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Here is the 347th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 19, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: radio personality Dr. Demento.
Dave chats with radio legend Dr. Demento. Also: the Saturday Segue (novelties), Bob Dylan: Sooner & Later (funny ones), Inside Broadway (Spamalot in Greeley), Dave Says Bye to Joe Morello, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Purim.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:17:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: Novelties 00:30:00 GUEST: Dr. Demento 01:47:00 SATURDAY SEGUE, pt. 2 – More Novelties 01:57:30 DAVE – Sponsors 02:06:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Funny Ones 02:37:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (Spamalot) 02:54:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection: Purim jokes 03:00:30 DAVE SAYS BYE: Joe Morello 03:04:30 DAVE – Weather & Friends 03:11:00 DAVE GOES OUT
March 19, 2011 Playlist: “Fish Heads” (00:17:00; Barnes & Barnes); “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” (00:19:30; Tom Lehrer); “One Hippopotami” (00:21:30; Allan Sherman); “I’m My Own Grampaw” (00:25:00; Homer & Jethro); “Cocktails for Two” (00:27:30; Spike Jones). “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha” (01:47:00; Napoleon XIV); “One More Minute” (01:49:30; Weird Al Yankovic); “My Name is Larry” (01:53:30; Wild Man Fischer); “Mixed Up Confusion” (02:07:00), “Baby, I’m in the for You” (02:09:30), “The Ugliest Girl in the World” (02:12:30), “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:16:00), “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” (02:20:30), “Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat” (02:25:00), “All I Really Want to Do” (live, 02:29:00) & “Must Be Santa” (02:32:00; Bob Dylan). “You Can’t Succeed on Broadway” (02:38:00; Spamalot original 2005 Broadway cast), “Take Five” (Dave Brubeck Quartet; 02:59:00), “Knockers Up” (excerpt, 03:09:00; Rusty Warren); “Shaving Cream” (03:17:00; Paul Wynn/Benny Bell).
RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #5 (2/20/2011): Presidents Day
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aired February 19, 2011 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube: https://youtu.be/nZT9N_r13ag
Shalom Dammit, this is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of February 20, 2011.
Happy Washington’s Birthday everybody. No, wait – Happy Lincoln’s Birthday everybody. No – wait, make that Happy Presidents Day. Who the hell knows what day it is?
Back in olden times, George Washington’s birthday was celebrated on February 22nd because it was … wait for it… George Washington’s birthday! What could be simpler? Venerate this important statesman on the actual day of his birth.
But everybody knows the best holidays fall on a Monday. If you keep Washington’s Birthday on the 22nd, there’s only a one-in-seven chance of scoring a three-day weekend. Politicians fixed this problem by moving the holiday one week earlier. Leave it to the Federal Government to ensure Washington’s Birthday never actually falls on Washington’s Birthday. These are the people we pay to fix our sewers.
Anyway, let’s not forget about Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12th. God forbid we should have two national holidays so that working people get two days off in the middle of godforsaken February. No, even though Lincoln’s Birthday was never officially shlunked into Washington’s, most people assume Presidents Day covers both these guys.
But who’s to say it doesn’t cover more? Some of the founders of Presidents Day intended it to honor the office of the presidency, rather than any particular leader. But does that mean, when we celebrate Presidents Day, we’re glorifying Warren G. Harding? Richard Nixon? Jimmy Carter? George W. Bush? I’d sooner celebrate Bernie Madoff’s birthday!
Why couldn’t we leave things the way they were? Celebrate a holiday on the holiday. I feel bad for Lincoln; I really do. He’s like the goyische kid whose birthday falls on Christmas Eve. So all his relatives bring him one present instead of two – but it’s a slightly nicer, more expensive gift because it covers both occasions. They think this is fairness. When the kid grows up, he should tell the relatives, “You know.. years from now, when you’re lying in a nursing home, I would have come to visit twice a year, but instead, I’ll come once, but I’ll stay ten minutes longer. Cheap bastards.”
Speaking of goyim, you notice – they don’t touch Christmas. The other holidays they move like backgammon chips, but Christmas, no. Or New Year’s Day – but that one at least has a built-in safety. Nevertheless, I’m sure there’s a schmuck politician out there who’s thinking, “January 1st would be so much more convenient on December 28th.” Only thing stopping the madness is the calendar.
Christmas, on the other hand – why not move it? Who knows when Jesus was actually born, if Jesus was actually born. So keep New Year’s Day, and move Christmas to July. This way the goyim can put up their decorations without freezing their balls off, we get a nice Federal holiday between Memorial and Labor Day, and Jews wouldn’t have to keep explaining to our children why Christmas and Chanukah have nothing in common.
Well, except the fat guy who comes into people’s houses for a nosh while they’re asleep. One is Santa Claus, the other is crazy uncle Mort who needs a restraining order.
And as for Presidents Day – well, if we set aside one holiday for every president who wasn’t a disaster, you’d need half a dozen days. So lumping all the leaders into Presidents Day does have its logic. In fact, why not add Statesman Day? That way, you could honor all these noble speakers – Martin Luther King, Madeleine Albright, Mister Rogers – without going through the controversies: “oh, this one’s an adulterer, that one’s too liberal, this one wears lame sweaters.”
And how about a holiday dedicated to the guy who put all the holidays on Mondays? For the sake of three-day weekends and half-a-day Fridays, the guy who disregarded birthdays, anniversaries, bombings, assassinations, all in the name of commerce, convenience and white sales. We should find out who this guy is and celebrate his birthday… whenever.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection by Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York.
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Here is the 343rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 19, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: actress Linda Lavin & Dave’s dad, Philip Lefkowitz
Featuring: Dave chats with actress Linda Lavin (“Alice,” Other Desert Cities) and his dad, Philip Lefkowitz. Plus: Dave Says Bye to Kenneth Mars and Betty Garrett. Also: Inside Broadway (The Importance of Being Earnest, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, The Divine Sister, Baby Wants Candy), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Presidents Day, and Bob Dylan: “Sooner & Later” (Presidents Day).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:14:30 GUEST: Linda Lavin 00:39:00 DAVE SAYS BYE – Betty Garrett & Kenneth Mars 00:53:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (Reviews of The Importance of Being Earnest (00:53:30); Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (01:02:30) The Divine Sister (01:07:30); Baby Wants Candy (01:13:00); thoughts on Spider-Man (01:17:30). 01:33:30 GUEST: Philip Lefkowitz 02:09:30 Dave’s Sponsors 02:15:30 Bob Dylan: Sooner & Later (Presidents Day) 02:47:30 Weather 02:49:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Presidents Day) 02:55:30 Friends 03:04:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 19, 2011 Playlist: “Mr. President” (00:07:00; Randy Newman); “Funky President” (00:10:00; James Brown); “You’re Awful” (00:36:30; Frank Sinatra & Betty Garrett). “Franz Liebkind Scene” (00:44:30; “The Producers” film); “The Lullaby of Broadway” (00:48:30); “The President” (01:29:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “End Titles” (02:05:00; “To Kill a Mockingbird” score by Elmer Bernstein). “Dear Mrs. Roosevelt” (02:16:00), “Talkin’ World War III Blues” (live) (02:22:00), “Joey” (live) (02:27:30), “Must Be Santa” (02:36:30) & “It’s All Right Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” (live) (02:39:00) (Bob Dylan).
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Here is the 201st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Dec. 31, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guests: Mike Chimeri, Tom Ross, Bonnie D. Graham, Charles Gross, Rozanna Beaumont, Brother Clarence Thomas, James Hodge, Joel Blumberg, and Dave’s wife Joyce.
Featuring: A special episode with Dave and co-host Jeff Goodman ushering in the New Year with guests from WGBB’s roster, phone callers and fun.
Note: Joel Blumberg passed away Dec. 17, 2010 at age 64.
Note: The program was edited down from its broadcast length to fit onto three CDs. Remember CDs?)
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:12:00 Guest: Mike Chimeri 00:27:30 Guest: WGBB Programmer Tom Ross 00:37:30 Party Favors 00:41:00 Yo Soy Sauce 00:46:00 Guest: Brother Clarence Thomas 00:56:00 DAVE & JEFF: Dave Hates Xmas 00:59:00 Guest: Charles Gross 01:17:00 Guest: Rozanna Beaumont 01:24:30 Nova Scotia New Year w/ Joel Blumberg 01:29:00 Plugz 01:40:30 Dave’s Family (w/ Philip Lefkowitz, David Lippman) 01:53:00 Guest: Larry Gange from Galaxie Caterers 01:58:00 The Passings of 2006 02:03:30 The Pinnacle! w/ Joyce 02:27:00 “Frank Rizzo” 02:40:30 Guests: James Hodge & Nana 02:51:00 A message from Bonnie D. Graham 02:53:00 Thank Yous 03:19:00 Midwest New Year 03:23:00 The Finale
Dec. 31, 2007 Playlist: “Ring Out Solstice Bells” (00:07:00; Jethro Tull). “New Coat of Paint” (01:37:00; Tom Waits). “Happy Days are Here Again” (02:31:30; Tiny Tim). “Auld Lang Syne” (02:57:00; Guy Lombardo). “Forever Young” (live; 03:05:00; Bob Dylan & the Band). “These are Days” (03:24:00; 10,000 Maniacs).
Tom RossMike ChimeriBonnie D. GrahamRozanna BeaumontJames HodgeJoel BlumbergCharles GrossJeff Goodmanyour host
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Here is the 195th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Nov. 5, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guest co-host: Jeff Goodman guest: actress Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent)
Featuring: Dave chats with actress Daphne Rubin-Vega. Plus: Inside Broadway (Butley, Grey Gardens, The Times They are a-Changin’).
00:00:01 Pre-Show: Halloween (00:00:01) & Foley (00:06:00)) 00:09:00 DAVE GOES IN 00:26:00 GUEST: Daphne Rubin-Vega 00:53:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (Grey Gardens (00:53:00), The Times They are a-Changin’ (00:60:00), Butley (00:63:00)) 00:65:00 DAVE GOES OUT
November 5, 2006 Playlist: “Mental Tenant” & “The Rainbow Connection” (Daphne Rubin-Vega), “Light My Candle” (Rent original cast).
Daphne Rubin-VegaNathan Lane in ButleyThe Times They are a-Changin’Christine Ebersole in Grey GardensJeff Goodmanyour host
Segment originally aired Dec. 22, 2005, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 120th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, March 24, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guests: author Larry Cuocci (“A Very Good Year”) and Rabbi Sol Solomon, spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, NY.
Featuring: Dave chats with author Larry Cuocci. Plus: Dave Goes Off on Parking and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Purimspiel.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN 00:08:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Parking 00:16:00 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS – author Larry Cuocci (“A Very Good Year”) 00:38:00 SKIT: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Purimspiel 00:52:00 DAVE GOES OUT
March 24, 2005 Playlist: “A Wake Up Call” & “A Viennese Freilach” (New Orleans Klezmer Allstars).
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Here is the 112th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Jan. 27, 2005. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guest: novelty musician Dr. Elmo
Featuring: Dave chats with Elmo Shropshire (aka Dr. Elmo), of “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” fame. Plus: Sports talk.
00:00:00 DAVE GOES IN – Sports 00:20:00 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS – musician Dr. Elmo 00:49:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Jan. 27, 2005 Playlist: “Christmas Without Martha” & “Christmas All Across the USA” (Dr. Elmo).
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Here is the 105th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Dec. 9, 2004. Info: davesgoneby.com.
host: Dave Lefkowitz guest: Rabbi Sol Solomon, spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches, Great Neck, NY
Featuring: Dave celebrates Chanukah with Rabbi Sol Solomon and goes off on smoking on stage. Plus: La Cage returns Inside Broadway.
0:00:01 DAVE GOES IN – Daylight 00:20:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – La Cage 00:31:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Smoking 00:38:00 SKIT: Rabbi Sol Solomon on Chanukah 00:50:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Dec. 9, 2004 Playlist: “Daylight” (Kinks); “Song on the Sand” (La Cage aux Folles, original cast); “Is it Good for the Jews?” (Rabbi Sol Solomon); “Anal Dreidel” (Dave, unreleased).
Gary Beach and Daniel Davis in La Cage aux FollesRabbi Sol Solomon
(Pictured: Dr. Demento)
