would turn out to be the religion of 200 pieces of Nigerian ass. Governments around the world are working to coax the kidnappers into behaving decently, which is kind of like asking a gorilla to stop throwing banana crap. In response, Boko Haram said, “Sure, we’ll release the young ladies – in a trade for all of our terrorists that you have locked up.” Sound familiar? Ask Israel how many murderers it had to exchange just bring a few soldiers home.

Wisely, the Nigerian government has rejected the “teens-for-terrorists” swap meet, though they are open to broad negotiations – they just won’t negotiate for the broads. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan – and I’m not making that up, the guy sounds like he should have a second-act number in “Guys and Dolls” – Goodluck Jonathan is meeting with other world leaders to discuss ways to put the loco Bokos in their place. Hopefully, that won’t include meeting their demands, appeasing them or treating them like people.

Oh, and big thumbs up to the vigilantes who rose up against these Islamic Fundamurderers last week and started taking back their village. I’m sure they said to themselves, “Hey, the government won’t do it, and the U.N. won’t do it, so let’s grab some torches and pitchforks and look for Imams.”

Of course, I have a much better and safer way of getting revenge on the Nigerians. We send them all an email, and the email says, “Congratulations! You have won $5,000,000 which is being held for you in trust by my uncle, the King of Nebraska. In order to claim your lotto earnings, just send us a bank transfer for $8,000 along with three dozen Nigerian teenage nymphettes, and you’ll get your check in the mail faster than you can say (click language). PS: If you find Casey Kasem, we’ll throw in a toaster. Sincerely, Prince Chaim, Omaha.”

I know, it’s a cruel trick. But payback’s a bitch. So come on, Boko Haram, release the bitches.

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 Interview (5/17/2014): HAL LINDEN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Hal Linden

Topics include: Barney Miller, The Rothschilds, Rabbis, clarinet

Segment aired May 17, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #469 (5/17/2014): LINDEN BOULEVARD

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Here is the 469th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio May 17, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Hal Linden. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Full Moon), Saturday Segues (Barry Gibb, Joey Ramone), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Boko Haram).

Guests: actor Hal Linden, Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Flea Market, car washer, asbestos, “Barney Miller,” clogged ear, holograms, TSA screenings)
00:58:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Joey Ramone
01:30:00 Sponsors
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:32:30); review: Casa Valentina (01:46:00))
02:03:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Hal Linden
03:11:00 Sponsors
03:13:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Full Moon)
03:34:30 Friends
03:40:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #100 (Boko Haram)
03:35:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Barry Gibb
04:02:30 Weather
04:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 17, 2014 Playlist: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (01:11:30), “Rockaway Beach” (01:13:30), “The KKK Took My Baby Away” (01:15:30), “I Want You Around” (01:18:00), “My Brain is Hanging Upside Down” (01:21:00) & “R.A.M.O.N.E.S” (01:25:00; Ramones). “The Music Man – `til There was You‘” (02:00:00; Forbidden Broadway – 2001 a Spoof Odyssey). “It’s De-Lovely” (02:03:00) & “You’re the Top” (02:39:30; Anything Goes (1962 off- Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “He Tossed a Coin” (03:00:30) & “In My Own Lifetime” (04:11:30; The Rothschilds 1970 Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “Hal Linden in concert” ({excerpts}; 03:07:30). “Full Moon and Empty Arms” (03:15:00), “Yea, Heavy and a Bottle of Bread” (03:18:00), “Blue Moon” (03:20:00), “Down the Highway” (03:22:30) & “Tears of Rage” (03:26:00). “Turn of the Century” (03:48:00), “Underworld” (03:51:00), “Red Chair Fade Away” (03:55:30). “Jive Talkin'” (03:57:30; The Judybats).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/10/2014): FRANK FERRANTE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Groucho maestro FRANK FERRANTE

Topics include: Groucho Marx, Marx Brothers, comedy, TeatroZinzanni, Arthur Marx.

Segment aired May 10, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/24/2014): SWOOSIE KURTZ & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Swoosie Kurtz

Topics include: Joshua White, Sisters, Mike & Molly, Michael Caine, Lillian Hellman, Tony Randall.

Segment aired May 24, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #468 (5/10/2014): FERR INSTANCE

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Here is the 468th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 10, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Frank Ferrante. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg), Dave on “Coffee with Cudmore,” Saturday Segues (Donovan, moms)

Guests: actor Frank Ferrante, radio host Bob Cudmore, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (commencement, self-branding, comps, fish puns)
01:02:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Donovan
01:33:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 1: news (01:33:30)
01:54:30 Dave on Coffee with Cudmore (w/ Bob Cudmore)
02:11:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – part 2: review (The Cripple of Inishmaan)
02:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Frank Ferrante
03:15:30 Sponsors
03:18:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Bobby Gregg)
03:44:30 Sponsors
03:47:00 Friends
03:52:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Moms
04:12:30 Weather
04:15:00 Upcoming
04:18:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 10, 2014 Playlist: “Wet Dream” (00:48:00; Kip Adotta). “Sunshine Superman” (01:07:00), “The Trip” (01:10:30), “Donna Donna” (01:15:00) & “To Susan on the West Coast Waiting” (01:21:30; Donovan). “Happiness Runs” (01:18:00; Christine Lavin). “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” (Sarah McLachlan; 01:24:30). “Greenfinch and Linnet Bird” (02:19:30; Sweeney Todd 2005 Broadway cast). Excerpts from “An Evening with Groucho” (02:21:30; Frank Ferrante). “Everyone Says I Love You” (03:12:00; Groucho Marx). “Like a Rolling Stone” (03:22:00), “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” (03:28:30), “Tombstone Blues” (03:31:00) & “One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later”) (03:37:00; Bob Dylan). “Mommy Daddy You and I” (03:52:30; Talking Heads). “Mom Song” (03:56:30; Passing Strange 2005 Broadway cast w/ Stew & Eisa Davis). “Mom & Pop” (03:59:00; Lewis Black). “Lawdy Mama” (04:00:30; Edgar Blanchard). “Mama’s Talkin’ Soft” (04:02:30; Gypsy 1959 Broadway cast w/ Laura Leslie). “Octomom” (04:05:30; Capitol Steps w/ Janet Davidson Gordon). “You’ve Got to See Mamma Ev’ry Night” (04:07:30; Carol Channing). “Dear Mama” (04:21:00; Eric Andersen).