Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews the daughter of vocalist Margaret Whiting and arranger Lou Busch, Debbi Whiting
Topics: music, Capitol Records, London Records.
Segment originally aired April 13, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 418th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 6, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Eric Mittenthal, Vice President of Public Affairs of the American Meat Institute. Plus: Rabbi Sol on the passing of Roger Ebert, Saturday Segues (Phil Ramone, Tom Lehrer & Tiny Tim) and Inside Broadway.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: meat promoter Eric Mittenthal
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Phil Ramone 01:02:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (01:02:00) & Indianapolis (01:11:00): The Whipping Man (01:12:00), Indy Fringe (01:17:00), Twelfth Night (01:19:30), Michael Feinstein & Barbara Cook (01:23:00)) 01:32:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Eric Mittenthal 02:01:30 Sponsors 02:08:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (meat) 02:34:00 Friends 02:38:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #62 (Roger Ebert) 02:42:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tiny Tim & Tom Lehrer 02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT
April 6, 2013 Playlist: “The Happy Hot Dog Man” (00:04:30; TV ad). “Minstrel of the Dawn” (00:14:00; Gordon Lightfoot). “You Don’t Own Me” (00:17:30; Lesley Gore ). “Poetry Man” (Phoebe Snow; 00:20:00). “Rolling Home” (00:24:30; Peter, Paul & Mary). “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” (00:28:00) & “Questions for the Angels” (00:48:30; Paul Simon). “Only the Good Die Young” (00:31:00; Billy Joel). “Rag Mama Rag” ({live version}; 00:35:00; The Band). “Half as Big as Life” (00:39:00; Promises, Promises, 1968 Broadway cast w/ Jerry Orbach). “Once Before I Go” (00:41:00; The Boy from Oz; 2003 Broadway cast w/ Hugh Jackman). “Gloomy Sunday” (00:44:30; Sinead O’Connor). “All That Meat and No Potatoes” (01:30:00; Fats Waller). “Meat City” (01:59:00; John Lennon). “Honest with Me” (02:08:30), “Quinn the Eskimo” (02:14:00). “Disease of Conceit” (02:17:00), “Tough Mama” (02:20:00), “Diamond Joe” (02:24:30), “On the Road Again” (02:28:00) & “Yea, Heavy and a Bottle of Bread” (02:30:30; Bob Dylan). “Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight” (02:42:30), “Mickey the Monkey” (02:47:30) & “Santa Claus has Got the AIDS this Year” (02:51:00; Tiny Tim). “My Home Town” (02:45:00), “Silent E” (02:49:30), “The Vatican Rag” (02:54:00) & “When You are Old and Grey” (02:59:00; Tom Lehrer).
Eric MittenthalMichael Feinstein & Barbara CookThe Whipping Man at Indiana RepPhil RamoneTiny TimTom LehrerRoger EbertThe Happy Hot Dog Man!
Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews the Vice President of Public Affairs of the American Meat Institute, Eric Mittenthal
Topics include: meat, hot dogs and more meat.
Segment originally aired April 6, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress and singer Roslyn Kind
Topics include: music, concerts, acting and Kind’s half-sister Barbra Streisand.
Segment originally aired March 30, 2013 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 417th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 30, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer-actress Roslyn Kind. Also: Inside Broadway, Dave’s Trip to Indianapolis, and Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Passover).
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Roslyn Kind
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Indiana 00:40:00 DAVE’S GONE AWAY – Indianapolis (w/ guest caller Joyce Weil) 01:36:00 Sponsors 01:44:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Roslyn Kind 02:31:30 Weather 02:32:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (The Lyons (02:36:30) & 9 to 5 (02:39:30)) 02:49:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Passover) 03:03:30 Thanks & Friends 03:05:30 DAVE GOES OUT
March 30, 2013 Playlist: “The Nearness of You” (00:13:0 0; Norah Jones). “Perfectly Good Guitar” (00:16:00; John Hiatt). “Black or White” (00:20:30; Michael Jackson). “Anything Goes” (00:24:00; Frank Sinatra). “Gary, Indiana” (00:26:30; The Music Man, original Broadway cast w/ Eddie Hodges). “Indiana Wants Me” (00:28:00; R. Dean Taylor). “Take Me Home” (00:32:00; Crystal Gayle). “Jim Dean of Indiana” (00:33:00; Phil Ochs). “It’s a Beautiful Day” (01:42:00), “Give Me You” (01:55:00), “Living Colors / Meadowlark” (02:05:00), “Somebody Loves Me” (02:17:00), “At Times Like This” (02:21:00) & “Come What May” (02:27:30; Roslyn Kind). “Get Out and Stay Out” (02:43:30; 9 to 5 Broadway cast w/ Stephanie J. Block). “Saved” (02:49:30) & “Ain’t Talkin’ (02:53:30). “When Day is Done” (03:06:30; Michael Feinstein).
Roslyn KindRoslyn Kind9 to 5: The Musical9 to 5 at Beef `n BoardsPhoenix Theater’s The LyonsMayor Bloomberg and the beverage policeIndianapolis
Segment originally aired March 16, 2013 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Julie Halston
Topics include: Charles Busch, Classical Julie, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.
Segment originally aired March 16, 2013 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 416th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 16, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Julie Halston and singer Debby Boone. Plus: Inside Broadway, Rabbi Sol on soft drinks, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Arts & Letters) and a St. Pat’s Saturday Segue.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Julie Halston, singer Debby Boone
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:07:30 SATURDAY SEGUE: St. Pat’s 00:35:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 00:54:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Julie Halston 01:43:30 Sponsors 01:52:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #061 (Sugar Sugar) 02:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Arts & Leisure) 02:38:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Debby Boone 03:22:30 Weather, Friends & Thanks 03:34:00 DAVE GOES OUT
March 16, 2013 Playlist: “From Galway to Graceland” (00:08:00; Richard Thompson). “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” (00:13:00; Michael Feinstein). “Streets of Arklow” (00:17:00; Van Morrison). “Limericks” (00:21:00; Benny Bell). “The Rocky Road to Dublin” (00:24:00; The Clancy Brothers). “”The Belle of Belfast City” (00:26:00; Kirsty MacColl). “It Might as Well Rain Until September” (00:49:30; Carole King). “Julie Halston accepting an award from the Off-Broadway Theater Alliance” (youtube clip). “You Gotta Have a Gimmick” (01:18:00; Gypsy 2003 Bway revival). “Thunder on the Mountain” (02:06:30), “I was Young When I Left Home” (02:12:00) & “Call Letter Blues” (02:22:00; Bob Dylan). “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (02:17:30; Counting Crows). “Love is a Four- Letter Word” (02:26:00; Joan Baez). “Surrender” (02:35:00), “Blue Skies” (02:43:00), “When You’re Loved” (02:57:00), “You Light Up My Life” (03:12:30), “California” (03:18:00) & “Hasta Manana” (03:37:00).
Julie HalstonDebby BooneDebby Boone lighting up our livesHappy St. Pat’s!
RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #60 (3/10/2013): Whose Line Returns
Aired March 9, 2013 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://youtu.be/Yhyv7lhIT6E
Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of March 10th, 2013.
A bit of happy, wonderful news from the world of television: “Whose Line is it Anyway” is coming back for a summer run. That delightful show, where improvisers take suggestions from people and do crazy things with them – kind of like Congress – it’s been off the air for six years. Even though reruns make it feel like it was just last Wednesday.
Still, the CW Network, which is co-owned by CBS and Warner Brothers – CW – that’s how they got their initials – did you know that? It’s a good thing it wasn’t Fox and Universal. Anyhoo, they’ll be airing the brand-new season of “Whose Line is it Anyway.” And it’ll be just like old times. Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady will all be back to do their thing. Which means Ryan will be genius, Colin will be bald, and Brady won’t be that funny but he can sing the phone book and shake his tush for the ladies.
Drew Carey will not be back to host, and let’s face it, that’s a blessing. He meant well, but he was the weak link when he was in scenes. And when he wasn’t, the camera would spend half the program showing him laughing instead of showing us what he was laughing at. If I wanna spend a half hour watching someone giggle like an idiot, I’ll go visit my uncle Brian in the mental home. And the tragic part is he works there in personnel. But I digress.
For all its flaws, “Whose Line is it Anyway” was an oasis of old-fashioned entertainment. And by old-fashioned, I don’t mean like barbershop quartets and public hangings. I mean simple, live-by-your-wits live performance. Look around: all the sitcoms now are shot like movies, all the movies look like video games, and all the video games look like the end of the world. “Whose Line” is just four brave souls and a piano-playing lesbian. How can you beat it?
I admit, I have had my secret dreams of being part of an improv troupe. I’m quick-thinking, I’m funny, I can imitate noises. Here, listen, listen: shhhhhhh – that’s a shower. Shhhhhhhhhh. Not bad, right. Sssssssssssss. That’s a bicycle tire running out of air. Or my Cousin Velvel pishing his pants. See? My talents are protean.
I can also spin comic monologues out of thin air. Here, wait wait. Okay. Hi, my name’s Rabbi Sol. Great to be here. Hey . . . how about those . . . sports teams. You ever notice how they, uh, play sports? One time I met a friend, he was going off to play tennis – no wait, softball. I was like, “Hey, friend. Where you going?” And he’s like, (different voice) “I’m going to play softball.” And I’m, like, (different voice) “Why” – no, wait, that’s his voice. I’m like, “Why?” And he says, (different voice) “Because I like it. Football’s too dangerous.” And then he hurts himself. See? My stories have an arc!
But I know improvisation is really about the other person, working with your partner to create magic. So let’s do this. You say something funny, and I’ll build on it. Go ahead: Uh huh, yes, and . . . Yes, and . . . Yes and . . . And how long have you been a gynecologist? The ostrich farm. Aaaand scene.
Of course, to be on a show like “Whose Line is it Anyway,” you also have to be musical. You have to take a topic and instantly fashion it into a song. I can do that! Here: Doi doi doi doi-doi-doi-doi-doi-doi-doi. I went to the synagogue to pray to HaShem. There were many people there, I said hello to them. They threw me on the beemah and started feeling up my crotch. And when it was over I was missing my tallis and my watch. My tallis, my wallet, and my watch. Yeah!
CW, you have my resume. I’m sure the show will be great as it is, but there’s always room for . . . improv-ment.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York. You may now read the Talmud in the style of your own devising.
Segment originally aired March 9, 2013 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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