Dave reads an early (and justly rejected) draft of Shel Silverstein’s famous story, “The Giving Tree,” titled “The Giving Chimp”
Segment originally aired Nov. 3, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 5th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on WGBB-AM radio Nov. 3, 2002.
host: Dave Lefkowitz
Featuring: Comedy and culture on Dave’s fifth episode, including the satirical News Gone By, Dave’s Gone Cultural about the theater, the Giving Chimp skit, the Peter Byfield political skit, the World Weird Web, and Inside Broadwway.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:02:30 NEWS GONE BY w/ Peter Byfield skit (00:06:00) 00:20:00 SKIT: The Giving Chimp 00:27:30 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – theater reviews (00:28:00; Amour / 00:29:30; Flower Drum Song / 00:36:00; Movin’ Out) 00:44:00 WORLD WEIRD WEB: bushorchip, Duke & LaRouche 00:53:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Nov. 3, 2002 Playlist: “You Are Beautiful,” (00:32:00; Flower Drum Song1958 Bway cast); “Summer Highland Falls” (00:39:00; Billy Joel). “In a Silent Way” (Miles Davis), “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” (00:52:30; XTC).
Written specifically for my radio show, a song, to the tune of “Hobo’s Lullaby,” that celebrates the capture of the Beltway snipers
On the fourth episode of my radio show, Dave’s Gone By, we closed the News Gone By segment with a bit about two men who were arrested for the Beltway sniper attacks in Washington DC. Here’s my intro to the song as it aired on our Halloween-themed program, Oct. 27, 2002:
“It looks like the Beltway nightmare has come to an end. John Allen Muhammad and his juvenile accomplice, John Malvo, have been arrested in connection with a month-long series of shootings in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. A former army soldier, National Guardsman and—surprise!—a convert to that gentle religion, Islam, Muhammad modified his used Chevrolet so he could fire comfortably out the back without being seen. Towards the end of the manhunt, Muhmmad also begged to be caught—leaving notes on trees, giving out his phone number, making generic threats against children, and requesting $10 million in blackmail.
This desperation may be attributed to the lack of a good night’s sleep—since Muhammad and Malvo apparently spent the last week catching their z’s in a Chevy, which is where they were caught by Montgomery County police. Since they’ll now have plenty of time to rest and relax—say, 800 to 900 consecutive years (700 with good behavior)—I thought it only fitting to dedicate this 40-year-old ballad by Goebel Reeves to them (lyrics slightly revised).”
The song was then performed live in the radio studio, with backing by the country-folk band, Eddie and the Moonshiners, led by Eddie Hug.
SNIPER’S LULLABY
(sung to the tune of Goebel Reeves’s Hobo’s Lullaby)
Go to sleep, you weary sniper
Soon the world will watch you die
Can’t you hear the steel chains clankin’?
That’s the sniper’s lullaby.
You’ll no longer have a rifle
When your trigger fingers itch
Fear will be your companion
Fear and some dude who calls you “bitch.”
Ten dead bodies cry for blood now
They shall not leave you in peace
I will say one good thing for you:
You got a steal on that Caprice.
So when ya die and go to Hades
Take that Malvo with you, too
You can call yourself Muhammad
But you’re still screwed `cause God’s a Jew
A Halloween advertisement for candy that’s extra-convenient.
Segment originally aired Oct. 27, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Segment originally aired Oct. 27, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Segment aired Oct. 27, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 4th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on WGBB-AM radio, Oct. 27, 2002. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz Guest: actress Karen Young
Featuring: Guest – actress Karen Young. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, Skits (Trick or Treat, Pre-Tampered Yummies), World Weird Web (Rotten.com, Brother Theodore)
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:02:00 NEWS GONE BY 00:16:30 SKIT: Pre-Tampered Yummies (w/ Karen Young) 00:22:30 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS: Karen Young 00:37:30 SKIT: Trick or Treat (w/ Karen Young) 00:41:00 WORLD WEIRD WEB – Rotten.com (00:40:00) & Brother Theodore (00:46:00)
Oct. 27, 2002 Playlist: “The Party’s Over” (00:05:30; Bells Are Ringing, original cast); “Sniper’s Lullaby” (00:12:00; Dave Lefkowitz w/ Eddie & the Moonshiners); “Little Water Song” (00:18:30; Ute Lemper); Brother Theodore (00:48:00; audioclip from film “That’s Adequate”), “Get Out of My House” (00:51:30; Kate Bush); “Fawn” (00:54:00; Tom Waits).
Native-American Chief Moist Elk offers his thoughts on America’s history with smallpox
Segment originally aired Oct. 20, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Taking a cue from Sullivan Ballou, Dave reads the modern wartime missive, The Puff Sullivan Letter.
Segment originally aired Oct. 20, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave Lefkowitz interviews angry LIPA guy, Kip Kohn
Topics include: Kohn was arrested for sending supposedly threatening checks to the Long Island Power Authority.
Segment aired Oct. 20, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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