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Here is the 663rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook Aug. 18, 2018. More info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guest: actor Sandy Helberg
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Sandy Helberg, Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary, Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Bonanza), Potato News.
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Laura, the next story, hoodies or the crop, Joyce’s Philly trip) 00:30:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 01:00:30 POTATO NEWS 01:11:30 Sponsors 01:15:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 01:46:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Sandy Helberg 02:48:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED – Bonanza 02:52:30 Friends of the Daverhood 02:58:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – Reef 03:15:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Aug. 18, 2018 Playlist: “Gettin’ the Band Back Together” (01:43:00; Gettin’ the Band Back Together 2018 Broadway cast). “The Stroke” (03:16:30; Billy Squier). “Cold Turkey” (03:23:00; Lenny Kravitz). “Wacky Dust” (03:26:00; Ella Fitzerald & Chick Webb). “The Bridge” (03:33:00; Elton John). “I Say a Little Prayer for You” (03:35:30) & “Respect” (03:55:00; Aretha Franklin)
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Dave’s word of the day is NOCTURNE, which leads to memories of TV watching with his dad.
Segment aired March 24, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Here is the 639th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with director Aaron Feldman, Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary, Saturday Segue (In the News).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN (Italia, on doody) 00:17:00 DAVE GOES OFF (Benny Hill) 00:40:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 00:55:00 GUEST: Miriam Vatkin 01:10:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Aaron Feldman 01:55:00 Friends 02:08:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 02:53:00 Weather 02:54:30 DAVE’S BIG DICTIONARY – ultra 03:08:00 DAVE GOES OUT
Feb. 3, 2018 Playlist: “What a Good Day is Saturday” (01:07:30; A Time for Singing 1966 Broadway cast). “Poop Talk” {film excerpt} (01:49:00; “Poop Talk”). “Shipoopi” (01:52:30; The Music Man 1958 Broadway cast w/ Iggy Wolfington). “Good Morning Mr. Walker” (02:08:30; Joseph Spence). “Eagles Fans” (02:11:00; Artie Lange). “24K Magic” (02:18:00; Bruno Mars). “Classified 1A” (02:23:00; Cher). “Falling” (02:36:30; Matthew Sweet). “Punxsutawney Rock” (02:49:30; Groundhog Day 2017 Broadway cast). “Make a Difference, May Kadoody” (03:12:30; Sarah Silverman).
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Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Marie Wallace
Topics include: Dark Shadows, Gypsy, Sweet Charity, Robert Preston, Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman, New York Romance, Gwen Verdon.
Segment aired Jan. 27, 2018 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interview TOFT founder Betty Corwin. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (sitcom), Saturday Segues (young lightfoot, in the news)
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Dave’s shake, nurse practitioners, molesters, Myron Noodleman, bobsleighs n’ skeletons) 00:34:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:45:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Young Lightfoot 01:04:00 INSIDE BROADWAY (News & Reviews (Tiny Beautiful Things (01:21:00) &Puffs (01:28:00)) 01:41:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Betty Corwin 02:18:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN – UNC Radio 02:23:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (sitcom) 02:49:00 Friends 03:08:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 03:46:00 Weather 03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Nov. 11, 2017 Playlist: “Long Way Back Home” (00:47:30) & “Changes” (00:54:30; Gordon Lightfoot). “Born in Ontario” (00:50:30) & “I’m Glad I Found You” (Neil Young). “I Hate Men” (Kiss Me Kate 1999 Broadway cast w/ Marin Mazzie). “Caribbean Wind” (02:32:00), “Fixin’ to Die” (02:38:00) & “The Ugliest Girl in the World” (02:40:00; Bob Dylan). “The Garbageman” (02:53:00; William Shatner). “Let the Church Roll On” (03:13:00; Mahalia Jackson). “Everlasting Love” (03:14:30; U2). “Sweet Virginia” (03:18:00; Rolling Stones). “Jizz on Demand” (03:22:30; Louis C.K.). “Sixty Years On” (03:25:00; Elton John). “Veteran’s Day” (03:51:00; Judy Collins).
(pictured: Betty Corwin, Neil Young & Gordon Lightfoot, Larry Charles & Bob Dylan, Tiny Beautiful Things, Puffs, the sport of Skeleton)
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Here is the 626th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook and UNC Radio, Nov. 4, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com. Host: Dave Lefkowitz Guests: actress Donna Mills, Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Donna Mills. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (birthdays, in the news), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (oh goy).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (physics, Captain Underpants, fall back) 00:28:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 00:59:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Birthdays 01:24:30 INSIDE BROADWAY (news & reviews: Prince of Broadway (01:41:30), Curvy Widow (01:48:30), A Bronx Tale (01:54:00)) 02:04:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Donna Mills 02:36:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (oh goy) 03:05:00 Sponsors 03:10:00 Friends 03:20:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News 03:47:30 DAVE GOES OUT
Nov. 4, 2017 Playlist: “Birds” {alternate version} (01:01:00; Neil Young). “Give Me a Ride Down the Hill” (01:03:30) & “Merry-Go-Round” (01:07:30; Wild Man Fischer). “Night in the City” (01:05:00) & “The Last Time I Saw Richard” (01:09:00; Joni Mitchell). “Forever Beautiful” (02:00:30; War Paint 2017 Broadway cast w/ Patti LuPone). “Donna” (02:32:30; Ritchie Valens). “When You Gonna Wake Up” {live} (02:47:00), “Every Grain of Sand” (02:52:00), “Making a Liar Out of Me” (02:57:00; Bob Dylan). “Truck Driver” (03:21:30; The Archies). “It’s a Fix (Reprise)” (Hands on a Hardbody 2013 Broadway cast). “Russian Roulette” (03:25:00; Van Morrison). “Astro” (03:29:30). “Spacy Basement” (03:32:00; Royal City). “Daylight Fading” (03:51:00; Counting Crows).
(pictured: Donna Mills, Captain Underpants, Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Vol. 13: Trouble No More, Prince of Broadway, A Bronx Tale, Nancy Opel and Bobby Goldman of Curvy Widow)
Dave Lefkowitz interviews broadcast legend Dick Cavett
Topics include: Groucho Marx, Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy, TV, theater.
Segment scheduled to air Oct. 11, 2014 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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An advertisement: Bob Dylan for WaxVac ear cleaner.
Segment aired Feb. 8, 2014, as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #66 (5/12/2013): Jodi on HLN
Aired May 11, 2013 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://youtu.be/igCxYCb4zLo
Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of May 11th, 2013.
After four months of testimony and two days of deliberation, an Arizona jury found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder. The next step is deciding whether she’ll get the death penalty for whacking her boyfriend, Travis Alexander.
Demure, bespectacled, cute and goofy, Arias tried to prove she killed in self-defense. But considering that her significant other was stabbed multiple times, shot, and then almost decapitated, the defense of “he hit me one time too often” seems just a little suspect.
My heart goes out – no, not to the victim, but to the HLN cable network. What will they do now that their only form of programming for the past half a year has been snatched from them? If it wasn’t for Jodi Arias, HLN would be showing disputes in traffic court. I can just hear Nancy Grace now, “Twelve minutes past the meter! Why didn’t they boot his car? Someone in law enforcement dropped the ball; where’s the justice?”
HLN was so addicted to Jodi Arias that when those Russian kids bombed the Boston Marathon, and then a giant fertilizer factory exploded in Texas, and every other channel in America was, like, “We should cover this,” HLN said, “Ooh…Jodi is dabbing her eyes and showing emotion – we can’t cut away now!”
And what the hell does HLN stand for, anyway? It used to be CNN Headline News; CNN – Cable News Network. There was a logic to the acronym. Just like an IUD is an intra-uterine device, and my BVD’s were first produced by Bradley, Voorhees and Day, and IBM stands for when I go to the bathroom and make number two, HLN should signify something intelligent. HN would stand for Headline News. So what the hell is up with the “L”? I think HLN stands for, “Hey, Listen, we have Nothing to offer except five months of Jodi Goddamn Arias.”
Now, there probably will not be a trial of that Tsarnaev animal, or of that Aurora shooting lunatic. If they take a plea, HLN ratings take a dive. But somebody’s bound to kill somebody soon. And maybe they’ll look like a hot librarian. And maybe they’ll hire enough lawyers to push the trial into sweeps week. And maybe there’ll be a confession video and experts in forensics, and lawyers who rhyme. So that when we start bombing North Korea, and Syria sends chemical-tipped missiles over Tel Aviv, while a 9.3 earthquake caused by global warming pushes Los Angeles into the Pacific Ocean, by God we’ll have something interesting to watch on television. HLN – Here Lies News or How Low? Neverending.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, NY.
RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #60 (3/10/2013): Whose Line Returns
Aired March 9, 2013 on Dave’s Gone By. Youtube clip: http://youtu.be/Yhyv7lhIT6E
Shalom Dammit! This is Rabbi Sol Solomon with a Rabbinical Reflection for the week of March 10th, 2013.
A bit of happy, wonderful news from the world of television: “Whose Line is it Anyway” is coming back for a summer run. That delightful show, where improvisers take suggestions from people and do crazy things with them – kind of like Congress – it’s been off the air for six years. Even though reruns make it feel like it was just last Wednesday.
Still, the CW Network, which is co-owned by CBS and Warner Brothers – CW – that’s how they got their initials – did you know that? It’s a good thing it wasn’t Fox and Universal. Anyhoo, they’ll be airing the brand-new season of “Whose Line is it Anyway.” And it’ll be just like old times. Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie and Wayne Brady will all be back to do their thing. Which means Ryan will be genius, Colin will be bald, and Brady won’t be that funny but he can sing the phone book and shake his tush for the ladies.
Drew Carey will not be back to host, and let’s face it, that’s a blessing. He meant well, but he was the weak link when he was in scenes. And when he wasn’t, the camera would spend half the program showing him laughing instead of showing us what he was laughing at. If I wanna spend a half hour watching someone giggle like an idiot, I’ll go visit my uncle Brian in the mental home. And the tragic part is he works there in personnel. But I digress.
For all its flaws, “Whose Line is it Anyway” was an oasis of old-fashioned entertainment. And by old-fashioned, I don’t mean like barbershop quartets and public hangings. I mean simple, live-by-your-wits live performance. Look around: all the sitcoms now are shot like movies, all the movies look like video games, and all the video games look like the end of the world. “Whose Line” is just four brave souls and a piano-playing lesbian. How can you beat it?
I admit, I have had my secret dreams of being part of an improv troupe. I’m quick-thinking, I’m funny, I can imitate noises. Here, listen, listen: shhhhhhh – that’s a shower. Shhhhhhhhhh. Not bad, right. Sssssssssssss. That’s a bicycle tire running out of air. Or my Cousin Velvel pishing his pants. See? My talents are protean.
I can also spin comic monologues out of thin air. Here, wait wait. Okay. Hi, my name’s Rabbi Sol. Great to be here. Hey . . . how about those . . . sports teams. You ever notice how they, uh, play sports? One time I met a friend, he was going off to play tennis – no wait, softball. I was like, “Hey, friend. Where you going?” And he’s like, (different voice) “I’m going to play softball.” And I’m, like, (different voice) “Why” – no, wait, that’s his voice. I’m like, “Why?” And he says, (different voice) “Because I like it. Football’s too dangerous.” And then he hurts himself. See? My stories have an arc!
But I know improvisation is really about the other person, working with your partner to create magic. So let’s do this. You say something funny, and I’ll build on it. Go ahead: Uh huh, yes, and . . . Yes, and . . . Yes and . . . And how long have you been a gynecologist? The ostrich farm. Aaaand scene.
Of course, to be on a show like “Whose Line is it Anyway,” you also have to be musical. You have to take a topic and instantly fashion it into a song. I can do that! Here: Doi doi doi doi-doi-doi-doi-doi-doi-doi. I went to the synagogue to pray to HaShem. There were many people there, I said hello to them. They threw me on the beemah and started feeling up my crotch. And when it was over I was missing my tallis and my watch. My tallis, my wallet, and my watch. Yeah!
CW, you have my resume. I’m sure the show will be great as it is, but there’s always room for . . . improv-ment.
This has been a Rabbinical Reflection from Rabbi Sol Solomon, Temple Sons of Bitches in Great Neck, New York. You may now read the Talmud in the style of your own devising.
Dave’s word of the day is NOCTURNE, which leads to memories of TV watching with his dad.
Here is the 639th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Marie Wallace
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
(pictured: Donna Mills, Captain Underpants, Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Vol. 13: Trouble No More, Prince of Broadway, A Bronx Tale, Nancy Opel and Bobby Goldman of Curvy Widow)
