Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/7/2015): CAROLE DEMAS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews singer Carole Demas

Topics include: The Magic Garden, theater, Gypsy, Barbados

Segment aired March 7, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 500th Anniversary Special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #500 (3/7/2015): INDIE 500

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Here is the 500th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 7, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave’s 500th episode: 500 minutes plus 1 hour to grown on! Dave plays classic bits, novelty numbers, interview clips and more from years gone by. Plus: chats with return guests, Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Dave’s 500th, musician Christine Lavin, actress Carole Demas, radio legend Dr. Demento, Greeley Crime Beat, visits from UNC Radio general manager Thomas Hoffman, UNC Radio programming director Matthew Davis, UNC Mirror journalist Will Costello, UNC Radio host Alex Kirschner and friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby. Also: Calls from former programming director Sam Wood, singer Carole Demas, Dave’s mom & dad Philip and Brenda Lefkowitz, Dave’s friend Ozer Teitelbaum, and former guest co-host Jeff Goodman

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: radio host Dr. Demento, musician Christine Lavin, actress Carole Demas, UNC Mirror journalist Will Costello, UNC Radio general manager Thomas Hoffman, UNC Radio programming director Matthew Davis,, UNC Radio former general manager Sam Wood, radio personality Joe Salzone, friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Ozer Teitelbaum and Jeff Goodman, Dave’s mom & dad (Philip & Brenda Lefkowitz), Dave’s wife Joyce.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (#500!, Purim narwhal)
00:24:30 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt. 1
00:27:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (new!)
00:52:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt. 2 w/ Will Costello
00:58:00 GUESTS: Will Costello
01:04:00 GREELEY CRIME BEAT, pt 3
01:14:30 GUESTS: Will Costello, Alex Kirshner, Thomas Hoffman (new!)
01:36:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN
01:51:00 GUEST: Bonnie Franklin (aired 10/1/11)
02:00:30 SKIT: The Giving Chimp (aired 11/3/02)
02:07:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #3: Taco Bell (aired 1/29/11)
02:21:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #26: Autopsy (aired 2/21/15)
02:23:00 SONG: Take Your Underoos Down (aired 7/19/14)
02:32:30 GUEST: Karinna Kittles-Karsten (aired 2/11/07)
02:50:30 SONG: Jeopardy Ken (aired 10/14/04)
02:53:30 Sponsors
03:01:30 GUEST: Joe Franklin (aired 4/1/07)
03:06:30 SKIT: Pre-Tampered Yummies (aired 10/27/02)
03:12:00 GUEST: Tom Paxton (aired 9/2/04)
03:20:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’s RABBINICAL REFLECTION #11: Circumcisions (aired 4/2/11)
03:31:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #23: Screenwriter (aired 2/7/15)
03:37:30 More Sponsors
03:40:30 GUEST: Jill Sobule (aired 9/22/05)
03:52:00 SKIT: Blarney O’Bunions (aired 3/12/06)
03:57:30 GUEST: Christine Lavin (new!)
04:39:00 GUEST: Al Aronowitz (aired 1/20/05)
04:46:00 GUEST: Dr. Demento (new!)
05:14:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #20: Beatles (aired 1/10/15)
05:11:00 Emails & Epistles
05:21:00 SKIT: Handyman Yoni (aired 7/29/04)
05:26:30 GUESTS: Brenda & Philip Lefkowitz (new!)
05:44:30 GUEST: Joe Salzone (new!)
05:56:30 GUEST: Carole Demas (new!)
06:15:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION: Jewish GPS (aired 1/27/12)
06:20:30 GUEST: Sam Wood (new!)
06:48:30 GUEST: Gilbert Gottfried (aired 12/17/11)
06:59:00 SONG: A Dingo Ate My Baby (aired 1/26/03)
07:00:00 GUEST: Matthew Davis (new!)
07:16:00 More Emails & Epistles
07:22:00 Excerpt: First Show – opening (aired 10/6/02)
07:32:30 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum (new!)
07:34:30 SONG: Undies (aired 8/24/13)
07:59:00 SKIT: Buttboink Mountain w/ Peter Fitzgerald (aired 1/22/06)
08:06:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #119: Dave’s 500th (new!)
08:15:30 Thanks
08:18:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman, pt. 1
08:42:30 A Call from Joyce
08:46:00 Sponsors
08:47:30 SKIT: Bob Dylan for WaxVac
08:49:00 Excerpt: First Show – closing (aired 10/6/02)
08:54:00 GUEST: Jeff Goodman, pt. 2
09:19:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 7, 2015 Playlist: “Buckets of Rain” (01:44:00; Bob Dylan). “Take Your Underoos Down” (02:23:00), “Jeopardy Ken” (02:50:30) & “A Dingo Ate My Baby” (06:59:00; Dave). “I Hold Your Hand in Mine” (02:26:00; Tom Lehrer). “Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You `Round” (03:17:30; Tom Paxton). “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (03:33:30; The Rolling Stones). (03:49:00; Jill Sobule). “Never Go Back” (04:28:00; Christine Lavin). “Shaving Cream” (05:11:00; Benny Bell). “Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich” (06:43:00; Art Paul Schlosser). “Across the Universe” (08:50:00; The Beatles). “`Heroes'” (09:22:00; David Bowie).

Fred Cleaver
Wendy Highby
Christine Lavin
Dr. Demento
Dave & Philip Lefkowitz
Joe Salzone
Carole Demas
Sam Wood
Ozer Teitelbaum
Jeff Goodman
Matthew Davis
Will Costello
Thomas Hoffman
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/27/2013): CAROLE DEMAS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews actress-singer Carole Demas

Topics include: Allan Sherman, Broadway, The Fig Leaves are Falling.

Segment originally aired July 27, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #431 (7/27/2013): COHEN ON THE TELEPHONE

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Here is the 431st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 27, 2013. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Mark Cohen (“Overweight Sensation: The Life & Comedy of Allan Sherman”). Also: Dave chats with actress-singer Carole Demas, Saturday Segue (parodies), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Self Portraiture), and Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (abortion in Texas).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: biographer Mark Cohen, actress Carole Demas

00:00:01 Pre-Show
00:05:00 DAVE GOES IN
00:21:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Parodies
00:53:30 Sponsors
01:01:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Mark Cohen
02:22:30 BOB DYLAN: Sooner & Later – Self Portraiture
02:25:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #073 – (Abortion in Texas)
03:00:30 GUEST: Carole Demas
03:32:30 Thanks, Weather & Friends
03:44:30 DAVE SAYS BYE – J.J. Cale
03:48:30 DAVE GOES OUT

July 27, 2013 Playlist: “Going Green” (00:22:30) & “I Wrecked My Heart with Spam and Crisco” (00:45:00; Capitol Steps). “How Much is That Pickle in the Window” (00:25:00) & “Come On a-My House” (00:33:30; Mickey Katz). “Trayvon” (00:27:30) & “The Rectum of Edmund Fitzgerald” (00:35:30; Dave). “King of Suede” (00:29:30; Weird Al Yankovic). “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” (00:39:30; The Clancy Brothers). “My Dead Dog Rover” (00:43:00; Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank). “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” (00:58:30), “One Hippopotami” (01:04:30), “Shake Hands with Your Uncle Max” (01:18:30), “With a Little Bit of Lox” (01:27:00), “On the Streets Where We Live” (01:28:30), “Sarah Jackman” (01:37:00), “Harvey and Sheila” (01:41:00), “Crazy Downtown” (01:49:30), “76 Sol Cohens” (01:57:00), “Hail to Thee, Fat Person” (02:02:30), “Good Advice” (02:08:30) & “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” ({1964 version} (02:15:00). “Copper Kettle” (02:29:30), “Belle Isle” (02:33:00), “It Hurts Me Too” (02:35:30), “The Days of 49” (02:39:00), “Alberta #2” (02:44:00), “Living the Blues” (02:47:00; Bob Dylan). “Last Will and Testament” (03:49:00; Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale).

Mark Cohen
Dylan’s Self Portrait
J.J. Cale
Choose ovaries!

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/3/2011): BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews playwright and screenwriter Bruce Jay Friedman

Topics include: Steambath, Lucky Bruce, Splash, The Heartbreak Kid, Stir Crazy.

Segment originally aired Dec. 3, 2011 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our Friend of the Daverhood, Bruce Jay Friedman, passed June 3, 2020 at age 90.

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Bruce Jay Friedman

Dave’s Gone By #369 (12/3/2011): MAGIC GARDENS & STEAMY BATHS

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Here is the 369th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 3, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: singer Carole Demas and writer Bruce Jay Friedman

Featuring: Dave chats with actress Carole Demas and author Bruce Jay Friedman. Plus: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Coca Cola, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Don DeVito tribute), Inside Broadway (news & Judd Woldin tribute), Saturday Segue (rock birthdays).

Note: Bruce Jay Friedman passed June 3, 2020 at age 90.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:13:30 GUEST: Carole Demas
00:54:30 GUEST: Bruce Jay Friedman
01:49:30 Sponsors
01:57:30 Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Don DeVito)
02:27:00 Weather
02:31:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (02:31:30), Judd Woldin)
02:39:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Rock Birthdays
03:01:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Coca Cola
03:10:00 Friends
03:19:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 3, 2011 Playlist: “The Magic Garden” (08:00) & “See Ya” (Carole Demas & Paula Janis on “The Magic Garden”; 03:21:00). “Summer Nights” (Carole Demas & Barry Bostwick in Grease 1972 original Broadway cast; 00:51:30). “In the Garden” (Van Morrison; 09:30:00). “Bruces” (Monty Python; 01:45:00). “Going, Going, Gone” (01:58:30), “You’re a Big Girl Now” (02:07:00), “Black Diamond Bay” (02:11:30) & “Shelter from the Storm” (live) (02:21:00; Bob Dylan). “Finale” (02:36:30; Raisin 1973 Broadway cast). “Jenny Jenny” (02:40:00; Little Richard). “City Girl” (02:42:00; Joan Armatrading). “Goodbye to Romance” (02:46:00; Black Sabbath). “This is a Rebel Song” (Sinead O’Connor; 02:51:30). “Barcarolle” (02:54:30; Tom Waits).

Carole Demas, then & now
Bruce Jay Friedman
Bruce Jay Friedman’s book
Don DeVito
Edwin Judd Woldin
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/3/2011): CAROLE DEMAS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews singer and “Magic Garden” TV host Carole Demas

Topics include: The Magic Garden, Grease, cabaret.

Segment originally aired Dec. 3, 2011 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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