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Here is the 871st episode of the long-running radio show/video podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live, Saturday morning, Nov. 19, 2022. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Greeley Crimes & Old Times, My Sick Mind (UVA), Colorado Limerick of the Damned (Seibert)
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (busy times, sick jokes, squishy axolotl, dumb deer, can of peas!, stinky Uber) 01:40:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES 02:25:00 MY SICK MIND (UVA) 02:32:00 Friends of the Daverhood 02:43:00 COLORADO LIMERICK OF THE DAMNED (Seibert, CO) 02:45:00 DAVE GOES OUT (Give the gift…)
The 32nd Wretched Pun of Destiny segment aired April 4, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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* 32. When Uber was in its planning stages, the two founders were still college kids, and they had an even bigger idea than just creating a livery car service. First of all, they wanted all the dispatches coming from one central station, and that station would be located on a blimp hovering over the city like a roaming GPS. Also, the Uber guys wanted the cars to be able to warn drivers if they were approaching a dangerous place. For example, a car in New York would make a deep growl whenever you drove towards a high-crime zone. In the midwest, you’d be warned of an impending dust storm by the car making a loud hissing noise.
“I think we have amazing ideas,” says one Uber dude to the other, “but will anyone listen to us?”
“What do you mean?”
“We’re just a couple of frat boys. How do we get the world to take our ideas seriously?”
“It’s all in the marketing,” says the other. “We tell the truth, but we do it with a catchy slogan.”
“A catchy slogan?” says the friend. “We’re two college kids talking about putting a homing station in a blimp to track limousines that hiss at you in a dust storm. What slogan could we possibly use?”
“Let me think,” says the friend. “Aha! I’ve got it! Uber: One Station, Undergrad, in Dirigible, with Livery and Dust Hiss for All.”
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Here is the 505th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, April 11, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Elliot Tiber. Plus: Inside Broadway, The Wretched Pun of Destiny (Uber), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (spare cash), Saturday Segues (Julie Wilson, Stan Freberg), Greeley Crimes & Old Times
Note: Apologies for the mixed sound quality of the first segment!
Note: Elliot Tiber passed away 8/3/16.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Elliot Tiber (“After Woodstock”), Dave’s wife Joyce and their friend, Edie
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (whine, Tiber’s life) 00:30:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Julie Wilson (includes excerpt of 2007 interview (00:43:30) 01:01:00 Sponsors 01:11:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Elliot Tiber 02:07:00 More Sponsors 02:10:00 INSIDE BROADWAY 02:42:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Spare Cash) 03:04:30 Weather w/ Joyce 03:13:00 THE WRETCHED PUN OF DESTINY #32 (Uber) 03:16:00 GUEST: Edie D. 03:30:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Joyce & Edie 04:02:00 Friends 04:12:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Stan Freberg 04:37:00 Thanks & Upcoming 04:39:00 DAVE GOES OUT
April 11, 2015 Playlist: “Of Thee I Sing/`Swonderful” (00:37:00), “The Party’s Over” (00:46:30), “I am Loved” (00:49:30) & “I Wish You Love” (04:40:30; Julie Wilson). “The Music Went Out of My Life” (00:39:00; Legs Diamond Broadway cast w/ Julie Wilson). “Old, Old Woodstock” (02:01:00; Van Morrison). “Gigi” (02:39:30; Bing Crosby). “Girl from the North Country” (02:48:00; Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash). “Wanted Man” (02:52:00). “Big River” (02:55:00; Bob Dylan). “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” (02:58:30; Johnny Cash). “John and Marsha” (04:17:30), “Little Blue Riding Hood” (04:20:00), “Side Effects” (04:23:30), “The Sale of Manhattan” (04:27:00), “The Ceiling of My Mind” (04:31:00) & “Finale – So Long, Friend” (04:33:30; Stan Freberg).
