Dave’s Gone By #609 (6/10/2017): THE 13th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

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Here is the 609th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 10, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

June 10, 2017 (show #609) THE 13TH ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: composer-lyricists Irene Sankoff & David Hein (Come from Away), Dallas Morning News theater critic Nancy Churnin, Dave’s wife Joyce, critics Joe Dziemianowicz (NY Daily News), Ed Rubin (Artes), Charles Gross (“Two on the Aisle”), Leslie (Hoban) Blake (“Two on the Aisle”), Eva Heinemann (“Hi! Drama”), Simon Saltzman (Outer Critics Circle).

Featuring: A look at the 2016-2017 Broadway season and Tony Award nominees with interviews, trivia, showtunes, Broadway Timeline, a giveaway, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the Tonys.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (on the show)
00:17:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – By the Numbers, Cirque, Act of God, 2016 Tonys, Motown, Cats
00:36:30 GUEST: Charles Gross
00:49:30 Sponsors
00:53:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Black, Encounter, Holiday Inn, Oh Hello
00:59:30 TRIVIA
01:03:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Heisenberg, Cherry Orchard, Front Page, Valli, Falsettos
01:17:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #146 – The 2017 Tony Awards
01:28:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Liaisons, Cheno, Natasha
01:36:00 GUEST: Eva Heinemann
01:46:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Illusionists, Alton Brown, A Bronx Tale
01:53:00 AWARDS ROUNDUP
02:02:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Dear Evan Hansen
02:09:00 GUEST: Michall Jeffers
02:21:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – In Transit
02:24:00 GIVEAWAY
02:26:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – The Present, Jitney, Sunset Boulevard, Sunday, Significant Other, Glass Menagerie, Come from Away
02:45:30 GUESTS: Irene Sankoff & David Hein
03:06:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Price, Miss Saigon
03:14:00 GUEST: Simon Saltzman
03:26:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Sweat, Goes Wrong, Amelie, Present Laughter, War Paint, Oslo, Groundhog Day
03:36:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
04:00:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Indecent, Little Foxes, Hello, Dolly!
04:09:00 GUEST: Nancy Churnin
04:23:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Charlie
04:30:00 MORE TRIVIA
04:35:00 MUSICALS IN MEDIA
04:42:30 GUEST: Edward Rubin
04:57:30 ANOTHER GIVEAWAY
05:00:00 Sponsors
05:01:30 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Anastasia
05:06:00 GUEST: Joe Dziemianowicz
05:15:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – Six Degrees, Bandstand
05:25:00 BROADWAY TIMELINE – A Doll’s House Part 2, Tony Info
05:28:30 NEXT SEASON!
05:32:30 Thank Yous
05:37:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 10, 2017 Playlist: “History has its Eyes on You” (00:25:00; Hamilton 2016 Broadway cast). “Memory” (00:31:30; Cats 1982 Broadway cast). “Blue Skies” (00:56:00; Holiday Inn 2016 Broadway cast). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (01:08:00; Jersey Boys 2005 Broadway cast). “Four Jews in a Room Bitching” (01:13:00; March of the Falsettos 1981 off-Broadway). “Charming” (01:32:00; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, 2013 off-Broadway cast). “Out of Your Head” (01:50:00; A Bronx Tale 2016 Broadway cast). “Waving Through a Window” (02:03:00; Dear Evan Hansen 2017 Broadway cast). “Laura Benanti Explains the Plays” (02:07:00) & “Laura Benanti Explains the Musicals” (05:21:00; Laura Benanti). “In Transit (excerpts)” (02:23:00; In Transit 2016 Broadway cast). “With One Look” (02:30:30; Sunset Boulevard 1994 L.A. cast). “Children and Art” (02:36:30; Sunday in the Park with George 2006 London cast). “Me and the Sky” (03:01:30) & “Finale” (05:39:00; Come from Away 2017 Broadway cast). “The Movie in My Mind” (03:09:00; Miss Saigon (2014 London cast). “Times are Hard for Dreamers” (03:30:30; Philippa Soo). “War Paint” Excerpts (03:37:00; War Paint 2017 Broadway cast). “Playing Nancy” (03:43:30; Groundhog Day 2017 Broadway cast). “Before the Parade Passes By” (04:05:00; Hello, Dolly! 2017 Broadway cast). “It Must Be Seen to be Believed” (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2013 London cast). “City of Stars” (04:40:00; “La La Land” 2016 film soundtrack). “My Petersburg” (05:03:00; Anastasia 2017 Broadway cast). “Welcome Home” (05:19:30; Bandstand 2017 Broadway cast).


(pictured: your humble host, Charles Gross, Rabbi Sol Solomon, Eva Heinemann, Michall Jeffers, Irene Sankoff & David Hein, Simon Saltzman, Leslie (Hoban) Blake, Nancy Churnin, Edward Rubin,  Joe Dziemianowicz)

Dave’s Gone By #608 (6/3/2017): CLAYMATION

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Here is the 608th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 3, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Author Clay McLeod Chapman (“The Pumpkin Pie Show”), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Clay McLeod Chapman. Plus: Inside Broadway, Potato News, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Allman Brothers, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (waters).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Fort Fun, the Tony show, prairie dogs, dowager’s hump)
00:36:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:58:30 POTATO NEWS
01:06:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allman Brothers
01:31:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:58:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Clay McLeod Chapman
02:36:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (waters)
03:05:00 Friends
03:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:58:00 Weather
03:59:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 4, 2017 Playlist: “Leave the Blues at Home” (01:09:00) “Melissa” (01:13:00) & “Whipping Post” {live fillmore east} (01:17:00; The Allman Brothers). “Perfect” (01:55:30; Alanis Morissette). “Pumpkins” (02:35:30; Stan Ransom). “Too Much of Nothing” {Take 2} (02:46:00) & “This Land is Your Land” (02:49:00; Bob Dylan). “Tomorrow is a Long Time” (02:55:00; Sandy Denny). “Tiger Rag” (03:14:00; Mickey Katz). “Hold Your Head Up” (Argent; 03:16:30). “Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming?” (03:20:00; Lewis Black). “Wonder Woman” (03:27:00; Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint). “Gospel Noble Truths” (04:02:00; Allen Ginsberg).



(pictured: Gregg Allman, Clay McLeod Chapman, Fort Fun)

Dave’s Gone By #607 (5/27/2017): CROWN JULES

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Here is the 607th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 27, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: cartoonist Jules Feiffer, friends Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave interviews playwright and cartoonist Jules Feiffer. Plus: A call from friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (`67, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Freewheelin’ Groove).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (first play, projectile vomiting, shortness)
00:25:30 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (Jethro Tull, Small Potatoes)
00:52:00 Sponsors
00:55:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (radio)
01:01:00 MOVIES ABOUT PRODUCE
01:06:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – `67
02:19:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (02:19:30) & review (02:32:30; Present Laughter)
02:44:30 GUEST: Jules Feiffer
03:33:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Freewheelin’ Groove)
03:49:00 Friends
04:00:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:35:30 Weather
04:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 27, 2017 Playlist: “Imagination” (00:46:00; The Small Potatoes). “Don’t Rain on My Parade” (00:53:30; Barbra Streisand). “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (01:36:00; Culture Club). “Long Time” (01:40:30) & “Rapture” (01:44:30; Blondie). “The Message” (01:50:30; Brian Williams). “Love or Confusion” (01:57:00; Jimi Hendrix). “You Just May Be the One” (02:00:30; The Monkees). “Sad and Lonely Times” (02:02:30; Country Joe and the Fish). “Brown Shoes Don’t Make It” (02:05:00; Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention). “The Heart is Quicker than the Eye” (02:43:00; On Your Toes 1983 Broadway cast w/ Dina Merrill). “Whatcha Gonna Do” (03:37:00), “Had a Dream About You Baby” (03:41:00) & “Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance” (03:44:00; Bob Dylan). “The Best of Years” (03:51:00; Art Paul Schlosser). “Love Me Harder” (04:01:00; Ariana Grande & The Weeknd). “Live and Let Die” (04:05:00; Paul McCartney). “Janine” (04:08:00; David Bowie). “Body Slam!” (04:11:00; Bootsy Collins). “I’m Still Remembering” (04:39:00; The Cranberries).


(pictured: Jules Feiffer; Joyce n’ Dave n’ Fred n’ Wendy, Cobie Smulders & Kevin Kline in Present Laughter, Meet the Small Potatoes)

Dave’s Gone By #606 (5/20/2017): MURRAY

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Here is the 606th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 20, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: A visit from friends Wendy Highby and Fred Cleaver. Plus: Remembering Murray the dachshund, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Murray, in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (fallen angels).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Murray, beanie potato, animals).
00:32:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Murray
01:00:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (death, Ormly Gumfudgin, Pixanne)
01:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (fallen angels)
01:52:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
02:10:30 Friends
02:19:00 Sponsors
02:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:39:30 GUESTS: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver
03:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT

May 20, 2017 Playlist: “Lay Down Little Doggies” (00:32:30; Arlo Guthrie). “My Old Dog” (00:36:00; David Brenner). “In the Eyes of My Dog” (00:37:00; Martin Mull). “Black Eyed Dog” (00:39:00; Nick Drake). “You’re Missing” (00:42:30; Cowboy Junkes). “Visit from the Dead Dog” (00:46:30; Ed Harcourt). “Until Tomorrow” (00:49:30; Juliana Hatfield). “The Dachs Song” (00:54:30; Murray Weinstock). “Stan’ Up and Fight” (01:43:30; Carmen Jones 1943 Broadway cast). “Nevertheless” (01:42:00), “On a Little Street in Singapore” (01:45:30) & “Maybe You’ll Be There” (01:47:30; Bob Dylan). “Come Out of the Dumpster” (01:58:00; The Wedding Singer 2006 Broadway cast w/ Laura Benanti). “Show Me” (02:22:00; Soundgarden). “Jolly Roger” (02:24:30; Adam & the Ants). “Prosecutor’s Song” (02:27:00; Amour 2003 Broadway cast). “Let’s Ruin Times Square Again” (02:28:30; Forbidden Broadway 2001 off-Broadway cast). “Emancipated Minor” (02:31:30; Ani DiFranco). “The Secret Life of Arabia” (02:36:00; David Bowie). “If This is Goodbye” (03:41:30; Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris).

(pictured: Murray Weil-Lefkowitz, Dylan’s Fallen Angels, Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby)

Dave’s Gone By #605 (5/13/2017): DIRECTOR’S CUT

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Here is the 605th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired May 13, 2007. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: wellness coach and former film editor Carlyn Montes de Oca, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews film editor Carlyn Montes de Oca. Plus: Greeley Crimes and Old Times, Saturday Segues (Mother’s Day, In the News), Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (moms)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (yard sale, headcold, bangaluru)

00:32:00 Sponsors
00:33:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Rang de Basanti, X it)
00:49:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:22:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Mother’s Day
01:55:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:56:00) & review (02:15:00; Oslo))
02:29:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Carlyn Montes de Oca
03:19:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (moms)
03:34:00 Friends
03:43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:21:00 Weather
04:23:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 13, 2017 Playlist: “Rang de Basanti” (00:33:30). “Mother” (01:23:30; Danzig). “Mothers” (01:27:30; Daughter). “Mom Says” (01:34:00; Low). “Ode to My Family” (01:39:30; The Cranberries). “Mommy for a Day” (01:44:00; Kitty Wells). “When You’re Good to Mama” (01:46:30; Chicago 1975 Broadway cast w/ Mary McCarty). “Mother’s Prayer” (01:49:30; Washington Phillips). “Hosanna” (02:26:00 Jesus Christ Superstar 1992 London cast w/ Paul Nicholas). “Let’s Stick Together” (03:19:00), “Obviously Five Believers {Take 3}” (03:22:00) & “Ragged & Dirty” (03:26:00; Bob Dylan). “France” (03:44:00; The Grateful Dead). “Fired” (03:48:00; Ben Folds). “Spirit in the Dark” (03:52:00; Aretha Franklin). “Security” (03:56:00; Otis Redding). “Motherly Love” (04:28:30; Frank Zappa).


(pictured: Carlyn Montes de Oca, Mother’s Day, Jennifer Ehle & Jefferson Mays in Oslo)

Dave’s Gone By #604 (5/6/2017): GROSS DECENCY

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Here is the 604th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio May 6, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: theater critic Michael Grossberg (Columbus Dispatch), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave chats with Ohio theater critic Michael Grossberg. Plus: Inside Broadway (Tony nominations), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Nurse!, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (nurse)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (graduation day, the comedy bell, timed out, Blind Date in Chennai, ao)
00:48:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Nurse!
01:37:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (free SUNY, nasty Nastase)
01:45:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:23:00 GUEST: Michael Grossberg
03:17:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (nurses)
03:36:00 Friends
03:43:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:07:30 DAVE GOES OUT

“Happy Nurse” (01:18:30) & “Hot Meat” (01:34:30; The Sugarcubes). “Nurse” (01:22:30; Derek & Clive w/ Peter Cook & Dudley Moore). “I Want a Nurse” (01:23:00; Jack Barrett). “The Nurse” (01:25:30; The White Stripes). “My Big Nurse” (01:29:00; Brian Eno & David Byrne). Amelie Medley (02:13:30; Philippa Soo & Amelie cast). “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” (Forbidden Broadway w/ Nora Mae Lyng). “Time Heals Everything” (Mack & Mabel 1974 Broadway cast w/ Bernadette Peters). “Ain’t Talkin'” (03:19:00), “Drifter’s Escape” (03:28:00) & “T.V. Talkin’ Song” (03:30:30; Bob Dylan). “Child of the Philippines” (03:44:30; Here Lies Love 2015 off-Broadway cast w/ Conrad Ricamora). “Replaced” (03:48:00; Christine Lavin). “The Strike” (03:51:30; Paint Your Wagon 2016 Encores! cast). “Big Green Freak” (03:52:30; The Toxic Avenger 2009 off-Broadway cast). “Dead Flowers” (03:54:30; The Rolling Stones). “Graduation Day” (04:12:00; Daddy Long Legs 2015 off-Broadway cast w/ Megan McGinnis).


(pictured: Michael Grossberg, nurse!, poster for Blind Date)

Dave’s Gone By #603 (4/22/2017): PLAY ON

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Here is the 603rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio, April 22, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Bruce Langhorne), Potato News, My Sick Mind (Aaron Hernandez), Saturday Segues (Barbra Streisand, In the News)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (earth day, achey pain, Broadway injuries, bad deodorant, waterpik, dui crash)
00:44:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:11:30 POTATO NEWS
01:17:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Barbra Streisand
02:35:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Bruce Langhorne)
02:53:30 MY SICK MIND (Aaron Hernandez)
02:59:00 Friends
03:08:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:44:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 22, 2017 Playlist: “I’m a Little Airplane” (01:03:30) & “Springtime in New York” (03:52:30; Jonathan Richman). “Foxey Lady” ({live} 01:36:30; Jimi Hendrix). “You Matter to Me” (02:12:00; Waitress 2016 Broadway cast w/ Drew Gehling & Jessie Mueller). “Gotta Move” (02:20:00), “My Coloring Book” (02:22:00), “I Don’t Know Where I Stand” (02:26:00) & “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” (02:30:00 w/ Harold Arlen). “Corrina Corrina” (02:39:30), “Mr. Tambourine Man” ({live Bangladesh version} 02:42:00) & “She Belongs to Me” (02:46:30; Bob Dylan). “Oh, Atlanta” (03:10:00; Alison Krauss). “Turkish Song of the Damned” (03:14:30; The Pogues). “I Bought Ads on Facebook” (03:18:00; Eugene Mirman). “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Back” (03:23:30; Neko Case). “Uptight (Everything’s Alright” (03:25:30; Stevie Wonder). “Baba O’Riley” ({live} 03:28:30; The Who).


(pictured: Barbra, Bruce Langhorne, Potato News, Aaron Hernandez)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/15/2017): DAVE DAVIES & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musician Dave Davies
Topics include: songwriting, the Kinks, Russ Davies, Ray Davies.

Segment aired April 15, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #602 (4/15/2017): THINK KINK

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Here is the 602nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 15, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Kinks guitarist Dave Davies, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician Dave Davies. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Liz Phair, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (taxes).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (tax day, Blind Date in Chennai, musical siblings, crash day, seder song)
00:51:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:22:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Liz Phair
01:48:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:19:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Dave Davies
03:11:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (taxes)
03:37:00 Friends
03:51:30 Sponsors
03:54:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:41:30 Thanks & Weather
04:45:30 DAVE GOES OUT

April 15, 2017 Playlist: “Samba Snails” (00:59:30; Sexton Ming). “6’1” (01:28:00), “Table for One” (01:34:30) & “Never Said” (01:38:30; Liz Phair). “Friend of Mine” (01:31:00; Juliana Hatfield). “I’m not Bessie” & Give Me a Pigfoot” (Linda Hopkins). “Death of a Clown.” “I’m not Bessie (Intro)/Give me a Pigfoot” (02:16:30; Linda Hopkins). “Death of a Clown” (02:19:00), “Party Line” (02:31:00), “You Really Got Me” (02:37:30), “Two Sisters” (02:44:00), “You Don’t Know My Name” (03:09:00) & “Waterloo Sunset” (04:47:30). “World of Our Own” (02:52:00; Dave Davies). “The Levee’s Gonna Break” (03:14:00), “Copper Kettle” (03:19:30) & “Ballad of a Thin Man” ({live – no direction home} 03:23:30; Bob Dylan). “Old King Donald” (03:38:30; Drew Velting). “Out of Egypt” (03:56:00; Nikki Sudden). “The Airplane Part II” (04:01:30; Uncle Bonsai). “Hum Bomb” (04:06:00; Allen Ginsberg). “I Bombed Korea” (04:09:00; CAKE). “Centerfold” (04:11:00; J. Geils Band). “Before Easter” (04:15:00; Tracy Chapman).
(pictured: Dave Davies then & now, Liz Phair, Blind Date)

Dave’s Gone By #601 (4/8/2017): MERSCH MADNESS

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Here is the 601st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio, April 8, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guest: author Michael Merschel (Dallas Morning News), friend Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer Michael Merschel (“Revenge of the Star Survivors”). Plus: Inside Broadway, A call from Frendy (Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Brandeis Skyline), Saturday Segue (In the News, Tom n’ Tim)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (chicken suit, NEA/USC)
00:14:00 GUEST: Wendy Highby
00:35:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Bette n’ Joan, Cheese Weasel Day, Gary Austin, Blind Date in Chennai)
01:06:00 Sponsors
01:08:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:19:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom n’ Tim
01:45:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:28:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Michael Merschel
03:19:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Brandeis Skyline)
03:40:00 Friends
03:50:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:34:00 Weather
04:36:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 8, 2017: “Caffeine” (00:28:00; Wendy Highby). “Be Prepared” (01:27:00), “She’s My Girl” (01:31:00) & “Oedipus Rex” (01:36:00; Tom Lehrer). “All That I Want is You” (01:28:30) & “She Left Me with the Herpes” (01:34:00; Tiny Tim). “Tommy Can You Hear Me” (02:26:00; The Who). “Nashville Skyline Rag” (03:23:30) & “Bob Dylan’s Dream” (03:26:30; Bob Dylan). “Lay Lady Lay” (03:32:00; Duran Duran). “St. Petersburg” (03:51:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “Nuclear War” (03:53:30; Sun Ra). “A Certain Chemical” (03:57:30; Soda). “Martin Scorsese Tribute” (04:02:30; Don Rickles). “Passover” (04:05:30; Make Me a Song 2008 off-Broadway cast). “Got the Farm Land Blues” (04:09:30; Carolina Tar Heels). “Exodus” (04:44:00; Bob Marley).






(pictured: Michael Merschel, Wendy Highby, Cheese Weasel Day, Tom Lehrer, Tiny Tim, Blind Date in Chennai)