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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).
Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of February 28th, 2016.
Tyrant. Psychotic. Sociopath. Hypospadius sufferer. Yes, all these adjectives describe the single greatest villain of the previous century: Adolf Hitler. “What is hypospadius?”, I hear you say. Micropenis!
That’s right. The Austrian-born, German chancellor who wanted to rule the world had a teeny, tiny, itsby-bitsy, nearly microscopic shmeckel. Awwww. According to the new book, “Hitler’s Last Day: Minute by Minute”—which should be called “Inch by Inch!”—Der Fuhrer’s frankfurter was so small – “how small was it?” – it was so small, he had to pee sitting down because basically, there was no dick; there was just a hole near the base of his wang.
They call that Penile Hypospadius. Sounds like the name of a Greek lawyer but no, it’s a rare condition where the urethra—that little tube that sucks urine and spooge out of the bladder—the urethra opens on the underside of the winkie. In other words, if Adolf were to pish standing up, he’d just be making lemonade in his lederhosen.
And by the way, that longtime rumor has also been proven true: Hitler did have just one testicle. Well, one visible, working testicle. The other just never came down. It was up there, floating behind his belly button, kinda like a yo-yo caught in a tree.
So what does this all mean in terms of who Hitler was and the calamities he caused? I dunno, but if I got out of the shower every day, looked down and saw a knuckle on the end of my balls, I’d hate the universe, too. It is known that Hitler had strange relationships with women and took all kinds of drugs and treatments to boost his virility. They say he’d even get injections of bull semen. Go figure; with Nazis, the blood has to be pure, but the jizz? Anything goes.
What I don’t understand is: If Hitler had a chip on his shoulder – because he had no whip on his boulders – shouldn’t he have been mad at the schvartzes instead of the Jews? He’d be jealous of Italians and black men with Howitzers in their Hanes. Why pick on Jewish guys, who aren’t exactly known for hiding salamis in their pajamis? Yes, we do have the outliers like Milton Berle and David Duchovny . . . and myself . . . but for the most part, if a Jewish guy with a boner walks into a wall, he’s still gonna break his nose.
If Adolf Hitler, The Great Dicklesstator, had embraced the Jewish nation and commiserated with them on their puny putzes, what a different world this would have been! Instead of making Jews into lampshades, he would have rolled up lampshades to make prosthetic peckers. Instead of hard labor, he’d put in the labor to get hard. Instead of herding people into gas chambers, he’d join them in therapy sessions. They’d all hug and confess to stuffing kielbasas down their pants to impress waitresses at Oktoberfest. No World War II, no Holocaust, no Berlin Wall . . . we’d still have the accordion, but you take the victories you can.
Perhaps it’s too Freudian to suggest that Hitler compensated for his wee willie winkle by building phallic missiles and having the whole country salute him by holding their arms stiff and erect. But then again, maybe there’s something to it. Look who else attacked us in the Second World War: the Japanese. We all know they’ve got nothing between their legs but broken chopsticks.
Now, causality/shmausality; we’re not giving Hitler a pass for his actions because of his inadequacy. We can, however, tell some really tasteless jokes at his expense. For example:
What did they call Adolf Hitler’s last orgasm? The final so-lotion.
What did Hitler have in common with the Jews? They both looked awful coming out of the shower.
Why was Hitler so afraid of acne? One time he got a hard-on, and a dermatologist tried to pop it.
Why was Hitler better at basketball than Jesse Owens? Jesse could run, but Hitler dribbled.
Why was Hitler a bad shortstop? Because he always started with two foul balls, one of which was out of play.
What’s the difference between Poland and Eva Braun? Hitler could get into Poland.
Why was Hitler always borrowing Eva’s tweezers? To masturbate.
Why was Hitler banned from Eva Braun’s kitchen? He got his dick caught in the spaghetti strainer.
Did Hitler suffer from polio? No, he had smallcox.
Was Hitler brutal to his mistresses? No, he was a softie.
Why did Hitler use an IBM computer? Because he didn’t have a Wang.
Why was Hitler so stubborn? `Cause he couldn’t budge an inch.
Why did Hitler buy a goldfish? So he could finally get a decent blowjob. Think about it.
Why was Robin Williams better than Hitler? At least he was hung.
Well, I did warn you that they were tasteless. But, what? You’re gonna get offended because I made fun of Hitler? Remind me not to bust out my Son of Sam jokes; they’re quite disrespectful to the poor guy.
Seriously, though, the thought of Adolf Hitler, architect of the Third Reich, feeling freakish and ashamed, sexually useless, and driven to desperate and painful measures . . . kinda gives me a stiffy. So if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go surprise my dear wife, Miriam Libby, and give her my three magnificent inches of Hebrew National salami. I know it ain’t much, but when I use it right, she kicks up a fuhrer.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches, in Great Neck, New York. Heil me!
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Here is the 547th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 27, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with writer-director Douglas McGrath. Plus: Rabbi Sol reflects on Hitler’s Junk, Inside Broadway, Dylan – Sooner & Later (Leap Year), Saturday Segues (in the news, Lou Reed).
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: writer Douglas McGrath, Dave’s wife Joyce
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Brim, Pootie Tang) 00:38:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:22:00 Sponsors 01:29:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Lou Reed 01:57:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:21:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Douglas McGrath 03:00:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Leap Year) 03:18:00 Friends 03:28:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #136 – Hitler’s Junk 03:37:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 03:54:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 27, 2016 playlist: “Shooting Star” (01:35:30) & “Average Guy” (01:47:30; Lou Reed). “Femme Fatale (demo)” (01:38:30; Big Star). “What Goes On” (01:41:00; The Velvet Underground). “Hop Frog” (01:46:00; Lou Reed & David Bowie). “Making a Home” (02:18:30; March of the Falsettos 1981 off-Broadway cast). “On Broadway” (02:55:00; Beautiful 2015 Broadway cast). “I Want You” (03:01:30; {live} Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead). “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest” (03:05:30) & “The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar” (03:11:30; Bob Dylan). “Movie Star” (03:38:00; Cracker). “Who Ya Gonna Shoot with That” (03:41:30; Da Lench Mob). “Yellow River” (03:44:30; Christie). “Approximately Infinite Universe” (03:47:00; Yoko Ono). “February (Getaway)” (03:56:00; Jen Trynin).
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews writer-director Douglas McGrath
Topics include: Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway, Mike Nichols, Carole King, Beautiful.
Segment scheduled to air Feb. 27, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
Note: Our Friend of the Daverhood Douglas McGrath passed Nov. 3, 2022 at age 64.
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Segment aired Feb. 20, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 546th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 20, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Penny Fuller. Plus: Inside Broadway, Dylan – Sooner & Later (on trial), Saturday Segues (Nina Simone, in the news), Wretched Pun of Destiny (apples).
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guest: actress Penny Fuller
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (solo) 00:12:00 DAVE GOES OFF (caucuses) 00:36:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Nina Simone 00:53:30 Sponsors 01:04:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 01:35:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Penny Fuller 02:54:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (on trial) 03:28:30 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #57 (apples) 03:33:30 Friends 03:44:00 SATURDAY SEGUES – In the News 03:56:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 20, 2016 Playlist: “Don’t You Pay Them no Mind” (00:39:30), “Don’t Take All Night” (00:42:30), “Go to Hell (Mowo Remix)” (00:45:30) & “I Sing Just to Know I’m Alive” (00:50:00; Nina Simone). “I’m a Brass Band” (01:32:00; Sweet Charity 1967 London cast w/ Juliet Prowse). “The Best Night of My Life” (01:36:00; Applause 1970 Broadway cast w/ Penny Fuller). “So Much You Loved Me” (01:55:00) & “In Time” (02:47:30; Rex 1976 Broadway cast w/ Penny Fuller). Excerpts from “Sin Twisters Too” (02:17:30; Anita Gillette & Penny Fuller). “The Music Still Plays On” (02:31:30; A New Brain 1995 off-Broadway cast w/ Penny Fuller). “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” (03:07:00) & “Drifter’s Escape” (03:19:30; Bob Dylan). “Percy’s Song” (03:12:30; Fairport Convention). “Hanging on the Telephone” (03:45:00; Blondie). “Angie” ({Live Licks version} 03:47:00; The Rolling Stones). “Kill the Mockingbird” (03:49:00; House of Freaks). “Blank Space” (03:52:30; Taylor Swift). “My Father Told Me” (03:57:30; George M. Cohan Tonight 2006 off-Broadway cast w/ Jon Peterson).
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Here is the 545th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 13, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor-director Gabriel Barre. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (in the news, Peter Gabriel), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Wretched Pun of Destiny (mad scientist), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Dylfunkel)
Guests: director Gabriel Barre, Dave’s wife Joyce.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (library room, footbinding, Cyramilton, Dylan’s voice, Starmites,) 00:41:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:32:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Peter Gabriel 01:54:00 Sponsors 02:00:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:30:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Gabriel Barre 03:28:00 Weather 03:32:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Dylfunkel) 03:46:00 SKIT: Bob Dylan for WaxVac 03:58:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – Mad Scientist 04:02:00 Friends 04:29:30 Thanks 04:35:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Valentine’s Day) 04:40:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 13, 2016 Playlist: “Abandoned Love” (01:24:00) & “The Boxer” (03:47:30; Bob Dylan). “Higher” (02:26:30; Lea Salonga). “Starmites” (03:22:00; Starmites on the 1989 Tony Awards). “Mercy Street” (01:35:30) & “More than This” (01:45:30; Peter Gabriel). “Voices of Freedom” (01:40:00; Lou Reed w/ Peter Gabriel & Youssou n’dour). “The Sound of Silence” (03:39:00; Bob Dylan & Paul Simon). “The Times They are a-Changin'” (03:50:30; Simon & Garfunkel). “This is All Very New to Me” (04:14:30; Carol Lawrence). “All Alone on the Road” (04:16:30; Paul Tracey). “Our Kind of Love” (04:20:00; The Beautiful Game 2000 UK cast w/ Hannah Waddingham). “To Love Somebody” (04:24:00; The Flying Burrito Brothers). “The Sound that Love Makes” (04:41:30; Sarah McLachlan).
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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor-director Gabriel Barre
Topics include: Cyrano de Bergerac, Starmites, Memphis, theater, Eartha Kitt.
Segment scheduled to air Feb. 13, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 544th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 6, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Dave chats with theater critic Misha Berson. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (in the news, Bob Marley), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dylan – Sooner & Later (the big game).
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Misha Berson
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (aerobic jam, lost & found, arias, Electric Avenue) 01:02:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Bob Marley 02:05:00 Sponsors 02:07:30 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:28:30 GUEST: Misha Berson 03:31:30 Sponsors 03:39:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (the big game) 03:55:30 Friends 04:32:30 Weather 04:36:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 6, 2016 Playlist: “The Glamorous Life” (00:05:30; Sheila E.). “I Wonder if I Take You Home” (00:11:00; Lisa Lisa). “Pass the Dutchie” (00:51:00; Musical Youth). “Electric Avenue” (00:54:30; Eddy Grant). “The Message” (01:36:00; Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five). “Put it On” (01:43:30), “Rainbow Country” (01:47:30), “Sun is Shining” (01:54:30) & “Wake Up and Live” (01:56:30; Bob Marley). “Girl Crazy/Bronco Busters” (02:26:00; Girl Crazy 1951 Broadway cast). “Throw Down in Windsor” (02:52:30; Lone Star Love 2004 off-Broadway cast). “Martin Guerre (Reprise)” (03:24:30; Martin Guerre 1999 UK cast). “Viva Sea-Tac” (03:25:00; Robyn Hitchcock). “Gypsy Lou” (03:41:00) & “Catfish” (03:44:30; Bob Dylan). “Orange Juice Blues” (03:47:30; The Band). “Primary” (04:07:30; The Cure). “Sing a Song” (04:11:00; Earth, Wind and Fire). “Slow Talker” (04:14:30; Bob & Ray). “Be-u-ti-ful People of Denver” (04:18:30; The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960 Broadway cast w/Tammy Grimes). “It Might as Well be Spring” (04:41:30; Nina Simone).
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Here is the 543rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 30, 2016. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with musical diva Ann Hampton Callaway. Plus: Dave chats with theater historian Ken Bloom. Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Dylan – Sooner & Later (shadows), Saturday Segue (Lloyd Cole)
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: musician Ann Hampton Callaway, author Ken Bloom, Dave’s wife Joyce
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (bad link, psycho imprint, birthday day, Carvel, Meg’s hot dogs, gator ribs, tater gone) 00:48:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:55:00 GUEST: Ken Bloom (remembering Ezio Petersen) 01:20:00 Sponsors 01:26:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 01:51:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ann Hampton Callaway 02:47:00 Sponsors 02:51:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner and Later (shadows) 03:08:00 Friends 03:18:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY – AgFair 03:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Lloyd Cole) 03:34:30 Weather 03:38:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Jan. 30, 2016 Playlist: “Carvel Commercial” (00:15:00). “I’ve Got Rhythm” (01:49:00; Abe Vigoda). “Bounce Me Brother (With a Solid Four)” (01:51:00), “The Nanny Named Fran” (02:19:00), “Ladies and Gentlemen, That’s Love” (02:25:30) & “My Buddy & Old Friend” (02:38:00; Ann Hampton Callaway). “It’s Today” (01:56:30; Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway). “Bounce Me Brother with a Solid F” (Swing Broadway cast w/ Ann Hampton Callaway). “I’ve Dreamed of You” (02:08:00; Barbra Streisand). “Where are You” (02:54:30), “I’m a Fool to Want You” (02:58:00) & “Stay with Me” (03:03:00; Bob Dylan). “Rhinestones” (03:22:30), “Afterthought” (03:24:30), “Down on Mission Street” (03:28:00) & “Mystic Lady” (03:30:30; Lloyd Cole). “We Can Be Together” (03:49:00; Jefferson Airplane).