Dave’s Gone By Interview (6/10/2017): IRENE SANKOFF & DAVID HEIN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews musical-theater writers Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Topics include: Tony Awards, Come from Away, 9/11, My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding.

Segment scheduled to air June 10, 2017 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 13th Annual TotalTheater Tony Special, hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/25/2017): LACHANZE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress LaChanze

Topics include: Once on this Island, Color Purple, 9/11, If/Then.
Segment airs Feb. 25, 2017 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 #361 (9/17/2011): LOVELY RITA

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Here is the 361st episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Sept. 17, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz

Guest: Actress Rita Gardner

Dave chats with actress Rita Gardner of the original Fantasticks. Plus an autumnal Saturday Segue, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (fall)  and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (9/11).

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:08:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Autumn 1
00:33:30 GUEST: Rita Gardner
01:16:00 Sponsors
01:24:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Autumn 2
01:39:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:55:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Fall)
02:33:00 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on 9/11
02:41:00 DAVE GOES OFF – on Potato Day
02:52:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Sept. 17, 2011 Playlist: “Fall” (00:08:30; Bruce Cockburn); “The Leaves That are Green” (00:11:30; Simon & Garfunkel); “Autumn” (00:14:00; Moondog); “Summer’s Gone” (00:16:00; Frogs Gone Fishin’); “When Summer’s Ended” (00:20:00; Bill Morrissey); “The Summer of My Wasted Youth” (00:23:30; Amy Rigby); “The Last Rose of Summer” (00:27:00; Tom Waits); “Much More / I Can See It” (00:31:30) & “Try to Remember / They Were You” (01:11:30; Rita Gardner). “Much More” (00:47:00; The Fantasticks, 1960 off-Broadway cast); “Falling Leaves” (01:25:00), “Heart Full of Leaves” (01:29:00), “Autumn Sea” (01:30:30) & “Autumn is Your Last Chance” (01:34:30; Robyn Hitchcock); “Hotel California” (01:46:30; Eagles); “Golden Loom” (01:55:30), “Sitting on Top of the World” (02:00:00), “Spirit on the Water” (02:04:00), “Cat’s in the Well” (02:12:00), “The Wicked Messenger” (02:15:30) & “Idiot Wind” (02:17:30; Bob Dylan); “Hot Potatoes” (02:37:30; The Kinks); “Autumn Leaves” (02:57:30; Eva Cassidy).

Rita Gardner
Potato Day!
autumn
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By #353 (5/7/2011): RACK AND RUANE

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Here is the 353rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, May 7, 2011. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: editor Benjamin Welch (UNC Mirror) and author John Ruane, radio host Bob Cudmore

Featuring: Dave chats with college newspaper editor Benjamin Welch and political pundit John Ruane (“The Wizards of Spin”). Plus: Inside Broadway (news, nominations & reviews), Saturday Segue (mother songs), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (mothers), Dave’s appearance on WVTL’s “Coffee with Bob Cudmore,” and Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection on the death of Osama bin Laden.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:08:00 DAVE GOES OFF – Osama
00:22:30 GUEST: Benjamin Welch
00:45:30 DAVE on “Coffee with Cudmore” w/ Bob Cudmore (WVTL-AM 1570, taped 5/3/11)
00:58:00 INSIDE BROADWAY, pt. 1 – Tony Nominations
01:14:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (mothers)
01:40:00 GUEST: John Ruane
02:30:30 Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection – Dead! Dead! Dead!
02:40:00 INSIDE BROADWAY, pt. 2 – Obits (02:40:00) & Reviews (Potato Needs a Bath (02:52:00) & War Horse (02:55:30)
03:04:30 SATURDAY SEGUE: Mothers
03:17:30 Friends & Thank Yous
03:23:00 DAVE GOES OUT

May 7, 2011 Playlist: (part one) “Gimme Some Truth” (00:18:00; John Lennon); “Ain’t That News” (00:43:30; Tom Paxton); “Tell Me, Momma” (01:14:30), “Mama, You Been on My Mind” (w/ Joan Baez; 01:19:30), “Shake Shake Mama” (01:22:30), “Tough Mama” (01:26:00); “Call Letter Blues” (01:30:00) & “Clothes Line Saga” (01:34:30; Bob Dylan); “Turn on the News” (02:26:00; Husker Du); “Small World” (02:37:00; Gypsy 1959 Bway cast w/ Ethel Merman); “A Fact Can Be a Beautiful Thing” (02:48:00; Promises, Promises, 1968 Bway cast w/ Jerry Orbach & Marian Mercer); “Your Mother Should Know” (03:04:30; rehearsal version); “Your Mother’s Here to Stay” (03:07:30; Allan Sherman); “Mother” (03:10:00; Tiny Tim); “Mother Dear” (03:12:30; The Divine Comedy); “What Would My Mama Say” (Roger Miller; 03:24:30).


 Pictured from top: John Ruane, UNC Mirror newspaper, Osama bin Laden, 2011 staff of the UNC Mirror (Dave – front row, second from left; Benjamin Welch – back row, third from right), Bob Cudmore, Tony Award, John Ruane’s “The Wizards of Spin,”  War Horse, Shona Reppe in Potato Needs a Bath.

Dave’s Gone By #316 (9/11/2009): JUST ANOTHER DAY

Here is the 316th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Sept. 11, 2009. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: A New York-y show to commemorate 9/11, including Inside Broadway (Burn the Floor), Dave Goes Off on the wretched NY Mets, and Dave’s wife’s thoughts on the move out west.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest: Dave’s wife, Joyce Weil

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN
00:24:00  INSIDE BROADWAY (Burn the Floor (36:00)) 
00:43:00  GUEST: Joyce Weil
01:02:00  DAVE GOES OFF on the NY Mets
01:10:00  DAVE GOES OUT

Sept. 11, 2009 Playlist: “Un Hombre Asi” (West Side Story; 2009 Broadway cast) & “Pretty Good Day” (Loudon Wainwright III).

Burn the Floor
METS!
Joyce `n Dave

Dave’s Gone By #188 (9/10/2006): L’CHAIM TO LIFE

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Here is the 188th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on NY’s WGBB-AM radio, Sept. 10, 2006. Info: davesgoneby.com.

host: Dave Lefkowitz
guest co-host: Jeff Goodman
guests: Piero Pellei & J. Paul

Featuring: Dave, guest co-host Jeff Goodman and guests Piero Pellei and J. Paul celebrate the annual Chabad Telethon and remember 9/11.

00:00:01  DAVE GOES IN – Telethon
00:08:00  GUEST: Piero Pellei
00:20:00  REMEMBERING 9/11 w/ Jeff & J.Paul
00:55:00  REMEMBERING 9/11 – Roz’s Story
00:60:00  DAVE GOES OUT

Sept. 10, 2006 Playlist: “Five Years” (David Bowie), “L’Chaim to Life” (Fiddler on the Roof, original Broadway cast).

(pictured: Piero Pellei, dancing rabbis, Jeff Goodman).

Piero Pellei
J. Paul (aka Jeff Roth)
dancing rabbis
Jeff Goodman
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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).

Johnny Cash
Warren Zevon
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