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Dave’s Gone By Interview (9/29/2003): TODD ROBBINS

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews carnival performer Todd Robbins

Topics include: freak shows, carnivals.

Segment originally aired Sept. 29, 2003 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

Dave’s Gone By #46 (9/29/2003): BAND OF OUTSIDERS

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Here is the 46th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Sept. 29, 2003. More info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: sideshow performer Todd Robbins and Wisconsin-based musician Art Paul Schlosser

Featuring: A tribute to outsider musicians and artists, featuring sideshow performer Todd Robbins and musician Art Paul Schlosser. Plus: Tributes to Wesley Willis and Shooby Taylor.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Opening comments
00:10:00 GUEST: Todd Robbins (off-Bway’s “Carnival Knowledge”)
00:28:00 NEWS GONE BY: Hillary’s Book in China; Goodbye Grasso; A Stoning!; All Thumbs; The Scion Sets on Manischewitz; LIRR Step-Up Flair; The Mepham Football Fight Song; He Came in Through the Bathroom Window; Captain Nemo’s Revenge.
00:45:00 GUEST: Singer-Songwriter Art Paul Schlosser (“Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich”)
01:09:00 MUSIC: Adieu to Wesley Willis & Shooby Taylor
01:22:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Thank yous & best wishes.

Sept. 29, 2003 Playlist: “The Mepham Football Fight Song” (00:38:00; Dave), “Love, Love, Love,” “Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich,” “Vote for Me,” “Maybe You Think I’m Weird,” Three Short Songs (Art Paul Schlosser), “The Termites Ate My House Up” & “Curt Cobain” (Wesley Willis), “Lift Up Your Hearts” & “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” (William “Shooby” Taylor).

Dave’s Gone By #44 (9/15/2003): THE STORY SO FAR

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Here is the 44th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, Sept. 15, 2003. More info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave’s trip to San Francisco. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, and Dave Remembers Johnny Cash and Warren Zevon.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: First show of the second season. New time/day: Mondays, 6:30-8pm. A look back and an explanation of what the show is.
00:11:00 DAVE GOES OFF: What Dave did on his summer vacation, plus the blackout & 9/11.
00:23:00 NEWS GONE BY: 9/11 Again; Bad Air Day; Bona Fide News; NoSir Yassir; Mepham Football; Healthcare Sickness; Spamelot; Hippo Lagoon; Blaine in a Box; Cargo Boy; Twins Go Head-to-Head; Saturn’s Tilts (Bad Pun of the Week); RIAA Extortion; Simon & Geritolfunkel; Slip n’ Slide (Frivolous Lawsuit Time); Chong’s Bongs; Espresso Taxo; A Nose for Nuts.
01:11:00 DAVE REMEMBERS: Tributes to John Ritter, Johnny Cash & Warren Zevon.
01:22:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Final remarks; a nod to Wesley Willis.

Sept. 15, 2003 Playlist: “Bring Out Your Dead” (“Monty Python & the Holy Grail” {excerpt}); “I’m Gonna Mail Myself to You” (Earl Robinson); “The Gift” ({live} 00:34:00; Velvet Underground); “Old Friends” (Simon & Garfunkel); “Let’s Make a Dope Deal” (Cheech & Chong); “The Man in Black” (Johnny Cash); “Wanted Dead or Alive” (Warren Zevon).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (7/27/2003): BRUCE KLUGER

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews editor and satirist Bruce Kluger

Topics include: politics, Dick Cheney.

Segment originally aired July 27, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By #42 (7/27/2003): THE 42 OF SUMMER

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Here is the 42nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM, July 27, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guests: broadcaster Joe Salzone and satirist Bruce Kluger

Featuring: Dave chats with satirist Bruce Kluger. Also: the satirical News Gone By and a birthday salute to Jerry Garcia.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Dave pontificates pseudo-intellectually.
00:06:00 NEWS GONE BY: Gunfight at City Hall; Tongue Transplants; Sillycones; No Toe; Prostate of the Union; Purple Polar Bear; Betsy the Blasted Giraffe; Electrifying Basketball (w/ Bad Pun of the Week); Pay to Pee; Big River & Roger Miller; Duck!; Stink Weed; Speedy Geezers; Obits: David “Six Degrees” Hampton, Uday & Koosay, the Hussein boys, and (prematurely) Idi “Salty” Amin; Bye Bye Blackbird.
00:34:00 DAVE’S GOT GUESTS: columnist and satirist, Bruce Kluger
00:48:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Jerry Garcia’s birthday; Dave’s thank yous.

July 27, 2003 Playlist: “Guv’ment” (Big River original cast), “Bye Bye Blackbird” (Elizabeth Welch), “Wharf Rat” (Grateful Dead).

Dave’s Gone By #38 (6/22/2003): A TALE OF TWIN CITIES

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Here is the 38th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio June 22, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz

Featuring: Dave’s trip to St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. Plus: The satirical News Gone By and changes at WGBB.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: Dave returns from vacation while WGBB prepares to vacate…
00:11:00 NEWS GONE BY: Starbucks tar, slippery tiles, later ‘gator, load spill, Jane Roe Redux, Cyranose (Bad Pun of the Week), quieter coffee, coming to our census, virtual Sinatra, Spice Platinum, German BBQ, killer pumps.
00:29:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Minnesota: Pig’s Eye, Science Museum, Hubert H. Humphrey Stadium, Meet Me In the Morning…Where?.
00:51:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Moving from Merrick; Whither DGB?, Happy Birthday, Hon.

June 22, 2003 Playlist: “Meet Me in the Morning” (Bob Dylan), “If You Were a Priest” (Robyn Hitchcock, 14:00).

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/15/2003): JOE SALZONE

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Dave Lefkowitz appears as a guest on “Joe Salzone Live!”

Topics include: politics, Dick Cheney.

Segment originally aired Nov. 30, 2002 as part of WGBB radio’s “Joe Salzone Live!” and then rebroadcast June 15, 2003 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

More information on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/8/2003) : ELLIS NASSOUR

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On Tony night, Dave Lefkowitz interview theater critic Ellis Nassour

Topics include: Broadway, theater, Take Me Out.

NOTE: Segment was only partially recorded; alas, the second half is lost.

Segment originally aired June 8, 2003 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

Dave’s Gone By #36 (6/8/2003): I HAVE NO IDEA

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Here is the 36th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM June 8, 2003.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: author Ellis Nassour

Featuring: Dave chats with author and entertainment expert Ellis Nassour. Plus: the satirical News Gone By, more on the WGBB saga, and Rabbi Sol Solomon explains the holiday of Shavuoth.

Notes: Because of technical glitches, the CD intro had to be newly recorded, 1/17/06, and the second half of the Ellis Nassour interview is gone forever. Sorry!)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN: As the WGBBleeds
00:11:00 NEWS GONE BY: Road Map to Pieces, Stamp Out Queen Liz, Fool-Proof Abortions, Teacher with a Hairbrush, Drop the Chalupa, Sosa puts a cork in it.
00:26:00 DAVE’S GONE CULTURAL – w/ guest Ellis Nassour: Theater critic and journalist Nassour talks about the Tonys (Note: segment partially missing from archive tape)
00:31:00 SKIT – RABBI SOL SOLOMON on Shavuoth: w/ the Ten Commandments.
00:45:00 DAVE GOES OUT: Things in limbo…

June 8, 2003 Playlist: no songs.