Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/11/2017): RON FASSLER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Ron Fassler
Topics include: Up in the Cheap Seats, Robert Preston, Fiddler on the Roof, I Do I Do.

Segment airs March 11, 2017 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 #597 (3/11/2017): FASSINATING

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Here is the 597th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, March 11, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com. 

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Ron Fassler, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Ron Fassler (“Up in the Cheap Seats”). Plus: Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection #145 (Purim Jokes 2017), Greeley Times, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (funnies), Potato News, Saturday Segues (Purim, In the News)

00:00:01 DAVE’S GONE BY w/ Joyce (broken sound machine, dogs, cronuts, justice Askew)
00:30:00 GREELEY TIMES
01:03:30 POTATO NEWS
01:07:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (cable news, oreo peeps, SuperShuttle, nurses)
01:26:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Purim
01:47:30 Sponsors
01:50:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:22:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ron Fassler
03:17:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (funnies)
03:38:00 Friends
03:45:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #145 (Purim Jokes)
03:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:16:30 Weather
04:18:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 11, 2017 Playlist: “Tsuris, pt. 1” (01:26:30) & “Tsuris, pt. 2” (01:40:30). “Two Old Jewish Men” (01:30:00) & “Three Old Jewish Men” (01:39:30; Gilbert Gottfried). “Pretty Fly for a Rabbi” (01:31:00; Weird Al Yankovic). “Nudnick the Flying Schissel” (01:34:00; Mickey Katz). “Sol’s Glasses” (01:37:00; The Jerky Boys). “Medley” (02:15:30; Come from Away Toronto cast). “I Love My Wife” (02:19:30; I Do! I Do! Broadway cast w/ Robert Preston). “Rothschild and Sons” (03:11:00; The Rothschilds 1971 Broadway cast w/ Hal Linden). “Polka Dot Undies” (03:19:00; Bowser & Blue). “Po’ Boy” (03:23:30; Bob Dylan). “Positively Wall Street” (03:26:30; National Lampoon’s Lemmings off-Broadway cast w/ Christopher Guest). “Green Eggs & Ham” (03:29:00; Kevin Ryan). “I’m Bugged” (03:54:00; XTC). “The Great Health Care Trial Balloon” (03:57:30; Capitol Steps). “When I’m Gone” (04:00:30; The Bridges of Madison County 2014 Broadway cast). “Koreandogwood” (04:04:30; Devendra Banhart). “Red Irish Rose” (04:08:30; Tommy Maken & Liam Clancy). “The Revolutionary Costume for Today” (04:21:30; Grey Gardens 2006 Broadway cast w/ Christine Ebersole).





(pictured: Ron Fassler, Up in the Cheap Seats, Purim, Potato News, Sally Field in The Glass Menagerie)

Dave’s Gone By #596 (3/4/2017): ON YOUR TOCE

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 Here is the 596th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC radio, March 4, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: songwriter Tom Toce, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews songwriter Tom Toce. Plus: Rabbi Sol’s Rabbinical Reflection on Playboy, Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Potato News, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Joan Osborne), Saturday Segues (Gary Numan, In the News)

00:00:01 DAVE’S GONE BY w/ Joyce (sabbatical, no critics, Columbia)
00:36:00 POTATO NEWS
00:42:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (dead horses & mump titers, hpv)
00:50:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:11:30   SATURDAY SEGUE – Gary Numan
01:32:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:00:00  GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tom Toce
02:35:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Joan Osborne)
03:03:00 Friends
03:17:00 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #144 (Playboy)
03:24:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
03:52:00 Weather
03:54:00 DAVE GOES OUT

March 4, 2017 Playlist: “Are `Friends’ Electric?” (01:13:30), “Complex” (01:19:00) & “Walking with Shadows” (01:22:00; Gary Numan). “Live for Loving You” (On Your Feet 2016 Broadway cast). “You Could Have Fooled Me” (01:58:00), “Our Fair City” (02:11:30), “Better than Rock `n’ Roll” (02:32:30) & “Welcome to Another Day” (03:57:00; Tom Toce). “I’ll Remember You” ({live}; 02:37:30) & “Quinn the Eskimo” ({take 1} 02:50:00; Bob Dylan). “Man in the Long Black Coat” (02:41:30; Joan Osborne). “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” (03:26:00; Paul Simon). “Moonlight Serenade” (03:29:00; Frank Sinatra). “Have You Ever Seen a Prettier Little Congress & Stability” (03:33:00; The Rothschilds 1970 Broadway cast). “World Tour Sessions” (03:36:30; Public Enemy).


(pictured: Tom Toce’s “Songwriter in the House,” Tom Toce, Potato News, Gary Numan, Playboy magazine)

Dave’s Gone By Interview (3/4/2017): TOM TOCE & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews songwriter Tom Toce
Topics include: songwriting, Songwriter in the House, game shows.

Segment aired March 4, 2017 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 #595 (2/25/2017): CHANZES ARE

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Here is the 595th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 25, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress LaChanze, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tony-winning actress LaChanze (Once on this Island, If/Then). Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (George Harrison, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday), Potato News

00:00:01 DAVE’S GOES IN w/ Joyce (glass butterfly, meowsical, potatoes, waka waka boom boom)
00:32:30 POTATO NEWS
00:35:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (potato news critique, hockey, tv conflict, potato visits, acting advice)
01:23:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:52:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – George Harrison
02:13:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:38:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews LaChanze
03:28:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Ash Wednesday)
03:56:30 Friends
04:02:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:43:00 Weather
04:45:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 25, 2017 Playlist: “I Want to Tell You” (01:54:30; The Beatles). “Badge” (01:57:00; Cream). “Woman Don’t You Cry for Me” (02:00:00) & “I Don’t Want to Do It” (02:02:30; George Harrison). “Finishing the Hat” (02:31:00; Betty Buckley). “Waiting for Life” (02:34:30; Once on this Island 1990 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “Another Hundred People” (02:50:30; Company 1995 Broadway cast w/ LaChanze). “It’s a Sign” (03:00:00; If/Then 2014 Broadway cast). “Something of My Own” (03:26:30; LaChanze). “Percy’s Song” (03:31:30) & “Copper Kettle” ({no-overdub version; 03:48:00; Bob Dylan). “Foot of Pride” (03:39:00; Lou Reed). “Funky Drummer” (04:03:30; James Brown). “The Jam with Albert” (04:09:30) & “The Restful Mind” (04:47:30; Larry Coryell). “Mirror in the Bathroom” (04:12:30; The English Beat). “CNN and the News” (04:15:30; Judy Gold). “Catacombs” (04:17:00; Poi Dog Pondering).

Pictured: LaChanze, George Harrison, Potato news, Ash Wednesday, Meowsical.

Dave’s Gone By #594 (2/18/2017): IN THE PINK

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Here is the 594th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 18, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.


Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Tonya Pinkins, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with Tony-winning actress Tonya Pinkins. Plus: Inside Broadway, Greeley Crimes & Old Times, Saturday Segues (Simono, In the News), Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (sticky fingers)

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (mic trouble, Facebook, Dorothy, spit, Yoko)
00:37:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (malk!)
01:21:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Simono)
01:48:30 Sponsors
01:55:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:25:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Tonya Pinkins
03:20:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (sticky fingers)
03:48:30 Friends
03:56:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (In the News)
04:28:30 Weather
04:31:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 18, 2017 Playlist: “Angela” (01:31:00; Yoko Ono & John Lennon). “Straight Talk” (01:37:30; Yoko Ono). “Something Wonderful” (01:35:30) & “Gin House Blues” (01:41:00; Nina Simone). “I Love a Piano” (02:17:30; Barbara Carroll). “Lot’s Wife” (02:20:30; Caroline or Change Broadway cast w/ Tonya Pinkins). “Rap Roast” (03:17:00; Tonya Pinkins). “Love Sick” (03:28:30) & “Things have Changed” (03:39:00). “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” (03:34:00; Promised Land Sound). “Mornin'” (03:57:30; Al Jarreau). “Dam That River” (04:01:30; Alice in Chains). “Just Go to the Movies” (04:05:00; Jerry’s Girls 1984 Florida cast). “Funky Worm” (04:07:30; Ohio Players). “George Steele” (04:10:00; Half Japanese). “A Matter of Trust” (04:12:00; Billy Joel).

pictured: Tonya Pinkins, Yoko Ono, Nina Simone, MALK!

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 on Dave’s Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
More information about Rabbi Sol Solomon: http://www.shalomdammit.com

Dave’s Gone By Interview (2/18/2017): TONYA PINKINS & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actress Tonya Pinkins
Topics include: Play On, Caroline or Change, Mother Courage, Broadway, soap operas.

Segment airs Feb. 18, 2017 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 (2/11/2017): IRENE BACKALENICK & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews author Irene Backalenick

Topics include: theater, poetry, New York Times.

Segment airs Feb. 11, 2017 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 #593 (2/11/2017): GET BACK

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Here is the 593rd episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Feb. 11, 2017. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: poet Irene Backalenick, Dave’s wife Joyce

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with poet and former theater critic Irene Backalenick. Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (trees), Saturday Segues (two peters, in the news), Greeley Times.

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (dog seizure, Dorothy, Hans Moleman, delis)
00:36:30 GREELEY CRIMES, OLD TIMES, & FRACCIDENTS
01:18:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Two Peters
01:43:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:21:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Irene Backalenick
03:00:00 Sponsors
03:03:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (trees)
03:28:00 Friends
03:36:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
04:14:30 Weather
04:17:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Feb. 11, 2017 Playlist: “Do I Have to Do This All Over Again” (01:21:30), “Little Girl” (01:31:00) & “Tear the Top Right Off My Head” (01:37:00; The Monkees). “Come Talk to Me” (01:24:30) & “D.I.Y.” (01:34:00; Peter Gabriel). “As If We Never Said Goodbye” (Sunset Boulevard, 1994 Broadway cast w/ Glenn Close). “Apple Suckling Tree” (03:09:00) & “Huck’s Tune” (03:15:30; Bob Dylan). “Man in the Long Black Coat” (03:12:00; Mark Lanegan). “Patriot’s Dream” (03:36:30; Arlo Guthrie). “Cat Joke” (03:39:30; Professor Irwin Corey). “Frozen Warnings” (03:40:30; Nico). “Voices Carry” (03:35:00; `til Tuesday). “You are in My Arms” (03:49:00; Sylvie Simmons). “All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands” (04:22:30; Sufjan Stevens).





(pictured: Irene Backalenick, Rueful Reflections – Book 1, Peter Tork, Peter Gabriel, Hugging a tree for Tu B’Shvat.)