Dave’s Gone By #538 (12/26/2015): SPUNK

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Here is the 538th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 26, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actor Edward Asner. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segues (John Denver, In the News), Dylan – Sooner & Later (science), Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: veteran actor Ed Asner, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Little America!)
00:51:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES (ham vs. prime rib)
01:22:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (bronies)
01:34:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
01:53:30 Sponsors
01:59:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:19:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Ed Asner
03:06:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (science)
03:34:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – John Denver
03:53:30 Weather & Thanks
03:59:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 26, 2015 Playlist: “Little Tornado” (01:35:30; Aimee Mann). “All I Want for Christmas is My One Front Tooth” (01:39:00; Aqua Teen Hunger Force). “Alone in the Universe” (01:42:00; Seussical 2001 Broadway cast w/ Kevin Chamberlin). “Happy New Year B” (02:16:00; Rent 1996 Broadway cast). “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door ({Live 1975 version}; 03:10:30), “Slow Train” ({Dylan & The Dead live version}; 03:15:00) & “The Times They are a-Changin’ ({live 1964 version}; Bob Dylan; 03:20:00). “Yellow Cat” (03:41:00), “The Gold and Beyond” (03:43:30) & “It’s Up to You” (03:50:00; John Denver). “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (03:46:00; Toots & The Maytals) “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” (04:01:00; Neil Sedaka).

Ed Asner
Little America
John Denver
My Little Pony

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/26/2015): EDWARD ASNER & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews actor Edward Asner

Topics include: Lou Grant, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” prostates, Threepenny Opera.

Segment aired Dec. 26, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

Sad Note: Our Friend of the Daverhood, Ed Asner, passed Aug. 29, 2021. 

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Dave’s Gone By #537 (12/19/2015): ISM

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Here is the 537th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired Dec. 19, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Word of the Year); Saturday Segue (Phil Ochs, Frank Zappa); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (in the News); Inside Broadway; Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (Berli’os, underground newspapers)
00:24:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
00:56:30 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN (piglette, snowstorm)
01:06:30 Sponsors
01:10:00 DAVE GOES EVEN FURTHER IN (Marriott, The Producers)
01:28:00 SATURDAY SEGUE (Phil Ochs)
01:51:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:10:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (in the news)
02:36:30 RABBI SOL SOLOMON’S RABBINICAL REFLECTION #133 (Word of the Year)
02:47:00 Friends
02:54:30 SATURDAY SEGUE (Frank Zappa)
03:14:30 Weather & Thanks
03:20:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 20, 2015 Playlist: “Chanukah Fever” (00:50:30; Mama Doni). “Ballad of William Worthy” (01:36:30), “How Long” (01:39:00), “Half a Century High” (01:42:00) & “Jim Dean of Indiana” (01:45:00; Phil Ochs). “Wedding Dance” (02:08:00; Fiddler on the Roof 1964 Broadway cast). “You’re a Big Girl Now” ({acoustic} 02:12:30) & “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” (02:21:30; Bob Dylan). “Man in the Long Black Coat” (02:17:00; Joan Osborne). “Love of My Life” (02:57:00), “Charlie’s Enormous Mouth” (03:01:00), “Inca Roads” (03:05:00) & “Any Way the Wind Blows” (03:08:30; Frank Zappa). “What Will Rumi Do?” (02:59:00; Ensemble Modern). “Holiday” (03:21:00; American Idiot 2010 Broadway cast).

Marriott
The Producers
Frank Zappa
Phil Ochs
Rabbi Sol Solomon

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/31/2015): BRIAN GARI

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews songwriter Brian Gari

Topics include: music, New Year’s Eve.
Segment aired Dec. 31, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” 2015 New Year’s special radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/12/2015): JEFF GOODMAN

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Dave Lefkowitz interviews former guest co-host Jeff Goodman

Topics include: Dave’s Gone By, theater, Broadway.

Aired July 16, 2016 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.

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Dave’s Gone By #536 (12/12/2015): FRANKLY

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Here is the 536th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 12, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Dave chats with old friend Jeff Goodman; Inside Broadway; Rabbi Solomon’s Rabbinical Reflection (Hanukkah Haiku); Saturday Segues (Frank Sinatra, vacation); Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (Sinatra’s Shadows); Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guest: former guest co-host Jeff Goodman, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (so long semester, snu, temps, Eggley Bagelface, The Soup, Mama Doni, Hawaii Kai, Kaleidoscope, horse head)
01:12:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:47:30 GUEST: Jeff Goodman
02:36:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Frank Sinatra
02:59:00 Sponsors
03:02:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
03:23:00 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (Sinatra’s Shadows)
03:40:30 Sponsors
03:45:30 RABBINICAL REFLECTION #132 – Hanukkah Haiku
03:51:00 Friends
03:46:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Vacation
04:16:30 Weather & Thanks
04:20:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 12, 2015 Playlist: “Chanukah Fever” (Mama Doni). “Chanukah” (01:08:30; Six13). “The Coffee Song” (02:39:00). “It’s the Same Old Dream” (02:42:00), “It Never Entered My Mind” (02:44:30), “You Make Me Feel So Young” ({live}; 02:47:30), “You’ll Never Walk Alone” (02:51:00) & “I Have Dreamed” (04:22:00; Frank Sinatra). “A Brand New Day” (03:19:30; The Wiz 2015 TV cast). “That Lucky Old Sun” (03:27:30), “What’ll I Do” (03:31:00) & “Stay With Me” (03:34:30; Bob Dylan). “The Draidel Song” (03:50:00; Mickey Katz). “Your Mind is on Vacation” (03:57:30; Van Morrison). “Take a Musical Break” (04:00:30; Dottie Burman). “Albuquerque” (04:02:30; Neil Young). “Take Me Away” (04:06:30; Oasis). “Homeward Bound” (04:11:00; Simon & Garfunkel).

Jeff Goodman
Eggly Bagelface
Frank Sinatra

Dave’s Gone By #535 (12/5/2015): THE MIGHTY `QUIN

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Here is the 535th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio, Dec. 5, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with author Michael Colby; Inside Broadway; Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later (massacre); Saturday Segues (Tom Waits, Stone Temple Pilots); Greeley Crimes & Old Times.

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Michael Colby (“The Algonquin Kid”), Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (jazz hands, the Algonquin, throat singers, “Nebraska”)
00:26:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:04:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Tom Waits
01:26:30 Sponsors
01:30:00 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:00:00 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Michael Colby
02:51:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later (massacres)
03:12:30 Sponsors & Friends
03:22:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Stone Temple Pilots
03:34:30 Weather
03:37:00 DAVE GOES OUT

Dec. 5, 2015 Playlist: “Shiver Me Timbers” ({early years version} 01:06:00), “Metropolitan Glide” ({live} 01:10:00), “The House Where Nobody Lives” (01:13:00) & “Woe” (01:20:30; Tom Waits). “Better Off Without a Wife” (01:17:00; Pete Shelley). “China Doll” (01:57:00; Suzanne Vega). “I Can Sing” (02:01:00; Klea Blackhurst, Christine Pedi). “It Could Only Happen in the Theater” (02:19:00; Polly Pen, Merle Louise, Michael McCormick, Timothy Landfield). “In My Dreams” (02:33:30; Julie Wilson). “A Different Holiday Song” (02:46:30; Amy London, David Gurland, Susan Hale). “Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre” (02:54:00), “The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar” (03:00:00) & “It’s All Good” (03:04:00; Bob Dylan). “Vasoline” (03:23:00), “Interstate Love Song” (03:26:00) & “Big Empty” (03:29:00; Stone Temple Pilots). “Chanukah” (03:41:00; Six13).

Michael Colby
Tom Waits
Stone Temple Pilots

Dave’s Gone By Interview (12/5/2015): MICHAEL COLBY & Rabbi Sol Solomon

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Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews lyricist Michael Colby

Topics include: Charlotte Sweet, Algonquin Hotel, New Jersey

Segment scheduled to air Dec. 5, 2015 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 #534 (11/28/2015): HOO-RAE

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Here is the 534th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired on UNC Radio Nov. 28, 2015. Info: davesgoneby.com.

Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with actress Charlotte Rae (“The Facts of Life”). Plus: Inside Broadway, Bob Dylan – Sooner & Later, Saturday Segues (Randy Newman, Allan Sherman), Greeley Crimes & Old Times, a call from Frendy, and more!

Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: actress Charlotte Rae, friends Fred Cleaver and Wendy Highby, Dave’s wife Joyce

00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN w/ Joyce (“The Facts of Life,” Small-Business Saturday, The Miracle of Long Johns, “Angels Hamilton III, Esq.”)
00:50:00 GUESTS: Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby
01:17:00 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES
01:40:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Randy Newman
02:02:00 Sponsors
02:07:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
02:26:30 GUEST: Rabbi Sol Solomon interviews Charlotte Rae
03:27:30 BOB DYLAN – Sooner & Later
03:47:00 Friends
03:53:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – Allan Sherman
04:10:00 Weather
04:12:30 DAVE GOES OUT

Nov. 28, 2015 Playlist: “The World isn’t Fair” (01:43:30), “Dr. Sayer” (01:46:30; “Awakenings” 1991 film soundtrack), “The One You Love” (01:48:00) & “Ragtime” (01:55:00; Randy Newman). “Memo to My Son” (01:51:30; Guster). “Ease on Down the Road” (02:24:30; The Wiz 1975 Broadway cast w/ Stephanie Mills & Hinton Battle). “Chin Up, Ladies” (02:27:30) & “The Shape of Things” (03:18:00; Charlotte Rae). “Ballad of Dependency” (02:55:00) & “How to Survive” (02:59:00; The Threepenny Opera off-Broadway cast w/ Charlotte Rae). “The Times They are a-Changin’ (03:31:00; The Beach Boys). “Saved” (03:33:30), “Travel On” (03:37:00) & “Santa Fe” (03:40:00; Bob Dylan). “The Kiss of Meyer” (03:57:00), “Smog Gets in Your Eyes” (03:59:30), “Headaches” (04:01:00) & “Oh Boy” (04:03:30; Allan Sherman). “December Rains” (04:16:00; John Cale).
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Charlotte Rae
Randy Newman
Allan Sherman
Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby

Dave’s Gone By Interview (11/28/2015): FRED CLEAVER & WENDY HIGHBY

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Joined by his wife Joyce, Dave Lefkowitz interviews friends Fred Cleaver & Wendy Highby

Topics include: Colorado.

Segment aired Nov. 28, 2015 as part of the “Dave’s Gone By” radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz.
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Joyce, Dave, Fred Cleaver, Wendy Highby