Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/11/2014): GREG KOTIS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews playwright Greg Kotis

Topics include: Give the People What They Want, Urinetown, NeoFuturists, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.

Segment scheduled to air Jan. 11, 2014 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

More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #453 (1/11/2014):URINENATION

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Here is the 453rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 11, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with playwright Greg Kotis (Urinetown). Plus: Dave chats with UNC sports radio host Thomas Hoffman, Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (Jill Sobule, Captain Beefheart), Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on “Duck Dynasty’s” Phil Robertson

Guests: playwright Greg Kotis, broadcaster Thomas Hoffman

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:02:00 GUEST: Thomas Hoffman
00:48:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Jill Sobule
01:09:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:34:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Greg Kotis
02:32:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (trio)
03:02:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #87 – Duck Amuck
03:11:00 Weather
03:13:00 Friends
03:29:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Captain Beefheart
03:53:30 Upcoming
03:57:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 11, 2014 Playlist: “A Good Life” (00:48:30), “Jetpack” (00:51:00), “Supermodel” (00:54:30), “Mexican Wrestler” (00:57:30), “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” (04:00:00; Jill Sobule). “Rebel of the Underground” (01:30:00; Tupac Shakur). “Urinetown” (01:33:00) & “I See a River” (02:16:00; Urinetown, 2001 Broadway cast). “The Times They Are a-Changin'” (02:36:00), “Simple Twist of Fate” (02:39:30), “One Too Many Mornings” (02:44:00), “On a Night Like This” (02:46:30), “Shelter from the Storm” (02:49:00) & “Going Going Gone” (02:54:00; Bob Dylan). “Full Moon Hot Sun” (03:34:00), “Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles” ({live at My Father’s Place version; 03:36:00), “Bill’s Corpse” (03:40:00), “Observatory Crest” (03:41:30), “I Want a Woman to Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go” (03:45:00), & “Moonlight on Vermont” (03:47:00; Captain Beefheart).

Jeff McCarthy (Officer Lockstock) and Spencer Kayden (Little Sally) in “Urinetown.”
Thomas Hoffman
Jill Sobule
Captain Beefheart
Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty

Dave’s Gone By Interview (1/4/2014): TOM TOCE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews cabaret lyricist & Jeopardy champion Tom Toce

Topics include: Cabaret, Broadway, theater, Jeopardy, Andrea Marcovicci, Douglas J. Cohen.

Segment aired Jan. 4, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #452 (1/4/2014): TWINKLE TOCE

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Here is the 452nd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Jan. 4, 2014. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with lyricist Tom Toce;  Saturday Segues (Phil Everly, Stipe n’ Schlosser); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (firsts).

Guests: lyricist Tom Toce, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (age-appropriate, parasites)
00:43:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Phil Everly
00:54:00 Dave & Joyce (quiet times & drug mules)
01:11:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tom Toce
02:23:00 Sponsors & Weather
02:29:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (firsts)
02:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Stipe & Schlosser)
03:20:00 Friends
03:24:00 Upcoming
03:27:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Jan. 4, 2014 Playlist: “Cathy’s Clown” (00:45:00), “Crying in the Rain” (00:47:00), “Bye Bye Love” (00:49:00) & “All I Have to Do is Dream” (00:51:00; The Everly Brothers). “The Sweetness in the Air” (01:08:30) & “Shalom Santa” (01:27:00; Carole J. Bufford). “The Boy From” (01:32:00; Side By Side By Sondheim 1976 UK cast w/ Millicent Martin). “The Night I Fell in Love with Paris” (01:56:00; Jane Monheit). “You Make Me Laugh” (02:19:00; Jennifer Sheehan). “Long Time Gone” (02:30:30), “The First Noel” (02:34:00), “The Water is Wide” (02:36:30), “Things Have Changed” (02:42:00). “Misery Loves Company” (02:54:00), “Kurt Cobain” (03:00:30), “I Wanna Be Madonna” (03:04:00) & “Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich” (03:09:00; Art Paul Schlosser). “Every Day is Yours to Win” (2:57:00), “Sitting Still” (03:01:00), “Supernatural Serious” (03:05:30) & “I am Superman” (03:28:30; R.E.M.).

Tom Toce
Phil Everly
Art Paul Schlosser
Michael Stipe

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2013): BRIAN GARI

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Joined by guest co-host Joyce Weil, Dave chats with lyricist Brian Gari

Topics include: celebrities, Eddie Cantor, horses.

Segment aired Dec. 31, 2013 as part of a New Year’s special edition of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #451 (12/31/2013): UNC RADIO NEW YEAR SPECIAL – Hello 2014!

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Here is the 451st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Dec. 31, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave and his wife, Joyce, ring in the new year with music and special guests.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: Dave’s wife Joyce, songwriter Brian Gari, theater critic Mary Shen Barnidge

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (fitbit)
00:12:00 GUEST: Brian Gari
00:25:30 Dave & Joyce (JF, New Year’s, TV specials, resolutions)
01:17:00 More Dave & Joyce (Das Balaton Combo, the year behind, Dave’s finger)
01:41:30 Even More Dave & Joyce
01:59:00 GUEST: Mary Shen Barnidge
02:46:30 Dave & Joyce return
02:51:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #86 – New Year 2014
03:00:00 Happy New Year
03:13:00 Upcoming
03:16:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 31, 2013 Playlist: “Makin’ Whoopee” (00:29:00; Eddie Cantor). “After Midnight” (00:32:00; Eric Clapton). “The Message” (00:52:00; Grand Master Flash). “Voices Carry” (01:03:30; `Til Tuesday). “Having a Party” (01:08:00; Sam Cooke). “Party Doll” (01:10:00; Buddy Knox). “Party Buli” (01:12:00; Das Balaton Combo). “The Old Horse of Nations Tea Party” (01:33:30; Sexton Ming & Billy Childish). “House of Fun” (01:35:00; Madness). “Legalize It” (01:38:00; Peter Tosh). “Rock and Roll Heart” (01:54:00) & “Satellite of Love” (01:57:00; Lou Reed). “It’s All in the Game” (02:29:00; Slim Whitman). “You Belong to Me” (02:31:00; Patti Page). “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (2:34:00; Andrews Sisters). “For the Good Times” (2:37:00; Ray Price). “I Always Get Lucky with You” (2:40:30; George Jones). “It was a Very Good Year” (02:44:00; Richie Havens). “New Year’s Eve” (02:54:30; Tom Waits). “Auld Lang Syne” (03:00:00; Guy Lombardo). “Starting Over” (03:03:00; John Lennon). “Dreaming” (03:06:00; Blondie). “Laugh and Be Happy” (03:09:00; Randy Newman). “Heroes” ({live “Stage” version}; 03:25:00; David Bowie).

Brian Gari
Mary Shen Barnidge
Das Balaton Combo

Dave’s Gone By #450 (12/28/2013): PS I LOVE YOU

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Here is the 450th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 28, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s chat with singer and record producer Philip Chaffin. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (13/14, Christine Lavin), Dylan – Sooner & Later (insurance), Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection on the year gone by.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guests: singer Philip Chaffin, Dave’s wife Joyce.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (end of the year, numerical milestones, xmas food, cast recordings, pancake party)
01:00:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (13/14)
01:24:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & Top Stories of 2013)
01:56:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Philip Chaffin
03:02:30 Sponsors
03:08:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later: Insurance
03:30:00 Friends
03:37:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #86: New Year 2014
03:40:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Christine Lavin
03:59:30 Weather & Upcoming
04:03:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 28, 2013 Playlist: “Thirteen” (01:00:30; Big Star). “The 13th (Swing Version)” (01:03:00; The Cure). “Thirteenth Mountain” (01:07:00; Bruce Cockburn). “Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods” (01:11:30; Beck). “14th Street Blues” (01:14:30; Leon Redbone). “14th Street” (01:17:30; Rufus Wainwright). “Finale” (01:51:00; Dear World, 1969 Broadway cast). “Diga Diga Doo” (01:53:00), “A Cow and a Plough and a Frau” (02:50:00) & “Somethin’ Real Special” (02:58:30; Philip Chaffin). “The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues” (02:10:30; Follies 2011 Broadway cast w/ Danny Burstein). “Around the World” (02:35:30; Grey Gardens 2006 Bway cast w/ Christine Ebersole). “Folies Bergere” (02:41:30; Nine 2003 Bway cast w/ Chita Rivera). “It’s All Right Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” ({live “Before the Flood” version}; 03:10:00), “Clean Cut Kid” (03:15:30) & “Desolation Row” ({live MTV Unplugged version}; 03:19:30; Bob Dylan). “Nobody’s Fat in Aspen” (03:40:30), “Rockaway” (03:44:00), “If I Ruled the World” (03:48:00), “Gettin’ Used to Leavin’ (03:52:30) & “Scatter New Seeds” (04:07:00; Christine Lavin).

Philip Chaffin
Christine Lavin
Goodbye old year . . .

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/21/2013): LARRY KAYE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Broadway producer Larry Kaye of HOP Theatricals

Topics include: theater, Broadway, The Velocity of Autumn.

Segment aired Dec. 21, 2013 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
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/28/2013): PHILIP CHAFFIN and Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews singer and PS Classics co-founder Philip Chaffin

Topics include: Broadway, musicals, PS Classics, Tommy Krasker, Stephen Sondheim, The Frogs, Nine, Ray Conniff.

Segment aired Dec. 21, 2013 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
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By #449 (12/21/2013): OH, KAYE

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Here is the 449th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 21, 2013. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring Rabbi Sol Solomon’s chat with theatrical producer Larry Kaye;  Inside Broadway; Saturday Segue (Frank Zappa); Dylan – Sooner & Later (Xmas); Rabbi Sol on the passings of 2013.

Guests: producer Larry Kaye, Dave’s wife, Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (BYOC, TV Trade-In, Velocity, Sponsors, Going Gaga)
01:07:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Frank Zappa
01:38:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & obits (01:52:00))
01:59:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Larry Kaye
02:55:00 Sponsors
02:57:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Xmas)
03:18:30 Weather
03:22:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #85 – The Passings of 2013
03:49:00 Thanks & Friends
03:53:30 Upcoming
03:56:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 21, 2013 Playlist: “Applause” (00:56:00; Lady Gaga). “Little House I Used to Live In” (01:13:30), “Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus” (01:18:00), “How Could I Be Such a Fool” (01:22:30), “Would You Like a Snack” (01:25:30), “Sharleena” (01:26:00) & “Sofa No. 1” (01:30:00; Frank Zappa). “I Was a Teenage Maltshop” (01:21:00; Captain Beefheart & Frank Zappa). “I Wanna Be a Producer” (01:57:00; The Producers 2001 Bway cast w/Matthew Broderick). “Brotherhood of Man” (02:17:30; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2010 Bway cast w/ Daniel Radcliffe). “Christmas Island” (02:58:30), “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (03:01:00), “Arthur McBride” (03:04:00), “She Belongs to Me” (03:10:00) & “Must Be Santa” (03:13:30; Bob Dylan). “Santa Quits” (03:32:30; Dave Lefkowitz). “The Twelve Complaints of Christmas” (03:37:30; Rabbi Sol Solomon). “The Only Thing I Want for Christmas” (03:58:00; Eddie Cantor).

Larry Kaye
The Velocity of Autumn
Frank Zappa
Dylan for the Holidays