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Dave’s Gone By #606 (5/20/2017): MURRAY

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Here is the 606th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 20, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: A visit from friends Wendy Highby and Fred Cleaver. Plus: Remembering Murray the dachshund, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Murray, in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (fallen angels).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Murray, beanie potato, animals).
00:32:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Murray
01:00:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (death, Ormly Gumfudgin, Pixanne)
01:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:39:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (fallen angels)
01:52:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
02:10:30 Friends
02:19:00 Sponsors
02:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:39:30 GUESTS: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver
03:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT

May 20, 2017 Playlist: “Lay Down Little Doggies” (00:32:30; Arlo Guthrie). “My Old Dog” (00:36:00; David Brenner). “In the Eyes of My Dog” (00:37:00; Martin Mull). “Black Eyed Dog” (00:39:00; Nick Drake). “You’re Missing” (00:42:30; Cowboy Junkes). “Visit from the Dead Dog” (00:46:30; Ed Harcourt). “Until Tomorrow” (00:49:30; Juliana Hatfield). “The Dachs Song” (00:54:30; Murray Weinstock). “Stan’ Up and Fight” (01:43:30; Carmen Jones 1943 Broadway cast). “Nevertheless” (01:42:00), “On a Little Street in Singapore” (01:45:30) & “Maybe You’ll Be There” (01:47:30; Bob Dylan). “Come Out of the Dumpster” (01:58:00; The Wedding Singer 2006 Broadway cast w/ Laura Benanti). “Show Me” (02:22:00; Soundgarden). “Jolly Roger” (02:24:30; Adam & the Ants). “Prosecutor’s Song” (02:27:00; Amour 2003 Broadway cast). “Let’s Ruin Times Square Again” (02:28:30; Forbidden Broadway 2001 off-Broadway cast). “Emancipated Minor” (02:31:30; Ani DiFranco). “The Secret Life of Arabia” (02:36:00; David Bowie). “If This is Goodbye” (03:41:30; Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris).

(pictured: Murray Weil-Lefkowitz, Dylan’s Fallen Angels, Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/8/2017): WENDY HIGHBY

Joined by his wife Joyce, Dave Lefkowitz chats with friend and librarian, Wendy Highby.
Topics include: SuperShuttle, caffeine.

Segment aired April 8, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #601 (4/8/2017): MERSCH MADNESS

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Here is the 601st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio, April 8, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Guest: author Michael Merschel (Dallas Morning News), friend Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer Michael Merschel (“Revenge of the Star Survivors”). Plus: Inside Broadway, A call from Frendy (Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Brandeis Skyline), Saturday Segue (In the News, Tom n’ Tim)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (chicken suit, NEA/USC)
00:14:00 GUEST: Wendy Highby
00:35:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Bette n’ Joan, Cheese Weasel Day, Gary Austin, Blind Date in Chennai)
01:06:00 Sponsors
01:08:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:19:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom n’ Tim
01:45:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:28:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Michael Merschel
03:19:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Brandeis Skyline)
03:40:00 Friends
03:50:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:34:00 Weather
04:36:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 8, 2017: “Caffeine” (00:28:00; Wendy Highby). “Be Prepared” (01:27:00), “She’s My Girl” (01:31:00) & “Oedipus Rex” (01:36:00; Tom Lehrer). “All That I Want is You” (01:28:30) & “She Left Me with the Herpes” (01:34:00; Tiny Tim). “Tommy Can You Hear Me” (02:26:00; The Who). “Nashville Skyline Rag” (03:23:30) & “Bob Dylan’s Dream” (03:26:30; Bob Dylan). “Lay Lady Lay” (03:32:00; Duran Duran). “St. Petersburg” (03:51:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “Nuclear War” (03:53:30; Sun Ra). “A Certain Chemical” (03:57:30; Soda). “Martin Scorsese Tribute” (04:02:30; Don Rickles). “Passover” (04:05:30; Make Me a Song 2008 off-Broadway cast). “Got the Farm Land Blues” (04:09:30; Carolina Tar Heels). “Exodus” (04:44:00; Bob Marley).






(pictured: Michael Merschel, Wendy Highby, Cheese Weasel Day, Tom Lehrer, Tiny Tim, Blind Date in Chennai) 

Dave’s Gone By #550 (3/19/2016): TRUE DATT

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Here is the 550th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 19, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: actress Alicia Dattner, friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby & Jeff Goodman

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedienne Alicia Dattner (The Oy of Sex). Plus: Dave chats with Wendy & Fred Highby and former guest co-host Jeff Goodman, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (first & home), Wretched Pun of Destiny (Johnny Cash).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (DST, first pitch)
00:30:00 DAVE GOES OFF (politics)
00:49:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
01:12:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
01:37:30 Sponsors
01:40:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
02:02:30 INSIDE BROADWAY w/ Jeff Goodman
03:34:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Alicia Dattner
04:26:30 Friends
04:36:00 Sponsors
04:41:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #58 (Johnny Cash)
04:45:00 BOB DYLAN – SOONER & LATER (first & home)
05:02:30 Weather
05:05:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 19, 2016 Playlist: “Aguas de Marco” (01:13:30; Antonio Carlos Jobim). “Dark Night” (01:17:00; Frank Sinatra Jr.). “Washington DC” (01:21:30; Magnetic Fields). “Springtime in the Rockies” (01:23:30; Tiny Tim). “The World Will Know” (03:28:30; Newsies 2012 Broadway cast). Stand-up excerpt (03:32:30; Alicia Dattner). “Freight Train Blues” (04:49:00), “On the Road Again {Take 1}” (04:51:00) & “Mr. Tambourine Man” (04:54:00; Bob Dylan). “Sex” (05:15:00; Ice T).

Johnny Cash
Alicia Dattner
Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby, potatoes
Jeff Goodman

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/19/2016): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/19/16): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

Dave Lefkowitz interviews his friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby (aka Frendy)

Topics include: Greeley

Segment aired March 19, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio show/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

More about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/23/2016): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Topics include: birthdays, film.

Segment aired Jan. 23, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program (birthday special) hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By #542 (1/23/2016): 52 PICKUP

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Here is the 542nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 23, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave celebrates his 52nd birthday with friends & family. Plus: Inside Broadway, Dylan – Sooner & Later (birthday), Saturday Segues (passings, recent favorites), The Wretched Pun of Destiny (nightclub)

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, writer Lisa Arata, broadcaster Joe Salzone, Dave’s mom & dad, Dave’s aunt Esther Brower, Dave’s mother in law, Rosemary, friends Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver, and Dave’s oldest friend Ozer Teitelbaum

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:02:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:13:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (Dave’s birthday, Joyce’s camera)
00:26:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:40:30 GUEST: Lisa Arata
00:53:00 MORE GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:25:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Nightclub
01:29:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Passings
01:53:30 GUEST: Mama Weil
01:55:00 Sponsors
02:00:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 
02:10:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
02:42:00 GUEST: Philip & Brenda Lefkowitz 
02:49:00 MORE INSIDE BROADWAY
03:18:00 GUEST: Joe Salzone
04:01:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (birthday)
04:17:00 GUEST: Ozer Teitelbaum
04:38:00 Friends
04:45:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Recent Favorites
05:06:30 Weather
05:09:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 23, 2016 playlist: “Ice Cream Man” (01:10:30; Jonathan Richman). “Arnie, Ice Cream Sergeant” (01:14:30; Billy Childish & Sexton Ming). “Shitting On the Dock of the Bay” (01:35:00). “Baby, Let Me Do it to You” (01:40:30) & “The Sperm is Gone” (01:45:00; Blowfly). “Take it Easy” (01:37:00; The Eagles). “All the Young Dudes” (01:41:30; Mott the Hoople). “Some People” (03:15:00; Gypsy 1993 TV cast). “Farewell Angelina” (04:02:00; New Riders of the Purple Sage). “Not Dark Yet” (04:05:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “My Back Pages” ({live}; 04:08:00; Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Neil Young, George Harrison etc.). “Airborne” (04:46:00; Wussy). “What’s in it For” (04:49:30; Avi Buffalo). “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” (04:55:00; Tame Impala). “Plundered My Soul” (04:58:00; Rolling Stones).

Brenda & Philip Lefkowitz
Rosemary Weil & Dave
Joe Salzone
Ozer Teitelbaum
Esther Brower
Lisa Arata
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By #539 (12/31/2015): UNC RADIO NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL III – HELLO 2016!

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Here is the 539th episode–our annual New Year’s Eve special–of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 31, 2015 on UNC Radio.

Featuring: Dave rings in the new year with wife Joyce, aunt Esther Brower, cousin Debra O’Brien, composer Brian Gari, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge, and friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, Chuck Turner, plus: The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Miles Davis), Greeley Crimes and Old Times, Rabbi Sol Solomon on the old year.

Guests: composer Brian Gari, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge (Windy City Times), aunt Esther Brower, cousin Debra O’Brien, friends Wendy Highby, Fred Cleaver, and Chuck Turner.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:03:00 GUEST: Esther Brower
00:10:00 GUEST: Debra O’Brien
15:30:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce
00:30:00 SEGUE – 16
00:42:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:34:00 Friends
01:47:00 SEGUE – End of the Year
02:00:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Miles Davis
02:05:30 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN
02:10:30 GUEST: Brian Gari
02:20:00 GUEST: Mary Shen Barnidge
03:07:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #134 – Farewell 2015
03:22:00 GUESTS: Wendy Highby & Fred Cleaver
03:29:30 GUESTS: Chuck Turner and Julie
03:41:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 31, 2015 Playlist: “Sweet Little Sixteen” (00:31:30; The Beatles). “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” (00:34:00; Neil Sedaka). “Sixteen Candles” (00:36:30). “Auld Lang Syne” ({live radio version}, 01:02:00) & “Auld Lang Syne” (02:02:30; Guy Lombardo). “Stand By Me” (01:14:00; Ben E. King). “Louie Louie” (01:17:00; The Kingsmen). “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows” (01:20:00; Lesley Gore). “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (01:21:30; Percy Sledge). “Dandy” (01:23:30; The Rockin’ Vickers w/ Lemmy).
“Happy Days and Auld Lang Syne” (01:47:00; Richard Thompson). “Sigh’s Smell of Farewell” (01:51:30; Cocteau Twins). “Here is Where the Story Ends” (01:55:00; The Sundays). “16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six” (02:08:00; Tom Waits). “Sweet Sixteen” (02:57:30; B.B. King). “When You were Sweet Sixteen” (03:16:30; Al Jolson). “It was a Very Good Year” ({live at Meadowlands}; 03:47:00; Frank Sinatra).

Esther Brower
Debra O’Brien
Brian Gari
Mary Shen Barnidge
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby
Chuck Turner
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2015): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY with CHUCK TURNER

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby, & Chuck Turner

Topics include: New Year’s, Little America.

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Chuck Turner
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By #534 (11/28/2015): HOO-RAE

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Here is the 534th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Nov. 28, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Charlotte Rae (“The Facts of Life”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later, Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, Allan Sherman), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, a call from Frendy, and more!

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Charlotte Rae, friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (“The Facts of Life,” Small-Business Saturday, The Miracle of Long Johns, “Angels Hamilton III, Esq.”)
00:50:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
01:17:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:40:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
02:02:00 Sponsors
02:07:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:26:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Charlotte Rae
03:27:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:47:00 Friends
03:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allan Sherman
04:10:00 Weather
04:12:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 28, 2015 Playlist: “The World isn’t Fair” (01:43:30), “Dr. Sayer” (01:46:30; “Awakenings” 1991 film soundtrack), “The One You Love” (01:48:00) & “Ragtime” (01:55:00; Randy Newman). “Memo to My Son” (01:51:30; Guster). “Ease on Down the Road” (02:24:30; The Wiz 1975 Broadway cast w/ Stephanie Mills & Hinton Battle). “Chin Up, Ladies” (02:27:30) & “The Shape of Things” (03:18:00; Charlotte Rae). “Ballad of Dependency” (02:55:00) & “How to Survive” (02:59:00; The Threepenny Opera off-Broadway cast w/ Charlotte Rae). “The Times They are a-Changin’ (03:31:00; The Beach Boys). “Saved” (03:33:30), “Travel On” (03:37:00) & “Santa Fe” (03:40:00; Bob Dylan). “The Kiss of Meyer” (03:57:00), “Smog Gets in Your Eyes” (03:59:30), “Headaches” (04:01:00) & “Oh Boy” (04:03:30; Allan Sherman). “December Rains” (04:16:00; John Cale).
CharlotteRae

Charlotte Rae
Randy Newman
Allan Sherman
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby