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Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/9/2018): ED RUBIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Ed Rubin

Topics include: Tony Awards, Frozen, Carousel, Angels in America, Mean Girls, Outer Critics Circle, critics, Joshua Henry, Tina Fey, Martha Plimpton.

Segment aired June 9, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 14th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Ed Rubin (aka “Fast Eddy”), who passed June 15, 2025 at age 84.

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Dave’s Gone By #653 (6/2/2018): A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK

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Here is the 653rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on Facebook, June 2, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actor Laurence Luckinbill, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Laurence Luckinbill, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Ault), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 12), Dave’s Big Dictionary (mill), Wretched Pun of Destiny (golf).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (wormy and the epileptic octopus, castoreum , whoopee!, skullcap, Big Dave )
00:34:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:01:30 Sponsors
01:06:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:37:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Laurence Luckinbill
02:42:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Ault
02:44:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:55:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, pt. 12
03:11:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #62 – Golf
03:13:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:45:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Mill
03:54:00 DAVE GOES OUT
DAVE GOES OUT

June 2, 2018 Playlist: “Castoria” (00:27:00; Nicolas Slonimsky). “Welcome to the Tonys (01:34:30; Forbidden Broadway vol. 8). “Rosanne” (03:14:30; Vic Damone). “Pardon Me” (03:26:00; Emitt Rhodes). “Trade War” (03:34:30; Van Dyke Parks). “Leaving Home” (03:40:00; Grafitti Thrill). “June Hymn” (03:56:00; The Decemberists).


(pictured: Laurence Luckinbill, A Cow for Hansel, Ault, Tourettes Golf, Dairy Barn)

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Dave’s Gone By #652 (5/26/2018): KWES LOVE

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Here is the 652nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, May 26, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: musician Jim Kweskin, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews musician Jim Kweskin, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), Inside Broadway, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Aspen), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 11), Dave’s Big Dictionary (virgin).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES ON w/ Joyce (USC, FB friend?, black marmots)
00:34:00 Sponsors
00:35:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:14:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:35:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jim Kweskin
02:22:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Aspen
02:24:00 Friends
02:23:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:53:30 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, pt. 11
03:10:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Virgin
03:25:00 Weather
03:26:30 DAVE GOES OUT

May 26, 2018 Playlist: “Acres of Clams” (00:50:30; Stan Ransom). “So in Love” (01:30:00; Kiss Me, Kate 1948 Broadway cast w/ Patricia Morison). “Jug Band Music” (01:35:00), “The Cuckoo” (01:42:00), “I’m a Woman” (01:50:30), “Ukelele Lady” (01:58:30), “The Ladybugs’ Picnic” (02:10:00), “That’s When I’ll Come Back to You” (02:14:00) & “Garden of Joy” (03:32:30; Jim Kweskin). “Rape Me” (02:34:00; Nirvana). (02:38:30; “Zuckerman’s Famous Pig” (“Charlotte’s Web” 1973 film soundtrack). “Hello Goodbye” (02:44:30; The Beatles). “Memorial Song” (02:49:30; Patti Smith).

(pictured: Jim Kweskin, Aspen, A Cow for Hansel, Virgin)

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Dave’s Gone By #651 (5/19/2018): KEEPING SCORE

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Here is the 651st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, May 19, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Note: This episode was recorded away from the UNC radio studio, so there are some minor issues with audio quality

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: entrepreneur Tom Melcher (Show-Score.com), Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with entrepreneur Tom Melcher. Plus: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (in the news), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Arriba), Wretched Pun of Destiny (rock legends), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 10), Dave’s Big Dictionary (tap).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (locked out!, The Grape White Way, strange rainbow, psycho squirrel, tilting kilts, yanny/laurel)
00:38:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:05:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & review (Frozen 01:17:30).
01:29:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tom Melcher
02:13:00 Sponsors
02:19:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Arriba
02:22:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel (pt. 10)
02:42:00 Friends
02:51:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #61 – Rock Legends
02:54:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:47:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – tap
03:56:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 19, 2018 Playlist: “Tomorrow Is” (01:25:30; SpongeBob SquarePants 2017 Broadway cast). “Lois Lane” (02:56:00; Uncle Bonsai). “A Kidney’s Work is Never Done” (03:02:30; National Kidney Foundation). “New Jerusalem” (03:05:00; The Weavers). “In the Mirror” (03:11:30; Yanni). “Santa Fe” (03:18:30; Bob Dylan). “The Lone Wolf” (03:29:00; Kathleen Edwards). “Beautiful Day for a Wedding” (03:38:00; Side Show 1997 Broadway cast). “Last Year” (04:00:30; Best Coast).

(pictured: Tom Melcher, Frozen, Arriba, Colorado; A Cow for Hansel) 

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Dave’s Gone By #650 (5/12/2018): ASTRAL WEEKEND

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Here is the 650th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, May 12, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: musician Richard Davis, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Dave chats with musician Richard Davis (“Astral Weeks,” “Born to Run”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), StoryTime (Hansel, pt. 9), Dave’s Big Dictionary, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Antonito).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (lost chicken, jazz, UNC garage sale)
00:30:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:00:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – news & reviews (Harry Potter 01:15:00; Carousel (01:23:00)
01:40:00 GUEST: Richard Davis
02:24:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Antonito
02:28:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel (pt. 9)
02:46:00 Friends
02:55:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:28:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Hue
03:41:00 Weather
03:42:30 DAVE GOES OUT

May 12, 2018 Playlist: “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’?” (01:34:30; Doretta Morrow). “The Way Young Lovers Do” (1:37:00) & “Sweet Thing” (03:48:00; Van Morrison). “Meeting Across the River” (02:16:30; Bruce Springsteen). “Hostage-O” (02:56:30; Warren Zevon). “A Detective’s Story: The Iranian Candidate” (03:03:30; The Capitol Steps). “All the Drugs” (03:16:00; Rilo Kiley). “Mama Loves You” (03:23:00; Richie Havens).

(pictured: Richard Davis, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Carousel, A Cow for Hansel, Antonito, Colorado; hue)
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Dave’s Gone By #649 (5/5/2018): TELL MAMA

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Here is the 649th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, May 5, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Sidney Myer, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews cabaret icon Sidney Myer. Plus: Inside Broadway (news & reviews), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 8), Saturday Segue (In the News), Dave’s Come Back from NYC, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Alamosa).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (commencement, unicorn cake)
00:25:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:05:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news (Tony nominations 01:05:00) & reviews Mean Girls (01:23:30) & The Band’s Visit (00:31:00))
01:42:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sidney Myer
02:33:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Alamosa)
02:36:30 DAVE’S COME BACK – from NYC
03:00:30 Friends of the Daverhood
03:09:00 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, part 8
03:20:30 Sponsors
03:23:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:49:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 5, 2018 Playlist: “Papi Hears the Ocean” (01:37:30; The Band’s Visit 2018 Broadway cast). “Peel Me a Grape” (01:39:00) & “Confessions of a Clutterholic” (02:25:30; Sidney Myer). “Volcano” (03:24:00; U2). “Super Bad” (03:26:30; James Brown). “Questions, Questions” (03:32:30; Children’s Letters to God 2004 Broadway cast). “Slush” (03:35:30; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band). “Cinco de Mayo” (03:46:00; Liz Phair). “Teacher I Need You” (03:59:00; Elton John)

(pictured: Sidney Myer, Don’t Tell Mama, Mean Girls, The Band’s Visit, Alamosa, A Cow for Hansel)
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Dave’s Gone By #648 (4/21/2018): THE TAUNTED HOST

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Here is the 648th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook April 21, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Note: Technical problems at the radio station led to some dead air and gaps that have been removed for this audio archive.]
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: playwright Robert Patrick, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Peter Fitzgerald chats with playwright Robert Patrick (Judas). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Storytime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 7), Saturday Segue (in the news), Colorado Limericks of the Damned (Akron).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (blackout, poetry)
00:21:00 FAREWELLS (Gerald Nachman, Glenn Loney)
00:40:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (f’real)
00:48:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews (Native Gardens 01:13:00 & The Electric Baby 01:25:30)
01:47:30 GUEST: Peter Fitzgerald interviews Robert Patrick
02:40:00 SONG: Chester’s Gay
02:45:00 STORYTIME (“A Cow for Hansel,” pt. 7)
02:59:00 Friends
03:09:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Akron)
03:10:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:31:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 21, 2018 Playlist: “Show Me” (01:42:00; My Fair Lady 1976 Broadway cast w/ Christine Andreas). “Certain Blondes” (02:33:30; Robert Patrick). “Chester’s Gay” (02:41:3 0; Dave)
“Crystal” (03:11:00; Husker Du). “Levels” (03:14:00) & “Wake Me Up” (03:37:00; Avicii). “Humble” (03:17:30; Kendrick Lamar). “Barbara” (03:20:00; Huey “Piano” Smith). “Bruno’s Place” (03:23:00; Loudon Wainwright III). “I’m Just Wild about Harry” (03:28:30; Shuffle Along 1952 Broadway cast).



(pictured: Robert Patrick, Gerald Nachman, Glenn Loney, Native Gardens at the Denver Center, The Electric Baby at the Arvada Center, A Cow for Hansel, Akron)

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Dave’s Gone By #647 (4/7/2018): DART BOARD

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Here is the 647th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook April 7, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Iris Rainer Dart, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer Iris Rainer Dart (Beaches). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Storytime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 6), Saturday Segue (in the news), Colorado Limericks of the Damned (Arvada).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (juggling otters, “Funny” Dylan)
00:33:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES, pt. 1
00:50:30 INSIDE BROADWAY, pt. 1
01:01:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES, pt. 2
01:20:30 INSIDE BROADWAY, pt. 2
01:30:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Iris Rainer Dart
02:08:00 COLORADO LIMERICKS OF THE DAMNED (Arvada)
02:10:00 STORYTIME (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 6)
02:25:00 Friends
02:36:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – in the news
02:53:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (down)
03:07:30 DAVE GOES OUT

April 7, 2018 Playlist: “Funny That Way” (00:31:00; Bob Dylan). “Mister Snow” (01:28:30; Brigid Brady). “The Wind Beneath My Wings” (02:01:30; Bette Midler). “Hill Street Blues Theme” (02:36:30; Mike Post). “Youtube” (02:40:30; Artie Lange). “Luyah! The Glorious Step” (02:47:00; Cecil Taylor). “Patches” (02:50:00; Clarence Carter). “Remember Who You Are” (03:14:30; The People in the Picture 2013 Broadway cast w/ Chip Zien & Lewis J. Stadlen).
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(pictured: Iris Rainer Dart, a juggling otter, A Cow for Hansel, Arvada)

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Dave’s Gone By #646 (3/31/2018): COTE OF MANY COLORS

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Here is the 646th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, March 31, 2018.  Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: musician Billy Cote, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musician Billy Cote (Madder Rose). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Storytime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 5), Saturday Segue (in the news), Best Yelp Review Ever.

Note: Trouble with the Facebook live stream of this broadcast, which led to some dead air and filler music. That has been edited out of this podcast.)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (“Oh, look, an otter!,” anniversary)
00:20:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:55:00 BEST YELP REVIEW EVER (“egg cartons kill less people than cantaloupes”)
01:12:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:55:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interview Billy Cote
02:55:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (erythrocyte)
03:09:00 Weather
03:14:30 Friends
03:24:00 StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 5)
03:38:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (in the news)
04:08:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 31, 2018 Playlist: “I’m the Meany” (00:16:00; Wild Man Fischer). “Everybody Say Yeah” (01:51:00; Kinky Boots 2013 Broadway cast). “Satellite” (01:53:00), “Swim” (02:06:00), “Peter and Victor” (02:21:00), “Car Song” (02:49:00) & “While Away” (04:15:00; Madder Rose). “To Be Beautiful” (02:31:30; Mary Lorson & Billy Cote). “Midnight on the Stormy Deep” (03:38:30; Tony Rice Unit). “Somebody Took the Afikomen” (03:43:30; Gladys Gewirtz). “Jackson” (03:48:00; Lucinda Williams). “Baseball Field” (Kristin Hersh). “Hey Rusty” (03:58:30; Lloyd Cole). “Behind Closed Doors” (04:04:30; Charlie Rich).

(pictured: painting by Billy Cote, Billy Cote, A Cow for Hansel, erythrocyte)
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Dave’s Gone By #645 (3/24/2018): JACKIE OH

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Here is the 645th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, March 24, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: comedian Jackie Martling, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling and offers his Rabbinical Reflection on DimonaLand. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Storytime (A Cow for Hansel, pt. 4), Saturday Segue (in the news).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Jackie’s jokes, L.A., flashing, Universal tour)
00:37:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:27:30 Sponsors
01:30:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:03:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jackie Martling
02:58:30 STORYTIME: A Cow for Hansel, pt. 4
03:17:30 Friends
03:32:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #154 (DimonaLand)
03:41:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:19:00 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY (nocturne)
04:28:30 DAVE GOES OUT

March 24, 2018 Playlist: “I am Africa” (01:59:00; The Book of Mormon 2011 Broadway cast). “Live excerpts” (02:00:30), “The Bad, Bad Timing in the Monologue of Life Blues” (02:52:00) & “La Te Da” (04:42:00; Jackie Martling). “Austin Complaint” (Todd Barry; 03:42:30). “Bitter Harvest” (03:45:30; Lute Song 1946 Broadway cast w/ Mary Martin). “Somewhere in China” (03:51:30; The Shop Assistants). “Sweet Transvestite” (04:00:00; “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/ Tim Curry). “Hold a March” (04:09:00; The Likes of Us 2005 Sydmonton cast).

(pictured: Jackie Martling, A Cow for Hansel, DimonaLand?, a nocture)
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