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Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/10/2021): STACY WIDELITZ & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with composer STACY WIDELITZ

Topics include: music, film scoring, Patrick Swayze.

Segment aired April 10, 2021 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio/podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Note: Farewell to our Friend of the Daverhood, Stacy Widelitz, who passed June 16, 2025 at age 69.

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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 (9/1/2018): CARL GOTTLIEB & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with screenwriter Carl Gottlieb

Topics include: The Committee, Jaws, The Jerk, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Which Way is Up, The Prisoner of Zenda.

Segment aired Sept. 1, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (8/18/2018): SANDY HELBERG & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Sandy Helberg

Topics include: Groundlings, Chevy Chase, The Love Boat, James L. Brooks, Mel Brooks, Simon Helberg, John Hurt, Auschwitz.
Segment airs Aug. 18, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

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Dave’s Gone By #661 (7/28/2018): MAYR MORTALS

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Here is the 661st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook July 28, 2018. More info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress & director Melanie Mayron, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews director Melanie Mayron, Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segue (in the news), StoryTime (A Cow for Hansel), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Berthoud).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (the potato story, mayonnaise ice cream, The Brighton Project)
00:33:00 Sponsors
00:37:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:13:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:41:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Melanie Mayron
02:27:30 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Berthoud
02:32:30 STORYTIME – A Cow for Hansel, pt. 19
02:49:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:09:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
03:36:30 DAVE GOES OUT

July 28, 2018 Playlist: “Head Over Heels” (01:36:30; The Go-Go’s). “Sober” (03:03:30; Demi Lovato). “Tape” (03:10:00; Dan Bern). “Bad Moon Rising” (03:16:00; Juliana Hatfield). “Northern California Girls” (03:27:00; Camper Van Beethoven). “An American Concerto” – Movement 3 (03:30:00) & “Movement 1” (03:35:00; Patrick Williams). “August Hair” (03:43:00).

(pictured: Melanie Mayron, A Cow for Hansel, Berthoud, CO, The Brighton Project)

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (4/7/2018): IRIS RAINER DART & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Iris Rainer Dart

Topics include: Beaches, The People in the Picture, theater, musicals, Judaism.

Segment airs April 7, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Dave’s Gone By #625 (10/21/2017): ROSSED & FOUND

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Here is the 625th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio and Facebook, Oct. 21, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: cabaret singer Steve Ross, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews cabaret legend Steve Ross. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (eccles), My Sick Mind (Harvey Weinstein).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Facebook streaming, cabaret, green M&Ms)
00:19:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:46:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:11:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Steve Ross
02:21:00 BOB DYLAN – Soooner & Later (eccles)
02:37:00 Sponsors
02:42:00 MY SICK MIND (Harvey Weinstein)
02:45:00 Friends of the Daverhood
02:56:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
03:21:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Oct. 21, 2017 Playlist: “Excerpt from James Joyce’s The Dead (01:08:00; 2000 Tony Awards). “Little Me” (01:12:00), “I Get a Kick Out of You” (01:29:00), “The Heather on the Hill” (01:44:00), “Time in a Bottle” (01:51:00), “Thanks for the Memories” (02:17:30), “Manhattan Moon” (03:25:00; Steve Ross). “Soon After Midnight” (02:26:00), “It ain’t Me Babe” {basement tapes version} (02:30:00) & “Melancholy Moon (02:33:00; Bob Dylan). “Mr. Wilson” (02:57:30; John Cale). “River Niger” (Martha Wainwright; 03:00:30). “Michelle” (03:03:00; The Beatles). “Tommy Tax” (03:05:30; Tiny Tim). “Yankee See” (03:06:00; Laurie Anderson).



(pictured: Steve Ross, Eccles Hall, Harvey Weinstein)
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Dave’s Gone By #610 (6/17/2017): THE PRODUCER

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Here is the 610th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, June 17, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: film producer Jonathan Sanger (“The Elephant Man”). Plus: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with film producer Jonathan Sanger. Plus: Inside Broadway (post-Tony wrapup), Saturday Segues (Paul & Brian, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Saved by the Flood), Greeley Crimes & Old Times

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Joyce’s birthday, The Tonys, Cosby, traffic tickets, TV choices)
00:42:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:00 Sponsors
01:05:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (Michael Phelps, Captain Underpants)
01:12:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Paul n’ Brian)
01:30:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:27:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Jonathan Sanger
03:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Saved by the Flood)
03:31:00 Friends
03:39:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
04:12:30 Weather
04:14:30 DAVE GOES OUT

June 17, 2017 playlist: “Too Much Rain” (01:15:00; Paul McCartney). “Oxygen to the Brain” (01:18:00; Brian Wilson). “Mother Nature’s Son” (01:22:00; The Beatles). “God Only Knows” (01:24:30; The Beach Boys). “1984” (02:23:30; David Bowie). “Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” {live Flood version} (03:14:00), “Saving Grace” (03:19:30) & “It ain’t Me, Babe” {live Flood version} (03:25:00; Bob Dylan). “Batman and his Grandmother” (03:40:30; Dickie Goodman). “Bigger than Baseball” (03:43:00; Meet John Doe 2013 studio cast). “Fire” (03:46:30; Red Hot Chili Peppers). “Comatised” (03:48:30; Leona Naess). “Living Through another Cuba” (03:52:00; XTC). “Father’s Day” (04:19:00; Chris Smither).




(pictured: Jonathan Sanger, The Elephant Man poster, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Kevin Spacey hosting the Tonys)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (5/13/2017): CARLYN MONTES DE OCA & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews wellness expert and former film editor Carlyn Montes de Oca

Topics include: veganism, Howard the Duck, Leonard Part 6, Bill Cosby, Israel, Mel Gibson, Dustin Hoffman, Haskell Wexler.

Segment airs May 13, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/4/2017): ALLEN LEWIS RICKMAN & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Allen Lewis Rickman

Topics include: Yiddish, Alan Rickman, Coen Brothers, A Serious Man, Steve Sterner.

Segment aired Feb. 4, 2017 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 #592 (2/4/2017): RICKMAROLE

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Here is the 592nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 4, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actor Allen Lewis Rickman, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Allen Lewis Rickman (“A Serious Man”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes, Old Times, & Fraccidents; Saturday Segues (In the News, Stephin Merritt), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (pig pen, comedian movie titles, respect, ribs!)
00:47:30 Sponsors
01:02:00 GREELEY CRIMES, OLD TIMES & FRACCIDENTS
01:40:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Stephin Merritt
02:00:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:12:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Allen Lewis Rickman
02:54:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:25:30 Friends
03:33:00 Sponsors
03:35:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:01:30 Weather
04:04:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 4, 2017 Playlist: “Vocabularry – Ball” (00:07:30). “Beds are Burning” (00:57:30; Midnight Oil). “Wild Wild West” (01:26:00; Kool Moe Dee). “The Message” (01:32:00; Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five). “The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing” (01:43:00), “Irma” (01:45:30), “I Don’t Believe You” (01:51:00) & “Quick!” (01:55:00). “Poppyland” (01:48:00; Stephin Merritt). “1984” (02:09:00; David Bowie). “I Could have Told You” (03:01:30; Bob Dylan). “I Could have Told You” (03:05:00; Frank Sinatra). “The Times They are a-Changing Back” (03:09:30; Billy Bragg). “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (03:13:30; The Grateful Dead). “Banned from the End of the World” (03:36:00; Sleater-Kinney). “T.V. Football” (03:38:30; Bill Cosby). “Machete” (03:39:30; Moby). “Berkeley Girl” (03:43:00; Harper Simon). “Do You Want to Dance” (03:46:30; Bobby Freeman). “Dream Seller” (04:09:00; Melanie).


(pictured above: Allen Lewis Rickman, Stephin Merritt, ribs!)