Tag: humor

Dave’s Gone By Skit (12/22/2002): LADY MISS IDA MAE ROOSEVELT’S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST 1954

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Dave unearths a lost audio tape of early Long Island farm broadcaster Lady Miss Ida Mae Roosevelt

Segment originally aired Jan. 22, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/15/2002): JOE SALZONE

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews radio broadcaster Joe Salzone

Topics include: WGBB, politics, Republicans, Democrats.

Segment aired Dec. 15, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/15/2002): CHARLES GROSS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews theater critic Charles Gross

Topics include: Two on the Aisle, Broadway

Segment aired Dec. 15, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #11 (12/15/2002): ELEVEN IS ONE LOUDER

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Here is the 11th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on Long Island, NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Dec. 15, 2002. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: broadcaster Joe Salzone and theater critic Charles Gross (“Two on the Aisle”).

Featuring: Dave gets cultural with theater critic Charles Gross and interviews WGBB host Joe Salzone. Plus: the political skit “Thanks a Lott” and a birthday tribute to Frank Zappa.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:04:00  NEWS GONE BY
00:09:00  SKIT: Thanks a Lott
00:19:00  DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL w/ theater critic, Charles Gross
00:29:00  DAVE’S GOT GUESTS w/ radio host, Joe Salzone
00:50:00  Birthday tribute to Frank Zappa
00:54:00  DAVE GOES OUT

December 15, 2002 Playlist: “The Impossible Dream” (Man of La Mancha), “Trouble Every Day” (Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention).

Joe Salzone
Charles Gross
Trent Lott with Satan
Frank Zappa
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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/8/2002): STEVE HERBST (“THE WHISTLER”)

Dave Lefkowitz interviews whistling aficionado Steve Herbst

Topics include: whistling.

Segment aired Dec. 8, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Skit (12/8/2002): WRONG ISLAND CABLEVISION

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ZZSkit-WrongIslandCable

A commercial for the wonders of Cablevision’s service and programming.

Segment originally aired Dec. 8, 2002, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Background music: “I Had a Dream” performed by Steve “The Whistler” Herbst, used by permission.

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Dave’s Gone By #9 (12/1/2002): EVOLUTION #9

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Here is the 9th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on WGBB-AM radio Dec. 1, 2002. More info: Davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: Birthday tributes to Woody Allen and Dave Brubeck. Plus: The satirical News Gone By and insurance skits.

0:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:03:00  NEWS GONE BY w/ “Nirvanity” song
00:28:00  Woody Allen’s Birthday
00:31:00  SKIT: Unsurance I – for Christopher Reeve
00:38:00  Birthday Tribute to Joyce Kilmer
00:45:00  DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – Theater
00:51:00  SKIT: Unsurance II – for Run DMC
00:55:00  DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 1, 2002 Playlist: “Nirvanity” (Dave Lefkowitz, unreleased); “Eggs Benedict” (Woody Allen); “Blue Rondo a la Turk” (Dave Brubeck Quartet).

Woody Allen
Run DMC
I think that I shall never see . . .
Christopher Reeve

Dave’s Gone By #8 (11/24/2002): CHANUKAH ROCKS

Here is the 8th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on WGBB-AM, radio Nov. 24, 2002. 

host: Rabbi Sol Solomon, spiritual leader of Temple Sons of Bitches, Great Neck, NY

Featuring: Special Chanukah episode guest hosted by Rabbi Sol Solomon. Features: News for Jews and The Dreidel Game. w. J.P.

00:01:00  Guest Host Rabbi Sol Solomon
00:07:00  NEWS FOR JEWS
00:21:00  SKIT: The Dreidel Game w/ Rabbi Rothenberg
00:54:00  Exit the Rebbe

November 24, 2002 Playlist: “The Dreidel Song” (from “Chanukah at Home”), “Rock of Ages” (Mark Cohn), “Chanukah Song” (Adam Sandler).

Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #7 (11/17/2002): SEVENTH HEAVEN

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Here is the 7th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on WGBB-AM radio Nov. 17, 2002. 

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: On his seventh episode, Dave Goes Cultural with a Bob Dylan tribute and a look at Swedish Elvis; Eilert Pilarm on the World Weird Web. Plus: the skit, It’s Bin Great, It’s Bin Laden; and the satirical News Gone By.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN / NEWS GONE BY
00:07:00 SKIT: It’s Bin Great, It’s Bin Laden
00:21:00 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – Bob Dylan at the Garden
00:38:00 WORLD WEIRD WEB – Eilert Pilarm, the Swedish Elvis
00:54:00 DAVE GOES OUT

November 17, 2002 Playlist: “Tombstone Blues” (Bob Dylan), “Forever Young” (Bob Dylan), “Jailhouse Rock” (Elvis Presley), “Jailhouse Rock,” “Silent Night,” “Love Me Tender” (Eilert Pilarm), “Mutineer” (Warren Zevon). 

Osama Bin Laden
Bob Dylan
Eilert Pilarm
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Dave’s Gone By #6 (11/10/2002): SIX APPEAL

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Here is the 6th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on WGBB-AM radio Nov. 10, 2002. More info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: the satirical News Gone By

Note: Because of technical problems, the last 28 minutes of the original program were never recorded. A new coda has been added (6/09).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:06:00 NEWS GONE BY
00:30:00 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – Theater Reviews (A Man of No Importance, recorded show cuts off here)
(unrecorded: WORLD WEIRD WEB – Lancelot Link & Koko)
00:31:00 DAVE GOES OUT (recorded 6/5/09)

Nov. 10, 2002 Playlist: “I Love to See You Smile” (00:02:30; The Simpsons Sing the Blues), “Republicans” (00:06:30; William Finn), “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Overnight)” (00:25:00; Lonnie Donnegan); Excerpts from “Fine Animal Gorilla” CD (Koko the gorilla); “Apes-Ma” (00:39:30; Captain Beefheart).

Lonnie Donegan
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