Dave’s Gone By #59 (1/5/2004): OH FOUR HEAVEN’S SAKE!

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Here is the 59th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Jan. 5, 2004. Info: davesgoneby.com. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave Goes Off on the New Year. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, and tributes to David Bowie’s birthday and black & white M&Ms.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN: A quiet new year, an email onslaught, and the beauty of radio.
00:24:00  NEWS GONE BY: Terrorism Chess; Ben Franklin – Terrorist; Arts Funding; Iranian Mirthquake; Swingline Dollah-Dollah; Oyster Solidarity; Frivolous Lawsuit Time (Playground Mishap); McDonald’s Spilling & Starbucks Burning; Jets and Sharks; Dead Man Dangling (Bad Pun of the Week); Adios Ephedra; M&Ms in B&W; The Inc; My Big Fat Obnoxious Title; Croc Teaser; Bull on the Highway; Steinbrenner Faints; When a Bee Smells Blood; The Toilet Bowl; Food Chain Barbie.
01:10:00  DAVE GOES OUT: Birthday tribute to David Bowie; Thank Yous.

Playlist: “Five Years,” “Fantastic Voyage,” “Golden Years” & “Heroes” (David Bowie), “Coffee in a Cardboard Cup” (The World Goes `Round off-Broadway cast recording); “B-Side” ({live version}; Loudon Wainwright III); “B&W M&Ms” (Dave).

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David Bowie
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Dave’s Gone By #58 (12/29/2003): PRETTY GOOD YEAR

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Here is the 58th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM radio Dec. 29, 2003. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave bids farewell to 2003 with reasons to be grateful and a chat with theater critic Charles Gross (TV’s Two on the Aisle).

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: theater critic Charles Gross

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN: Greetings w/ New Year’s Hoopla.
00:18:00  DAVE’S GOT GUESTS: Theater critic Charles Gross discusses Taboo, Wicked, Wonderful Town & Never Gonna Dance.
01:04:00  YEAR END: Dave gives bunches o’ reasons why 2003 was a “pretty good year.”
01:23:00  DAVE GOES OUT: Thank yous.
December 29, 2003 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos); “Popular” & “Defying Gravity”  (Wicked Broadway cast); “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs); “These Are The Days” (Van Morrison).

Dec. 29, 2004 Playlist: “Pretty Good Year” (Tori Amos), “Defying Gravity” (Wicked original cast), “These Are Days” (10,000 Maniacs).

Charles Gross
Taboo
Never Gonna Dance
Wicked
Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt in Wonderful Town
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