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48. A new trainee at the L.A. Zoo is learning the ropes of both the apiary and the small aquatic mammals section.
On his first morning, the supervisor tells him, “You’re in luck. We just got a huge beehive shipped from a zoo in San Francisco. These are great bees to work with because the Bay Area weather makes them very docile. That’s why we’re going to crossbreed them with our more aggressive honeybees from Africa.”
So they spend a productive morning with the bees, and then after lunch, they look at the muskrats and beavers and otters and other small mammals.
The next day, they do the same routine. They check the beehive and see how many are mating, how many aren’t, and how many didn’t survive. Amazingly, only one bee from San Francisco hasn’t survived through the night. The trainee delicately scoops it up in a container and is about to throw it away when the supervisor says, “No time! I just got a text. We have to head over to the mammals.”
They get there and they see one of the otters floating face down. “What happened?” says the supervisor.
“Well, he was old,” answers the veteran zookeeper. “He was getting his medicinal bath when his heart gave out. I’m afraid you two will have dispose of him.”
So the supervisor and the trainee delicately remove the otter from the bath. The trainee then puts the mammal in a crate with the dead bee from San Francisco. He’s about to toss them both in the dumpster when the supervisor stops him. “No, no, no!” he cries. “They have to be separate.”
“How come?” the trainee asks.
“Don’t you know?” says the supervisor. “You can’t throw the Bay Bee out with the Bath Otter.”
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-director Gary Waldman
Topics include: What I Learned in Fallsburg, Paul Simon, Catskills
Segment aired Aug. 8, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Shalom, Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of August 2, 2015.
As if there weren’t already enough reasons to hate dentists, last week brought us Walter Palmer. Wally, who obviously makes a good living from his crowns and extractions, paid $50,000 to go on a hunting expedition. More specifically, he wanted to take his little bow and arrow and bring down a mighty king of the jungle. Which he did.
In early July, Palmer trekked to a nature preserve in Zimbabwe and lured a mighty lion to a spot where he could shoot him in the ass and kill him. Palmer only wounded the beast, which then had to be tracked down and shot in the head. Isn’t hunting a fair and noble sport?
The sad part isn’t just that African lions are endangered, but this was Cecil, a beloved 13-year-old jungle cat who brought in millions of tourists dollars to the preserve. Nobody wanted to slaughter him; they just wanted to drive by slowly, be frightened a little, and get the hell out of there and buy a stuffed panda at the gift shop. And yet, poor Cecil the lion spent much of his adult life in captivity only to die by assassination. Hell, even JFK left the White House to shtup Marilyn once in awhile.
Now this sadistic dentist—which Little Shop of Horrors reminded us is a redundant phrase—this Walter Palmer was not some lunatic running around like Cupid with a bow and arrow and a “George of the Jungle” fixation. This trophy hoarder is a life-long big-game blaster who used legal permits and guides for his latest expedition. Which means there were people who allowed this man to lure a fish out of a barrel . . . and give it both barrels.
What’s funny and marvelously ironic is that in the days after this yutz posted his victory spoils on social media, public outrage has been so vituperative that Palmer has gone into hiding. Faced with death threats, protests, cancelled cavities, Walter Palmer is crouching behind the high grass until the public cools off or gets bored or find another Bill Cosby victim to wonder about.
I say, what we need to do about Palmer in hiding is find the motel he’s staying at, and have two guys knock on the door and say they’re from Publisher’s Clearing House, and he’s won a million dollars. Then, when you’ve coaxed him to the parking lot – BAM! – turns out the guys are really Jehovah’s Witnesses, and boy, is he in for a miserable afternoon!
Seriously, though, I am not against hunting per se. I love steak and duck and venison and the occasional kosher muskrat. And if you are using the inside for beef and the outside for clothing, I believe you are abiding by the natural order of things. I’m not some Birkenstock-wearing vegan shouting “meat is murder” and making believe tofu actually tastes like something edible. Also, there are legitimate times when you need to thin the herd and stop a breed from over-multiplying. I wish we could do with the Kardashians.
But when you are killing just for sport, and you take the sport out of it, what’s left is bloodlust and murder. Walter Palmer may not have broken the law, but his ethics are lower than a Republican’s IQ. Remember, this is not about gun control; it’s not about the NRA; it’s not about ditching the second amendment. It’s about the rich getting away with murder. In this case, it’s literal, but you could say the same about some company that pays hush money to dump chemicals in a lake, or oil companies that bribe politicians for fracking rights, it’s about paid-off scientists who’ll fudge numbers that show Antarctica isn’t melting, it’s about the teenager next door who’ll show you her boobs for $20. All right, not all of these are bad, we can’t keep allowing millionaires to stick pricetags on everything they want, or, in other words, money must never dictate morality.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon. And, if you would like me to come speak at your next corporate event, my fee is $30,000. $50,000 if you want me to endorse Palestinian statehood. Hey, I’m only human. And you can find me at Temple Sons of Bitches, in Great Neck, New York.
Segment aired Aug. 2, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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* 47. Before he moved into his big house in the Hollywood Hills, actor Joaquin Phoenix needed to have the place cleaned out. He hired a crew for the job, who inspected the house and made their report. The crew chief told Phoenix that the interior was in good shape except for the fireplace. “It’s a disaster up there,” he said. “First, there’s all this rotting wood just stacked in a mound halfway up the chimney.”
“That doesn’t sound so bad,” says the actor.
“It wouldn’t be,” replies the chief, “but the rot has been a breeding ground for thousands of insects. In order to kill the bugs, we have to clean and disinfect every inch of the chimney.”
The actor responds, “Well, I’m sure you have your own chemicals. But if you want, I’ve also got two bottles of ammonia under the sink.”
“Sure,” says the chief, who sets his crew to work. A half hour later, he checks on the chimney, only to see his best worker sprawled out with a thermometer in his mouth.
“Oh, boss,” he says, “I don’t feel so hot.”
“What’s the matter?” says the chief.
“Can’t you tell?” says the worker. “I’ve got the Joaquin Ammonia in the Buggy Woody Flue.”
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Here is the 520th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 1, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Louise Harrison (“My Kid Brother’s Band, aka The Beatles”); Inside Broadway; The Wretched Pun of Destiny (chimney); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Harrison); Saturday Segues (Bennett/Spence, Jerry Garcia); Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Cecil the Lion); Greeley Crimes & Old Times.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: author Louise Harrison, Dave’s wife, Joyce
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Tom McNally, Keurig, dancing, The Neville, Beatles, Hare Krishna) 00:40:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:59:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (dog phlegm, Come Blow Your Horn) 01:15:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tony Bennett/Joseph Spence 01:37:00 Sponsors 01:46:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:07:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Louise Harrison 03:15:00 Weather 03:19:30 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #47 (Chimney) 03:21:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Harrison) 03:43:00 Long Johns Update 03:52:00 Friends 04:04:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #120 (Cecil the Lion) 04:11:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Jerry Garcia 04:33:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Aug. 2, 2015 Playlist: “My Sweet Lord” (00:27:00), “Beware of Darkness” (02:40:30), “Cheer Down” (03:07:30), “I’d Have You Anytime” (03:26:00), “Absolutely Sweet Marie” (03:32:30) & “Mama You Been on My Mind” (03:36:30; George Harrison). “Hare Krishna” (00:32:00; MC Yogi). “Our Love is Here to Stay” (01:23:30) & “Old Devil Moon” (01:29:30; Tony Bennett). “Conch Ain’t Got No Bone” (01:25:30) & “Happy All the Time” (01:33:00; Joseph Spence). “Easy as Life” (02:03:00; “Easy as Life” Aida Broadway cast). “If I Needed Someone” (02:27:00; The Beatles). “Something” (03:29:00; Bob Dylan). “Grateful Dawg” (04:15:30; Jerry Garcia & David Grisman). “Dire Wolf” (04:19:30) & “Wharf Rat” (04:22:30; Grateful Dead). “Time for August” (04:44:30; Julie London).
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Here is the 519th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 25, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Kathryn Crosby. Plus: Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (surgeon), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Newport `65), Saturday Segues (Juliana/Jagger, Ray Jessel), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, My Sick Mind (Cosby).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Cosby/Crosby) 00:20:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:53:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (curling!, Long Johns) 01:03:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Ray Jessel 01:24:00 Sponsors 01:32:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 01:55:30 Friends 02:05:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Kathryn Crosby 02:54:00 Weather 02:58:00 MY SICK MIND – Cosby 03:02:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Newport `65) 03:25:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #46 (surgeon) 03:27:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Juliana/Jagger) 03:43:30 DAVE GOES OUT
July 25, 2015 Playlist: “Walking the Cow” (00:42:00; Daniel Johnston). “Cold Clear World” (01:06:30; Baker Street 1965 Broadway cast). “Whatever Happened to Melody” (01:09:00) & “The Things You Do” (01:16:00; Ray Jessel). “I’m Outta Here” (01:13:00; Maude Maggart & Ray Jessel). “Edelweiss” (01:52:00; The Sound of Music 1959 Broadway cast w/ Theodore Bikel). “(Opening) Our State Fair” (State Fair 1996 Broadway cast w/ John Davidson & Kathryn Crosby). “Dream” (02:20:30; Bing Crosby & Kathryn Crosby). “The Second Time Around” (02:33:30; Kathryn Crosby). “I’ll be Seeing You” “It’s Easy to Remember” (02:49:30) & “I’ll Be Seeing You” (03:46:00; Bing Crosby). “Maggie’s Farm” ({live Newport version}, 03:09:00), “It’s Takes a Man to Laugh, It takes a Train to Cry” ({alternate version}, 03:14:00) & “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” ({live, Rolling Thunder version} 03:18:00). “Not Fade Away” (03:30:30), “Faith in our Friends” (03:32:00) & “Dying Proof” (03:38:30; Juliana Hatfield). “Running Out of Luck” (03:25:30; Mick Jagger).
Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Kathryn Crosby.
Topics include: Bing Crosby, State Fair, Gary Crosby, Peter Lorre, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Mickey Rooney.
Segment aired July 18, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Kathryn Crosby, who passed Sept. 20, 2024 at age 90.
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Louise Harrison
Topics include: George Harrison, The Beatles, Brian Epstein, “My Kid Brother’s Band”.
Segment aired Aug. 2, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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The 46th Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired July 25, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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* 46. A surgeon is being considered for a major position at a hospital. He tells the board his specialty is curing various forms of hepatitis.
“How do you do it?” they ask.
“I have two methods,” the doctor says. “If the disease hasn’t spread much, I open the patient up, and I use a piece of volcanic rock to sand down parts of the liver, while leaving the healthy tissue to heal.”
“Sounds fascinating,” says the board. “But what about when the organ is unsalvageable?”
“Then I operate,” the doctor replies, “but in a much less invasive way than usual because I make a tiny incision and pull the liver out through the belly button, reducing both scarring and healing time.”
Excited by these explanations, the hospital board puts the surgeon to the test. Over a grueling day, they have him see six patients, three with liver inflammation, three with full-blown hep.
As he described, the doctor uses lava rock on the first three people, and his special surgery on the rest. The next morning, all six patients are x-rayed, with the board members gauging the results.
Alas for the surgeon, he proves only half successful. The first three patients look fine, with their abraded organs already starting to reconstitute. But the sicker patients are a shock:
although the surgeon said he took their livers out, the x-rays show conclusively that the organs are still there, in their bodies.
“I’m sorry,” says the board, “you did fine with the sanding down, but your surgical procedure doesn’t work at all.”
“You mean, I don’t get the job?” sighs the surgeon.
“Of course not,” says the board. “You Pumiced, But you couldn’t De-Liver.”
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Here is the 518th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 18, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with film producers Sue & Lloyd Ecker. Plus: Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Picnic), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Red Hot Mama), Saturday Segues (Sudden/Dalton, In the News), Greeley Crimes & Old Times
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Film producers Sue & Lloyd Ecker (“The Outrageous Sophie Tucker”), Dave’s wife Joyce
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (mic covers, the gym, indiegogo, sherpes) 00:39:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:18:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Whitesboro, infrastructure) 01:30:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (Sudden/Dalton) 01:58:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:26:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sue & Lloyd Ecker 03:35:00 Friends 03:45:00 The Wretched Pun of Destiny (picnic) 03:46:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (red hot mama) 04:14:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 04:39:00 Old Jokes w/ Joyce 04:48:00 DAVE GOES OUT
July 18, 2015 Playlist: “Before I Die” (01:36:00), “The Rolling of the Hearse” (01:43:30) & “The Only Boy in Heaven” (01:50:00; Nikki Sudden). “Something on Your Mind” (01:40:30) & “I Love You More Than Words Can Say” (01:46:30; Karen Dalton). “Finale Ultimo” (On the Twentieth Century 2015 Bway cast). “No One But the Right Man” (02:24:30), “There’s No Business Like that Certain Business” (02:55:30), “My Yiddishe Momme” (03:17:30) & “Some of These Days” (04:58:30; Sophie Tucker). Promo for “The Outrageous Sophie Tucker” (02:42:00). “Last Night” (03:48:00; The Traveling Wilburys). “The Walls of Red Wing” (03:52:00), “Day of the Locusts” (03:57:00) & “Shake Shake Mama” (04:00:30; Bob Dylan). “Nukular” (04:04:30; Jay Leonhart). “Great Escape” (04:14:30; Moby). “Aurora” (04:16:30). “Ant Man Bee” (04:21:30; Captain Beefheart). “The Good Son” (04:24:00; Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds). “There’s No Love in Tennessee” (04:30:00; Barbara Mandrell).
