Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with theater critic MARY SHEN BARNIDGE
Topics include: Chicago theater, New Year’s Eve
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the annual “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s Special podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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The 19th Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com * 19. After the death of drummer Keith Moon, the Who decided to continue as a band, but they also had to figure out how to replace such a beloved and zany character. Since they couldn’t find one person who embodied everything Keith Moon was to the group, they decided on a split; they’d hire a great drummer with no personality, and a lovable mascot for stage shows.
Mascots came from all over to audition: tigers, aliens, pirates, cute sharks, smiley faces – hundreds of people dressed up in costumes hoping for this great touring gig. After many hours, the group made their choice. Because they were embarking on a U.S. tour of the East and Midwest, they picked a Florida manatee, a familiar sight along the eastern seaboard.
Night after night, the band played “Baba O’Reilly,” “My Generation,” and “Pinball Wizard” while the manatee mascot danced and swam in a fake onstage pond. The audience loved every minute, and everything went great until the last show of the tour. The mascot was running late and had to enter the stadium through the crowds waiting at the front. When the impatient patrons heard the Who doing their sound check, people started pushing and shoving to get in. Patrons were getting crushed, asphyxiated and trampled to death – including the poor mascot.
One reporter who was on the scene cried, “This is terrible! One of the worst catastrophes in the world! Oh, The Who Manatee!”
As part of the show’s annual New Year’s Eve special, host Dave Lefkowitz and his wife Joyce chat with friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, and their friends Ute, Chuck, Julie Boyle, and Don Koontz. Plus a phone call from Chicago theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge.
Topics include: New Year’s Eve, David Byrne.
Segment aired May 9, 2020 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 491st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 31, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Dave and his wife, Joyce Weil, ring in the new year with friends, call-ins and musical tributes.
host: Dave Lefkowitz co-host: Joyce Weil
Guests: radio personality Bob Cudmore, University of Northern Colorado Assistant Professor Susan Collins, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge, writer Lisa Arata, Dave’s aunt Esther Brower and cousin Debra O’Brien, and friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Ute and Chuck, Julie and Don.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:11:00 GUEST: Bob Cudmore 00:19:30 GUEST: Susan Collins 00:35:00 GUEST: Esther Brower 00:40:00 GUEST: Debra O’Brien 00:42:30 GUEST: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby, Uta & Chuck, Julie Boyle and Don Koontz. 01:45:30 GUEST: Mary Shen Barnidge 02:18:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #19 (Who) 02:44:00 DAVE & JOYCE – The Show 02:49:00 Friends 02:53:30 GUEST: Lisa Arata 03:14:00 THE CEREMONIAL TRIMMING OF DAVE’S NOSE HAIR 03:35:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Dec. 31, 2014 Playlist: “Big in Japan” (01:07:30; Tom Waits). “Wang Dang Doodle” (01:11:30; Howlin’ Wolf). “The Joint is Jumpin'” (01:14:00; Fats Waller). “Who’s Gonna Stand Up” (01:34:00; Neil Young). “Dangerous Fun” (01:37:30; Jesse Winchester). “In the Year 2525” (02:11:00; Zager and Evans). “Don’t Be a Misery Guts” (02:14:00; Billy Chyldish and Sexton Ming). “Love of My Life” (02:16:00; The Everly Brothers). “Dreaming” (02:20:00; Cream). “The Loco-Motion” (02:22:00; Little Eva). “Frosti” (02:34:30; Bjork). “By Your Grace” (02:36:30; Krishna Das). “Auld Lang Syne” (03:01:00; Barenaked Ladies). “To Everyone in All the World” (03:04:00; Pete Seeger). “Fun Time” (03:05:30; Joe Cocker). “It’s All Over Now” (03:08:30; Bobby Womack). “What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most” {excerpt on Liz Taylor} (03:23:30; Joan Rivers). “Spring” (03:26:00; Robin Williams). “A Gas Problem” (03:27:30; John Pinette). “Goodbye” (03:30:00; Little Me, 1962 Bway cast w/ Sid Caesar).
At UNC Radio for New Year’s: Joyce Weil, Fred Cleaver, Ute Kuntz, Dave, Wendy Highby, Julie Boyle, Don.Chuck, Fred Cleaver, Ute Kuntz, Wendy Highby, Don, Julie Boyd, Dave
Dave’s aunt Esther Brower, along with her daughter, Debra O’Brien, calls in to the 2014 Dave’s Gone By New Year’s Special
Topics include: family.
Segment, co-hosted by Joyce Weil, aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Gerontology professor Susan Collins calls in to the 2014 Dave’s Gone By New Year’s Special
Topics include: radio, cats, family.
Segment, co-hosted by Joyce Weil, aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Writer Lisa Arata calls in to the 2014 Dave’s Gone By New Year’s Special
Topics include: theater.
Segment, co-hosted by Joyce Weil, aired Dec. 31, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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The 18th Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired Dec. 27, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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* 18. The Beach Boys are flying to a gig when their private jet starts having engine trouble. “Grab your parachutes,” says the pilot. “You’re gonna have to jump.”
“Jump?!” The band says. “We don’t know how to do that!”
“It’s easy,” says the pilot. “If you’re nervous, just focus on two things: make believe that you are your favorite Chinese meal, and then encourage your bandmates to be heroic. Here, watch me.”
The pilot opens the hatch and says, “I’m egg foo yung! So long, fearless friends!,” and jumps from the plane.
Al Jardine goes up next, grabs his chute and shouts, “I’m beef with broccoli! Adios, courageous crew!” And he jumps out.
Mike Love walks to the hatch, gulps and says, “I’m spare ribs! Ciao, my bold bold buddies,” as he, too, leaps from the aircraft.
Brian Wilson reaches the door, but he stops. “I can’t do it,” he says to his brothers Dennis and Carl. “You know I’ve got writer’s block. I can’t think of anything!”
Dennis says, “You have to!”
“I can’t,” says Brian. “I’m drawing a blank.”
“Well, if you can’t say it,” says Carl, “try singing it.”
“That’s it!” says Brian Wilson, pulling the ripcord. “I’m Peking Duck, Goodbye Brave Chums!”
Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews playwright and theatrical producer Ari Roth
Topics include: Theater J, Judaism, Arthur Miller, playwriting
Segment aired Dec. 27, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com
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Here is the 490th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 27, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with theatrical producer Ari Roth. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crime Beat, Saturday Segues (Joe Cocker, Patti Smith), The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Beach Boys), Dylan – Sooner & Later (John Wesley Harding).
Guests: theatrical producer Ari Roth, Dave’s wife, Joyce Weil
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce Weil (New Year’s plans, graffiti) 00:27:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT 01:30:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: Joe Cocker 01:51:30 Sponsors 01:59:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – 2014 Overview 02:27:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ari Roth 03:19:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY (Beach Boys) 03:22:30 Friends 03:31:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (John Wesley Harding) 03:56:00 Weather 03:59:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: Patti Smith 04:27:30 Thanks 04:31:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Dec. 27, 2014 Playlist: “First We Take Manhattan” (01:35:00), “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” (01:38:30), “Have a Little Faith in Me” (01:41:00), “The Letter” {live 1970} (01:45:00) & “Feelin’ Alright” (04:35:30; Joe Cocker). “I Never Know When” (02:23:30; Goldilocks Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “In My Room” (03:17:00; The Beach Boys). “As I Went Out One Morning” (03:40:30) & “I am a Lonesome Hobo” (03:47:30; Bob Dylan). “Pity the Poor Immigrant” (03:43:30; Judy Collins). “All Along the Watchtower” (03:51:00; Jimi Hendrix). “Amerigo” (04:01:30), “Citizen Ship” (04:06:00), “Break It Up” (04:14:30), “Redondo Beach” (04:18:30) & “After the Gold Rush” (04:22:00; Patti Smith).
