Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2017): ESTHER BROWER

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Dave’s aunt Esther Brower joins Dave for the 2017 New Year’s Eve special.

Topics include: 2017, family.
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2017): PHILIP & BRENDA LEFKOWITZ

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Best wishes for the new year from Dave Lefkowitz’s mom and dad, Philip & Brenda Lefkowitz

Topics include: New Year’s Eve.
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program (birthday special) 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 #633 (12/23/2017): YULE TIED

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Here is the 633rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on UNC Radio and Facebook, Dec. 23, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Dec. 23, 2017 (show #633): YULE TIED

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon offers his Rabbinical Reflection on Jerusalem. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Morose Xmas, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (harding-not Tonya), My Sick Mind (Amtrak).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (tio de nadal, New Year’s Eve, solstice)
00:31:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:08:30 Sponsors
01:11:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
01:44:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:06:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (harding)
02:25:30 MY SICK MIND (Amtrak)
02:30:30 Friends
02:39:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #151 (Jerusalem)
02:51:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (morose Christmas).
03:18:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 23, 2017 Playlist: “Crash” (01:12:30; The Primitives). “Boy with a Coin” (01:15:00; Iron & Wine). “Embraceable You / “I Got it Bad, and That ain’t Good” (01:19:30; Louis Prima & Keely Smith). “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” (01:22:00; Stevie Wonder). “The Rum Tum Tugger” (02:01:30; Cats 1982 Broadway cast w/ Terrence Mann). “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine” (02:11:00; Joan Baez). “Down Along the Cove” (02:14:30; Bob Dylan). “All Along the Watchtower” (02:17:00; Taj Mahal). “All I Ever Get for Christmas is Blue” (02:52:30; Over the Rhine). “We Killed Santa Claus” (02:57:00) & “My Doggy’s Christmas Gift” (02:58:00; Dave). “Christmas in Prison” (03:01:30; John Prine). “I’ll Be Killing You This Christmas” (03:05:00; Loudon Wainwright III). “Oh Holy Night” (03:08:30; Steve Mauldin). “On a Holiday” (03:24:30; Brian Wilson).


(pictured: Amtrak arriving early, A Charlie Brown Morose Christmas, cover photo for Bob Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album, Tio de Nadal)
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Dave’s Gone By #253 (12/31/2007): THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NIGHT BEFORE

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Here is the 253rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Dec. 31, 2007.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
Call-in Guest: #1 Fan Pam

Featuring: Dave goes over the best and worst of 2007; a call from #1 Fan Pam; Inside Broadway; Jeff Goodman’s visit to Thailand.

00:00:01  Pre-show excerpts w/ Number 2 Fan, Pam
00:14:00  DAVE GOES IN
00:24:00  Jeff in Thailand
00:30:00  INSIDE BROADWAY – Cymbeline, Best and Worst Theater of 2007
00:55:00  DAVE REMEMBERS 2007
01:10:00  DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 30, 2007 Playlist: “Auld Lang Zion” (Rabbi Sol Solomon).

John Cullum in Cymbeline
#1 Fan Pam
Jeff Goodman
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #201 (12/31/2006): THE WGBB NEW YEAR’S CRAPTACULAR

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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 Ross
Mike Chimeri
Bonnie D. Graham
Rozanna Beaumont
James Hodge
Joel Blumberg
Charles Gross
Jeff Goodman
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