Month: February 2017

Dave’s Gone By #595 (2/25/2017): CHANZES ARE

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Here is the 595th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 25, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress LaChanze, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tony-winning actress LaChanze (Once on this Island, If/Then). Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (George Harrison, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday), Potato News

00:00:01 DAVE’S GOES IN w/ Joyce (glass butterfly, meowsical, potatoes, waka waka boom boom)
00:32:30 POTATO NEWS
00:35:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (potato news critique, hockey, tv conflict, potato visits, acting advice)
01:23:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:52:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – George Harrison
02:13:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:38:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews LaChanze
03:28:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday)
03:56:30 Friends
04:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:43:00 Weather
04:45:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 25, 2017 Playlist: “I Want to Tell You” (01:54:30; The Beatles). “Badge” (01:57:00; Cream). “Woman Don’t You Cry for Me” (02:00:00) & “I Don’t Want to Do It” (02:02:30; George Harrison). “Finishing the Hat” (02:31:00; Betty Buckley). “Waiting for Life” (02:34:30; Once on this Island 1990 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “Another Hundred People” (02:50:30; Company 1995 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “It’s a Sign” (03:00:00; If/Then 2014 Broadway cast). “Something of My Own” (03:26:30; LaChanze). “Percy’s Song” (03:31:30) & “Copper Kettle” ({no-overdub version; 03:48:00; Bob Dylan). “Foot of Pride” (03:39:00; Lou Reed). “Funky Drummer” (04:03:30; James Brown). “The Jam with Albert” (04:09:30) & “The Restful Mind” (04:47:30; Larry Coryell). “Mirror in the Bathroom” (04:12:30; The English Beat). “CNN and the News” (04:15:30; Judy Gold). “Catacombs” (04:17:00; Poi Dog Pondering).

Pictured: LaChanze, George Harrison, Potato news, Ash Wednesday, Meowsical.

Dave’s Gone By #594 (2/18/2017): IN THE PINK

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Here is the 594th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 18, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.


Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Tonya Pinkins, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Tony-winning actress Tonya Pinkins. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Simono, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (sticky fingers)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (mic trouble, Facebook, Dorothy, spit, Yoko)
00:37:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (malk!)
01:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Simono)
01:48:30 Sponsors
01:55:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:25:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tonya Pinkins
03:20:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (sticky fingers)
03:48:30 Friends
03:56:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
04:28:30 Weather
04:31:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 18, 2017 Playlist: “Angela” (01:31:00; Yoko Ono & John Lennon). “Straight Talk” (01:37:30; Yoko Ono). “Something Wonderful” (01:35:30) & “Gin House Blues” (01:41:00; Nina Simone). “I Love a Piano” (02:17:30; Barbara Carroll). “Lot’s Wife” (02:20:30; Caroline or Change Broadway cast w/ Tonya Pinkins). “Rap Roast” (03:17:00; Tonya Pinkins). “Love Sick” (03:28:30) & “Things have Changed” (03:39:00). “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” (03:34:00; Promised Land Sound). “Mornin'” (03:57:30; Al Jarreau). “Dam That River” (04:01:30; Alice in Chains). “Just Go to the Movies” (04:05:00; Jerry’s Girls 1984 Florida cast). “Funky Worm” (04:07:30; Ohio Players). “George Steele” (04:10:00; Half Japanese). “A Matter of Trust” (04:12:00; Billy Joel).

pictured: Tonya Pinkins, Yoko Ono, Nina Simone, MALK!

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/25/2017): LACHANZE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress LaChanze

Topics include: Once on this Island, Color Purple, 9/11, If/Then.
Segment airs Feb. 25, 2017 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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/18/2017): TONYA PINKINS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Tonya Pinkins
Topics include: Play On, Caroline or Change, Mother Courage, Broadway, soap operas.

Segment airs Feb. 18, 2017 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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/11/2017): IRENE BACKALENICK & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Irene Backalenick

Topics include: theater, poetry, New York Times.

Segment airs Feb. 11, 2017 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

Dave’s Gone By #593 (2/11/2017): GET BACK

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Here is the 593rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 11, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: poet Irene Backalenick, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with poet and former theater critic Irene Backalenick. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (trees), Saturday Segues (two peters, in the news), Greeley Times.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (dog seizure, Dorothy, Hans Moleman, delis)
00:36:30 GREELEY CRIMES, OLD TIMES, & FRACCIDENTS
01:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Two Peters
01:43:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:21:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Irene Backalenick
03:00:00 Sponsors
03:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (trees)
03:28:00 Friends
03:36:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:14:30 Weather
04:17:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 11, 2017 Playlist: “Do I Have to Do This All Over Again” (01:21:30), “Little Girl” (01:31:00) & “Tear the Top Right Off My Head” (01:37:00; The Monkees). “Come Talk to Me” (01:24:30) & “D.I.Y.” (01:34:00; Peter Gabriel). “As If We Never Said Goodbye” (Sunset Boulevard, 1994 Broadway cast w/ Glenn Close). “Apple Suckling Tree” (03:09:00) & “Huck’s Tune” (03:15:30; Bob Dylan). “Man in the Long Black Coat” (03:12:00; Mark Lanegan). “Patriot’s Dream” (03:36:30; Arlo Guthrie). “Cat Joke” (03:39:30; Professor Irwin Corey). “Frozen Warnings” (03:40:30; Nico). “Voices Carry” (03:35:00; `til Tuesday). “You are in My Arms” (03:49:00; Sylvie Simmons). “All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands” (04:22:30; Sufjan Stevens).





(pictured: Irene Backalenick, Rueful Reflections – Book 1, Peter Tork, Peter Gabriel, Hugging a tree for Tu B’Shvat.)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/4/2017): ALLEN LEWIS RICKMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Allen Lewis Rickman

Topics include: Yiddish, Alan Rickman, Coen Brothers, A Serious Man, Steve Sterner.

Segment aired Feb. 4, 2017 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

Dave’s Gone By #592 (2/4/2017): RICKMAROLE

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Here is the 592nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 4, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actor Allen Lewis Rickman, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Allen Lewis Rickman (“A Serious Man”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes, Old Times, & Fraccidents; Saturday Segues (In the News, Stephin Merritt), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (pig pen, comedian movie titles, respect, ribs!)
00:47:30 Sponsors
01:02:00 GREELEY CRIMES, OLD TIMES & FRACCIDENTS
01:40:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Stephin Merritt
02:00:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:12:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Allen Lewis Rickman
02:54:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:25:30 Friends
03:33:00 Sponsors
03:35:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:01:30 Weather
04:04:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 4, 2017 Playlist: “Vocabularry – Ball” (00:07:30). “Beds are Burning” (00:57:30; Midnight Oil). “Wild Wild West” (01:26:00; Kool Moe Dee). “The Message” (01:32:00; Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five). “The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing” (01:43:00), “Irma” (01:45:30), “I Don’t Believe You” (01:51:00) & “Quick!” (01:55:00). “Poppyland” (01:48:00; Stephin Merritt). “1984” (02:09:00; David Bowie). “I Could have Told You” (03:01:30; Bob Dylan). “I Could have Told You” (03:05:00; Frank Sinatra). “The Times They are a-Changing Back” (03:09:30; Billy Bragg). “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (03:13:30; The Grateful Dead). “Banned from the End of the World” (03:36:00; Sleater-Kinney). “T.V. Football” (03:38:30; Bill Cosby). “Machete” (03:39:30; Moby). “Berkeley Girl” (03:43:00; Harper Simon). “Do You Want to Dance” (03:46:30; Bobby Freeman). “Dream Seller” (04:09:00; Melanie).


(pictured above: Allen Lewis Rickman, Stephin Merritt, ribs!)