Dave’s Gone By #25 (3/23/2003): A CODEWORK ORANGE

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Here is the 25th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM March 23, 2003. More info: davesgoneby.com

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: broadcaster Michael Artsis

Featuring: Dave chats with broadcaster Michael Artsis, Goes Off on Wall Street, gets political about Life During Wartime and sings “When Bushie Goes Marching In.” Plus: the satirical News Gone By.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN – Life During Wartime
00:05:00  DAVE GOES FURTHER IN – Spontaneous Talk
00:17:00  NEWS GONE BY (Code Orange Again; Bulldozers n’ Tractors; Pretzels n’ Goldfish; Light Cigarettes and Hot Ash)
00:45:00  DAVE GOES OFF on Wall Street
00:57:00  GUEST: Michael Artsis
01:16:00  DAVE GOES OUT

March 23, 2003 Playlist: “When Bushie Goes Marching In” (Dave, 55:00), “Shut Up, Be Happy” (Ice T w/ Jello Biafra, 2:00), “Masters of Revenge” (Ice T), “A-B-C” (How Now Dow Jones original Broadway cast).

The Bush Curve
The Bush Bump
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Dave’s Gone By #24 (3/16/2003): PADDY O’PURIM

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Here is the 24th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, March 16, 2003. More info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: The history of St. Patrick’s Day; memories of Dublin; Seamus, The Urine Man; Irish music. The story of St. Patrick, and special guest Rabbi Sol Solomon making a whole megillah out of Purim. Also, News Gone By (Moron Moran; The Lost Little Whorehouse, Victoria’s Secret Dylan, the Defibrillators, stolen GEDs and Baseball Camp) and the story of Seamus, The Urine Man.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN (St. Patrick’s Day & Purim)
00:08:00  DAVE ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY
00:16:00  DAVE ON IRELAND
00:20:00  DAVE ON THE CLANCY BROTHERS
00:30:00  DAVE ON DUBLIN
00:36:00  DAVE ON IRISH POLITICS
00:45:00  NEWS GONE BY
01:06:00  RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S PURIMSPIEL
01:16:00  DAVE GOES OUT

March 16, 2003 Playlist: “Seamus the Urine Man” & “Sailor Song (Cover’d With Crap)” (Dave), “Don’t Mess With Us” (Rabbi Sol Solomon), “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” (Pogues, 14:00), “The Moonshiner” & “Paddy West” (Clancy Brothers), “I Am Enough for Myself” (Sinead O’Connor), “The Luck of the Irish” (John Lennon & Yoko Ono).

Purimspiel
The Clancy Brothers
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #23 (3/9/2003): 23 SKIDOO!

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Here is the 23rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM radio March 9, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: theater critic Jeff Goodman

For his 23rd episode, Dave explores the origins of the phrase 23 Skidoo and chats with theater critic Jeff Goodman. Plus: the satirical News Gone By.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN: Lucky number 23, Super Bowl 38.
00:07:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:29:00  The Broadway Strike
00:34:00  GUEST: Jeff Goodman
00:60:00  DAVE GETS TRIVIAL – 23 Skidoo
01:11:00  DAVE GOES OUT – Jay

March 9, 2003 Playlist: “The Train” (Roches), “The 23rd Psalm” (Bobby McFerrin), “Box of Rain” (Grateful Dead).

striking stagehands
Jeff Goodman
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Dave’s Gone By #22 (3/2/2003): FORWARD MARCH

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Here is the 22nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on New York’s WGBB-AM radio March 2, 2003. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest:
actor, critic, mime, teacher and producer Richmond Shepard

Featuring: Dave chats with actor, producer and mime Richmond Shepard. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, Dave remember Fred Rogers, celebrates Lou Reed and reads from “Groucho & Me.”

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:11:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:31:00  DAVE SAYS BYE to Mr. Rogers
00:40:00  GUEST: Richmond Shepard
00:55:00  Dave on “Groucho and Me”
01:06:00  HAPPY BIRTHDAVE to Lou Reed
01:14:00  DAVE GOES OUT

March 2, 2003 Playlist: “My Shirt” (“The Cocoanuts” soundtrack), “Tree Tree Tree” & “There Are Many Ways to Say I Love You” (Fred Rogers).

Richmond Shepard
Groucho and Me
Fred Rogers
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Dave’s Gone By #21 (2/23/2003): BIG DADDY

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Here is the 21st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Feb. 23, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: Dave’s dad, Philip Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave celebrates his dad’s birthday with Philip Lefkowitz. Plus: the satirical News Gone By and FEMA on the World Weird Web.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN – Snow
00:13:00  DAVE GOES FURTHER IN
00:31:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:46:00  WORLD WEIRD WEB – FEMA
00:58:00  GUEST: Philip Lefkowitz
01:15:00  DAVE GOES OUT

February 23, 2003 Playlist: “Snowstorm” (Galaxie 500), “Mockingbird” (Carly Simon & James Taylor), “Guitarzan” (Ray Stevens), “Reilly’s Daughter” (Clancy Brothers), “Louisiana 1927” (Randy Newman), “Bang Bang” (Joe Cuba Sextet), “Sing, Sing, Sing” (Benny Goodman).

Philip Lefkowitz
winter snow

Dave’s Gone By #20 (2/16/2003): PRESIDENT GAS

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Here is the 20th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Feb. 16, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: two shows in one! In the first half hour, the “News Gone By” (Goodbye, Dolly!, No-Go NATO, Michael Jackson, Stones in China, stoned in Mecca, froggies go home!) and “Dave Goes Off” on the Gettysburg Address. Also, because Dave was both under the weather and snowed in, the 8-9pm hour was a pre-taped tribute to Bob Dylan.

00:00:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:06:00  DAVE GOES OFF on Honest Abe
00:19:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:33:00  DAVE GOES FURTHER IN
00:35:00  BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE
01:16:00  DAVE GOES OUT

February 16, 2003 Playlist: “Goodbye Dolly” (Dave, 26:00), “Tell Me, Momma,” “Just Like a Woman,” “From a Buick 6,” “She’s Your Lover Now,” “Isis,” “Seven Days,” “One of Us Must Know,” “Buckets of Rain” (Bob Dylan).

Bob Dylan
your host

Dave’s Gone By #19 (2/9/2003): HEART-SHAPED BOX (lost)

Feb. 9, 2003 (show #019) HEART-SHAPED BOX

Note: Alas, all recordings for this episode have vanished. If any turn up, we’ll add the episode to the archives.

Featuring a Valentine from Dave, plus guest Scott Rodolitz, and the satirical “News Gone By.”

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
NEWS GONE BY: James Brown & his Kids, Phil Spector & His Gun, Michael Jackson & His Boys; Leona Helmsley, cycling fools)
SKIT: “Calcutta Sex Clinic”
DAVE GIVES HIMSELF A HAND
DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 9, 2003 Playlist: “My Girl” (Temptations); “You Really Got a Hold On Me” (The Beatles); “Sex Machine” (James Brown); “Love Power” (“The Producers” film soundtrack); “Heart-Shaped Box” (Nirvana); “My Hand” (Dave, unreleased); “Aochar” (Ravi Shankar); “title unknown” (Jagjit Singh); “Love Love Love” (Wild Man Fischer); “We Belong Together” (Rickie Lee Jones); “Northern Sky” (Nick Drake); “Adam & Eve” (October Project); “Love Letter” (Nick Cave); “Valentine’s Day” (Bruce Springsteen).

Dave’s Gone By #18 (2/2/2003): SEEING SHADOWS

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Here is the 18th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Feb. 2, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: theater composers David Spencer & Stephen Witkin, theater critic Jeff Goodman.

Featuring: Dave chats with theatrical composers David Spencer & Stephen Witkin. Plus: the satirical News Gone By and a Groundhog Day skit with guest Jeff Goodman

00:00:01   DAVE GOES IN
00:07:00   NEWS GONE BY
00:27:00   GUESTS: David Spencer & Stephen Witkin
00:42:00   SKIT: Groundhogs (w/ Jeff Goodman)
00:55:00   GUEST: Jeff Goodman
01:12:00   DAVE GOES OUT

February 2, 2003 Playlist: “Heads Up!” & “The Sound of My Own Voice” (The Fabulist), “Have You seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?” (Rolling Stones), “Bomb Iraq” (unknown), “Lost in Space” (Aimee Mann), “Shadows and Light” (Joni Mitchell).

David Spencer
The Musical Theater Writer’s Survival Guide
Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By #17 (1/26/2003): CHUNDER DOWN UNDER

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Here is the 17th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Jan. 26, 2003. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: director Karin Coonrod

Featuring: “Dave Goes Off” (Pete Rose); Interview w/ director Karin Coonrod; “News Gone By,” “The Missile Hunter”; “World Weird Web” (ChunderSpew!).

00:00:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:04:00  DAVE GOES OFF on Pete Rose
00:14:00  GUEST: Karin Coonrod
00:40:00  DAVE REMEMBERS: Maurice Gibb, Ian McNaughton & Barry Took
00:44:00  WORLD WEIRD WEB – Language
00:47:00  SKIT: ChunderThunder w/ Joyce (and part two at 00:72:00)
00:51:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:58:00  SKIT: The Missile Hunter
01:17:00  DAVE GOES OUT

January 26, 2003 Playlist: “Bruces” (Monty Python), “Tie Me Kangaroo Down” (Village Stompers), “Joey, the Spastic Kangaroo”  & “A Dingo Ate My Baby” (69:00) (Dave).

Karin Coonrod
Maurice Gibb
Barry Took
Ian McNaughton
Pete Rose
your host

Dave’s Gone By #16 (1/19/2003): DAVE’S SELF-INDULGENT BIRTHDAY SHOW

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Here is the 16th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on Long Island, NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Jan. 19, 2003. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: Scott Rodolitz, radio host Joe Salzone, Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: Dave celebrates his upcoming 39th birthday with audio & a visit from teenhood pal, Scott Rodolitz. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, Dave’s birth reenacted.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:04:00  DAVE’S STORY BEGINS
00:05:00  SKIT: Dave’s Birth (w/ Joe Salzone & Scott Rodolitz)
00:24:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:47:00  GUEST: Scott Rodolitz
01:06:00  DAVE’S STORY CONCLUDES
01:11:00  BIRTHDAY SURPRISE (w/ Joyce)
01:15:00  DAVE GOES OUT

January 19, 2003 Playlist: “Kids” (Bye Bye Birdie), “The Ballad of Pete Townshend” (music/lyrics: Dave; performed by Scott Rodolitz), “The Enema Blues” (written & performed by Dave Lefkowitz & Scott Rodolitz).

Joe Salzone
Scott Rodolitz
Pete Townshend
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