Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2016): ESTHER BROWER, DEBRA O’BRIEN, & BOBBY O’BRIEN

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Dave’s cousin Debra O’Brien and aunt Esther Brower join Dave for the 2016 New Year’s Eve special.

Topics include: 2016

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #587 (12/31/2016): UNC RADIO NEW YEAR SPECIAL IV – HELLO 2017!

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Here is the 587th episode–our annual New Year’s Eve special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio, Dec. 31, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: composer Brian Gari, Chicago theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge, Dave’s aunt Esther Brower, cousins Bobby & Debra O’Brien, and wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave and Joyce welcome the new year with songs, segues, phone calls, n’ banter. Plus: The Best of Greeley Crimes and Old Times.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:03:00 GUEST: Dave’s aunt Esther Brower
00:08:00 GUESTS: Dave’s cousins Debra and Bobby O’Brien
00:30:00 GUEST: musician Brian Gari
01:14:30 GUEST: theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge
02:01:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Passings
02:31:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #142 (2016 Farewell) {originally aired 12/24/16}
02:40:00 BEST OF GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
02:56:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Seventeen
03:10:30 DAVE GOES OUT

“War” (00:51:30; Bob Marley). “Happy New Year to You” (00:57:30; Sun Ra). “Where are We Now?” (02:02:30) & “Heroes” ({live Stage version}; David Bowie). “Fight for Your Right to Party” (01:04:30; The Beastie Boys). “Gravy and Potatoes” (01:58:00; Dan Crow). “Diamonds and Pearls” (02:07:00; Prince). “If We Make it Through December” (02:09:00; Merle Haggard). “Faith” (02:20:30; George Michael). “You Want it Darker” 02:23:30; Leonard Cohen). “So Funky” (02:27:00; Blowfly). “Gotta Travel On” (02:36:30; The Limeliters). “Auld Lang Syne” (02:53:30; Guy Lombardo). “Alive” (02:57:00; Sia). “Seventeen” (02:57:00; Heathers 2014 off-Broadway cast). “Sixteen Going on Seventeen (Reprise)” (03:05:00; The Sound of Music w/ Mary Martin).

(pictured below: Brian Gari, Mary Shen Barnidge, Esther Brower, Debra O’Brien, Dave n’ Joyce)

 

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2016): BRIAN GARI

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Composer Brian Gari joins Dave for the 2016 New Year’s Eve special.

Topics include: music, Eddie Cantor, animal cruelty.

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2016 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 #142 (12/25/2016): 2016 Farewell

RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #142 (12/25/16): 2016 Farewell

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Aired Dec. 24, 2016 on Dave’s Gone By.  (Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8jqtTX1GJE)

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of December 25, 2016.

Events of the past few months notwithstanding, it is not yet the apocalypse. However, we do have a stunning occurrence coming upon us: as we speak, Chanukah and Christmas have arrived at exactly the same time. I have spoken before, some would say at unconscionable length, about not conflating the two holidays. They come from two very different, irreconcilable religions. I don’t begrudge my Christian brethren and sistren, but don’t put a Jewish star on top of a Christmas tree and expect me to feel grateful.

In fact, the only thing I feel gratitude for these days is that 2016 is coming to a merciful end. I don’t need to tell you what a long, meshuggenah trip it’s been. Or maybe I do, in verse form.

`Tis the first night of Chanukah
From Tampa to Tulsa

The candles are burning
Just like my ulcer

The dreidels are spinning
The latkes are frying

The Muslims are killing
The people are dying

The year has been tough
That couldn’t be clearer

So Twenty-Sixteen
Here’s your rear-view mirror

The campaign for president took a dark journey
As Democrat dummies picked Hil and screwed Bernie

Huckabee, Kasich, Rubio, Paul
The louder they got, the harder they’d fall

Jindal and Christie, Carson and Cruz
But then Donald Trump bubbled up from the ooze

He battered Ms. Clinton for being a female
She stumbled and fumbled and mishandled email

Trump lied and insulted and mocked with each Tweet
But then he fell in with the party elite

And lo and behold, as he, alone, expected
The con-artist clown is the guy we elected

If that’s not enough to make us all retch
There’s plenty more reasons about which to kvetch

There’s Brexit and Brussels and murder in Mosul
While Syria looks like a garbage disposal

All across Europe, security sucks
Who’s teaching these young Arab men to drive trucks?

The Istanbul bomber ignited our fears
Another putz shot up a club full of queers

Mosquitoes with zika came in for the kill
While lyin’ Ryan Lochte shamed us in Brazil

Hurricane Matthew brought death and disaster
A wild Turkish cop shot the Russian ambass’dor

An EgyptAir plane crashed into the sea
And North Carolina won’t let trannies pee

All over the world, ISIS steps up attacks
While our police fire at black people’s backs

If that’s not enough to make you all wince
2016 took Bowie and Prince

Gene Wilder, George Martin, and Elie Wiesel
Scalia and Castro — well, they went to hell

So long, Leonard Cohen
Farewell, Harper Lee

Goodbye, Abe Vigoda . . . finally

We lost Garry Shandling, who wasn’t a sick man
We lost Alan Thicke, and Alan Rickman

Muhammad Ali is no longer standing
And hero John Glenn came in for a landing

Merle Haggard, Ed Albee, and Zsa Zsa Gabor
And Fyvush and Blowfly and too many more

But okay, let’s admit the pipeline was stalled
The Cubs and the Indians played ball in the fall

The stock market zoomed to new heights every day
And Hamilton swept all the Tonys away

Manatees moved from endangered to threatened
And a new subway line was built in Manhetten.

So though it was harsh, absurdist, and mean
Shalom to the year 2016

The lesson it taught us with every new curse:
As bad as things are, they’re bound to get worse.

Happy American Rosh Hashanah everyone! See you in 5778!
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches, in Great Neck, New York. Shanah Tolerable.

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Dave’s Gone By #586 (12/24/2016): DRY AND READY

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Here is the 586th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 24, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (2016 Farewell), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Chanukah & Christmas, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (noise machines, latkes, The Star Wars Holiday Special, kwanzaa, psoas therapy, not-so-crappy year, Carrie Fisher)
00:59:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:27:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (UNC marching band)
01:35:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
02:01:30 Sponsors
02:05:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:30:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
02:50:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #142 (2016 Farewell)
02:59:00 Friends
03:08:30 Sponsors
03:10:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Chanukah and Christmas
03:32:00 Weather
03:34:00 DAVE GOES OUT

“Good Night but not Goodbye” (00:29:00; “The Star Wars Holiday Special” w/ Bea Arthur). “UNC Fight Song” (01:28:00; University of Northern Colorado marching band).”Fireworks” (01:37:00; Do Re Mi 1999 off-Broadway cast). “Bad Ambassador” (01:40:00; The Divine Comedy). “Berlin: Black Hole with Taxis” (01:44:00; Passing Strange 2008 Broadway cast). “Evacuation” (01:44:30; Pearl Jam). “Nuclear” (01:47:30; Ryan Adams). “You’re Timeless to Me” (02:26:00; Hairspray 2002 Broadway cast w/ Harvey Fierstein & Dick Latessa). “Once Upon a Time” (02:35:30), “Dear Landlord” (02:39:30) & “O Come All Ye Faithful” (02:42:30; Bob Dylan). “Anal Dreidel” (03:11:30), “The Twelve Complaints of Christmas” (03:18:00) & “Maoz Tzuris” (03:27:30; Rabbi Sol Solomon) “Santa Quits” (03:13:30) & “Santasia” (03:23:00; Dave Lefkowitz). “There’s no Place Like Home for the Holidays” (03:40:30; Leon Redbone).



Dave’s Gone By #585 (12/17/2016): PSO IT GOES

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Here is the 585th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 17, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Dec. 17, 2016 (show #585) PSO IT GOES

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Frank Zappa, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (winter)
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (I am Joe’s Iliopsoas)
00:28:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES (machetes and $1 hot dogs)
01:32:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Frank Zappa
02:03:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:25:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Winter)
02:47:30 Friends
03:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:32:00 Weather
03:36:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 17, 2016 Playlist: “Slave Driver” (01:19:00) & “War” (01:28:30; Bob Marley). “What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning” (01:34:30), “Baby, Take Your Teeth Out” (01:38:00) & “You are What You Is” (01:44:30; Frank Zappa). “Orange Claw Hammer” (01:40:00; Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart). “Deep Beneath the City” (02:23:30; In Transit 2016 Broadway cast). “Gotta Travel On” (02:27:30), “Talkin’ New York” (02:30:30) & “Sara” (02:34:00; Bob Dylan). “Thick as a Brick” (03:03:30; Jethro Tull). “Rain on the Roof” (03:06:30; The Lovin’ Spoonful). “Green Door” (Jim Lowe; 03:08:30). “The Refugee” (03:11:00; U2). “To Sir with Love” (03:14:30; Susanna Hoffs). “Winter Now” (03:40:00; Broadcast).



(pictured: Iliopsoas muscle, Frank Zappa, winter, Dave & friends)

Dave’s Gone By #584 (12/10/2016): PEACE AND QUIET

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Here is the 584th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 10, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Frank Sinatra, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (king)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (shoutcast, facebook summit, psoas, video stream of consciousness)
00:40:30 Sponsors
00:49:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:24:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Frank Sinatra
01:43:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (king)
02:42:00 Friends
02:51:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:21:00 Weather
03:26:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 10, 2016: “That’s Ouchy (Hey, Don’t Touch That) (00:25:00; Matt Graham). “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (00:31:30; Culture Club). “Burning Love” (01:02:00) “Are You Lonesome Tonight” ({live} 01:05:00; Elvis Presley). “Nice and Easy” (01:26:00), “You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me” (01:28:30), “I Get Along Without You Very Well” (01:31:00) & “Stay with Me” (01:35:00; Frank Sinatra). “Come So Far (Got So Far to Go) (02:06:30; <I>Hairspray</I> 2016 TV cast). “Highway 61 Revisited (Take 5)” (02:17:00), “The King of France” (02:20:30), “Subterranean Homesick Blues” (02:24:30) & “Jolene” (02:27:00; Bob Dylan). “Fire at the Pageant” (02:54:00; The Felice Brothers). “Time has Done This” (02:56:00; Syd Straw). “Happy Blues for John Glenn” (02:59:30; Lightnin’ Hopkins). “Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink” (03:05:00; Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention).


(pictured: Frank Sinatra, Iliopsoas muscle)

Dave’s Gone By #583 (12/3/2016): ALL HANDS ON DEC

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Here is the 583rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 3, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
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Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Tom Waits, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Krazy Kanye, Tom Waits, video surfing, Yolk)
00:32:30 GRELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:16:00 MUSICAL REWIND w/ Joyce
01:41:30 Sponsors
01:47:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Waits
02:18:30 Sponsors
02:23:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (02:23:30) & review (Oh Hello 02:37:00)
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (tour finale)
03:11:00 Friends
03:19:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:47:30 Weather
03:50:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 3, 2016 Playlist: “Theme Song” (05:00:00; The Banana Splits). “IOU” (01:17:00; Freeez). “Super Freak” (01:20:00; Rick James). “Freaks Come Out at Night” (01:23:00; Whodini). “Children’s Story” (01:23:00; Slick Rick). “Push It” (01:27:30; Salt and Pepa). “U Can’t Touch This” (01:29:30; MC Hammer). “Pass the Dutchie” (01:32:00). “Saving All My Love for You” (01:52:30), “The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me” (02:02:00), “Satisfied” (02:03:30) & “Take it with Me” (02:08:00; Tom Waits) “You Can’t Unring a Bell” (01:56:00; These Immortal Souls). “Medley” (A Bronx Tale 2016 Paper Mill Playhouse cast). “Why Try to Change Me Now” (02:56:00), “Highway 61 Revisited” ({Take 5 version} 03:00) & “Beyond Here Lies Nothing” (03:03:00; Bob Dylan). “Bloodbuzz Ohio” (03:20:30; The National). “Pipeline” (03:25:00; The Chantays). “Lay of the Last Tinker” (03:27:30; Donovan). “I’m Carrying” (03:29:00; Paul McCartney). “Unemployed” (03:31:30; Steve Goodman).
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(pictured: December, Tom Waits, Oh, Hello)