Dave’s Gone By #986 (6/7/2025): THE 20th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SPECIAL

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Here is the 986th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, June 7, 2025.

Special Broadway edition! Featuring: Host Dave Lefkowitz chats with Muny artistic director and executive producer Mike Isaacson and with theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, David Finkle, Charles Gross, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart about the Tony Award nominees; critics Robert Viagas, David Sheward, and Eva Heinemann play Tony Trivia; Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on the Tony nominations; and Dave offers a quick season overview and Says Bye to theatrical friends of the Daverhood who have left us.

Guests: artistic director Mike Isaacson; theater critics Leslie (Hoban) Blake, David Finkle, Charles Gross, Eva Heinemann, Brian Scott Lipton, Jonathan Mandell, Carey Purcell, David Sheward, Raven Snook, Zachary Stewart, Robert Viagas; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:09:00 Other Awards
00:18:00 GUEST: Jonathan Mandell
00:27:00 GUEST: Carey Purcell
00:43:30 GUEST: Mike Isaacson
01:01:30 GUEST: Brian Scott Lipton
01:15:00 GUEST: David Finkle
01:30:00 TONY TRIVIA w/ Eva Heinemann, David Sheward, Robert Viagas
02:19:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #193: Tony Awards 2025
02:29:00 GUEST: Charles Gross
02:39:30 GUEST: Zachary Stewart
02:52:00 DAVE SAYS BYE: in memorium
02:57:00 GUEST: Raven Snook
03:08:30 GUEST: Leslie (Hoban) Blake
03:19:30 The Season Overview
03:30:00 DAVE GOES OFF

June 7, 2025 Playlist: “Blossom Time” (00:00:01; Joseph C. Smith); “Oh, Lady Be Good” (03:38:30; Carl Fenton)

Leslie (Hoban) Blake
David Finkle
Charles Gross
Eva Heinemann
Muny artistic director Mike Isaacson
Brian Scott Lipton
Jonathan Mandell
David Sheward
Raven Snook
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Zachary Stewart
Robert Viagas
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Dave’s Gone By #985 (5/24/2025): FURSHURE

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Here is the 985th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, May 24, 2025.

Featuring: Guest: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews public speaker Bernie Furshpan; Inside Broadway; Greeley Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Buchanan)

Guest: cabaret mogul Bernie Furshpan; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: new sloths, blackout
00:16:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Bernie Furshpan
01:17:00 MY OLD PHLEGM
01:35:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:56:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: drawing, Sheep & Wool Festival, potato truck, envelopes, toasters
02:39:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
03:01:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:11:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Buchanan, CO)
03:13:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #984 (5/3/2025): THE UNMASKED SINGER

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Here is the 984th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, May 3, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews comedian Brett Singer and an excerpt of Sol’s 2005 interview with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brumley, CO); Dave’s Big Dictionary (sleuth);

Guests: comedian Brett Singer; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Jill Sobule, Ruth Buzzi
00:25:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Brett Singer
01:17:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:38:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
01:56:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: sleuth
02:12:30 Friends of the Daverhood
02:23:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brumley, CO
02:28:30 GUEST (vintage, from 2005): Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jill Sobule
02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Brett Singer
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Jill Sobule
Brumley, CO

Dave’s Gone By #983 (4/26/2025): LYRAS & LYRICISTS

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Here is the 983rd episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, April 26, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-playwright Alex Lyras; Inside Broadway (Floyd Collins); Greeley Times, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bruce)

Guests: writer Alex Lyras; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: screenplays, Passover food
00:36:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:03:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Alex Lyras
02:04:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (review: Floyd Collins)
02:21:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:33:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Bruce, CO
02:39:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Alex Lyras
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #982 (4/12/2025): EXODUST

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Here is the 982nd episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, April 12, 2025.

Featuring: StoryTime with Rabbi Sol Solomon (“Passover, Here I Come!”); Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brown’s Corner); Dave Says Bye (Michael Hurley, William Finn); Inside Broadway (Old Friends).

Guest: spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: throwin’ sloths, Passover
00:30:00 DAVE GOES AWAY – NYC and NJ: rest stops
00:50:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:13:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: poo pants
01:16:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (review: Old Friends)
01:42:00 STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon (“Passover, Here I Come!” by D.J. Steinberg)
02:15:00 DAVE SAYS BYE: Michael Hurley, William Finn
02:29:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:39:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brown’s Corner, CO
02:42:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #981 (3/29/2025): ON THE SCHNEID

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Here is the 981st episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, March 29, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Robert W. Schneider; Greeley Times; Dave’s Big Dictionary (elucidate); StoryTime (Undies, Please!); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Broughton).

Guest: theatrical director Robert W. Schneider, spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: new toys
00:35:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:02:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Robert W. Schneider
02:13:00 STORYTIME: Undies, Please! (Sumana Seeboruth)
02:24:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (reviews: Redwood, Operation Mincemeat)
02:52:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: elucidate
03:02:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:13:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Broughton, CO
03:16:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Robert W. Schneider
your host
Broughton area, CO

Dave’s Gone By #980 (3/15/2025): THE IDES HAVE IT

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Here is the 980th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, March 15, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection #191 (Mahmoud Khalil), Greeley Times; Bunion Watch; Dave’s Big Dictionary (stratagem); StoryTime (Farmer White’s Best Friend); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bristol).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce: big duck, pie, Chipotle, Baylen’s tics
00:58:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:18:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce: rest-stop frogs
01:28:00 STORYTIME: Farmer White’s Best Friend
01:41:00 BUNION WATCH: Pringles!
01:46:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: stratagem
01:58:30 DAVE GOES OFF: The Trumpet of the Swan
02:11:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #191: Mahmoud Khalil
02:20:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:29:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Bristol, CO
02:33:30 DAVE GOES OUT

he who shall remain brainless
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Bristol, CO

Dave’s Gone By #979 (3/8/2025): MOS DEFF

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Here is the 979th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, March 8, 2025.

Featuring: Dave interviews game-show enthusiast Adam Nedeff; Greeley Times; Bunion Watch; Dave’s Big Dictionary (dry dock); StoryTime (The Dragon Who had Measles); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bridle Dale).

Guest: author Adam Nedeff

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: A Day in New York, constipooey
00:44:00 STORYTIME: The Dragon Who had Measles (Carol Krueger)
01:00:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN: Gene Hackman, Space Ghost, Columbia University
01:23:00 GUEST: Adam Nedeff
02:23:30 GREELEY TIMES
02:40:00 BUNION WATCH
02:46:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: Dry dock
02:58:30 Friends of the Daverhood
03:10:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Bridle Dale, CO
03:13:30 DAVE GOES OUT

your host
Version 1.0.0
undeveloped Bridle Dale, CO
Gene Hackman, two years pre-dead

Dave’s Gone By #978 (2/22/2025): PLAY IT AGAIN, SAMBERG

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Here is the 978th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Joel Samberg; Greeley Times; Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Brick Center); StoryTime: Floridius Bloom; Bunion Watch; Dave’s Big Dictionary (enema).

Guests: novelist Joel Samberg; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:26:00 DAVE GOES OFF: Yankee beards
00:36:30 GREELEY TIMES
01:00:00 GUEST: Joel Samberg & Rabbi Sol Solomon
01:45:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: enema
02:00:00 BUNION WATCH
02:04:30 STORYTIME: Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom
02:20:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:35:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Brick Center, CO
02:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Rabbi Sol Solomon
Brick Center
Version 1.0.0

Dave’s Gone By #977 (2/15/2025): JUST A TAD

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Here is the 977th episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday morning, Feb. 15, 2025.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with attorney Tad Nelson; Greeley Times; StoryTime (Let’s Count NYC); Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Breen); Dave’s Big Dictionary (livid).

Guests: lawyer Tad Nelson; spiritual leader Rabbi Sol Solomon

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: snowdays
00:41:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:00:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tad Nelson
01:54:00 STORYTIME (“Let’s Count NYC”)
02:13:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY: livid
02:34:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:42:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED: Breen
02:46:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Carvel

Tad Nelson
Rabbi Sol Solomon
Breen, CO