Dave’s Gone By #284 (7/27/2008): NEW YEAR’S 2008 II – THE GUESTS ARRIVE

click above to listen to the episode (audio only)

Here is the 284th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, July 27, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
co-host: Joyce Weil
Guests: Tom Ross, Curry Kid, Pat O’Brien, Rob Kowal, Jeff Goodman, Cory

featuring: Part two of Dave hosting New Year’s Eve 2007-08 at WGBB. Featuring Dave’s wife Joyce Weil and visits from program director Tom Ross, traffic director Curry Kid, show host Pat O’Brien and sports programmer Rob Kowal. Plus: Jeff Goodman at a party.

0:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:03:00  GUEST: WGBB traffic director Curry Kid
00:15:00  SKIT: Baba Flem Da w/ Joyce Weil
00:34:00  GUEST: WGBB sports producer Rob Kowal
00:40:00  GUEST: WGBB host Pat O’Brien
00:45:00  GUEST: WGBB program director Tom Ross (recorded segment mostly deleted – sorry!)
00:49:00  GUESTS: Jeff Goodman, Cory & other party people.

Rob Kowal
Pat O’Brien
Tom Ross
Curry Kid
Dave & Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By #283 (7/20/2008): CIONISM

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 283rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By ,which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, July 20, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: musician & author Sarah Jane Cion (“The Daughter-in-Law Rules”)

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician and author Sarah Jane Cion (aka Sally Shields, author of “The Daughter-in-Law Rules”), and Inside Broadway.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:15:00  GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats interviews Sarah Jane Cion (aka Sally Shields)
00:36:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News, Bette & Boo, title of show
01:00:00  DAVE GOES OUT

July 20, 2008 Playlist: “The Unlearned Lesson,” “So What Do You Think” (Sarah Jane Cion).

The Marriage of Bette and Boo
Sarah Jane Cion
title of show
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #282 (7/13/2008): DR. DIRTY

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).
John Valby

Here is the 282nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired July 13, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: musician John Valby

Featuring: Dave chats with novelty musician John Valby (aka “Dr. Dirty”) & Inside Broadway.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:16:00  GUEST: John Valby
00:49:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News, Jackie Mason, East 14th
01:05:00  DAVE GOES OUT

July 13, 2008 Playlist: “The Long & Winding Turd,” “Candy Bar Poem,” “Lily” & “Ya Ya Ya” (John Valby).

John Valby
Jackie Mason
Jeff Goodman
your host

Dave’s Gone By #281 (7/6/2008): RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 281st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, July 6, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: Karen Mason

Featuring: Dave chats with Broadway actress and cabaret star Karen Mason. Plus: Inside Broadway and farewells to two bozos.

00:00:01  Pre-show excerpts: Value Meals & Bozo
00:09:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:19:00  GUEST: Karen Mason
00:48:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News & L.I. Puppets
01:04:00  DAVE SAYS BYE – Jesse Helms
01:12:00  DAVE GOES OUT

July 6, 2008 Playlist: “As If We Never Said Goodbye,” “All That Jazz” & “Everything Old is New Again” (Karen Mason); “Jesse Don’t Like It” (Loudon Wainwright III).

Karen Mason, two clowns: Larry Harmon (Bozo) & Jesse Helms, Long Island Puppet Theater.

Karen Mason
Larry Harmon as Bozo
Jesse Helms
your host

Dave’s Gone By #280 (6/29/2008): BYE GEORGE

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 280th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 29, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave’s Gone By
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guests: Robert Thompson (Syracuse University), Dave’s aunt, Esther Brower

Featuring: Syracuse University professor Robert Thompson discussing the legacy of George Carlin. Plus: Dave’s aunt, Esther Brower.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:13:00  GUEST: Robert Thompson
00:37:00  GUEST: Dave’s Aunt Esther
00:55:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 29, 2008 Playlist: “People I Could Do Without” & “Keeping People Alert” & “Wonderful WINO” (George Carlin); “Many Ways” (Dave).

Dr. Robert Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University
Esther Brower and her grandkids
Jeff Goodman `n Dave

Dave’s Gone By #279 (6/22/2008): KLUG LIGHTS

Click above to listen to episode (audio only).

Here is the 279th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 22, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: satirist Bruce Kluger (“Young Dick Cheney”)

Featuring: Dave chats with satirist Bruce Kluger. Plus: Inside Broadway

00:00:01  pre-show excerpt w/ fireman James
00:09:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:19:00  GUEST: Bruce Kluger
01:00:00  INSIDE BROADWAY
01:11:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 22, 2008 Playlist: no songs.

Bruce Kluger
Jeff Goodman
your host

Dave’s Gone By #278 (6/15/2008): DAD & GRAD

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 278th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired June 15, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: Philip Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave has a Father’s Day chat with Philip Lefkowitz; an Inside Broadway overview of the Tony Awards. 

00:00:01  pre-show excerpt: “Rylance”
00:10:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:18:00  GUEST: Philip Lefkowitz
00:45:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – The Tonys
01:06:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 15, 2008 Playlist: “Got Dem Blues” (Turk Murphy).

Philip Lefkowitz
and son
Mary Rylance
Tony Awards

Dave’s Gone By #277 (6/14/2008): THE 4th ANNUAL TOTALTHEATER TONY SHOW

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 277th episode–our annual Broadway Tony Awards special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 14, 2008. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

guest co-hosts: Jeff Goodman & Michael Riedel
guests: Simon Saltzman, Linda Winer, Charles Gross, Daniel Breaker, Rondi Reed, Rosalind Friedman, Eric Grode, Richmond Shepard.

Featuring critics and Tony nominees making their picks and prognostications about the 62nd annual Tony Awards. Plus: Tony-winning actress Rondi Reed (August: Osage County) and actor Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange).

00:00:01 OPENING w/ Dave, Jeff Goodman & Michael Riedel
00:10:30 GUEST: Outer Critics Circle President, Simon Saltzman
00:29:00 GUEST: Newsday critic, Linda Winer
00:44:30 Dave, Jeff & Michael
00:57:00 GUEST: “Two on the Aisle” critic, Charles Gross
01:08:00 Dave, Jeff & Michael
01:13:30 GUEST: NY Sun critic, Eric Grode
01:24:00 Dave, Jeff & Michael on the critics
01:30:00 Quiz 1
01:32:00 GUEST: WMNR critic, Rosalind Friedman
01:44:30 Floods
01:46:00 GUEST: Tony nominee, actress Rondi Reed
02:00:00 Quiz 2
02:02:30 GUEST: Tony nominee, Daniel Breaker
02:15:30 GUEST: producer Richmond Shepard
02:23:00 FINALE w/ Dave, Jeff & Michael

June 14, 2008 Playlist: “Dancin'” (00:08:00; Xanadu original Bway cast). “Our Only Daughter” (00:42:00; A Catered Affair original Bway cast). “Roll in the Hay” (00:54:30; Young Frankenstein), “It Won’t Be Long Now” (01:42:00; In the Heights original Bway cast). “Arlington Hill” (02:14:00; Passing Strange, original cast), “Under the Sea” (02:31:00; The Little Mermaid original Bway cast).

Daniel Breaker
Rondi Reed
Rosalind Friedman
Charles Gross
Michael Riedel
Richmond Shepard
Linda Winer
Dave `n Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By #276 (6/8/2008): THE LORD OF FLATBUSH

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 276th episode of the long-running radio/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 8, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guest: film director Stephen Verona (“The Lords of Flatbush”)
Featuring: Dave chats with film director Stephen Verona. Plus: Inside Broadway and a farewell to Bo Diddley.

Note: Stephen Verona passed July 13, 2019 at age 78.

00:00:01  Pre-show: “The Death Railway”
00:07:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:24:00  GUEST: Stephen Verona
00:40:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – News, reasons to be pretty, Prisoner of the Crown and Cocktail Hour
01:06:00  DAVE SAYS BYE – Bo Diddley
01:12:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 8, 2008 Playlist: “If I Could Live My Life,” “Bo Diddley” & “The Story of Bo Diddley” (Bo Diddley).

Stephen Verona
reasons to be pretty
TBTB’s The Cocktail Hour
Philip Goodwin in Prisoner of the Crown
your host

Dave’s Gone By #275 (6/1/2008): IN BLOOM

Click above to listen to the episode (audio only).

Here is the 275th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, June 1, 2008. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: theater/cabaret songwriter Charles Bloom

Featuring: Theater and cabaret composer Charles Bloom. Plus: Dave Says Bye (Sydney Pollack & Harvey Korman).

00:00:01  Pre-show: “YSL & Hilary”
00:13:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:20:00  GUEST: Charles Bloom
01:02:00  DAVE SAYS BYE – Sydney Pollack & Harvey Korman
01:07:00  DAVE GOES OUT

June 1, 2008 Playlist: “What’s a Woman to Do” (Christine Ebersole), “Let the Games Begin” (“Heaven Knows,” original cast), “Call Me When You’re Single” (Barbara Walsh), “Never Give Up” (Ron DeStefano).  

Yves Saint Laurent
Harvey Korman
Sydney Pollack
your host