Dave’s Gone By Interview (9/6/2014): JANIS IAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews singer-songwriter Janis Ian

Topics include: At Seventeen, LGBT, Judaism.

Segment aired Sept. 6, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #477 (9/6/2014): SOMETHING TO FINK ABOUT

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Here is the 477th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Sept. 6, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with singer-songwriter Janis Ian. Plus: Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (“Uzi Does It”), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (#11), Saturday Segues (Moby, Chrissie & Aimee), Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Muffins)

Guest: musician Janis Ian, Dave’s wife Joyce

Note: This episode has some audio issues, including some sections being monophonic on only one track. Apologies!

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce Weil (back at last, chalk talk, potato!, teachin’, scripted comedy, Uzi girl, polka!)
01:12:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Moby)
01:39:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:56:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Janis Ian
02:42:00 Friends
02:50:00 Wretched Pun of Destiny – Muffins
02:52:00 Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (the 11th)
03:18:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #106 – Uzi Does It
03:24:00 SATURDAY SEGUES – Chrissie & Aimee
03:51:30 Thanks
03:54:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Sept. 6, 2014 Playlist: “Honey” (01:15:30), “Mothers of the Night” (01:19:00), “Dream About Me” (01:22:00), “South Side” (01:25:30), “Guitar, Flute and String” (01:29:00) & “We are All Made of Stars” (01:31:30; Moby). (01:52:30; Big Broadway cast w/ Barbara Walsh). “At Seventeen” (01:56:30), “On the Dark Side of Town” (02:18:30), “Play Like a Girl” (02:26:00), “Searching for America” (02:33:00) & “When the Party’s Over” (04:01:30; Janis Ian). “Wiggle Wiggle” (02:56:00), “Tin Angel” (02:58:00), “Cry A While” (03:07:00) & “God Knows” (03:12:00; Bob Dylan). “You Didn’t Have To” (03:29:00) & “Human” (03:35:30; The Pretenders). “Like in the Movies” (03:43:30; Chrissie Hynde). “(Believed You Were) Lucky” (03:32:00; `Til Tuesday).” “Slip and Roll” (03:39:30) & “Ballantines” (03:47:00).

Janis Ian
Chrissie Hynde
Aimee Mann
Moby
The Uzi Girl
the chalky girl

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/30/2014): SANDY HACKETT & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews comedian Sandy Hackett

Topics include: Buddy Hackett, Rat Pack, comedy, Jerry Vale, George Carlin, Sam Kinison.

Segment scheduled to air Aug. 30, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #476 (8/30/2014): BUDDY BOY

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Here is the 476th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 30, 2014. Info: Davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with comedian Sandy Hackett. Plus: Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (“Eventful August”), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Highway 61 Re-revisited), Saturday Segues (Lewis Black, Van & Liam), Inside Broadway (Joan Rivers), The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Nose Wear).

Guest: comedian Sandy Hackett

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Van Morrison & Liam Clancy)
00:41:30 Sponsors
00:43:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (00:56:30; Joan Rivers)
01:09:00 Friends
01:13:00 Wretched Pun of Destiny – Nose Wear
01:14:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sandy Hackett
02:04:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Highway 61 Re-Revisted)
02:28:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #105 (Eventful August)
02:29:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (Lewis Black)
02:55:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 30, 2014 Playlist: “Portlairge” (00:17:30; The Clancy Brothers). “Buachaill on Eirne” (00:22:30) & “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (00:29:30; Liam Clancy). “What Makes the Irish Heart Beat” (00:19:00), “Raglan Road” (00:24:30) & “Song of Home” (00:35:30; Van Morrison). “Part One” (01:04:00; Joan Rivers). “The Original Chinese Waiter” (01:59:30; Buddy Hackett). “Shipoopi” (02:02:00; The Music Man film soundtrack w/ Buddy Hackett). “Queen Jane Approximately” (02:10:00) & “Ballad of a Thin Man” (02:21:30; Bob Dylan). “Highway 61 Revisited” (02:18:30; PJ Harvey). “Dead President” (02:41:00), “A Great Headline” (02:45:30) & “Hitting 60” (02:48:00; Lewis Black).

Sandy & Buddy Hackett
Van Morrison
Liam Clancy
Joan Rivers
Lewis Black
Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/9/2014): BARRY LEVEY & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews playwright Barry Levey

Topics include: Hoaxocaust, Judaism, New York International Fringe Festival, Holocaust.

Segment aired Aug. 9, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #475 (8/9/2014): CAUST EFFECTIVE

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Here is the 475th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 9, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Barry Levey (Hoaxocaust). Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Ian Anderson, health), Dylan – Sooner & Later (Shot of Love) and the Wretched Pun of Destiny (Nerd Bus).

Guests: playwright-actor Barry Levey, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (The Daverhood, mimes, sound effects, stone marmot, illness, holococks)
00:46:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Healthy
01:15:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:34:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Barry Levey
02:05:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Shot of Love)
02:26:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #3 – Nerd Bus
02:27:30 Friends
02:33:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Ian Anderson
02:56:30 Thanks
02:58:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 9, 2014 Playlist: “I’ve Still Got My Health” (00:47:00; Panama Hattie 1940 Broadway cast w/ Ethel Merman). “I’m Not a Well Man” (00:49:00; I Can Get it for You Wholesale 1962 Bway cast w/ Jack Kruschen & Barbra Streisand). “Eat Healthy” (00:51:30; Jim Gaffigan). “Getting Better” (00:52:30; The Beatles). “Feeling Better” (00:55:00; Sugar). “A Healthier Lifestyle” (01:01:30; John Pinette). “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better” (01:06:30; The Byrds). “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” ({acoustic} 01:09:00; Warren Zevon). “More Than We Bargained For” (01:30:00; Side Show 1997 Broadway cast). “You’re Gonna Wish the Holocaust Never Happened” (02:04:30; Sarah Silverman). “Watered-Down Love” (02:08:30), “In the Summertime” (02:12:30), “Trouble” (02:16:00) & “Shot of Love” (02:20:30; Bob Dylan). “Kismet in Suburbia” (02:37:30) & “Cosy Corner” (02:50:30; Ian Anderson). “Cross-Eyed Mary” (02:42:00), “Cup of Wonder” (02:46:00) & “Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of a New Day)” (02:51:30; Jethro Tull).

the marmot
Ian Anderson
Dylan’s Shot of Love
healthy

Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/2/2014): GEORGE BALL & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-singer George Ball

Topics include: Amanda McBroom, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well…, Robert Goulet, David Letterman.

Segment aired Aug. 2, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #474 (8/2/2014): HAVING ANOTHER BALL

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Here is the 474th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Aug. 2, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor-singer George Ball. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Joseph Spence, Tony Bennett), Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection (Going Great Guns in Gaza) and the Wretched Pun of Destiny (Football).

Guests: songwriter George Ball, Dave’s wife Joyce 

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:30:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Joseph Spence
00:44:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
00:53:00 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Football
00:55:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews George Ball
02:03:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #104 (Going Great Guns in Gaza)
02:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Another Side Knocked Out Again
02:34:00 Friends
02:41:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tony Bennett
03:01:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Aug. 2, 2014 Playlist: “Good Morning Mr. Walker” (00:30:30), “Yellow Bird” (00:33:00), “Rock Daniel” (00:35:30), “Goodnight Irene” (00:37:30; Joseph Spence). “A New Sun in the Sky” (“The Band Wagon” 1959 film soundtrack; 00:51:30). “Some Enchanted Evening” (00:55:00), “If I Were You” (01:05:00), “The Moon is Still Over her Shoulder” (01:14:00), “Fanette” (01:27:30), “Highway Patrolman” (01:44:30) & “Save the Last Dance for Me” (01:58:00; George Ball). “Ballad in Plain D” (02:40:30) & “Brownsville Girl” (02:23:00; Bob Dylan). “Until I Met You” (02:44:30) “Shakin’ the Blues Away” (02:47:30), “Lost in the Stars” (02:49:00), “For Once in My Life” (02:53:30) & “The Best is Yet to Come” (02:57:00; Tony Bennett). “August Winds” (03:03:00; Sting).

George Ball
Joseph Spence
Tony Bennett

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/19/2014): JOHN BUCCHINO & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews songwriter John Bucchino

Topics include: A Catered Affair, Urban Myths, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz.

Segment scheduled to air July 19, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #473 (7/19/2014): BUCCHS COUNTY

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Here is the 473rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 19, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with songwriter John Bucchino. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Elaine Stritch, Nikki Sudden, octopuses), Dave’s Rolf Harris song and the Wretched Pun of Destiny (Oprah).

Guests: songwriter John Bucchino, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Elaine Stritch
00:57:00 Sponsors
00:59:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Octopuses
01:20:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:42:30 Tribute of Sorts: Rolf Harris
01:47:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with John Bucchino
02:59:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Oprah Winfrey’s Teas
03:02:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (July Releases)
03:19:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Nikki Sudden
03:43:00 Friends & Thanks
03:51:00 DAVE GOES OUT

July 19, 2014 Playlist: “The Beast in You” (00:45:00; Goldlilocks 1958 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Why Do the Wrong People Travel?” (00:48:00; Sail Away, 1961 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Here’s to the Ladies Who Lunch” (00:51:30; Company 1970 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Octopus’s Garden” (01:01:30) & “Octopus’s Garden/Sun King” (01:15:00; The Beatles). “Octopus” (01:03:30; Handsome Family). “Octopus Woman Please Let Me Go” (01:07:00; Dick Kent). “Octopus” (01:09:30; Syd Barrett). “The Octopus Song” (01:13:30; Kenny King). “Oswald Closing Theme” (01:14:30; Oswald). “Sugar Daddy” (01:38:00; Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2014 Bway cast w/ Neil Patrick Harris & Lena Hall). “Take Your Underoos Down” (01:44:30; Dave). “Something Spontaneous” (01:47:00), “Better Than I” (02:07:00), “Unexpressed” (02:42:00) & “Learn How to Say Goodbye” (02:56:00; David Campbell). “Ralph and Me” (02:12:00; A Catered Affair 2008 Bway cast w/ Leslie Kritzer & Faith Prince). “Sweet Dreams” (02:37:00; Judy Collins). “Blowin’ in the Wind” (03:05:00), “Bunkhouse Theme” (03:08:00), “Lady Lady Lay” (03:10:00), “Billy 7” (03:13:30) & “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (03:15:30; Bob Dylan). “Back to the Coast” (03:22:30), “100 Miles from Here” (03:25:30), “Evangeline” (03:30:00), “Captain Kennedy” (03:34:00) & “Tell Me” (03:38:00; Nikki Sudden). “Grateful” (03:52:30; Michael Feinstein).

George Ball
Elaine Stritch
Oprah’s Chai Tea
Rolf Harris
Nikki Sudden
Paul the Octopus