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Dave’s Gone By Skit: RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #062 (4/7/2013): Roger Ebert

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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #62 (4/7/2013): Roger Ebert

Aired April 7, 2013 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAn_bgyfJ7s

Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of April 7th, 2013.

Hail and farewell to the respected, prolific and popular film critic, Roger Ebert. On Thursday April 4th, two days after saying he wanted to take things a little slower, he instead came to a complete halt, with cancer doing him in at age 70.

Anyone who loves movies is going to miss Roger Ebert, not just because he warned you what was a stinker before you laid down your six dollars. And then $10. And now $19, or 25 if you throw in popcorn. And not just because Roger could talk intelligently without being patronizing – something I haven’t mastered in 53 years. And not just because Roger’s love for good movies came through even when he pooped on bad ones. The biggest legacy of Roger Ebert – and Gene Siskel – was in remaking the idea of “what is a critic?” Admit it. Before those two, you probably thought of a movie or theater critic as this dreary, sepulchral, Ichabod Crane type, with a Bostonian accent, his nose in the air and his pen in someone’s back. He was better than you, and he sure let you know it. Or he talked so far over your head, sparrows would crash into his verbs on their way to Capistrano.

But not Roger and Gene. Of course they were smart, but they were next-door-neighbor smart, not nuclear physicist smart. And when they explained why Blake Edwards was a genius and dead teenager films are a scourge – even if you didn’t agree, you appreciated their conviction and knew they were treating you like a grownup. Roger may have won a Pulitzer, but he never came off like a pudknocker.

Oh sure, Ebert’s weight made him an easy target for many years. At one point, he was so out of shape, it seemed a miracle he could even lift his thumb. And then, he had to give up TV because of the Big C. The first time I saw a picture of him after all those operations, my jaw dropped. Well, not as low as his, but it was still a shock. And yet, he continued to write. A man who came of age in a time of typewriters and telexes kept himself relevant in our age of tweets and tablets. In fact, he posted more movie reviews last year than he did any year before that. If I had to give that many sermons in a year, my brain would turn to gefilte fish.

And if my cranium did become an amalgam of whitefish, pike, sawdust and carp, would I have the guts Roger Ebert had in being so visible? Of going on Oprah with his new voice or on the internet with his fake chin? If I get a pimple on my nose, I hide for three days.

Among the many quotable quotes of Roger Ebert, he once said that “your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” Well, I may not be able to follow another Charlie Kaufman movie, but I’m sad that we lost Roger Ebert. I think of Gene Siskel in heaven, waiting all these years for the day he could go, “Awright. No cameras. No censors. Rog, let’s really talk about `Cop and a Half’” Go at it guys; no one did it better.

This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (9/22/2012): STEPHEN SCHOCHET & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author and Hollywood expert Stephen Schochet.

Topics include: Hollywood stories, film, movie stars.

Segment originally aired Sept. 22, 2012 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/31/2012): FRED WEINTRAUB

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews film producer and Bitter End club owner Fred Weintraub

Topics include: Bruce Lee, The Bitter End, film.

Segment originally aired March 31, 2012 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Note: Fred Weintraub passed March 5, 2017.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/28/2012): STEVE WOLF

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews stunt and special-effects coordinator Steve Wolf

Topics include: stunts, special effects, filmmaking.

Segment originally aired Jan. 28, 2012 on the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #351 (4/23/2011): ARI FLEX

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Here is the 351st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 23, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: filmmaker Ari Gold
Featuring: Dave chats with filmmaker Ari Gold (“The Adventures of Power”). Plus: Inside Broadway (NY reviews), Saturday Segue (NY songs), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Bard on Bard) and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on Easter.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – New York City
00:34:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Back in NY
00:59:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: “Bard on Bard”
01:32:00 GUEST: Ari Gold
02:24:30 DAVE – Sponsors & weather
02:37:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – Easter
02:46:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (Arcadia (02:46:30), Jerusalem (02:49:00), Good People (02:52:30))
02:56:00 DAVE – Friends
02:59:30 DAVE SAYS BYE – Ross Higuchi
03:04:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 23, 2011 Playlist: “Dirty Boulevard” (12:30:30; Lou Reed), “Spring in New York” (00:16:00; Tony Bennett); “New York City” (00:18:30; Suzzy & Terre Roche); “New York, New York” (00:22:00; Tiny Tim); “Manhattan” (00:25:30; Jim Caruso); “The Only Living Boy in New York” (00:30:30; Simon & Garfunkel); “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” (live; 00:59:30), “Lone Pilgrim” (01:05:30), “Desolation Row” (alternate take; 01:08:00), “Floater” (01:19:30) & “Po’ Boy” (01:24:30; Bob Dylan); “New Jersey Nights” (01:28:30) & “We Are Power” (02:23:00; Ethan Gold).

Bard on Blonde

Dave’s Gone By #350 (4/9/2011): STANDING PAT

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Here is the 350th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 9, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: comedian Pat Cooper & singer-songwriter Gabrielle Louise.

Featuring: Dave chats with legendary comedian Pat Cooper and ecology-minded singer-songwriter Gabrielle Louise. Plus: Inside Broadway (naughty words), Dave Says Bye to Sidney Lumet, Saturday Segue birthday tribute to Tom Lehrer, and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on killer whales.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:09:30 GUEST: Gabrielle Louise
00:53:00 DAVE – Sponors & Weather
01:01:00 INSIDE BROADWAY – News & Naughty Words
01:24:30 GUEST: Pat Cooper
01:58:30 DAVE – Coming Up
02:02:00 DAVE SAYS BYE – Sidney Lumet
02:09:30 DAVE – More Sponsors
02:18:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later – Master pieces
02:48:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – Killer Whale
02:53:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Lehrer 83rd birthday tribute
03:02:00 DAVE GOES OUT

April 9, 2011 Playlist: (part one) “Save the Arkansas” (00:09:30), “Make You Remember” (00:13:00) & “Journey” (00:49:00; Gabrielle Louise); Many Ways (01:21:30; Baxter Holvoe); “Friar’s Roast for Drew Carey” (excerpt, 01:23:00) & “On Italians” (youtube clip, 01:55:30, Pat Cooper); “When I Paint My Masterpiece” (02:19:00), “Lone Pilgrim” (02:22:00), “Masters of War” (demo version; 01:02:00), “Positively 4th Street” (02:29:00), “Slow Train” (live w/ Grateful Dead, 02:33:00) & “Every Grain of Sand” (02:38:00; Bob Dylan); “Bright College Days” (live; 02:53:30), “Who’s Next” (02:58:30) & “We Will All Go Together When We Go” (03:07:00; Tom Lehrer).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/19/2011): PHILIP LEFKOWITZ

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews his father, Philip Lefkowitz

Topics include: birthdays, movies.

Segment originally aired Feb. 19, 2011 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our father of the Daverhood, Philip Lefkowitz, passed May 5, 2021.

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Dave’s Gone By #338 (1/8/2011): 21st CENTURY FOX

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Here is the 338th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 8, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: Charles Fox

Featuring: Dave chats with songwriter & TV theme composer Charles Fox. Plus: Dave Goes Off on NPR, David Bowie birthday tribute, and Bob Dylan: “Sooner & Later.”

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:20:00 GUEST: Charles Fox
00:57:00 Dave – Friends of the Daverhood
01:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – David Bowie Birthday Tribute
01:50:00 Weather
01:55:30 DAVE GOES OFF: on NPR, part 1
02:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
02:22:30 DAVE GOES OFF: on NPR, part 2
02:51:30 DAVE GOES OFF: on Ebert’s Tweet
02:54:00 Sponsors & Upcoming Guests
02:59:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 8, 2011 Playlist: “Killing Me Softly” (Roberta Flack; 00:15:00), “Happy Days” (00:11:00), “Love Boat Theme” (00:13:00) & “Love American Style” (00:54:00) (Charles Fox), “I Got a Name” (00:42:30; Jim Croce), “Golden Years” (01:12:30), “Because You’re Young” (01:16:30), “Never Get Old” (01:21:30), “Fill Your Heart” (01:25:30), “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (01:29:00), “God Knows I’m Good” (01:35:00), “Survive” (01:38:30), “Song for Bob Dylan” (02:03:00) & “Heroes” (03:00:00; David Bowie). “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” (live; 02:07:00), “What Can I Do for You” (02:11:00), Obviously Five Believers” (02:19:30), “They Killed Him” (02:23:00) & “I Shall Be Free No. 10” (02:27:00; Bob Dylan), “Wallflower” (02:17:00; Doug Sahm & Band). “Everybody Wants My Fanny” (02:57:30; Benny Bell).
(pictured: Charles Fox, NPR, David Bowie)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (10/16/2010): PHILIP WUNTCH

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews former Dallas Morning News film critic Philip Wuntch

Topics include: film criticism, journalism.

Segment originally aired Oct. 16, 2010 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Dave’s Gone By #330 (10/16/2010): WUNTCH HOUR

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Here is the 330th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Oct. 16, 2020. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: film critic Philip Wuntch & Dave’s wife Joyce.

Featuring: Dave chats with former Dallas Morning News film critic, Philip Wuntch. Plus: Music about the Lone Star State.

Notes: Apologies for the audio echo here; couldn’t fix it.

00:00:00 DAVE GOES IN
00:01:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: miner songs
00:26:00 Dave
00:33:30 SATURDAY SEGUE: Texas songs
00:57:00 Dave on the Texas tunes
01:05:00 SATURDAY SEGUE: more Texas songs
01:21:00 Dave
01:30:00 BOB DYLAN: Sooner & Later
02:00:00 Guest – Philip Wuntch
02:51:00 Guest – Joyce Weil
02:37:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – motion pictures
02:54:00 Sponsors
02:56:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Oct. 16, 2010 Playlist: “Underground” (00:01:30; Tom Waits), “I Me Mine” (00:03:30; Beatles), “Sixteen Tons” (00:05:30; The Weavers). “Sixteen Tons” (00:07:30; Mickey Katz), “Clementine” (00:10:30; Tom Lehrer), “Diamonds in the Mine” (00:13:00; Leonard Cohen). “Blood on the Coal” (00:17:00; “A Mighty Wind,” film soundtrack), “Theme from Shaft” (00:20:30; Isaac Hayes). “You’ll Be Mine” (00:24:00; Howlin’ Wolf). “Texas Chainsaw Halloween” (00:34:00; Dr. Elmo), “Texas Rangers” (00:37:00; Ian & Sylvia). “Texas” (00:40:00; Beat Farmers). “Deep in the Heart of Texas” (00:43:30; Bing Crosby). “West Texas Waltz” (00:46:00; Emmylou Harris), “Theme from `Paris, Texas'” (00:49:30; Ry Cooder). “Palestine Texas” (00:52:30; T Bone Burnett), “Blue Yodel #1” (01:05:00; Jimmie Rodgers), “Flood Down in Texas” (01:08:00; Stevie Ray Vaughan). “My San Antonio Rose” (01:19:00; Michael Parks). “Senor: Tales of Yankee Power” (live) (01:30:30), “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (live) (01:35:30), “North Country Blues” (01:39:30), “Cat’s in the Well” (01:43:30), “Saved” (01:47:00), “Unbelievable” (1:51:00) & ” (Bob Dylan). “Motion Pictures” (02:37:00; Neil Young). “My Husband Makes Movies” (02:41:30; Marion Cotillard, “Nine” film soundtrack). “Bad Romance” (Lady Gaga; 02:46:00).