Dave’s Gone By Skit: STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon: SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS, Part 2

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Dave’s Gone By Skit (7/27/2024): STORYTIME: Rabbi Sol Solomon Reads “Secrets of the Octopus,” Part 2

For this week’s StoryTime segment on Dave’s Gone By, Rabbi Sol Solomon continues to read from Sy Montgomery’s book, “Secrets of the Octopus.”

This segment aired July 27, 2024 as part of the 953rd “Dave’s Gone By” video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Full episodes also available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), and on DavesGoneBy.com. 

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Dave’s Gone By Skit: STORYTIME w/ Rabbi Sol Solomon – “SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS”

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Dave’s Gone By Skit (7/6/2024): STORYTIME: Rabbi Sol Solomon Reads “Secrets of the Octopus”

For this week’s StoryTime segment on Dave’s Gone By, Rabbi Sol Solomon reads from Sy Montgomery’s book, “Secrets of the Octopus.”

This segment aired July 6, 2024 as part of the 951st “Dave’s Gone By” video podcast program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Full episodes also available on youtube, Facebook (davesgoneby), and on DavesGoneBy.com. 

All content (c)2024 TotalTheater Productions.                                                   

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

 More on Rabbi Sol: shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #713 (9/14/2019): TAPP DANCE

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Here is the 713th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. More info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: composer Al Tapper, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews theatrical composer Al Tapper. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, StoryTime (fish, farts, etc.), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Mead), Today Yesterday (Sept. 14).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (octopus, Chabad, Morrissey, more new taters)
00:59:30 DAVE GOES OFF – Nicholas Haros on 9/11.
01:12:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:24:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Mead
01:29:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Al Tapper
02:21:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:41:30 TODAY YESTERDAY – Sept. 14
03:06:00 Friends of the Daverhood
03:14:00 STORYTIME – Why Fish Fart, pt. 10
03:22:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Sept. 14, 2019 Playlist: “Heaven on their Minds” (02:40:00; Jesus Christ Superstar 2018 TV broadcast). “The Story of an Artist” (03:27:30; Daniel Johnston).

Al Tapper
artwork for National Pastime in Mexico
Why Fish Fart

Dave’s Gone By #548 (3/5/2016): MARCH MADNESS

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Here is the 548th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio March 5, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (astronaut Scott Kelly), Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (In the News, John Cale), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Tulsa archives).

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (the sniffles, pep talks, kale, gravity, the Oscars, Big Sky blahs)
00:23:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:00:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (GPS, good karma)
01:06:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
01:31:00 Sponsors
01:38:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:02:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Tulsa archive)
02:31:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #137 (astronaut Scott Kelly)
02:38:00 Friends
02:50:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – John Cale
03:14:00 Weather
03:18:00 DAVE GOES OUT (ghostopus!)

March 5, 2016 Playlist: “She was Naked” (01:07:00; Supersister). “Ben” ({live}, 01:11:00; Michael Jackson). “Knife” (01:14:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “The Space Race is Over” (01:17:00; Billy Bragg). “Buds Won’t Bud” (01:58:30; Barbara Cook). “Hard Times in New York Town” (02:07:30), “All Along the Watchtower” ({live w/ Tom Petty}, 02:09:30) & “Dignity” ({live} 02:14:00; Bob Dylan). “The Ballad of Cable Hogue” (02:52:00), “Days of Steam” (03:01:30), “Indistinct Notion of Cool” (03:03:00). “Hey Ray” (03:06:00; John Cale). “Empty Frames” (02:57:00; John Cale & Brian Eno). “Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish” (03:22:00; Captain Beefheart). “Octopus’s Garden” (03:25:30; The Beatles).

John Cale
Scott Kelly
Dylan in Tulsa

Dave’s Gone By #473 (7/19/2014): BUCCHS COUNTY

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Here is the 473rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, July 19, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with songwriter John Bucchino. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Elaine Stritch, Nikki Sudden, octopuses), Dave’s Rolf Harris song and the Wretched Pun of Destiny (Oprah).

Guests: songwriter John Bucchino, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce
00:43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Elaine Stritch
00:57:00 Sponsors
00:59:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Octopuses
01:20:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:42:30 Tribute of Sorts: Rolf Harris
01:47:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with John Bucchino
02:59:30 WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Oprah Winfrey’s Teas
03:02:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (July Releases)
03:19:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Nikki Sudden
03:43:00 Friends & Thanks
03:51:00 DAVE GOES OUT

July 19, 2014 Playlist: “The Beast in You” (00:45:00; Goldlilocks 1958 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Why Do the Wrong People Travel?” (00:48:00; Sail Away, 1961 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Here’s to the Ladies Who Lunch” (00:51:30; Company 1970 Bway cast w/ Elaine Stritch). “Octopus’s Garden” (01:01:30) & “Octopus’s Garden/Sun King” (01:15:00; The Beatles). “Octopus” (01:03:30; Handsome Family). “Octopus Woman Please Let Me Go” (01:07:00; Dick Kent). “Octopus” (01:09:30; Syd Barrett). “The Octopus Song” (01:13:30; Kenny King). “Oswald Closing Theme” (01:14:30; Oswald). “Sugar Daddy” (01:38:00; Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2014 Bway cast w/ Neil Patrick Harris & Lena Hall). “Take Your Underoos Down” (01:44:30; Dave). “Something Spontaneous” (01:47:00), “Better Than I” (02:07:00), “Unexpressed” (02:42:00) & “Learn How to Say Goodbye” (02:56:00; David Campbell). “Ralph and Me” (02:12:00; A Catered Affair 2008 Bway cast w/ Leslie Kritzer & Faith Prince). “Sweet Dreams” (02:37:00; Judy Collins). “Blowin’ in the Wind” (03:05:00), “Bunkhouse Theme” (03:08:00), “Lady Lady Lay” (03:10:00), “Billy 7” (03:13:30) & “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (03:15:30; Bob Dylan). “Back to the Coast” (03:22:30), “100 Miles from Here” (03:25:30), “Evangeline” (03:30:00), “Captain Kennedy” (03:34:00) & “Tell Me” (03:38:00; Nikki Sudden). “Grateful” (03:52:30; Michael Feinstein).

George Ball
Elaine Stritch
Oprah’s Chai Tea
Rolf Harris
Nikki Sudden
Paul the Octopus